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they may have kept ; and also from Mr. Fisher 

 such journals, or memoranda, as he may have 

 kept, which are all to be sealed up; and you 

 will issue similar directions to Lieutenant Frank- 

 lin and his officers ; the said logs, journals, or 

 other documents, to be thereafter disposed of 

 as we may think proper to determine. 



His Majesty's principal Secretary of State for 

 Foreign Affairs has been requested to apply to 

 the Courts of Russia, Denmark, and Sweden, to 

 issue orders to their respective subjects to afford 

 any hospitality or assistance which these expe- 

 ditions may be in a situation to require and 

 receive ; the Court of Russia has been particu- 

 larly requested to give directions to the autho- 

 rities at Kamtschatka, for the safe conveyance 

 of any despatches you may entrust to them, 

 and the Courts of Denmark and Sweden have 

 been requested to order any of their ships, 

 whether national or private, which you may fall 

 in with, to treat you with amity, and to note 

 carefully in their logs the situations in which 

 they may see any of His Majesty's ships. You 

 will, on your part, behave with cordiality and 

 friendship to any foreign vessels you may fall 

 in with, or the authorities of any port, or place, 

 at which you may touch ; and on all such occa- 

 sions you will not fail to address to our Secre- 



