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12. On detaching the ' Plover' to take up her winter quarters, you 

 will direct Commander Moore to remain there until you join him, or, 

 failing your return to him, until the end of the summer of 1853 ; when, 

 but not until it is absolutely necessary for securing the ' Plover's ' pas- 

 sage through the Aleutian Group of Islands, he is to quit Behring's 

 Straits, and make the best of his way to Valparaiso (touching at the 

 Sandwich Islands for refreshment), where he will receive further in- 

 structions relative to his return to England, from the Commander-in- 

 Chief. 



13. If the 'Herald' and 'Plover' should be fallen in with to the 

 northward and eastward of Behring's Straits, or in the Polar Sea, 

 Captain Kellett, on detaching himself from your company, should con- 

 sort with the 'Plover' as far as her winter quarters, and if time and 

 circumstances admitted of it, he should assist in seeming her there. 



14. In the event of your having to winter your ships on the conti- 

 nent or Esquimaux shores, you will probably meet with some of the 

 wandering tribes, or with Indians. With these you will cultivate a 

 friendly feeling, by making them presents of those articles to which 

 they are apt to attach a value : but you will take care not to suffer 

 yourself to be surprised by them, but use every precaution, and be con- 

 stantly on your guard against any treacherous attack. You will also, 

 by offering rewards, to be paid in such manner as you may be able to 

 arrange, endeavour to prevail on them to cany to any of the settle- 

 ments of the Hudson's Bay Company an account of your situation and 

 proceedings, with an urgent request that it may be forwarded to Eng- 

 land with the utmost possible despatch. 



15. In whatever place you may have to establish your winter quar- 

 ters, you will devote every resource in your power to the preservation 

 of the health, the comfort, and the cheerfulness of the people committed 

 to your care. 



16. We leave it to your judgment and discretion as to the course to 

 be pursued after passing Point Barrow, and on entering the ice ; and 

 you will be materially assisted in this respect by what you will learn 

 from Captain Kellett, if he should be fallen in with at the Sandwich 

 Islands, as well as from the observations of Sir E. Parry, and Captain 

 Beechey, contained in the Memoranda of which we send you copies. 



17. We have desired that you shall be furnished, not only with a 

 copy of the Orders under which Commander Moore is now acting, but 

 also with copies of all the Orders which from time to time have been 

 given to Captain Kellett, as well as with those under which an attempt 



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