96 THE VOYAGE OF THE JEANNETTE. 



tion of his service a breech-loading (that is, Winchester 

 repeating) rifle and 1,000 cartridges. His wife shall 

 receive provisions (from Alaska Commercial Company 

 at our expense) during his absence amounting to five 

 dollars a month. Aneguin is to receive fifteen dol- 

 lars per month, a proper outfit amounting to fifty dol- 

 lars, and his mother shall receive provisions (also at our 

 expense) during his absence amounting to five dollars 

 a month. Both men shall be clothed and found in the 

 necessaries of life until their return to St. Michael's, 

 Alaska Territory. 



These two men came on board with me at five p. m. 

 Alexey was accompanied by his wife to say good-by, 

 and also his chief. To the wife we gave a China cup 

 and saucer, with the monogram U. S. N., which pleased 

 her greatly, and for her boy a mouth harmonicum ; for 

 the chief, I authorized Mr. Newman to issue a suitable 

 present from the store at our expense. Alexey and 

 Aneguin were nicely dressed up in white men's cloth- 

 ing, and each wore a hat with a red band around it. 



The adieux being said at 6.30 p. m. Mr. Newman 

 and Mr. Nelson left us, and at seven p. m. we got un- 

 der way and steamed out, being saluted with six guns 

 by Mr. Newman and three guns by Mr. Ketchum, and 

 answering with our steam-whistle. 



[to MRS. DE LONG.] 



At Sea, Auguxf. 22. 



I have changed all my plans. On the 20th, while 

 we were hoisting in our coal and provisions, I made up 

 my mind that the schooner had about twenty tons 

 more coal than we could carry from here ; and as we 

 had to go over to St. Lawrence Bay, I decided that if 

 we had that amount of coal there to replace what we 



