On  the  9th  Mr.  Baturin  finished  the  charts  which  I
had  composed  of  the  northern  navigation.  I  presented
them  to  the  chancellor,  who,  after  expressing  his  appro-

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bation,  laid  them  before  the  council,  and  obtained  the
governor's   consent   to   send   them    to    the   College    of
Admiralty   at    Petersburgh.       On    the    same   day   the
chancellor  presented  the  report  for  intrusting  me  with
an    establishment  to  cultivate   the  land   in    Lopattka,
and,  after  a  short   discussion,  the  governor  passed  an
act  in  council,  by  which  the  assistance  of  Government
was  promised  me  in  forming  my  establishment.     By  this
act  I  found  myself  authorized  to  form  a  colony  of  exiles.
