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were therefore immediately set to work to transfer 

 stores and provisions. Lieutenant Pullen, avIio held 

 the original appointment to the " Plover," and had 

 now^ arrived in the " Herald," exchanged places with 

 Lieutenant Lee, the latter officer going into the 

 " Herald" to join his own ship, the " Asia." 



Observations were taken on Chamisso Island, those 

 engaged suffering much from the attacks of mus- 

 quitos of elephantine proportions. A cask of flour 

 which Captain Beechy, of H. M. S. "Blossom," bm-ied 

 in 1826, was exhumed, and found to be very little 

 deteriorated. 



Our first view of Esquimaux was obtained here ; 

 between twenty and thirty men in two baidars (the 

 term now generally used for this species of boat), 

 visiting us on several occasions ; they were quite 

 friendly, though at first rather shy. I believe 

 Lieutenant Cooper and others of the "Herald" remem- 

 bered some of them, and were recognised with delight 

 in their turn, having met them when the " Herald" 

 sought the "Plover" here at this time last year. They 

 stole nothing, but I am not charitable enough to 

 acquit them of the desire to do so ; subsequent expe- 

 rience forbids so favourable a construction of their 

 intentions. 



On the 18th, the "Herald" and "Plover" weighed 



