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eaftward was ftrong, with diftant thunder. After the bad 
clofe of day, the night was rendered truly tremendous by 
the dreadful conflict of the agitated elements. Situated as 
the Engli/b were under the fhelter of protecting hills, they 
apprehended all their tents would have been blown down; 
and much feared their veffel might be fhook off its blocks ; 
much difquietude was alfo felt for the fafety of their abfent 
countrymen: which all together rendered the night extremely 
uncomfortable. The morning w r as however dry though 
cloudy, with a frefli breeze from the S. E.; in the afternoon 
a fmall canoe, with two men and a boy, came to the water¬ 
ing-place, feeming to be looking about for the canoes, but 
not finding them, they paddled up to the windward part of 
the ifland, then fet their fail and flood over towards Pele- 
lew. About midnight, the weather being fine, a canoe was 
feen coming towards the harbour, which being hailed by 
the guard, the people in it calling out the word Englees , it 
was permitted to enter the cove; in her was the Rupack 
named Arra Zook, Mr. Sharp’s Sucaiic , or friend, whom 
the reader will recoiled treated that gentleman and Captain 
Wilson with fo much hofpitality when they went to fee 
his lick child-; his arrival awakened all the Engl'i/Jj , and 
brought them together, anxious to hear Tome account of 
their friends. This Chief gave them to underhand, that 
there had been no engagement at Pelelew ; the inhabi¬ 
tants, on the King’s approach, laid down their fpears, and 
D d came 
1783. 
OCTOBER 
Thurfday 
3°. 
