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Tuefday 1. 
Friday 4. 
Sunday 6. 
On the ift of June we got on board two hundred and fifty 
poods, or nine thoufand pound weight of rye-flour, with 
which we w r ere fupplied from the ftores of St. Peter and 
St. Paul’s; and the Difcovery had a proportional quantity* 
The men were immediately put on full allowance of bread, 
which they had not been indulged in flnce our leaving the 
Gape of Good Hope. The fame day, our watering was 
completed, having got on board flxty-five tons. 
On the 4th, we had frefli breezes, and hard rain, which 
difappointed us in our deflgn of drefling the fliips, and 
obliged us to content ourfelves with firing twenty-one 
guns in honour of the day, and celebrating it in other 
relpects in the belt manner we were able. Port, who was 
left with us on account of his Ikill in languages, behaved 
himfelf with fo much modefty and difcretion, that, as foon 
as his matter was gone, he was no longer Jean Port, but 
Monfieur Port, the interpreter; and partook, as w'ell as the 
Serjeant (in his capacity of commander of the place), of 
the entertainment of the day. Our worthy friend, the 
prieft of Paratounca, having got intelligence of its be¬ 
ing our king’s birth-day, gave alfo a fumptuous feaft; 
at which fome of our gentlemen were prefent, who feem- 
ed highly delighted with their entertainment, which con- 
lifted of abundance of good eating and drinking, together 
with dancing. 1 
On the 6th, tnventy head of cattle were fent us, by the 
Commander’s orders, from the Verchnei ojirog , which is 
lituated on the river Kamtfchatka, at the diftance of near a 
hundred miles from this place, in a direct line. They were 
of a moderate lize ; and, notwithftanding the Kamtfchadales 
had been feventeen days in driving them down to the har¬ 
bour, arrived in good condition* The four following days 
were 
