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1779- fize of a goofe's egg. This was all the news wc had to in- 

 \_ -.- . '__' quire after, and all they had to tell; excepting that of the 

 arrival of Sopofnikoff from Oonalafhka, who took charge of 

 the pacquet Captain Cook had fent to the Admiralty, and 

 which, it gave us much fatisfadtion to find, had been for- 

 warded. 



Wednef. 25. in the morning of the 25th, Captain Gore made out the 

 new commiffions, in confequenceof Captain Clerkc's death ; 

 appointing himfelf to the command of the Refolution, and 

 me to the command of the Difcovery; and Mr. Lanyan, 

 mailer's Mate of the Refolution, who had ferved in that ca- 

 pacity on board the Adventure in the former voyage, was 

 promoted to the vacant Lieutenancy. Thefe promotions 

 produced the following farther arrangements : Lieutenants 

 Burney and Rickman were removed from the Difcovery, to 

 be Firfl and Second Lieutenants of the Refolution ; and 

 Lieutenant Williamfon was appointed Firft Lieutenant of 

 the Difcovery. Captain Gore alfo permitted me to take into 

 the Difcovery, four Midfhipmen, who had made thcmfelves 

 iifeful to me in agronomical calculations, and whofe af- 

 fiftance was now particularly neceffary, as we had no ephe- 

 vieris for the prefent year. And, that aflronomical observa- 

 tions might continue to be made in both fhips, Mr. Bayley 

 took my place in the Refolution. The fame day we were 

 vifited by the Pope Romanoff Vcrcfhagcn, the worthy Prieit 

 of Paratounca. He expreffed his forrow at the death of 

 Captain Clcrke in a manner that did honour to his feelings, 

 and confirmed the account given by the Serjeant, refpecting 

 the intended removal of the church to the harbour; adding, 

 that the timber was actually preparing, but leaving the 

 choice of either place entirely to Captain Gore. 



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