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A VOYAGE TO 
1779. for deL’Ille, and feveral Ruffian gentlemen, who died here, 
Auguit.^ bad been buried in the ground near the barracks at the 
oftrog of St. Peter and St. Paul’s; and that this place would 
be preferable to Paratounca, as the church was to be re¬ 
moved thither the next year. It was therefore determined, 
that we ffiould wait for the arrival of the Prieft of Para¬ 
tounca, whom the Serjeant advifed us to fend for, as the 
only perfon that could fatisfy our inquiries on this fubjedt. 
The Serjeant having, at the fame time, fignified his inten¬ 
tions of fending off an exprefs to the Commander at Bol- 
cheretfk, to acquaint him with our arrival, Captain Gore 
availed himfelf of that occafion of writing him a letter, in 
which he requelfed that hxteen head of black cattle might 
be fent with all poffible expedition. And becaufe the Com¬ 
mander did not underhand any language except his own, 
the nature of our requelt was made known to the Serjeant, 
who readily undertook to fend, along with our letter, an 
explanation of its contents. 
We could not help remarking, that, although the country 
was much improved in its appearance lince we were laft 
here, the Ruffians looked, if poffible, worfe now than they 
did then. It is to be owned, they obferved, that this was 
alfo the cafe with us ; and, as neither party feemed to like 
to be told of their bad looks, we found mutual confolation 
in throwing the blame upon the country, whofe green and 
lively complexion, we agreed, call a deadnefs and fallow- 
nefs upon our own. 
The eruption of the volcano , which was fo violent when 
we failed out of the bay, we found had done no damage 
here, notwithflanding ftones had fallen at the oflrogy of the 
fize of a goofe’s egg. This was all the news we had to in¬ 
quire after, and all they had to tell; excepting that of the 
arrival 
