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OCTOBER,

164 AN ACCOUNT OF

cc The outset of this business was nearly the« fame as in the second expedition, though thecc number .of canoes far exceeded thole which" accompanied the King before. — When w6“ got to Artingall no canoes were seen*" though ^he usual previous notice had been" sent of our coming to attack them. — The“ Pelew people being unable to provoke the“ appearance of the enemy, landed , and went6C a little way up from the sea - shore. RaAc: Kook now took the command, and eftnducted“ the troops; the king remaining in his canoe,a and occasionally dispatching the Frigate c anoes“ with orders to him and Arha Kooker.

“ W r e were entreated not to land; we however,cc perceiving that the enemy were beginning to" defend themselves, jumped on shore co affistour friends, and besieged some houses pofi“ seised by the enemy. — The swivel , whichc ‘ had been fixed in a canoe which the nativesffC had prepared for the purpose, with great in*t: genuity and judgment, played constantly orta the houses which were silled with people; outc ‘ musquetry covering the Pelew people , sooncc dislodged the enemy, and one of the housescc by some accident presently in flames. — W ecc were of en greatly annoyed by the enemy >“ who rushed down on us with a shower* c spears; in return , whenever we perceived thetf 1ec coming, a brisk fire was kept up, which n otCi only dispersed them immediately, but in ^” probability must have' killed a considerable