FROM GUAHON TO ST. HELENA. 26l 



come quite useless on the long voyage. A small 

 ship, like our Rurick, has the disadvantage that it 

 is not able to carry with it all the things required, 

 and is therefore often obliged to pay a high price 

 for the assistance of others. On careening the 

 ship, it was found that most of the copper-sheath- 

 ing was unserviceable, and the bottom in many 

 places gnawed by worms. I therefore wrote to 

 the Governor at Manilla, and he ordered Mr. To- 

 bias to have the ship new-covered with copper. 

 We are indebted to the great activity of Mr. To- 

 bias, that, notwithstanding the extent of the re- 

 pairs to be done, our ship was finished in proper 

 time. I, in the meantime, employed myself in 

 trying my chronometers, and making fair copies of 

 the charts we had drawn. 



Cavite, inhabited only by military and Malays, 

 who are used for work, is a fortress, which is 

 not a pleasant place of residence. You must 

 take a long walk before you reach a village, the 

 houses of which are built of two stories, partly in 

 the Chinese, and partly in the Malayan fashion. 

 I went here every day when it became cooler, to 

 amuse myself in the illuminated market, which is 

 always kept after sunset. Hundreds of women, 

 sitting in long rows on the ground, sell all sorts of 

 vegetables, fruits, and the like ; and the workmen 

 in the fortress, and even the military, come here to 

 lake their supper. The crowd is very great, and 



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