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*783- and confbquence to the natives.-—The Captain, perceiving all 
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his arguments ineffectual, defired his men would try to di¬ 
vert him from fo lingular an intention; in which if he hill 
peril fled, the Captain might know how to act when the 
King fhould come next to Oroolong.— The pinnace was 
difpatched about ten o’clock, with orders to take no notice 
of Blanchard’s meffage to the King, but to leave that 
to be mentioned afterwards, fhould there be occalion, when 
he and his Chiefs came up to Oroolong.— -Soon after 
the pinnace failed, the weather became fqually, accompa¬ 
nied with hard rain, which continued molt part of the day; 
this however did not entirely hinder the work, they being 
employed in fixing the pumps and laying the ways prepara¬ 
tory to launching their velfel.—In the evening, after the 
people had left off work, fome of them acquainted the Cap¬ 
tain, that they had endeavoured, though in vain, to per- 
fuade Blanchard to alter his refolution $ as he was deter¬ 
mined to fpeak to the King himfelf, the firfc opportunity, 
about it, finding his meffage had not been fent: therefore, 
to avoid any difpute with him, or mifunderftanding with the 
King, it was judged belt to let him follow his own inclination ; 
and, in order to engage the natives as much as poffible in 
his interefl, as well as to make a merit of what could not 
be avoided, it was determined to make it appear as a favour 
to the King, the letting one of the Englijlo remain behind 
with him.—There was fomething in thefe people, or the 
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