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tants was not un^lcrftood by an interpreter, wliom they 

 had brought vvitii them from Kamtchatka. For the 

 purpofe therefore of learning this language, they carried 

 back with them one of the Iflanders ; and prefented 

 him to the chancery of Bolcherctfi':, with a falfe account 

 of their proceedings. This iflander was examined as 

 foon as he had acquired a flight knowledge of the Ruf- 

 lian language ; and as it is faid, gave the following re- 

 port. He was called Tcmnac, and Att was the name of 

 tlie ifland of which he was a native. At fome diftance 

 from thence lies a great ifland called Sabya, of which 

 the inhabitants are denominated Rogii : thefe inhabi- 

 tants, as the KuHiaQS underftood or thought they iinder- 

 ftood him, made croiTes, had books and fire-arms, and 

 navigated in baidars or leathern canoes. At no great 

 diltance from the ifland where they wintered, there were 

 two well-inhabited iflands : the firft lying E. S. E. and 

 S. E. by South, the fecond Eafl: and Eaft by South. The 

 above-mentioned Iflander was baptifed under the name 

 of Paul, and fent to Ochotfk. 



As the mifcondudl; of the fliip's crew towards the na- 

 tives was fufpedled, partly from the lofs of feveral men, 

 and partly from the report of thofe Ruflians, who were 

 not concerned in the diforderly condudt of their com- 

 panions, a ftri6t examination took place ; by which the 

 following circumftances relating to the voyage were 

 brought to light. 



According 



