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out to sea, and “lay to” all that night and next 
day. 
! r On the 23rd we ran into Roko Bay again and 
picked up our anchor. On the 24th it blew another 
heavy gale from the south-east, and we ran round to 
“ The Stake ” on the Okotsk side of the island for 
shelter. Here we found the remains of the schooner 
Dido, which went ashore about midnight of the 21st. 
On the 26th we were drifting about in this vicinity, 
when the captain of the Dido pulled down to us 
from Windy Bay, where the Dido's people were 
staying at a small station. He reported that his 
chain had parted when lying at “The Stake”; that 
he had made sail and got out, but, having to heave 
to on account of the gale, the vessel had drifted 
inshore again, and was driven on to the rocks. 
One man died from cold and exposure after getting 
ashore. I gave the Dido's people some clothes, 
stores, and books, and arranged to take one of the 
hunters, a Bonin Islander, on board my vessel. 
On the 27th the wind freshened from the north¬ 
west, when we sailed round to Roko Bay again. 
As we entered we saw a schooner on the beach, 
and soon recognized her as the Eliza. We could 
see a number of people on shore, and two or three 
boats pulling about close in to where she lay. We 
beat in and let go an anchor as near as was prudent, 
and waited for some of them to come on board, 
which they were sure to do if they needed our 
assistance. However, no one came, so we got 
under way and sailed up to the north-east end of the 
bay, where we anchored. The next morning I 
lowered boats and pulled down to a spot where it 
was possible to land, and then walked to the wreck. 
