A VOYAGE TO 
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1 7 7 7 - On my landing, I found the king, in the houfe adjoining 
to our tent, along with our people who relided on fhore. 
The moment I got to him, he bellowed upon me a prefent 
of a large hog, and a quantity of yams. About the duilc 
of the evening, a number of men came, and, having fat 
down in a round group, began to ling in concert with 
the mufic of bamboo drums, which were placed in the 
centre *. There were three long ones, and two Ihort. With 
thefe they ilruck the ground end wife, as before defcribed. 
There were two others, which lay on the ground, lide by 
fide, and one of them was fplit or Ihivered; on thefe a man 
kept beating with two fmall Hicks. They fung three fongs 
while I Hayed; and, I was told, that, after I left them, the 
entertainment lalled till ten o’clock. They burnt the leaves 
of the wharra palm for a light; which is the only thing I 
ever faw them make ufe of for this purpofe. 
While I was palling the day in attendance on thefe great 
men, Mr. Anderfon, with fome others, made an excurlion 
into the country, which furnilhed him with the following 
remarks : “To the Weftward of the tent, the country is 
totally uncultivated for near two miles, though quite co¬ 
vered with trees and bullies, in a natural Hate, growing 
with the greatell vigour. Beyond this is a pretty large 
plain, on which are fome cocoa-trees, and a few fmall 
plantations that appear to have been lately made ; and, 
feemingly, on ground that has never been cultivated before. 
Near the creek, which runs to the Weftward of the tent, 
* The fame fort of evening concert is performed round the houfe of the Chief, or Ta¬ 
male , at the Caroline Iflands. “ Le Tamale ne s’endort qu’au bruit d’un concert de 
w . mufique que forme une troupe de jeunes gens, qui s’alfemblent le foir, autour de fa 
44 maifon, et qui chantent, a leur maniere, certaines poefies.” Lettres Edlfiantes et Cn- 
rieufes , Tom. xv. p. 314. 
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