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of the year, was but too apparent, from the difficulties 

 we had met with in our journey ; and that, long 

 before any material change could take place, we 

 should be under the necessity of proceeding on our 

 voyage. We were here interrupted by the com- 

 mander, who observed, that we did not yet know 

 what they were capable of doing ; that at least it 

 was not his business to think of the difficulties of 

 supplying our wants, but only to learn what were the 

 articles we stood in need of, and the longest time we 

 could allow him for procuring them. After express- 

 ing our sense of his obliging disposition, we gave him 

 a list of the naval stores, the number of cattle, and 

 the quantity of flour, we were directed to purchase, 

 and told him, that we purposed recommencing our 

 voyage about the 5th of June. 



Our conversation afterward turned upon different 

 subjects ; and it will naturally be supposed, that our 

 inquiries were principally directed to the obtaining 

 some information respecting our own country. 

 Having now been absent three years, we had flattered 

 ourselves with the certainty of receiving intelligence 

 from Major Behm, which could not fail of being 

 interesting ; and I cannot express the disappointment 

 we felt, on finding, that he had no news to commu- 

 nicate of a much later date than that of our departure 

 from England. 



About seven o'clock, the commander, conceiving 

 we might be fatigued with our journey, and desirous 

 of taking some repose, begged he might conduct us 

 to our lodgings. It was in vain that we protested 

 against a compliment which we had certainly no title 

 to expect, but that of being strangers ; a circumstance 

 which seemed, in the opinion of this generous 

 Livonian, to counterbalance every other consider- 

 ation. In our way, we passed by two guard-houses, 

 where the men were turned out under arms, in com- 

 pliment to Captain Gore ; and were afterward brought 

 to a very neat and decent house, which the major 



