the pelew Islands. 
addrefling Captain Wils6 N, faM> “ You tire going ; find 
« when gone , / y&sr the inhabitants of Artingall will 
u come down in great numbers and molefl me , as they have 
fi< done frequently before ; #m/, having lojl the aid of the Eng- 
u lifhy I fhall be unable to reffl them , unlefs you will leave 
a me a few of your mnfquets, which you have already tatight . 
u me to hope you wouldY— G aptain Wilson fpoke to his 
officers on the propriety of doing this inftantly; they feemed 
fomewhat unwilling to put the arms-they actually meant to 
give them, into their hands till'the laft momentthat mil- 
truft which had poffeffed their minds, hill kept its hold, and 
appeared too ftrongly imprefled oil their countenances to 
efcape the quick difcefnment of the King; who, willing per¬ 
haps that they Should know he had noticed their apprehen¬ 
sions, with that calm reflecting temper which marked his 
character, a iked if they were afraid to truft him with a 
few arms ? 66 What is there (faid he) can make yOu harbour 
i( doubts of me f I never tefified any fear of you, but en- 
u deavoured to : convince you that I wifhed your friendfijip. 
“ Had I been difpofed to have harmed you, I might have done 
<{ it long ago ; I have at dll times had you in my power—diet 
u have only exercifed that power in making it ufeful to you 
“ —and can you not confide in me at the lafi 
When the foregoing pages are attentively confideredy- 
the hofpitality with which our people had been treated, 
both- by Ab b*a Thulle and the natives, from tile firfl 
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