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them, by their request ; and told them 
if they would let me have some powder, 
I would fire off the swivel, left by the 
Globe. They consented, and collect¬ 
ed in great numbers, and after I had 
loaded the gun with a heavy charge, I 
told them they had better stand back. 
They said I must set her on fire, and 
tell them when she was going off, and 
they would run ! I however, touched 
her off, when they instantly fell on their 
faces in the greatest panick. When 
their fears had subsided, they set up 
howling and yelling with ecstacy ! 
They said, if they should have a bat¬ 
tle, I must carry that gun with me, 
which would alone vanquish their en¬ 
emies ! 
We were visited by eight or ten ca¬ 
noes, from a distant Island, called Alloo, 
They came to exchange presents with 
our chiefs, and very soon a great quan¬ 
tity of pero, See. was baked, and having 
been inspected by the chiefs, to see that 
it was in a proper state to bepresented 
to their visitors, it was given them to eat, 
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