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Excerpt from A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World, Vol. 3 of 6: In Which the Coast of North-West America Has Been Carefully Examined and Accurately Surveyed Undertaken by His Majesty's Command, Principally With a View to Ascertain the Existence of Any Navigable Communication Between the North Pacific
From thefe gentlemen we learned, that the. Ftation we had taken was far within the general anchoring place of the Spaniih ve?els, which they {aid was o? that part of the there where, the light was {hewn and guns fired the preced ing night on the beach, near the entrance into the port. Our fituation was however perfectly commodious and fuitable to all our purpofes, and with permifiion. Of, the fergeant, Idireéted a tent to be1pitched for the'accommodation of the party employed 'in procuring! Wood and water whilft the reft of atherzcfiezw were engaged on boardin repairing the-damages ifufiained in our fails, rigging, &c. During the tempeftuous Weaa ther with which we? Had lately contended.
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