the property plundered in the several captures made by them, if any of it remained.

Captain Hudson, on the 8th, gave Mr. Knox orders to survey and land on Korsakoff, and thence proceed to Oahu, with all despatch; upon which the Peacock and tender parted company, for the purpose of avoiding detention by sailing together. The Peacock lost the trades in latitude 24° N. On the 18th, Captain Hudson was obliged to issue an order to put a stop to the exercise of the guns, on account of the decayed state of their carriages. On the 19th, they passed near the position of the doubtful island of Patrocinio, but without seeing any land. On the 20th, they fell in with great quantities of Janthina: this was in latitude 26° N., longitude 168° E. On the 21st, in latitude 28° 54′ N., longitude 177° E., the Anatifa were met with: they continued in vast quantities as far as latitude 35° N., and were seen as far east as longitude 164° W. Some of the patches were miles in extent, trending in a southeast-by-east and northwest-by-west direction. On the map showing the currents and whaling-grounds, I have marked the spaces occupied in the North Pacific, over which the soft molluscs have been found. By our observations it is equal in area to four hundred thousand square miles. The currents experienced on this cruise will be found exhibited on the Track Map, in the small atlas, as well as the winds.

On the 5th June, they fell in with the whale-ship Magnolia, which supplied them with about two hundred gallons of water, and a few potatoes. On the 13th, in latitude 24° N., they again found the trades.

On the 14th, they made the island of Oahu, but falling under the lee of the island, Captain Hudson despatched Lieutenant Perry and Mr. Speiden, the purser, to order the necessary supplies for the ship at Honolulu, to avoid any unnecessary detention there; they did not, however, reach their destination until late in the evening of the same day, where they found the Flying-Fish had arrived the day previous. Our consul, Mr. Brinsmade, hearing that the Peacock was in the offing, with his usual kindness and attention, filled a boat with provisions, and went off to her; these proved a very acceptable treat after the short allowance they had been on for the previous sixty days.

On the morning of the 16th, the Peacock anchored in the port of Honolulu. Captain Hudson now made every exertion to take in provisions, and overhaul the ship; the crew were allowed liberty of twenty-four hours, by dividing them into three parts, and one-third permitted to go ashore at a time, while the rest attended to the duty.

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The two men, Wood and Kirby, were given over to the consul of Her Britannic Majesty.

By the 21st, they had embarked the provisions and finished the necessary repairs, when they sailed for the Columbia river.

In the latitude of 40° N., they met with the Anatifa and Velella, the ocean being literally covered with them: these continued to latitude. 43° N., and between the longitude of 154° and 157° W. The temperature of the air was 51°, that of the water 53°. The weather had now become cold, damp, and cloudy. Until they reached the latitude of 45° N., they had the wind constantly from the eastern quarter; but after passing that parallel, it veered to the west-southwest, and so continued for several days, when it hauled to the southeast, and remained between that point and south, until they reached soundings off the bar of the Columbia river, on the 17th July, the day prior to the wreck, of which I have already spoken.

I cannot close this account of the cruise of the Peacock and Flying Fish, without saying a few words in relation to the activity which this cruise evinces in Captain Hudson, his officers, and crew; this will be shown in a strong light, by stating the simple fact, that during this voyage the Peacock had sailed upwards of nineteen thousand miles; was two hundred and sixty days at sea, and only twenty-two in port, and that during the whole time, although they were exposed to great vicissitudes of climate, and had been long on short allowance, they returned to port without a single sick man on board.

KINGSMILL IDOL

CHAPTER IV.

CONTENTS.

PREPARATIONS FOR THE SURVEY OF THE COLUMBIA-DIFFICULTIES AND DANGERSBAKER'S BAY-LIEUTENANT DE HAVEN SENT TO MEET MR. ELD-RAMSEY AND GEORGE, THE PILOTS-RETURN TO ASTORIA-PURCHASE OF A BRIG-MESSRS. HALE AND DANA GO WITH DR. M'LAUGHLIN-TRADE WITH THE INDIANS-SUPERSTITIONS OF THE INDIANS - SURVEY RESUMED-TONGUE POINT-THE VESSELS GROUNDWAIKAIKUM - PREVALENCE OF FEVER AND AGUE-PILLAR ROCK-BOAT CAPSIZED -KATALAMET POINT-LIEUTENANT EMMONS ORDERED TO SAN FRANCISCO-FIRE ON MOUNT COFFIN-PORPOISE GROUNDS AGAIN-WARRIOR'S POINT-VANCOUVER — SIR GEORGE SIMPSON-DIVIDENDS OF THE HUDSON BAY COMPANY-FORMAL DINNER -CHANGED APPEARANCE OF VANCOUVER OBSERVATIONS AT VANCOUVER -ARRI

VAL OF MR. ELD'S PARTY-HIS EXPEDITION-HIS DEPARTURE FROM NISQUALLYSQUAW CHIEF - PORTAGE TO THE SACHAL-LAKES - EMBARKATION AND DESCENT OF THE SACHAL - COUNTRY ON THE CHICKEELES CARVED PLANKS - MR. ELD ENTERS GRAY'S HARBOUR-THE INDIANS REFUSE HIM AID-DIFFICULTIES ATTENDING THE SURVEY-MR. ELD'S PARTY IS RELIEVED BY LIEUTENANT DE HAVENSURVEY OF THE RIVER COMPLETED-CHARACTER OF GRAY'S HARBOUR-INDIANS OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD-DEPARTURE FROM GRAY'S HARBOUR-PASSAGE ALONG THE COAST-ARRIVAL OF MR. ELD AT ASTORIA-ORGANIZATION OF THE EXPEDI. TION TO CALIFORNIA-DEPARTURE FROM VANCOUVER-POSTS OF THE HUDSON BAY COMPANY-trade of THE HUDSON BAY COMPANY-CLIMATE OF OREGON-WINDSFEVER AND AGUE-INDIAN POPULATION - PROGRESS DOWN THE RIVER-LETTERS FROM THE UNITED STATES- DEEP WATER-SURVEY OF THE COWLITZ - PUGET ISLAND-PILLAR ROCK-CHANNEL AT TONGUE POINT-RETURN TO ASTORIA-PORPOISE ANCHORS AT ASTORIA-PRIMEVAL FOREST-PREPARATIONS FOR PASSING THE BAR-DISPOSITION MADE OF THE PEACOCK'S LAUNCH-BAR PASSED-SURVEYS COMPLETED-ORNAMENTS, NORTHWEST COAST-WE SAIL FOR SAN FRANCISCO-LETTER OF THANKS TO DR. M'LAUGHLIN — VOYAGE TO SAN FRANCISCO-ARRIVAL THERELAUNCH DESPATCHED TO MEET LIEUTENANT EMMONS.