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Half an hour after we boarded the Morje she was under way, and we saw the officers and men of the corvette waving us farewell. The Morje drew eight feet of water, and was admirably adapted to the sea coast service.
Duties are more onerous and privations are greater, but these drawbacks are of little consequence to an enterprising and ambitious soldier. The Morje had no accommodations for passengers, and the addition to her complement was something serious. Captain Lund, the doctor, Mr. Anassoff, and myself were guests of her captain. The cabin was given to us to arrange as best we could.
The selection of the spot where Nicolayevsk stands was owing to the advantages of the sand spit as a protection to river boats. After dining on the Morje we went on shore, and landed at a flight of wooden steps in the side of a pier. The piers of Nicolayevsk are constructed with 'cribs' about twenty feet apart and strong timbers connecting them.
The Variag could go no further owing to her draft of water, but fortunately the Morje, a gunboat of the Siberian fleet, was to sail for Nicolayevsk at noon, and we were happily disappointed in our expectations of waiting several days at De Castries. About eleven o'clock I left the Variag and accompanied Captain Lund, the doctor, and Mr. Anassoff into the boat dancing at the side ladder.
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