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442 »793- The futiation pointed out bv him, where we might be allowed x.<?!- November. ,r,ri t in -i iiii « — ^ — • lodge fuch of the provinons and Itores as required to be landed, was not only inconvenient on account of the furf which generally ran very higli in its vicinity; but the place piopofed for their reception, was in the midft of the common flaughtcring of all their cattle, the neighbourhood of which, to a confiderable diflance in all directions, was rendered ex- tremely offenfive and unwholfome, bv the offal having never been cleared away, but left from time to time in a continual Rate of putrcfatUon. In addition to which, the flores thus depofited were to be left every night under the care of the governor's troops, without any check on the fide- lity of thofe people, which I had fome reafon to believe would be very neceffary. In the center of this intolerable nuifance we had alfo leave to ereft the obfervatory, and to attend to our aftronomical purfuits, but in the day time only ; and in Ik vicinity, and within figlit of it and the Pre- fidio, we might be allowed to recreate ourfelves on fiiore.

On due confideration of all thefe ci-f umllances, I declined any further correfpondence with, or accepting the incommodious affdlance proil'ered by, Sen' Arrillagri, and determined, after fmifhing our invefligation of thefe (hores, to retire to ihe Sandwich iflands, where I had little doubt that the uneducated inliabitants of Owhvhee, or its neighbou/ inr illes, would cheerfullv afford us that accommodation which had been unkindly denied us at St, Francifco and Monterrey. The obferxations made on fhore by Mr. Whidbey, with the artificial horizon for afccrtaining the longitude by the chronometers, alio ving the prefumed rate and error as fettled off Scot's iflands, and in Nootka found, {hewed by fix fets of obfervations made on two different days at St. Francili:o, that Kendalls chronometer was ii' lo"; Arnold';; No. i.|, 1 6' 48": and No. 176, 6' 18"; to the weflward of the truth, and by four lets of obfervations matle on two different days at this place, Kendall's chrononicer v ,; ■ found to be 4' 34", and Arnold's No. 14, 14' 13" to the wellwar .1; and No. 176, 1,3' 47" to the eaflward of the truth. Hence it appeared that Arnolds No. 14, was going with greater regularity than any of the others. As