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On the return of the party with the deserter, the vessels weighed, and came out of the bay. Awatska Bay has within its mouth a noble basin of twenty-five miles in circuit, with the capacious harbours of Tareinska to the west, Rakoweena to the east, and the small one of St. Peter and St. Paul to the north. The last mentioned is a most convenient little harbour.
It is possible it might have been passed in the night, as the islanders described it to be small, sandy, and almost even with the surface of the sea. The harbour of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in Awatska Bay, was appointed for the next rendezvous of the two vessels, in case of separation.
They were of course picked up by the officers, and being put into casks, were, in due season, restored to their owners. On the 25th, when off the entrance of Awatska Bay, the Resolution lost sight of the Discovery, and on the 28th entered the Bay. The officers of the Resolution examined every corner of it, with their glasses, in search of the town of St. Peter and St.
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