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A VOYAGE TO 
1779. had a prefent from his daughter, of a handfome fable 
^M ay^ mu ff 0 
We afterward dined with the Commander, who, in or¬ 
der to let us fee as much of the manners of the inhabitants, 
and of the cuftoms of the country, as our time would per¬ 
mit, invited the whole of the better fort of people in the 
village to his houfe this evening. All the women appear¬ 
ed very fplendidly dreffed, after the Kamtfchadale fafhion. 
The wives of Captain Shmaleff, and the other officers of 
the garrifon, were prettily dreffed, half in the Siberian, 
and half in the European mode; and Madame Behm, in 
order to make the ftronger contrail, had unpacked part of 
her baggage, and put on a rich European drefs. I was 
much llruck with the richnefs and variety of the lilks 
which the women wore, and the Angularity of their ha¬ 
bits. The whole was like fome enchanted fcene in the 
midll of the wildell and molt dreary country in the world. 
Our entertainment again conlilted of dancing and ling- 
ing. 
The next morning being fixed for our departure, we re¬ 
tired early to our lodgings, where the firlt things we faw 
were three travelling dreffes, made after the falhion of the 
country, which the Major had provided for us, who came 
himfelf to our houfe foon after, to fee all our things packed 
up, and properly taken care of. Indeed, what with his 
liberal prefents, and the kindnefs of Captain Shmaleff, and 
many other individuals, who all begged to throw in their 
mite, together with the ample flock of provifions he had 
lent us for our journey, we had amaffed no inconfiderable 
load of baggage. 
Sunday x6. Early in the morning, every thing being ready for our 
departure, we were, invited to call on Madame Behm, in 
our 
