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I am desirous also that your dredge should be much used at all 

 anchorages: there are many times when it can be done successfully in 

 deep water, and the results would be more rare and valuable. 



As respects your astronomical observations, those by the north star 

 I should much prefer to the sun for your latitude, and the time by a 

 star I consider fully as good as that by the sun. After a little practice, 

 observations on stars with the artificial horizon will be found easy and 

 convenient, interfering but little with your surveying duties during the 

 day. 



The accuracy of the survey depends so much on these observations, 

 that a few hours taken from sleep will be amply repaid. 



Let all your work bear date, scale, and name. The names of the 

 Indian tribes, numbers, and extent of the district belonging to them, it 

 is desirable to get. All curiosities you will of course preserve. 



Some articles are placed under your charge for presents and trade ; 

 you will be very economical in their use, and with your report you 

 will give me an account of their distribution. 



Of your ammunition you will take particular care, suffering no 

 discharge to be wasted, either by your own boat's crew, or those 

 under your command. 



No grog is allowed. Your meals will be taken in time to get to 

 your surveying duties by seven o'clock in the morning, and you will 

 continue them until 5 p. m., when you will land and prepare the 

 men's supper. No trading must be allowed during the time allotted 

 for surveying duties, as it would call off the attention, and prevent the 

 promotion of the work. 



On Saturday afternoon, you will always select a suitable place for 

 your stay until Monday morning. Neither officers nor men are to be 

 allowed to leave the boats on excursions. When in camp, you will 

 be particular in having a strict watch kept, under charge of an officer. 



The provisions are under your charge, and you will see that no 

 waste takes place. If you obtain sufficient fresh provisions, you will 

 serve them out in lieu of the salt ration. 



My General Orders relative to the intercourse with the natives, 

 must be strictly observed. Any infraction of them, you may rely 

 upon it, will be duly noticed. Your men are furnished with three suits 

 of clothes each. They must never be suffered to remain in wet clothes 

 at night ; and you will see that they shave and keep themselves clean. 



They w 7 ill have ample time to wash on Saturday afternoons, and 

 the Sunday's rest will render them able to encounter the fatigues of 

 the week. 



I shall expect from you a very particular report of all circumstances 

 that occur. 



