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A VOYAGE TO 
1778. 
September. 
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my people, and a fmall fupply of provifions. Petropau- 
lowfka, or the harbour of St. Peter and St. Paul, in Kamtf- 
chatka, did not appear likely to furnifh either the one or 
the other, for fo large a number of men. I had, befides, 
other reafons for not repairing thither at this time. The 
firft, and on which all the others depended, was the great 
diflike I had to he inactive for fix or feven months ; which 
would have been the neceffary confequence of wintering in 
any of thefe Northern parts. No place was fo conveniently 
within our reach, where we could expert to have our wants 
relieved, as the Sandwich Iilands. To them, therefore, I 
determined to proceed. But before this could be carried 
into execution, a fupply of water was neceffary. With this 
view, I refolved to fearch the American coaft for a harbour, 
by proceeding along it to the Southward, and thus endea¬ 
vour to connect the furvey of this part of it, with that ly¬ 
ing immediately to the North of Cape Newenham. If I 
failed in finding a harbour there, my plan was then to 
proceed to Samganoodha, which was fixed upon as our 
place of rendezvous, in cafe of reparation. 
CHAP, 
