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1779. vollies. He was interred under a tree, which hands on 
rifing ground, in the valley to the North fide of the har¬ 
bour, where the hofpital and ftore-houfes are fituated; Cap¬ 
tain Gore having judged this fituation moil agreeable to the 
laft willies of the deceafed, for the reafons above-mention¬ 
ed ; and the Prieft of Paratounca having pointed out a fpot 
for his grave, which, he faid, would be, as near as he could 
guefs, in the centre of the new church. This reverend 
Paftor walked in the proceffion, along with the gentleman 
who read the fervice ; and all the Ruffians in the garrifon 
were affembled, and attended with great refpe£t and fo- 
lemnity. 
Monday 30. On the 30th, the different parties returned to their refpec- 
tive employments, as mentioned in the courfe of the pre- 
Tkurfdayz. ceding week ; and on the 2d of September, the carpenters 
having fhifted the rotten and damaged planks, and re¬ 
paired and caulked the fheathing of the larboard bow, pro¬ 
ceeded to rip off the fheathing that had been injured by the 
ice, from the ftarboard lide. Here, again, they difcovered 
four feet of a plank, in the third ftrake under the wale, fo 
lhaken, as to make it necelfary to be replaced. This was 
Friday 3. accordingly done, and the fheathing repaired oil the 3d. 
In the afternoon of the fame day, we got on board fome bal- 
laft, unhung the rudder, and fent it on ffiore, the lead of 
the pintles being found entirely worn away, and a great 
part of the fheathing rubbed off. As the carpenters of the 
Refolution were not yet wanted, we got this fet to rights 
Saturday 4. the next day, but finding the rudder out of all proportion 
heavy, even heavier than that of the Refolution, we let it 
remain on ffiore, in order to dry and lighten. 
The fame day, an enfign arrived from Bolcheretfk with 
a letter from the Commander to Captain Gore, which we 
put 
