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durinsr the winter, where I might procure refrefhments for '77?- 



, ^\ r -I c 'r September, 



my people, and a fmall fupply of proviiions. Petropau- 

 lowfka, or the harbour of St. Peter and St, Paul, in Kamtf- 

 chatka, did not appear likely to furnifli either the one or the 

 other, for fo large a number of men. I had, befides, other 

 reafons for not repairing thicher at this time. The firft, and 

 on which all the others depended, was the great diflike I had 

 to lie ina(flive for fix or feven months ; which would have 

 been the neceflary confequence of wintering in any of thefe 

 Northern parts. No place was fo conveniently within our 

 reach, where we could expecft to have our wants relieved, as 

 the Sandwich Iflands. To them, therefore, I determined to 

 proceed. But before this could be carried into execution, a 

 fupply of water was neccfTary. With this view, I refolved 

 to fearch the American coaft for a harbour, by proceeding 

 along it to the Southward, and thus endeavour to conne6l 

 the furvey of this part of it, with that lying immediately to 

 the North of Cape Newenham. If I failed in finding a har- 

 bour there, my plan was then to proceed to Samganoodha, 

 which was fixed upon as our place of rendezvous, in cafe of 

 feparation. 



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