The water shoals so rapidly in some places that it is necessary to sound on both sides of the ship at once.

Vessels drawing less than ten feet can pass to the Ohotsk sea around the northern end of Sakhalin island, but the channel is even more crooked than the southern one.
We anchored at sunset, and did not move till daybreak.

At the hour of sunset, on this vessel as on the corvette, we had the evening chant of the service of the Eastern church.

While it was in progress a sentinel on duty over the cabin held his musket in his left hand and made the sign of the cross with his right.

Soldier and Christian at the same moment, he observed the outward ceremonial of both.