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which, backed with his own reprefentadons, he had no ! 77o- 

 doubt would get the ferjeant advanced a ftep higher in his «■ " P - e ,'" "^ 

 profeflion. 



We did not choofe to make any remonftrance on this fub- 

 ject, till the arrival of Captain ShmalefF. Indeed our ina- 

 bility, from the want of language, to enter into any difcuf- 

 fion of the bufincfs, made it advifable to come to this de- 

 termination. However, when the Put-parouckick paid us his 

 next vifit, we could not help teflifying our chagrin, by re- 

 ceiving him very coolly. 



The 22d, being the anniverfary of his Majefty's corona- wedr.cf. «r, 

 tion, twenty-one guns were fired, and the handfomeft feaft 

 our fituation would allow of was prepared, in honour of 

 the day. As we were fitting down to dinner, the arrival of 

 Captain ShmalefF was announced. This was a molt agree- 

 able furprize ; in the firfl place, becaufe he arrived fo oppor- 

 tunely to partake of the good fare and feftivity of the occa- 

 lion; and, in the next, becaufe, in our lafl accounts of him, 

 we were given to underftand, that the eiYecls of a fevere ill- 

 nefs had made him unequal to the journey. We were glad 

 to find this had been merely an excufe ; that, in fact, he 

 was afhamed of coming empty-handed, knowing we muft 

 be in great want of tea, fugar, &c. &c. ; and that therefore 

 he had deferred his fetting out, in daily expectation of the 

 floop from Okotfk ; but having no tidings of her, and dread- 

 ing left we mould fail, without his having paid us a vifit, he 

 was determined to fet out, though with nothing better to 

 prefent to us, than apologies for the poverty of Bolcheretfk. 

 At the fame time, he acquainted us, that our not having 

 received the fixteen head of black cattle, we had defired 

 might be fent down, was owing to the very heavy rains 



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