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and that I had made choice of this port, or St. Diego, for the purpofe ^ 1793-
o f refitting our veffels,., unloading the ftore-fhip, and making fuch i _ 1
agronomical obfervations as were'become neceflary for profecuting our
refearches with corre&.nefs. The manner in .which thefe fervices would
require to be performed on fhore I particularly pointed out, and hoped
that the officers and people would be. permitted the fame recreation on
foot and on horfeback, with which they had been indulged on our former...
vifit, under fuch limitations and reftriftions. as he might think proper to
prefcribe.
On monday I received from Sen'- Arrillaga a reply to my letter, in Monday 4.
which he was pleafed to compliment me upon my ingenuity; and
thanked me for having given him the perufal of the viceroy’s letters. In
vindication of himfelf he faid, that there was no royal order for the reception
of our veffels, like that produced by M. de la Peroufe. That he
did not comprehend that his .excellency expeftednhat we fhould repair
a fecond time to the ports under his jurifdi&ion; and that even Senr-
Quadra befor„e his departure had given the commander of the garrifon
tO'Underftand, by a letter o f which Senr-Arrillaga fent me a copy, that
the attentions we had received on the former occafion were for that time
only; and were not to be confidered as neceffary to be fhewn us in future.
Notwithftanding however all thefe objeftions, being defirous of
contributing to the public undertaking in which we were engaged, he re-
quefted I would inform him of the precife number of days in which the
ftore fhip' could be unloaded ; he offered to give me the key of the ware-
houfe at the landing place, for the reception of her cargo, near which
we might ereft tlfe obfervatory; and allowed the gentlemen and officers
to recreate themfelves within fight of the Spanilh officer, who fhould be
ftationed for the proteftion o f the cargo and. obfervatory ; which latter
was only to be erefted in the day time, as he could not permit any
o f our people to be on Ihore between fun-fet and fun-rife ; and laftly, he
had no obje&ioh to our recruiting'our wood and water, provided all thofe
employed on that fervice fhould retire on board at night, and that I
would engage that the greateft difpatch fhould take, place in thefe and
all our other tranfaftions.
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