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suffered much duriug the storms, the copper, in 

 particuhir, being much damaged ; for which pur- 

 pose we received, through Lieutenant Rudokof, 

 the still serviceable copper-sheathing of the old ship 

 Diana. * The copper of our ship would certainly 

 not have spoiled so soon, if more care had been 

 bestowed upon it at the iitting-out in Abo. It is 

 to the activity of Lieutenant Rudokof we are 

 obliged, that our ship was ready in so short a time 

 for sailing. Since the time that I was here with 

 Captain Krusenstern, many things have been 

 changed for the better at Kamtschatka. This, also, 

 is principally ascribed to the arrangements of Lieu- 

 tenant Rudokof, who has done more for the bene- 

 fit of this country than all his predecessors. 



On the 15th of July the ship was ready to leave 

 the harbour, and we only waited for a favourable 

 wind ; the whole crew was in perfect health, ex- 

 cept my second-lieutenant, Zacharin, who had 

 been ill during the whole of the voyage. I felt the 

 want of officers very much, as I was constantly 

 obliged to keep watch by turns with Lieutenant 

 Schischmareff, and this personal fatiguing exertion 

 in doing the duty of the ship is not to be ex- 

 pected from the commander of such an expedition, 

 as he can never be in want of employment. This 

 is certainly the first voyage of discovery that has 



* The same ship in which Golownin undertook his voyage to 

 Japan; but on account of its ruinous condition, he was obhged 

 to leave it at Kamtschatka, and continue his journey to Russia 

 by land. 



