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however to preferve appearances, he difpatched Shekur- 

 din and NevodlikofFto reproach Belay efF for his diforderly 

 condudl ; but fent him at the fame time, by the above- 

 mentioned perfons, more powder and ball. 



The Ruffians continued upon this ifland, where they 

 caught a large quantity of fea otters, until the 14th 

 of September, 1746 ; when, no longer tRinking them- 

 felves fecure, they put to fea with an intention of looking 

 out for fome uninhabited iflands. Being howev'er over- 

 taken by a violent ftorm-, they were driven about until 

 the 30th of October, when their veflel ftruck upon a 

 rocky flrore, and was fliip wrecked, with the lofs of al- 

 moft all the tackle, and the greateft part of the furs. 

 Worn out at length with cold and fatigue, they ventured, 

 the firfl: of November, to penetrate into the interior 

 part of the country, which they found rocky and un- 

 even. Upon their coming to fome huts, they were in- 

 formed, that they were caft away upon the iiland of 

 Karaga, the inhabitants of which were tributary to Ruffia, 

 and of the Koraki tribe. The iflanders behaved to them 

 with great kindnefs, until BelayefF had the imprudence 

 to make propofals to the w^ife of the chief. The woman 

 gave immediate intelligence to her hufband; and the 

 natives were incenfed to luch a degree, that they threat- 

 ened the whole crew with immediate death ; but means 

 were found to pacify them, and they continued to live / 

 with the Ruffians upon the fame good terms as before. 



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