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OCTOBER* 
Thurfday 
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Friday 24, 
Saturday 25* 
AN ACCOUNT OF 
afternoon there were hard fqnalls of wind from the north” 
ward, with heavy rain.—The jolly-boat, in the evening, re¬ 
turning from the watering-place, was followed by two canoes 
to the mouth of the harbour.—It was thought, by their not 
coming in, that they were people from Pelelew. 
The caulkers this day finifhed caulking the bottom of 
the veffel, and alfo completed the planking of the top fides, 
and in the evening handed water into her to try for leaks. 
Next day all were bulled in caulking her upper works, 
and fixing the heps for the mails. The jolly-boat was dif- 
patched to Pelew to fetch Mr. Devis and Tom Rose ; Mr. 
Sharp was fent down in her to vifit Raa Kook, and fee if he 
could be of further ufe to his arm; and foon after his depar¬ 
ture a canoe came in from the King, loaded with raw yams, 
having received non© after the firft ten days but what were 
fent ready dr eft. 
The caulking of the outfide of the veffel was finiflied this 
day.—-The jolly-boat brought back the furgeon; the King 
and all his people at Pelew being wonderfully pleafed at this 
mark of attention paid to their favourite the General. Mr. 
Sharp, on going, found Raa Kook much better; one of 
the Pelew furgeons had cut out the core of the boil, and the 
flefh about it, with one of the fame ordinary knives which 
had been applied to the foot of his fon. Mr. Sharp dreffed 
the wound, and left him feveral other dreifings, with necef- 
fary directions, and he foon got perfectly well. 
When 
