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would tell us, that he was particularly desirous of 

 setting a good example to the Kamtschadales, who, 

 he said, were but just emerging from a state of bar- 

 barism ; that they looked up to the Russians as their 

 patterns in every thing; and that he had hopes they 

 might in future look upon it as a duty incumbent 

 upon them to assist strangers to the utmost of their 

 power, and believe, that such was the universal 

 practice of civilized nations. To all this must be 

 added, that, after having relieved, to the utmost of 

 his abilities, all our present distresses, he showed 

 himself not much less mindful of onr future wants ; 

 and, as he supposed it more than probable we should 

 not discover the passage we were in search of, and 

 therefore should return to Kamschatka in the fall of 

 the year, he made Captain Clerke give him a list of 

 what cordage and flour we should want, and pro- 

 mised they should be sent from Okotsk, and wait 

 our arrival. For the same purpose, he gave Captain 

 Clerke a paper, enjoining all the subjects of the em- 

 press, whom we might happen to meet, to give us 

 every assistance in their power. 



