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sloop from Okotsk ; but having no tidings of her, 

 and dreading lest we should sail without his having 

 paid us a visit, he was determined to set out, though 

 with nothing better to present to us than apologies 

 for the poverty of Bolcheretsk. At the same time 

 he acquainted us,^ that our not having received the 

 sixteen head of black cattle, we had desired might 

 be sent down, was owing to the very heavy rains at 

 Verchnei, which had prevented their setting out. 

 We made the best answer we were able, to so much 

 politeness and generosity ; and the next day, on 

 coming on board the Resolution, he was saluted with 

 eleven guns. Specimens of all our curiosities were 

 presented to him ; and Captain Gore added to them 

 a gold watch and a fowling-piece. 



The next day, he was entertained on board the 

 Discovery ; and on the 25th, he took leave of us to 

 return to Bolcheretsk. He could not be prevailed 

 on to lengthen his visit, having some expectations, as 

 he told us, that the sub-governor-general, who was at 

 this time making a tour through all the provinces of 

 the governor-general of Jakutsk, might arrive in the 

 sloop that was daily expected from Okotsk. Before 

 his departure, and without any interference of ours, 

 he reinstated the Serjeant in the command of this 

 place, having determined to take the Put-paronchick 

 along with him ; at the same time, we understood 

 that he was highly displeased with him, on account 

 of the punishment that had been inflicted on the Ser- 

 jeant, and for which there did not appear to be the 

 slightest grounds. 



Captain ShmalefFs great readiness to give us every 

 possible proof of his desire to oblige us, encouraged 

 us to ask a small favour, for another of our Kamt- 

 schadale friends. It was to requite an old soldier, 

 whose house had been, at all times, open to the infe- 

 rior officers, and who had done both them, and all 

 the crew, a thousand good offices. The captain most 

 obligingly complied with our request, and dubbed 



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