THE PELEW ISLANDS, 
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CHAPTER XVII. 
The King comes for the ten Men who were to go with him 
againjl Pelelew. —A great Storm at Oroolong.—• 
Intelligence arrives that the Expedition to Pelelew had 
ended peaceably.—The Englifh return , and give an Account 
of the Manner of its Progrefs and Termination.—Rejoicings 
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on the Occafion at Pelew. —The King notifies an intended 
Vifit to the Englifh before their Departure. 
v | > H E morning was cloudy, with light winds from the 
““■* northward ; the boats employed in getting fome more 
ftores from the fhip. In the afternoon a great number of 
canoes came from Pelew, they were moil of them from the 
iilands to the northward ; in one of thefe Mr. Devis 
returned; he brought intelligence that almoft every ifland 
in alliance with Abba Thulle had fent fome forces, and 
that he really thought there were upwards of three hundred 
canoes affembled at Pelew to go on this expedition; that 
when they left that place they feparated in three divifions, 
making a very fine appearance ; that two of them went 
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1783. 
OCTOBER. 
Monday 27. 
