PACIFIC AND BEERING’S STRAIT. 
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officer of the barge, and to the points and inlets to the southward I CHAP, 
with pleasure affixed the names of the officers of the ship, whose merits 
entitled them to this distinction. Sept. 
I wall no longer anticipate the journal of these interesting pro- ' 
ceedings, in which are recorded several particulars relating to the 
natives, the currents, and the geography of these regions ; and by which 
it is evident that the officers and crew acquitted themselves in the most 
persevering and zealous manner, equally honourable to themselves and 
to their country. I shall merely remark upon the facts which the 
journal sets forth, that it was fortunate the ship did not continue near 
the ice, as she would have been unable to beat successfully against the 
current, and the violence of the gale would probably have either en- 
tangled her amongst the ice, or have driven her on shore. 
The narrative was kept by Mr. Smyth under the superintendence 
of his commander, whose more important duties of surveying prevented 
his recording more than the necessary detail of a log-book. In publish- 
ing it, I have given the most important parts of it in Mr. Smyth’s own 
words, and have only compressed the matter where it could be done 
with propriety and advantage. 
