Sep'S«. terward he had a fma11 penfion g ran ted ; and that fine«
v —«-— 1 Major Behm came to the command, his Situation had been
infinitely mended. T h e notice that ■worthy man had taken
o f him, and his h a vin g often invited him to become his
gueft, had been the occafion o f others fo llow in g his example
; befides which, he had been the means o f getting
his penfion increafed to one hundred roubles a y e a r ; w hich
is the common pay o f an Enfign in all parts o f the Em-
prefs’s dominions, except in this province, where the pay o f
all the officers is double. Major Behm told-us, -that he had
obtained permiflion to take him to Okotzk, w hich was to be
the place o f his refidence in fu tu r e ; but that he lhould
leave him behind for the prefent, on an idea, that he
might, on our return to the bay, be u fe fu l to us a s an
interpreter.
H a vin g given orders-to the Firft Lieutenants o f both fhips,
to let the r ig g in g have fuch a repair as the fupply o f ftores,
we had lately received, would permit, w e fet out on o u r
hunting party, under the direction o f the corporal o f the
Kamtfchadales, intending, before we began to look for our
game, to proceed ilra igh tto the head o f Behm’s Harbour. It
is an inlet on the Weft fide o f the bay (which we had named
after that officer, from its being a favourite place o f his,
and having been Purveyed by himfelf), and is. called by the
natives Tareinfka.
In our way-toward this harbour, we met the Toion o f Saint
Peter and Saint Paul, in a canoe, with his wife and two
children, and another Kamtfchadale. He had killed two
deals upon a round ifland, that lies in the entrance o f the
■harbour, with which, and a great quantity o f berries that
he had gathered, he was returning home. As the wind had
veered to the South Weft, we now changed our route, by
.his
his ad vice ; and, inftead o f go in g up the harbour, direeled ' 779-
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our courie to the Northward, toward a pool o f water that —. >
lies near the mouth o f the river Paratounca, and which was
a known haunt o f the bears. We had fcarce landed, when
unfortunately the wind changed to the Eaftward, and a fe-
cond time deftroyed all hopes o f coming up with our g am e ;
for the Kamtfchadales allured us, that it was in vain to ex-
pett to meet with bears, whilft w e were to the windward ;
ow in g to their being poflefled o f an uncommon acutenefs
in fcenting their purifiers, which enabled them, under fuch
circumftances, to avoid the danger, whilft it is yet at a very
great diftance. We returned therefore to the boat, and
pafled the night on the beach, ha vin g brought a tent with
us fo r that purpofe ; and the next, day, b y the advice o f our Saturday is.
guides, crofted the bay, and went to the head o f Rakoweena
Harbour.
Having here feeured the boats, w e proceeded with all our
lu g g a g e on foot, and, after a w a lk o f five or fix miles, came
to the fea-fide, a league to the Northward o f the Light-
houfe Head. From hence, as far as we could fee toward
Cheepoonfkoi Nofs, there is a continued narrow border o f
low level ground adjoining to the fea, which is covered
w ith heath, and produces great abundance o f berries, particularly
thofe called partridge and crow berries. We were
told, w e fhould not fail to meet with a number o f bears.,
feeding upon thefe berries; but that the weather being
fhowery, was unfavourable for us.
Accordingly, we direited our courfe along this p la in ; and
though we faw feveral bears at a diftance, we could never,
with all our management, contrive to get within fhot o f
them. Our diverfion was therefore changed to fpearing o f
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