NORTHERN OCEAN. 
merely with a view that they might engrofs all 
the credit of taking care of me during the journey: 
but I had found them of fo little ufe in my two 
former attempts, that I abfolutely refufed them ; 
and by fo doing, offended Mr. Norton to fuch a 
degree, that neither time nor abfence could ever 
afterwards eradicate his diflike of me; fothat at 
my return he ufed every means in his power to 
treat me ill, and to render my life unhappy. 
However, to deal with candour on this occafion, 
it muft be acknowledged to his honour, that what- 
ever our private animofities might have been, he 
did not fuffer them to interfere with public bufi- 
nefs ; and I was fitted out with ammunition, and 
every other article which Matonabbee thought 
could be wanted. I was alfo furnifhed, as before, 
with a fmall affortment of light trading goods, as 
prefents to the far diftant Indians. 
At laft I fucceeded in obtaining my inftrutions, 
which were as follows : 
** Orvers and Instructions for Mr. SAMUEL 
“Hearne, going on his third Expedition to the 
“© North of Churchill River, in queft of a North 
« Weft Paffage, Copper Mines, or any other thing 
© “ that may be ferviceable to the Britifb Nation in 
“ general, 
ftanding by the fire, he bellowed out, in as loud a voice as his fituation 
would admit, “ God “d—n you for a b——h, if I live I’ll knock out your 
brains.” A few minutes after making this elegant apoflrophe, he expired 
in the greate(t agonies that can poffibly be conceived. 
This I declare to be the real charaéter and manner of life of the late Mr. 
Mofes Norton, 
63 
1770. 
cen arsed 
December. 
