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17 8 3 * moded our men, and prevented them from going away 
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with that calmnefs and recollection their departure, and 
paffage over the reef, required. — After dinner, Aura 
Kooker, who had, from the fi-r-ft day of his feeing the 
Newfoundland Dog, fet his heart on the animal, and had 
often expreffed a longing defire to poffefs it when our 
people went away, now renewed his folicitations : from the 
earneftnefs with which he begged it, and the care he af- 
fured them he would take of it, they were induced to make 
him happy, and relinquifh all right in poor Sailor. 
Raa Kook, whofe thoughts were of a different turn, and 
whofe ideas w r ere wholly intent on benefitting his country 
by every information he could obtain from the Englijb , 
made many enquiries about the method of building a veffel 
in their way ; Mr. Barker drew him a plan to work by, 
recommending the jolly-boat as a model, rather than the 
pinnace, fhe being broader, and not of fo deep a form. He 
expreffed a wifli to have the launching-ways left, and faid, 
if he was able to compafs inch a purpofe, that he would 
do it on the fame fpot, efteeming it to be fortunate. — 
Abba Thulle, who had been diverted by Arra Koqker’s 
requeft, appeared to lend a very ferious attention to the 
fubjedt which had fo much engaged Raa Kook ; obferving 
that with the iron and tools they had now in their poffef- 
fion, they could do more w r ork in a few days, than they 
could 
