^4 ACCOUNTOFTME 



pifflikl'reif. This vcflel, fitted out at the expence of Betflievin, a 



merchant of Irkutik, was called Gabriel; and put to fea 

 from the mouth of the Bolfliaia Reka July 31(1, 1760. 

 She was maiuicd with forty Ruflians arid twenty Kamt- 

 cliadals, and carried on board Gabriel Puflikareff, of the 

 garrifon of Ochotflc, Andrew Shdanoff, Jacob Shary2:)off, 

 Prokopei LoballikofF, together with Nikiphor GolodofF, 

 and Aphanaffji Oflcoloff, Betflievin's agents. 



Having failed through the fecond ftrait of the Kuril 

 Illes, they reached the Aleutian Ifles on the 24th of Au- 

 gurt. They Hood out from thence in order to make 

 new difcoveries among thofe more remote illands, which 

 lie in one continued chain to the extent of 15 degrees 

 of longitude. 



v.eaciies At- September 2 '. thev reached Atchu, or Burnt Ifland, and 



cliu, one of ihe i ^ v ^ ? 



I'ox Illands. found the above-mentioned flrip the St. Vladimir, lying 

 twenty verfts from that ifland, before Amlach, in danger 

 of being attacked by the iflanders. They immediately 

 joined crews in order to enable the enfeebled company 

 of the St. Vladimir to continue hunting; and as it is ufual 

 in fuch cafes, entered into a contraft for the diviHon of 

 the profit. During that winter the two crews killed 

 partly upon Siguyam, about 800 fea otters of different 

 iazes, about 100 medwedki or cubs, fome river otters, 



above 



