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They Answer they Intended no such thing, And as to Wbat Powell Says Signifies Nothing: Adding they Hoped Every thing Might be forgott, and that I would Take upon ma the Ditrection as before. I Readyly Complye'd with their Request, and told them that had no Objections to Sharing Such Things as I knew No Owners to ; But as to the Treasure and Plate Could nor would not Consent to Share it. Therefore hoped they would Return what was Taken Out of the Chest, and Allow things to go in their proper Channell; which if you do, Assure you, Whats past Shall be Buried in Oblivion. They Made me no Answer, but Went to the Carpenters Tent, and in a few Minutes Return Again, Saying they were Determined to Share Every thing, And desired to know, What we would have done with Our Shares. Collett told them to Lay it a One Side; but as they divided it, they Bronght Ours to us which We took Care of, thinging it Better to Save Bo much of it. Than lett them Have it. The Money which was taken out of the Chest Was Concealed in the Boat, butt they happened to be Discovered doing it, by Some of those who was not Concerns who Immediately Told the Rest. So finding they were Blown took it Out Again the day Before it was Shar! As soon as the Money was divided the Other things Was putt up to Auction, being a Contrivance of Mr Colletts to Save the Plate, Which Other ways would have Been Run down. 2 days After this we Launched the Boat and the Next day in Getting her Out, the Grapnail Came home and She Drove Upon the Rocks; Which Accident the Carpenter Layed to my Charge, Saying that if he had Been Aboard it should not been So. I Asked him how he would have Prevented it; but being at a Loss for an Angver only Grumbld at Me. While we were at Sea they would Often find Fault with my Carrying to Much Sail, Threatening to Cutt the Haliard, and Lett the Sail Come down. This was When we were before the Wind and Sea, And had we not Carrge! Sail to give the Boat Some Way through the Water, Would certainly have foundred. When we went into the first port it was by Consent of Every Body ; but when I proposed going ont, they Objected against it saying it would be Time Enough 10 or 12 days hence. Howsoever the Wind Coming Fair about a Week afterwards we Were Ready Saill. While we lay in this Port, Ohisholm Always Staye'd ashore to Buy What the Natives Brought to Sell, and I being a Shore one Day When Small Elephants Tooth was Brought to the Tent, begg4 Leave to Buy it: Which Offended Mr Chisholm Greatly, and told me I would only Spoile The Markett. Howsoever I Bought the Tooth, and Gave the man About 4 pounds of Iron for it, tho Believe Could have got it for Less, butt Thought gaveing a good Price Would encourage them to bring More. The Next day was A Shore Again, and in the Tent unknown to Chisholm, Which gave me An Opportunity of Over hearing him, telling Some of the People how I had Spoilt the Markett, And there would be no Such thing As Buying any thing More now: at the Same time Rediculing Every Word I Said to him, before got Leave to buy it. As soon as he had Done I Stepe out of the Tent and took him to Task For What he had been Saying; Which patt him in Some Confusion, but soon Recovered, and told me if I wanted any Satisfaction to Turn Out With Good Stick, to which I Confess I had no great likeing for. Howsoever desired he would gett a Couple of good Sticks, and I would Take a Turn or two with bim if I Came of with the Worst ont. He Look about and soon Found One Which Throw! to me and went in Search of Another, but Could, or as I believe, would not find One, So Returne'd Saying. he did not mean any harm, but to the Contrary, Allways Wish me well, and that he would Sail with me Again as soon as any Man. 8Our Intended Battle Ended, and from that Time Nothing Worth Mentioning happen! Afterwards,
SOME MILE STONES IN TELUGU LITERATURE,
THE AGE OF BHIMAKAVI.
BY G. E. SUBRAMLAH PANTULU. T#Rx has been a good deal of speculation as regards the fixing of the dates of Telugu poeta generally. But, unfortunately, we find here an absolute wilderness unreclaimed and without promise of natural vegetation, for barren indeed has been the arena on which the few insipid writers of the Telugu dialect have paraded. The torpor of academic dullness still domineers over the vagt
