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and promifed to give them colours to paint their veflel. 
—Raa Kook was much prefled to remain at Or oo¬ 
long till his arm was quite well, but he faid he could 
not then conveniently flay, but would very foon return.— 
Our people conjectured his prefence was neceflary at the 
council which was to be held on the expedition they were 
then projecting.—When the jolly-boat returned from the 
wreck, fhe was fent down to Pelew for the paint.—After 
dinner every man received a file, to give to his Sucalic or 
friend; Captain Wtlson having taken into cuftody all the 
tools and pieces of iron, that our people might difpofe of 
them judicioufly. 
Frefh gales from the N. E. and fair weather.—The provi- 
fions were overhauled, to dry and air them. The jolly-boat, 
that had followed the King to Pelew, returned with the 
paint he had promifed, confifting of red and yellow ochre 
of which he fent a quantity fuflicient to colour the veflel 
three or four times ; he charged the men who brought it to 
be particularly careful to keep the bafkets in which the co¬ 
lours were packed from being wet, and defired them to ac¬ 
quaint the Captain, that when he came up to go againft Pe- 
lelew (the place to which he was directing his expedition) 
he would bring men with him to paint the veflel.—In the 
* Thefe were the only natural colours they had, though they occafionally applied 
black and white in fome of their ornaments, the former made from burnt cocoa-nut 
j&ells ? the latter from burnt coral. 
1783- 
OCTOBER 
Wednesday 
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