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»779- It was night before we reached the fliips, and we had 



September. . 



S—-V — ; then been twelve hours upon our legs. Poor Ivalkin found 

 himfelf exceedingly tired and overcome with fatigue ; pro- 

 bably, he was more fenfible of it, for want of a fupply of 

 muff; for, every fie p he took, his hand dived mechanically 

 into his pocket, and drew out his huge empty box. We had 

 fcarcely got into the tent, when the weather fet in exceed- 

 ingly rough and wet. We congratulated ourfelves, that wc 

 had not flayed out another day, the Hofpodin's box was re- 

 plenished, and we forgot the fatigues and ill fuccefs of our 

 expedition over a good fupper. 



Monday 20. I was exceedingly forry, on being told the next day, that 

 our friend the ferjeant had undergone corporal punifh- 

 ment, during our abfence, by command of the old Put-pat- 

 rcuchick. None of our people had been able to learn what 

 was the caufe of his difpleafure ; but it was imagined to 

 have arifen from fome little jealoufy fubfifting between 

 them, on account of the civility which we had fliewn to the 

 former. However, having every reafon to believe, that the 

 offence, whatever it might be, did not call for fo difgraceful 

 a chaftifement, we could not help being both forry and 

 much provoked at it, as the terms on which we had lived 

 with him, and the intereft we were known to take in his 

 affairs, made the affront in fome mealure pcrfonal to our- 

 felves. For it has not yet been mentioned, that we had con- 

 fulted with the late worthy Commander, Major Behm, 

 who was alfo his friend, by what means wc might be mod 

 likely to fuccccd in doing him fome fervice, for the good 

 order he had kept in the ojlrog during our flay, and for his 

 readinefs, on all occafions, to oblige us. The Major ad- 

 vifed a letter of recommendation to the Governor General, 

 which Captain Clerke had accordingly given him, and 



which, 



