THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
pall, during which, it is hardly neceffary to remark, that 
our converfation was confined to a few bows, and other 
figns of mutual refpedt, we endeavoured to open to our 
hoft the caufe and objects of our vifit to this port. As If- 
myloff had probably written to them on the fame fubjedt, 
in the letters we had before delivered, he appeared very 
readily to conceive our meaning; but as there was unfor¬ 
tunately no one in the place that could talk any other lan¬ 
guage except Ruffian or Kamtfchadale, we found the ut- 
moft difficulty in comprehending the information he meant 
to convey to us. After fome time fpent in thefe endea¬ 
vours to underftand one another, we conceived the fum of 
the intelligence we had procured to be, that though no 
fupply, either of provifions or naval ftores, was to be had 
at this place, yet that thefe articles were in great plenty at 
Rolcheretfk. That the Commander would, moft probably, 
be very willing to give us what we wanted; but that, till 
the Serjeant had received orders from him, neither he nor 
his people, nor the natives, could even venture to go on 
board the fliip. 
It was now time for us to take our leave; and, as my 
clothes were ftill too wet to put on, I was obliged to have 
recourfe again to the Serjeant’s benevolence, for his leave to 
carry thofe I had borrowed of him on board. This requeft 
was complied with very cheerfully, and a fledge, drawn by 
five dogs, with a driver, was immediately provided for each 
of our party. The bailors were' highly delighted with this 
mode of conveyance; and what diverted them ftill more 
Avas, that the two boat-hooks had alfo a fledge appropriated 
to themfelves. Thefe fledges are fo light, and their con- 
ftrudtion fo well adapted to the purpofes for which they 
are intended, that they went with great expedition, and 
perfedt 
