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1783. —This being explained, the ILngHjh accented the King’s offer 
OtCTOBER. 
to vifit Pelelew, but agreed amongft themfelves to take 
their arms, and keep together when on fhore, left: any mif- 
underftanding taking place (as the peace was but juft: made) 
they might be furprized. They were accompanied by 
a great number of the Pelew people, and received in a 
very friendly manner by the inhabitants, who entertained 
them according to the cuftom of the country, with the 
ufual refrefhments. They reported, that the town was de¬ 
fended by a ffone wall thrown up acrofs the caufeway, which 
leads up to it; that this wall was ten or twelve feet high, with 
a foot-bank of ffone raifed behind, upon which they could 
ffand and throw fpears at their enemies. That the water 
near the town was fo very fhallow, that canoes could only 
go in at high-water. This circumftance, of the difficulty of 
accefs, might be a reafon why they faw fo few canoes ber 
longing to Pelelew, though it appeared to be a popur- 
lous ifland ; and their manner of fortifying the entrance of 
their town by a ftrong and high wall, afforded juft reafon to 
apprehend, that whenever they were at war with the neighs 
bouring iflands, they confided more in their internal ftrength 
than in their naval force.—After the pacification had taken 
place, and Abba Thulle’s party had fhared the hofpitality 
of that enemy they had armed themfelves to combat, they 
returned to Pelew. The King of Pelelew accompanying 
his brother King, though in one of his own canoes, carrying 
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