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^. ^y^ ^- deeply loaded with fine falmon ; part of which I Tent on 



*-———♦ board the Queen Charlotte; and now having a plentiful 



July. fupply of good fifh, the people were no longer upon fait 



catur ay 2z. pj.Qyj{JQj^s^ ^^t in Hcu of it had fifh and yams ferved to 



them. Part of the fhip's crew were fent to cut firewood, 

 and others had liberty given them to recreate themfelves. 

 on fhore. 



Towards noon the Ruffian chief returned my vifit. 

 The fervice he had rendered us in pointing out a fituationt 

 where we at any time could catch plenty of fifh, demanded 

 feme addition to my former prefent, and I gave him fe- 

 veral articles, which in my opinion would be ferviceable; 

 fuch as fait, vinegar, port wine, and brandy; and obferv- 

 ing when I was at his rcfidence that they had boiled fome 

 of the yams I had given them, which feemed to pleafe 

 them very much, I added to my prefent about four hun- 

 dred weight more. 



Though my new acquaintance and myfelf underftood 

 each other but very imperfectly, yet he feemed very much 

 pleafed with this mutual exchange of friendly offices, and 

 after ftaying on board a ffiort time, he took his leave^ and 

 returned on ffiore. 



Soon afterwards I went in ths whale-boat, accompanied 

 by captain Dixon, to take a fiirvey of the harbour. On; 

 our firft fetting out, we expefted to find a ftrait leading, 

 out to fea, but we prefently found ourfelves miftaken. The. 

 harbour, from the fmall illand at the entrance, and which 

 obtained the name of Paffage Ifiand, runs up about nine 

 miks, nearly in an Eaft South Eaft direction, and after- 

 wards 



