212 A VOYAGE TO 



>7-9- ferjeant came with the report of his guard to Captain 

 i <—> Gore. 



Thurfday 13. Early in the morning, we received the compliments of the 

 Commander, of Captain Shmaleff, and of the principal in- 

 habitants of the town, who all honoured us with vifits foon 

 after. The two firft having fent for Port, after we were 

 gone to reft, and inquired of him, what articles we fcemed 

 to be mod in want of on board the mips ; we found them 

 prepared to infift on our fharing with the garrifon under 

 their command, in what little ftock of provifions they bad 

 remaining. At the fame time they lamented, that we bad 

 arrived at a feafon of the year, when there was always the 

 greatert fcarcity of every thing amongft them ; the floops 

 not being yet arrived, with their annual fupply, from 

 Okotfk. 



We agreed to accept the liberality of thefe hofpitable 

 ftrangers, with the beft grace we could; but on condition, 

 that we might be made acquainted with the price of the ar- 

 ticles we were to be fupplicd with ; and that Captain Gierke 

 fhould give bills to the amount, upon the Victualling Office 

 in London. This the Major pofnivcly refufed ; and when- 

 ever it was afterward urged, flopped us fliort, by telling us, 

 he was certain, that he could not oblige his Miftrefs more, 

 than in giving every afliftance in his power to her good 

 friends and allies the Enghfli ; and that it would be a parti- 

 cular fatisfaction to her, to hear, that in fo remote a part of 

 the world, her dominions had afforded any relief to fliips 

 engaged in fuch fervices as ours ; that he could not there- 

 fore act fo contrary to the character of his Emprcfs, as to 

 accept of any bills ; but that, to accommodate the matter, 

 he would take a bare attcftation of the particulars, with 



which 



