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gome flour, and a piece of meat; The 
natives would eat of the bread, but 
would not taste of the meat, I remain¬ 
ed here about a week, when Ludjuan 
came for me. Nothing occurred of 
note, during our passage back to Milly, 
(the place of my residence,) where I 
was welcomed by the natives with eve’ 
ry .demonstration of joy. I was sent 
for by one of the chiefs, who asked ma¬ 
ny questions, and as a mark of his friend¬ 
ship for me, when I was about to re¬ 
turn, presented me with a kind of food 
called cha-kak-a . My present consist¬ 
ed of a piece about two feet long and 
six inches in diameter. It is made of a 
kind of fruit common among these Isl¬ 
ands, and called by the inhabitants, 
hup. The fruit is scraped very fine, and 
then laid in the sun until perfectly dry. 
Some of the leaves of the tree bearing 
the fruit, are then wrapped round a 
piece of wood, which is the mould or 
Jormer, and when securely tied with 
strings, the former is withdrawn, and 
into this cylinder of leaves is put the 
