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A VOYAGE TO 



»778- ing, after coming to anchor, I loft no time in endeavouring 

 * — « — —^ to find a commodious harbour where we might flation our- 

 felves during our continuance in the Sound. Accordingly, 

 I fent three armed boats, under the command of Mr. King, 

 upon this fervice'; and foon after, I went myfelf, ina fmall 

 boat, on the fame fearch. I had very little trouble in find- 

 ing what we wanted. On the North Weft of the arm wc 

 were now in, and not far from the fliips, I met with a con- 

 venient fnug cove well fuited to our purpofe. Mr. King 

 was equally fuccefsful ; for he returned about noon, with 

 an account of a ftlll better harbour, which he had feen and 

 examined, lying on the North Weft fide of the land. But 

 as it would have required more time to carry the fliips thi- 

 ther, than to the cove where I had been, which was imme- 

 diately within our reach ; this reafon operated to determine 

 my choice in favour of the latter fituation. But being ap- 

 prchcnfive, that we fliould not be able to tranfport our fliips 

 to it, and to moor them properly, before night came on, 

 1 thought it beft to remain where we were till next morn- 

 ing; and, that no time might be loft, I employed the re- 

 mainder of the day to fome ufcful purpofes, ordering the 

 fails to be unbent, the top-mafts to be ftruck, and the fore- 

 maft of the Refolution to be unrigged, in order to fix a new 

 bib, one of the old ones being decayed. 



A great many canoes, filled with the natives, were about 

 the fliips all day ; and a trade conmicnced betwixt us and 

 them, which was carried on with the ftrictcft honefty on 

 both fides. The articles which they oflcred to I'ale were 

 fkins of various animals, fuch as bears, wolves, foxes, 

 deer, rackoons, polecats, martins ; and, in particular, of 

 the fca otters, which arc foimd at the illands Eaft of Kamt- 

 fchatka. Bclides tlie fl:ins in their native fhape, they alfo 

 brought garments made of them, and another fort of cloth- 

 ing 



