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Ihe crew was fuddenly attacked by the iflanders ; four 

 men were flain upon the fpot, as many wounded, and 

 the huts reduced to allies. 



May 3, LobafchkofF and another Ruffian were killed, 

 as they were going to bathe in the warm fprings, which 

 lie about five verfts from the haven : upon which feven 

 of the hoflages were put to death. The fame month the 

 natives attempted to furprife the Ruffians in their huts ; 

 but being fortunately difcovered in time were repulfed by 

 means of the fire arms. At length the Ruffians, finding 

 themfelves in continual danger from thefe attempts, 

 weighed anchor, and failed for Umnak, where they took 

 up two inhabitants with their wives and children, in 

 • order to fhew them other iflands. They were prevented 

 however by tempeftuous weather from reaching them ; 

 and were driven out to fea Weftward with fuch violence, 

 that all their fails were carried away : at length on the 

 2,3d of September they flruck againft land, which they 

 took for the peninfula of Kamtchatka ; and they found 

 it to be the diilriil of Stobolikoi Oftrog. Six men were 

 immediately difpatched in the fmall boat and two baidars 

 to land: they carried with them leveral girls (who had 

 been brought from the new difcovered illands) in order 

 to gather berries. Mean while the crew endeavoured to 

 ply the (hip to the windwaRl. When the boat returned, 

 thofe on board were fcarcely able, on account of the 

 ftorm, to row to the fliip, and to catch hold of a rope, 

 3 which 



