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doing this by a violent gale of wind, which lasted the 

 whole day of the 1st of October. However, on the 

 2d, both ships warped out of the harbour, clear of 

 the narrow passage, and came to anchor in seven 

 fathoms, a quarter of a mile from the ostrog. 



The day before we went out of the harbour, the 

 cattle arrived from Verchnei; and that the men 

 might receive the full benefit of this capital and 

 much-longed-for supply, by consuming it fresh, Cap- 

 tain Gore came to a determination of staying five or 

 six days longer. Nor was this time idly employed. 

 The boats, pumps, sails, and rigging of both ships, 

 thereby received an additional repair. And Captain 

 Gore sparing me some molasses, and the use of the 

 Resolution's copper, I was enabled to brew a fort- 

 night's beer for the crew, and to make a farther pro- 

 vision of ten puncheons of strong spruce essence. 

 The present supply was the more acceptable, as our 

 last cask of spirits, except a small quantity left in re- 

 serve for cases of necessity, was now serving out. 



The 3d was the name-day of the empress, and we 

 could want no inducement to show it every possible 

 respect. Accordingly, Captain Gore invited the 

 priest of Paratounca, Ivaskin, and the serjeant, to 

 dinner ; and an entertainment was also provided for 

 the inferior officers of the garrison, for the two Toions 

 of Paratounca, and Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and 

 for the other better sort of Kamtschadale inhabitants. 

 The rest of the natives, of every description, were 

 invited to partake with the ships' companies, who had 

 a pound of good fat beef served out to each man ; 

 and what remained of our spirits was made into grog, 

 and divided amongst them. A salute of twenty-one 

 guns was fired at the usual hour; and the whole was 

 conducted (considering the part of her dominions it 

 was in,) in a manner not unworthy so renowned and 

 magnificent an empress. 



On the 5th, we received from Bolcheretsk a fresh 

 supply of tea, sugar, and tobacco. This present had 



