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| | CCS - James Cook's Clock - Part 2 |
 | | His place was taken by Charles Clerke, who was a very sick man. The vessels had come in the hope of replenishing their stocks with fresh products, especially meat and flour. |
 | | Moreover, the Englishmen had a letter of introduction from the navigator Gerasim Izmailov, whom they had encountered with Cook was still alive, at Unalaska in the Aleutian chain. |
 | | Specifically, Izmailov advised the government Department of Bolsheretsk that, in case they would be needed, he had appraised the foreigners from "the London Island" of the precautions to be taken when entering Petropavlovsk harbour:..."I advised them that, upon arrival, they should first send a yawl carrying this letter, the vessel itself should follow later. |
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