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crew. Others were hopelessly ill, and hence, as I
feared that the work assigned to this expedition would
not be accomplished, I was obliged to man the vessel
anew from Yakutsk. The sick were taken to Yakutsk
to be nursed. I did all that was possible for them,
and by the help of God they were saved. For these
same two ships I sent, in 1736, from the provisions
of my command, two lighters with provisions, and
during the present year, 1737, I have likewise sent a
boat to the mouth of the Lena, as the provisions sent
in 1735 were nearly exhausted. But from the voivode
in Yakutsk we received no support whatever. From
this it is evident that my stay in Yakutsk was
necessarily prolonged. Nor was it possible for me to go to
Okhotsk with my men until I had sent some
provisions ahead. Otherwise I should have taken the risk
of starving them to death, putting an end to all
hopes of accomplishing anything, and thus incurring
a heavy responsibility. Some of my men remained
in Yakutsk in charge of the affairs of the expedition
there, and to forward provisions. Others remained at
the Maya harbor, Yudomskaya Krest, and at the Urak
landing, to guard the magazines and attend to the
transportation of necessaries to Okhotsk, for it is not
yet possible to feed so many at Okhotsk. The fact
that the voivode in Yakutsk made such long delay
in appointing commissioners to receive and send me
supplies, prevented me from keeping my men together
and availing myself of their assistance. As early as
June 2, 1735, I demanded the appointment of three
commissioners and such assistants as I thought
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