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Dchotyn's people was, two hundred and forty ells of cloth
and twenty-five facks of flour.
In the evening I fent on board twenty-two facks of
bifcuit and two cafks of fait fifh. In the night I vifited
Mr. Ochotyn, in company with Mr. Panow; we found
fix cabins well built, and defended by a pallifade, flanked
with four fmall cannon. He was feated near a fire, with
thirty-five arTociates. Tea was firft ferved up, and after-
wards we employed the whole night in converfation, and
in drawing up letters, which he gave me, with a view to
determine forne European power to affift his projec\s.
At day break I took my leave, and returned on board at
eight o'clock. At ten, I affembled the whole company,
and propofed quitting the ifland to continue our voyage
i:o China, from which place we might moft conveniently
return to Europe. Upon this propofal, the company re-,
quefted time to, confider, and their refolution was post-
poned till the following day.
According to the report, the whole company in 2oo4
health.
Tuefday May 24th, in the bay of St. Maurice, at the ifle
of Beering, foggy weather, wind difpofed to fqualls from
the fouthward. At two in the afternoon my adjutant pre-*
fented thre§ deputies from the company, who informed
me, that the refolution of the fociety was taken, and that
they were determined to feek a pafTage to the northward
of Kamchatka, as the feafon, being fummer, aflured our
fuccefs, and even fuppofing we mould find infurmoun-
table obftacles, we fliould t>e always able to reach the
continent of America. To this reprefentation, as I had
underwood from my intimate friends that the company
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