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iness of the crews, was, that the two ships never 

 lost sight of each other for a day together, except 

 twice; which was owing, the first time, to an accident 

 that happened to the Discovery off the coast of 

 Owhyhee ; and the second, to the fogs we met 

 with at the entrance of Awatska Bay. A stronger 

 proof cannot be given of the skill and vigilance of 

 our subaltern officers, to whom this share of merit 

 almost entirely belongs. 



