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eleven guns. Specimens of all our curiofities were pre- 
fented to him; and Captain Gore added to them a.gold 
watch, and a fowling-piece. 
The next day he was entertained on board the Difcovery; 
and on the 25th, he took leave of us to return to Bolcheretfk. 
He could not be prevailed on to lengthen his vilit, having 
fome expectations, as he told us, that the Sub-governor Ge¬ 
neral, who was at this time making a tour through all the 
provinces of the Governor General of Jakutzk, might arrive 
in the lloop that was daily expected from Okotzk. Before 
his departure, and without any interference of ours, he re¬ 
inflated the Serjeant in the command of this place, having 
determined to take the Put-parouchick along with him ; at 
the fame time, we underflood that he was highly difpleafed 
with him, on account of the punifhment that had been in¬ 
flicted on the Serjeant, and for which there did not appear 
to be the flighted: grounds. 
Captain ShmalefPs great readinefs to give us every pof- 
iible proof of his defire to oblige us, encouraged us to afk a 
fmall favour, for another of our Kamtfchadale friends. It 
was to requite an old foldier, whofe houfe had been, at all 
times, open to the inferior officers, and who had done 
both them, and all the crew, a thoufand good offices. The 
Captain moft obligingly complied with our requell, and 
dubbed him (vffiich v r as all he wifhed for) a corporal, upon 
the fpot; and ordered him to thank the Englifh officers for 
his great promotion. It may not here be improper to ob- 
ferve, that, in the Ruffian army, the inferior clafs of offi¬ 
cers enjoy a degree of pre-eminence above the private 
men, with which we, in our fervice, are in a great meafure 
unacquainted, It was no fmall afloniffiment to us, to fee 
a ferjeant keep up all the Hate, and exaCl all the refpeCl, 
from 
1779. 
September. 
Thurfday 23, 
Saturday 25. 
