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Iflands. The 21ft they were forced from their anchor 

 by tempeftuous winds, and driven upon a rocky fliore. 

 This accident obliged them to fend the lading afliore, and 

 to draw the fliip upon land in order to repair the damage, 

 which was done not withovit great difficulty. On the 

 1 8th of Auguft they flood out to fea and made towards 

 Atchu, which they reached on the 20th. Having 

 fprung a leak they again refitted the veflel ; and, after 

 taking on board the crew of a lliip which had been lately 

 caft away, they failed for Kamtchatka. On the 4th of 

 September tliey came in fight of that peninfula near ^le'ck^d'^upon 

 Tzafchminfkoi Oftrog ; and on the 1 8th, as they were en- KamtchlU' ,. 

 deavouring to run into the mouth of the Kamtchatka 

 river, they were forced by a ftorm upon the coaft. The 

 veflel was deftroyed, and the greatefl part of the cargo/ 

 loft. 



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