3^ ACCOUNTOFTHE 



The 30th of May, 1747, a party of Olotorians made a. 

 defcent upon the ifland in three baidars, and attacked 

 the natives ; but, after forae lofs on both fides, they went 

 away. They returned foon after with a larger force, and 

 were again forced to retire. But as they threatened to 

 come again in a fliort time, and to deftroy all the inhabi- 

 tants who paid tribute, the latter advifed the Ruffians ta 

 retire from the ifland, and affifted them in building two 

 baidars. With thefe they put to fea the 27th of June, 

 and landed the 21 ft of July at Kamtchatka, with the, 

 reft of their cargo, confifting of 320 fea-otters, of which, 

 they paid the tenth into the cuftoms. During this expe- 

 dition twelve men were loft. 



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