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A VOYAGE TO 



'77Q- of the additional quantity of fuel that would be confumed 



September. . . 



„ — t in heating thick coppers. 



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Friday jo. In the morning of the ioth, the boats from both mips 

 were fent to tow into the harbour a Ruffian galliot from 

 Okotzk. She had been thirty-five days on her paflage, and 

 had been feen from the light-houfe a fortnight ago, beating 

 up toward the mouth of the bay. At that time, the crew 

 had fent their only boat on fhore for water, of which they 

 now began to be in great want ; and the wind frefhening, 

 the boat was loft on its return ; and the galliot, being driven 

 out to fea again, had fuffered exceedingly. 



There were fifty foldiers in her, with their wives and 

 children ; and feveral other paflengers, befides the crew, 

 which confifted of twenty-five; fo that they had upward 

 of an hundred fouls on board. A great number for a veffel 

 of eighty tons ; and that was alfo heavy laden with ftores 

 and provifions. Both this galliot, and the floop we faw here 

 in May, are built like the Dutch doggers. Soon after me 

 had come to anchor, we received a vifit from a Put-parouchlch t 

 or Sub-lieutenant, who was a pafTenger in the galliot, and 

 fent to take the command of this place. Part of the fol- 

 diers, we underftood, were alfo defigned to reinforce the 

 garrifon ; and two pieces of fmall cannon were landed, as 

 an additional defence to the town. It mould feem, from 

 thefe crrcumftances, that our vifit here had drawn the atten- 

 tion of the Ruffian Commanders in Siberia to the defencelefs 

 fituation of the place ; and I was told by the honcft Serjeant, 

 with many fignificant fhrugs, that, as we had found our 

 way into it, other nations might do the fame, fome of 

 whom might not be altogether fo welcome. 



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