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of their undertaking; to provide them 
with convoys ; and to endeavour to pro- 
cure all poflible information relative to 
the iflands and coafts they intended to 
vifit, to the north and north-eaft, beyond 
Kamtjchaika. In the year 1764, they ac- 
cordingly failed, from the harbour of 
Ochotjkoi, with fome two-mailed galliots, 
and fingle-niafted vefTels of Siberia, called 
Dofchtfehenik, a kind of covered barges, 
under a convoy from the aforefaid Ad- 
miralty-Office, commanded by the Lieu- 
tenant, Mr. Syndo. They pafTed the 
fea of OehotJJcci; went round the for.thern 
cape of Kamtfchatka, into the Pacific 
Ocean ; fleered along; the eaftern coafr, 
keeping northward; and at lad came to 
an anchor in the harbour of Peter P<ju/, 
and wintered in the Q/iro?, or paliifaded 
Village, belonging to it. The next vear 
they pnrfued their voyage farther north- 
ward 
