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year aiiiuiig the indiaii baggage, wliich llu'v foimd 

 uu the island in Ivnektoke Bay, where they saw 

 so many dead Esquimaux. As I well remember 

 this medal (for it belonged to a brother of mine 

 who gave it to one of the Indians whom I had 

 in England) I am now un longer in (l()ul)t respect- 

 ing their persons, or the cause of their death. I 

 am certain, that thev must be the same I was 

 acquainted witli; that Caubvick must have re- 

 tained the infection in her hair which she kept 

 in a trunk; and tliat the small-pox broke out 

 amongst them in the winter, and swept them all 

 off. lie also brouglit eleven beaver-skins, which 

 he })urchased from one of the ])eo])le. 



Monday, April 5, 1779. Three hands were dig- 

 ging for the Caplin, which they found in the eve- 

 ning. Daubeny and Collingliam went to Great 

 Ishmd and the sealing-post, and killed a grouse. 

 I sat watching for some time on Slink Point: and 

 had the ])leasure to see a streak of water in the 

 offing, extending some leagues along shore to the 

 northward. 



Fridan, April .9, 1779. At six o'clock this after- 

 no(jn Ml". (V)llingham returned: he got to Tei-o's 

 house on Wednesday eveniiiL!,-, and found him ;ni(l 

 his companion, (my Xewfonndland dou) both 

 well, lie weni with Tero round his 1ra])s yes- 

 terday, and lef1 him Ihis moi-ning at four o'clock; 

 the distance is thij"ty-fi\'e miles, lie informed 

 mc fji.'it Tero li;i(1 killed Iwcnty-two mai'tens, 

 eleven foxes, ei^-ht wohcs. fonr l»ca\'ers and 1hi"c(^ 

 wol\-erings. One of the wolves had gone off wilh 



