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dominions, except in this province, where the pay of 

 all the officers is double. Major Behm told us, that 

 he had obtained permission to take him to Okotzk, 

 which was to be the place of his residence in future; 

 but that he should leave him behind for the present, 

 on an idea, that he might, on our return to the bay, 

 be useful to us as an interpreter. 



Having given orders to the first lieutenants of 

 both ships, to let the rigging have such a repair as 

 the supply of stores, we had lately received, would 

 permit, we set out on our hunting party, under the 

 direction of the corporal of the Kamtschadales, in- 

 tending, before we began to look for our game, to pro- 

 ceed straight to the head of Behm's Harbour. It is 

 an inlet on the west side of the bay (which we had 

 named after that officer, from its being a favourite 

 place of his, and having been surveyed by himself), 

 and is called by the natives Tareinska." 



In our way toward this harbour, we met the Toion 

 of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in a canoe, with his 

 wife and two children, and another Kamtschadale. 

 He had killed two seals upon a round island, that 

 lies in the entrance of the harbour, with which, and 

 a great quantity of berries that he had gathered, he 

 was returning home. As the wind had veered to 

 the south-west, we now changed our route, by his 

 advice; and instead of going up the harbour, directed 

 our course to the northward, toward a pool of 

 water that lies near the mouth of the river Para- 

 tounca, and which was a known haunt of the bears. 

 We had scarce landed, when unfortunately the wind 

 changed to the eastward, and a second time destroyed 

 all hopes of coming up with our game; for the 

 Kamtschadales assured us, that it was in vain to 

 expect to meet with bears, whilst we were to the 

 windward; owing to their being possessed of an 

 uncommon acuteness in scenting their pursuers, 

 which enabled them, under such circumstances, to 

 avoid the danger, whilst it is yet at a very great dis- 



