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1779. that he was laft feen with a Kamtfchadale woman, to whom 
L °. cr '_, his meffinates knew he had been much attached, and who 
had often been obferved perfuading him to flay behind. 
Though'this man had been long ufelefs to us, from a 
fwelling in his knee, which rendered him lame, yet this 
made me the more unwilling he fhould be left behind, to 
become a miferable burthen, both to the Ruffians and him- 
felf. I therefore got the Serjeant to fend parties of foldiers, 
in different directions, in fearch of him, whilft fome of our 
bailors went to a well-known haunt of his in the neighbour¬ 
hood, where they found him with his woman. On the re¬ 
turn of this party, with our deferter, we weighed, and fol¬ 
lowed the Refolution out of the bay. 
Having at length taken our leave of St. Peter and St. Paul, 
I fhali conclude this chapter with a particular defcription of 
Awatfka bay, and the coaft adjoining; not only becaufe (its 
three inlets included) it conflitutes perhaps the molt exten- 
live, and fafeft, harbour that has yet been difcovered; but 
becaufe it is the only port in this part of the world, capable 
of admitting ffiips of any confiderable burthen. The term 
Bay, indeed, is perhaps not applicable, properly fpeaking, 
to a place fo well fheltered as Awatfka; but then it muff be 
obferved, that from the loofe, undiftinguifhing manner, in 
which navigators have denominated certain fituations of fea 
and land, with refpedl to each other, bays, roads, founds, 
harbours, &c. we have no defined and determinate ideas 
affixed to thefe words, fufficient to warrant us in chang¬ 
ing a popular name, for one that may appear more 
proper. 
The entrance into this bay, is in 52 0 5T North latitude, 
and 158° 48' Eafi: longitude, and lies in the bight of another 
exterior bay, formed by Gheepoonfkoi Nofs, to the North, 
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