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They had not long failed, before they were driven back 

 to the fhore of Kamtchatka by ftrefs of weather, and the 

 velfel ftranded ; by which accident they loft the rudder 

 and one of the crew. This misfortune prevented them 

 from putting to fea again until the following year, with 

 thirty-nine of the original crew, feveral perfons being 

 left behind on. account of ficknefs. They made diredlly 

 to Beering's Illand, where they took up two of Krafilni- 

 koft's crew*-, who had been lliipwrecked. They again 

 fet fail in Auguft of the fame year, and touched at the 

 neareft Aleutian Ifles, after fuffering greatly from ftorms. 

 They then continued their courfe to the remoter iflands 

 lying between Eaft and South Eaft ; and having pafTed 

 by the firft, they anchored before the fecond. A boat 

 being immediately fent out towards the fliore, the crew 

 was attacked by a numerous body of iflanders in fo fud- 

 den a manner, that they had fcarcely time to fecure them- 

 felves by returning to the veffel. They had no fooner 

 got aboard, than a violent gale of wind blowing from the 

 Ihore broke the cable, and drove them out to fea. The 

 weather became fuddenly thick and foggy ; and under 

 Shipwrecked thcfc circumftanccs the velTel was forced upon a fmall 



upon one ct 



'1;'= ''f^ iiland at no eieat diftance from the other, and fliip- 

 wrecked. The crew got to fliore with difficulty, and 

 were able to fave nothing but the fire-arms and ammu- 

 nition. 



» See chap. IV. 



They 



