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Next morning; the Refolution hauled off from the fhore, '779- 



1 • • 1 n September. 



having repaired the damages flie had fuftained by the ice ; -. — 2 — * 

 and, in the courfe of the day, we got from the galliot a fmall 

 quantity of pitch, tar, cordage, and twine ; canvafs was the 

 only thing we afked for, with which their fcanty ftore did not 

 put it into their power to fupply us. We alfo received from 

 her an hundred and forty fkins of flour, amounting to 13,782 

 pounds Englifh, after deducting five pounds for the weight 

 of each bag. 



We had a conftant courfe of dry weather till this day, 

 when there came on a heavy rain, accompanied with ftrong 

 fqualls of wind, which obliged us to ftrike our yards and 

 tdpmafts. 



The 1 2th, being Sunday, was kept as a day of reft ; but Sunday 12. 

 the weather unfortunately continuing foul, our men could 

 not derive the advantage from it we wifhed, by gathering 

 the berries that grew in great quantities and varieties on the 

 coaft ; and taking other paftimc on more. The fame day, 

 Enfign Synd left us to return to Bolcheretfk with the re- 

 mainder of the foldiers that came in the galliot. He had 

 been our conftant gueft during his flay. Indeed, we could 

 not but confider him, on his father's account, as, in fon- 6 

 mcafure, belonging to us, and entitled, as one of the family 

 of difcoverers, to a fhare in our affections. 



We had hitherto admitted the Serjeant to our tables, in 

 confideration of his being Commander of the place ; and, 

 moreover, becaufe he was a quick, fenfible man, and com- 

 prehended better than any other the few Ruffian words we 

 had learned. Enfign Synd had very politely fuffered him 

 to enjoy the fame privileges during his ftay ; but, on the 

 arrival of the new Commander from Okotzk, the Serjeant, 



for 



