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bably, he was more fenfible of It, for want of a fupply 1779. 
of fnuff; for, every Hep he took, his hand dived mecha- 
nically into his pocket, and drew out his huge empty box. 
We had fcarcely got into the tent, when the weather let 
in exceedingly rough and wet. We congratulated our- 
felves, that we had not flayed out another day, the Hof- 
podin’s box was replenifhed, and we forgot the fatigues 
and ill fuccefs of our expedition over a good fupper. 
I was exceedingly forry, on being told the next day, that Monday 2*. 
our friend the Serjeant had undergone corporal punifh- 
ment, during our abfence, by command of the old Put- 
par ouchick. None of our people had been able to learn 
what was the caufe of his difpleafure; but it was ima¬ 
gined to have arifen from fome little jealoufy fubfifting be¬ 
tween them, on account of the civility which we had fhewn 
to the former. However, having every reafon to believe, 
that the offence, whatever it might be, did not call for fo 
difgraceful a chaflifement, we could not help being both 
forry and much provoked at it, as the terms on which we 
had lived with him, and the interefl we were known to 
take in his affairs, made the affront in fome meafure per- 
fonal to ourfelves. For it has not yet been mentioned, that 
we had confulted with the late worthy Commander, Major 
Behm, who was alfo his friend, by what means we might 
be moft likely to fucceed in doing him fome fervice, for 
the good order he had kept in the ojlrog during our flay, 
and for his readinefs, on all occafions, to oblige us. The 
Major advifed a letter of recommendation to the Governor 
General, which Captain Gierke had accordingly given him, 
and which, backed with his own reprefentations, he had 
no doubt would get the Serjeant advanced a ftep higher in 
his profelfion. 
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