THE PELEW ISLANDS, 
tering-place, which he declined, and went with his atten¬ 
dants over land; the invitation was however accepted by 
the General and Aura Kooker, who were highly delighted 
at every manoeuvre ; their canoes, with many others, 
full of the natives, attended them, fhouting hallooing, and 
rejoicing, Raa Kook calling out continually to his people 
to obferve every motion and aCtion of the Englifh in con¬ 
ducting their veffel. They carried her to the weft fide of 
the ifland, and moored her in fix fathom, abreaft of the 
Well of frefh water.—Captain Wilson then went on 
fhore to the King, accompanied by Raa Kook and Arra 
Kooker, who related to their brother every circumftance 
they had noticed, defcribing particularly the man heaving 
the lead, and the manner of anchoring.—Some canoes, as 
ufual, had been out a filhing, and caught a great quan¬ 
tity, of which they had made no diftribution, waiting for 
the Engli/h to come and fhare with them; this friendly 
attention could not be accepted, as all our people were 
on board, and they had no convenience as yet made for 
a fire-place in their little veffel. The King then afked the 
Captain to ftay and eat fome of the fifli with him, which 
he complied with, the interpreter remaining with him. 
AbbaThulle had, in his vifits to Oroolong, been always 
a very attentive obferver of whatever he faw the Engli/h were 
employed in, ftanding by them frequently whilft at work 
for a confiderable time, and noticing every trivial occur- 
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