Palladium, 89) 



niit9, bananas, and some bread-fruit. In regard to pro- 

 visions, we could with difficulty procure six swine, because 

 the inhabitants had only a few themselves, 



"On the 18th of May we left this island; and on the 25th 

 crossed the equator in the lijyih degree of west longitude. 



** On the 7th of June we discovered the island Owhyhec, 

 celebrated by the death of Capt. Cook, which is the 

 southernmost and largest of the Sandwich islands, Wc 

 sailed three days along the coast in order to procure fresh 

 water from the inhabitants ; but there is so great want of it 

 in this island, and the inhabitants were so well supplied 

 with iron articles, that they brought us only a sow, which 

 they would not barter but for a cloke of the finest cloth. I 

 therefore found myself under the necessity, on the loth of 

 June, of bearing away for Kamtschatka, especially as the 

 slightest symptom of the scurvy or of any other disease had 

 not manifested itself among the people, though they liad 

 lived so long on salt jneat. The Neva remained some time 

 longer at the Sandwich Isles. 



" On the 1 1th of July wc saw the coast of Kamtschatka, 

 and on the afternoon of the 14th anchored in the harbour 

 of St. Peter and St. Paul, thirty-four days after our depar- 

 ture from Owhyhee, and somewhat more than five months 

 after we had left the coast of Brazil. Tlie whole crew were 

 in perfect health, and the rich lading destined for Kamt- 

 schatka was found in the best condition. Soon after our 

 arrival the whole country experienced the beneficent con- 

 sequences of this voyage. At our arrival, wretched brandy 

 cost 20 roubles the can ; at present the best is sold for 8; 

 sugar cost 3^ roubles the pound; at present it costs 1-J- 

 rouble ; and other articles in the same proportion. On a 

 proposal made by the worthy governor, General Koschelef, 

 a subscription was opened for establishing a lazaretto and 

 hospital, which in half an hour amounted to above 4000 

 foubles. I hope to be ready in ten days to put to sea, in 

 order to convey our ambassador to Japan and then to bring 

 him back iiither. 1 shall then proceed to China, and 

 thence perhaps return through the eastern passage to 

 Europe." 



Intelligence has since been received that the Nadcshda 

 sailed from Kanistchatka to Japan va the 28th of August. , 



PALLADIUM. 



We hear that Dr. Wollaston was the person who origi- 

 nally supplied Mrs. Foster with the palladium for sale. 

 lie gave a paper in the last volume of the Philosophical 



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