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AN ACCOUNT OF 
1783- 
NOVEMBER* 
DECEMBER. 
Monday 1. 
ments of visuals—the young Prince, on noticing their fup- 
plications, gave them oranges, and fuch other things as he 
had, being particularly attentive to offer them tliofe things 
which he liked belt himfelf. 
The next morning Mr. MTntyre, with a Portuguefe gen¬ 
tleman of Macoa, accompanied the Captain on board the 
Oroolong, taking with them all kinds of refrefhments and 
provisions ready dreffed. In the evening they took Lee 
Boo and all the officers on Shore, except the Chief Mate, 
who remained with the people to take care of the veffel, till 
they Should receive orders from the Company’s fupra-car - 
goes. 
The Portuguefe gentleman, who paid Captain Wilson 
this vifit, expreffed much pleafure in feeing the Pelew 
Prince, and on going on Shore, requested that the New Man 
(as he called Lee Boo) might be permitted to vifit his fa¬ 
mily.—This being the firft houfe our young traveller had 
ever feen, he was apparently loft in Silent admiration ; what 
Struck moft his imagination at firft, was, the upright walls 
and the flat ceilings of the rooms; he feemed as if puz¬ 
zling himfelf to comprehend how they could be formed; 
and the decorations of the rooms were alfo no fmall fubjedt 
of aftonifhment. When he was introduced to the ladies of 
the family, his deportment was fo eafy and polite, that it 
was exceeded only by his abundant good-nature; fo far from 
being 
