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 our prisoner, the Fiji chief Vendovi, entertained for these Indians. He would hardly deign to look at them. While here we were plentifully supplied with venison, ducks, geese, pork, salmon, cod, flounders, herring,  clams, quahaugs, mussels, long oysters, and small crabs.

Our general orders at this time were as follows:

At daylight on the morning of the 6th we got under way and proceeded to Puget Sound. After having finished our work here, we commenced beating up the bay for Nisqually Bay. We arrived on the 11th, at eight, dropping anchor close in shore in seven fathoms of water. The Flying Fish and Porpoise were also here, safely moored, and with the boats hoisted out. We were now on our native soil, and, though more than three thousand  miles away from the place of our birth, could not resist  the sensations kindled by the remembrance of "home,  sweet, sweet home."

On May 15th surveying parties were sent out from the