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the additional quantity of fuel that would be confumed in 
heating thick coppers. 
In the morning of the 10th, the boats from both fhips 
were fent to tow into the harbour a Ruffian galliot from 
Okotzk. She had been thirty-five days on her paffage, and 
had been feen from the light-houfe a fortnight ago, beating 
up toward the mouth of the bay. At that time, the crew 
had fent their only boat on fhore for water, of which they 
now began to be in great want; and the wind frefhening, 
the boat was loft on its return ; and the galliot, being driven 
out to fea again, had buffered exceedingly. 
There were fifty foldiers in her, with their wives and 
children; and feveral other paffengers, belides the crew, 
which confifted of twenty-five; fo that they had upward 
of an hundred fouls on board. A great number for a 
veffel of eighty tons; and that was alfo heavy laden with 
ftores and provifions. Both this galliot, and the fioop we 
faw here in May, are built like the Dutch doggers. Soon 
after fhe had come to anchor, we received a vifit from a 
Put-par ouchick , or Sub-lieutenant, who was a paffenger in 
the galliot, and fent to take the command of this place. 
Part of the foldiers, we underftood, were alfo defigned to 
reinforce the garrifon; and two pieces of fmall cannon 
were landed, as an additional defence to the town. It 
ffiould feem, from thefe circumftances, that our vifit here 
had drawn the attention of the Ruffian Commanders in 
Siberia, to the defencelefs fituation of the place ; and I 
was told by the honeft Serjeant, with many fignificant 
ffirugs, that, as we had found our way into it, other na¬ 
tions might do the fame, fome of whom might not be al¬ 
together fo welcome. 
Next morning the Refolution hauled off from the fhore, 
P p 2 having 
1779. 
September, 
Friday 10. 
Saturday 11. 
