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Rh representation of the medal that was struck to commemorate the departure of these vessels, is here given. They arrived off the northwest coast of America, after being separated off the Horn in a hurricane, on April 1, 1788, latitude 57° 57' S.; longitude 92° 40' W. Both crews were nearly exhausted from severe cold and exposure. After trading along the coast, the Columbia proceeded under command of Gray to Canton; thence to Boston; where she arrived August 10, 1790, amid



great rejoicings,—the first American vessel to circumnavigate the globe. The Washington, under command of Captain Kendrick, crossed the Pacific several times, visiting China and the Hawaiian Islands, where Kendrick was accidentally killed in 1793. After many adventures the Washington was wrecked and lost during the same year in the Straits of Malacca. A portrait of these two vessels is here given; copied from a sketch by Robert Haswell, third officer of the Columbia. During the latter part of her career the Washington was rigged as a brigantine; and on a subsequent voyage