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high chief was determined to pursue 
and kill him We were ordered to go 
immediately to his assistance ; accord¬ 
ingly we set sail for the Island Milly, 
where we found a great number of na¬ 
tives collected for war. Again I had 
the satisfaction of being with Lay ; who 
informed me that they were going to 
fight the other party at Alloo ; and »hat 
the high chief had told him that he and 
I must prepare two muskets, and go and 
fight with them. Luttuon sent for me 
and Lay, and informed us he was about 
to have a battle, and that we must pre¬ 
pare to take a part in it; We asked 
him if he had any powder—he said he 
had a plenty, and showed us a small 
box, which contained a little powder 
and mustard seed mixed together, which, 
if it had been good powder, would not 
have made more than five or six char¬ 
ges. We told him it was good for noth¬ 
ing ; but he said we must do the best 
we could with it. As we were afraid 
to offend him, we went to work with the 
powder, and dried it in the sun, and 
