THE PELEW ISLANDS. 
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CHAPTER XIX, 
1783. 
NOVEMBER® 
The Kejfel fuccefsfully launched.—The great Satisfaction ex- 
preffed by the Natives on the Occafion.—Our People give the 
King the Remainder of the Tools.—Captain Wilson fent 
for by the King to the Watering-place, who propofes to make 
him a Rupack of the firjl Rank.—Invefls him with the highejl 
Order of the Bone.— A Defcription of the Ceremony . 
npHE night proving fine, every hand had fufficient em» Sunday9. 
ployment in preparing things for launching the vef- 
fel; they fwept her with a lower-fhroud hawfer, and car~ 
ried out an anchor and hawfer a-head, and got a runner 
and tackle purchafe upon it; they likewife got a poft with 
wedges fet againfl the ftern-poft, and every thing ready be- 
fore day-light. The tide ebbed extraordinary low this night, 
infomuch that fome of them walked dry to the flower-pot 
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ifland, which had never been done at any other time before 
fince their coming to this place; it was low-water rather 
before two o’clock this morning. At day-light they began 
to try their work, to fee if their preparations would anfwer 
a their 
