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lion he received a fevere rebuke from the General, who, 
with a look, and in a tone which teftified great indigna¬ 
tion, replied, the Englifh had faithfully kept their word , in 
fending the things they had fent, and in acquainting them of 
the time of their departure ; that they had not fpoken with 
two tongues, as he , worthlefs Malay ! had dared to fuggefl ; 
and that he had brought Jhame upon them all , by his adviflng 
the King to fend only boiled yams to the Englifh, left, in fending 
them raw, they Jhould thereby flock themfelves , and leave the 
iflands without notice , or without prefenting them thofe things 
they had promifed .—This pointed rebuke of Raa Kook af¬ 
fected the King and Chiefs very much, who by their looks 
teftified their difpleafure at the Malay , in fuch a manner, that 
he thought it prudent to retire ; after which the company 
recovered their good-humour, and Abba Thulle diftri- 
buted fome of the tools and iron amongft the Rupacks , 
every one having fomething given him. Supper was then 
brought in, and placed on ftools in the middle of the 
houfe; abundance was alfo fet out before the houfe, and 
diftributed to the King’s attendants.—The company were 
ferved with fea craw-hfh, together with fome other fifh, 
brought in, and divided by the butlers, who cut it in pieces 
with a knife made of a fplit bamboo (with which they 
carve as handily as we do with our knives) and ferved up 
to the King’s company. Nobody offered to touch a morfel till 
Abba 
1783- 
NOVEMBER, 
