THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 



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I returned to the fhips on the 28th, very well pleafed with 1779- 

 my excurfion, as it had afforded me an opportunity of fee- * -.- -*• 

 ing a little more of the country, and of obferving the man- 

 ners and behaviour of the Kamtfchadales, when freed from 

 that conftraint, which they evidently lie under in the com- 

 pany of the Ruffians. 



No occurrence worth mentioning took place till the 30th, Th»rfday 3 o. 

 when Captain Gore went to Paratounca, to put up in the 

 church there an efcutcheon, prepared by Mr. Webber, with 

 an infcription upon it, fetting forth Captain Clerke's age and 

 rank, and the object, of the expedition in which he was en- 

 gaged at the time of his deceafe. We alfo affixed to the tree, 

 under which he was buried, a board, with an infcription upon 

 it to the fame effect. 



Before his departure, Captain Gore left orders with me to 

 get the fhips out of the harbour into the bay, to be in readi- 

 nefs to fail. We were prevented from doing this, by a vio- 

 lent gale of wind, which lafled the whole day of the firft of oaober. 

 October. However, on the 2d, both fhips warped out of su^»ya 

 the harbour, clear of the narrow paflage, and came to 

 anchor in feven fathoms, a quarter of a mile from the 

 oflrog. 



The day before we went out of the harbour, the cattle 

 arrived from Verchnei ; and that the men might receive the 

 full benefit of this capital and much-longed-for fupply, by 

 confuming it ftrefb, Captain Gore came to a determination of 

 flaying five or fix days longer. Nor was this time idly em- 

 ployed. The boats, pumps, fails, and rigging, of both 

 fhips, thereby received an additional repair. And Captain 

 Gore, fparing me fome molofTes, and the ufe of the Refolu- 

 tion's copper, I was enabled to brew a fortnight'? beer for 



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