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CHAP, spoiled; and this was the more provoking, as some of 



■ , them had been purchased to supply the place of those 



Sept. he had the misfortune to lose when upset in the cutter 



'^^^' at Oeno Island. I am happy to say the government, 



on the representation of his peculiar case, made him a 



compensation. 



On the 12th the body of one of the seamen, Thomas 

 Uren, was found near the place where the boat was 

 wrecked ; and on the Sunday following it was attend- 

 ed to the grave by all the officers and ship's company. 

 The place of interment was on the low point of Cha- 

 misso- Island, by the side of our shipmate who had been 

 buried there the preceding year. 



On the ISth we were visited by two baidars, and 

 anions; their crews discovered the party who had vi- 

 sited the ship so early in the morning, when she was 

 at the anchorage in August, one of whom drew his 

 knife upon the first lieutenant ; they were also of the 

 party which made an attack upon our cutter in Es- 

 choltz Bay the preceding year. They had with them 

 a few skins and some fish for sale, but they were very 

 scrupulous about what they took for them ; and on 

 being ordered away late in the evening, they twanged 

 their bows in an insolent manner, and pushed off about 

 a couple of yards only. The officer of the watch de- 

 sired them to go away, and at length presented a mus- 

 ket at thebaidar, on whichthey fired an arrow into the 

 sea in the direction of the ship, and paddled to the 

 island, where we observed them take up their quarters. 

 When the boats landed the next day to fill the casks, 

 Mr. Smyth, who had charge of the party, was desired 

 to arm his people, and to order the Esquimaux off the 

 island if they were offensive to him, or interfered with 

 the duty. On landing, the natives met him on the 



