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quence of this current our small boats experienced the utmost difficulty CHAP, 
in carrying out an anchor, but they at length succeeded, though to no 
purpose, as the ship was immovable. Looking to the possible result ^ept. 
of this catastrophe, we congratulated ourselves on having the barge at 
hand to convey the crew to Kamschatka, little suspecting, from an 
accident which had already befallen her, in what a helpless condition 
each party was at that moment placed. Fortunately we were not re- 
duced to the necessity of abandoning the ship, w^hich appearances at 
one time led us to apprehend, as the wind moderated shortly after she 
struck, and on the rising of the next tide she went off without having 
received any apparent injury. 
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