They all returned, therefore, to Baker's Bay in no very good humor.

The partners proposed to examine the opposite shore, but the captain was impatient of any further delay.

His eagerness to "get on" had increased upon him.

He thought all these excursions a sheer loss of time, and was resolved to land at once, build a shelter for the reception of that part of his cargo destined for the use of the settlement, and, having cleared his ship of it and of his irksome shipmates, to depart upon the prosecution of his coasting voyage, according to orders.
On the following day, therefore, without troubling himself to consult the partners, he landed in Baker's Bay, and proceeded to erect a shed for the reception of the rigging, equipments, and stores of the schooner that was to be built for the use of the settlement.
This dogged determination on the part of the sturdy captain gave high offense to Mr.M'Dougal, who now considered himself at the head of the concern, as Mr.Astor's representative and proxy.

He set off the same day, (April 5th) accompanied by David Stuart, for the southern shore, intending to be back by the seventh.