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JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



and beat down as far as the Warp, where 

 they were detained two days by a strong 

 easterly wind. 



Having learned from some of the pas- 

 sengers, who were the trading officers of 

 the Company, that the arrival of the ships 

 at either of the establishments in Hudson's 

 Bay, gives full occupation to all the boat- 

 men in their service, who are required to 

 convey the necessary stores to the different 

 posts in the interior ; that it was very pro- 

 bable a sufficient number of men might not 

 be procured from this indispensable duty; 

 and, considering that any delay at York 

 Factory would materially retard our future 

 operations, I wrote to the Under Secretary 

 of State, requesting his permission to pro- 

 vide a few well-qualified steersmen and 

 bowmen, at Stromness, to assist our pro- 

 ceedings in the former part of our journey 

 into the interior. 



May 30. — The easterly wind, which had 

 retarded the ship's progress so much, that 

 we had only reached Hollesley Bay after a 

 week's beating about, changed to W.S.W. 



