DEPARTURE FROM KABJAK. 
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south-west, and terminating at the distance of two miles. Its 
inner shore is divided into two sandy curves, which are occupied 
by two brooks of pure sweet water, flowing from the contiguous 
mountains. From its entrance to its bending, it has 55, 60, and 
50 fathoms water, from thence to the interior 45, 40, and 30 
fathoms on a muddy bottom. Close by the shore the depth 
diminishes to seven fathoms, and the bottom has a mixture of 
sand and gravel. The shore of the bay is every where moun¬ 
tainous, and occasionally steep. No wood is visible, except 
near the brooks, and a few alder-shrubs in the nooks of the 
mountains. 1 returned to the ship from this excursion very 
late in the evening. 
On the 6th, we made every preparation for resuming our 
voyage, providing ourselves with every necessary, filling our casks 
with fresh water, and removing our kitchen and astronomical 
observatory from land. By observations during our stay, we 
found the northern latitude of this place to be 57° 12', and the 
longitude, according to the distance of the moon and sun, 
205° 47' from Greenwich. The declination of the needle was 
calculated by the azimuth at 26°. The height of the tide 
was observed to be three or four feet, and its average time 
of commencement at a quarter before twelve. 
The inspector Delarow gave us two interpreters, one of 
which was a Kadjaker, the other an American, from the shores 
of the Cape St. Elias; both spoke good Russian. 
On Delarow’s learning that w 7 e intended to steer for Ke- 
naiskish Bay, he begged to accompany Captain Billings thither, 
for he had there an Artell of Russian hunters, from whom he 
had received intelligence that a Spanish three-masted vessel 
of war was arrived, and lay at anchor off Cape Elizabeth. 
An Artell signifies a company of men among the lower ranks, 
who are united for some common trade or occupation. 
chap! III. 
DEPARTURE FROM KADJAK FOR THE SCHUGATSKTSH 
BAY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF SUCCEEDING EVENTS. 
On the 6th of July, we cleared out of the harbour, and got 
under sail, bearing away for the south-eastern cape of the 
island Sachlidok, beyond which a rock separated from it at the 
distance of a verst rises out of the sea. On the 7th, we stood 
off to the north of Kadjak, aijd found its shores very moun¬ 
tainous and woody ; likewise passed many creeks that penetrated 
into the different islands, and afforded, according to Delarow’s 
assurance, very convenient stations for anchoring. We were 
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