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pedition, they faw feveral remains of fox-traps which 

 had been fet by the Ruffians ; and met with feveral 

 natives who fliewed fome tribute-quittances. The 

 fame day letters were brouglit by the iflanders from 

 Medvedeff and Korovin ■■■•, who were juft arrived at 

 Urrinak and Unalaflika in two veffels fitted out by the 

 merchants Protaffoff and Trapefnikoif. Anfwers were 

 returned by the fame meirengers. 



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Unaiaflika. Ou thc 2 2d, Drulium failed to the Northern point of 



Unalaliika, which lies about fifteen verfls from Umnak: 

 the crew, having laid up the veflel in a fafe harbour, 

 and brought the lading afliore, made preparation to con- 

 flruit an hut. Soon after their arrival, two Toigons 

 of the neareft village brought hoflages of their own ac- 

 cord ; their example was immediately followed by feveral 

 of the more diflant villages. Here they received infor- 

 mation of an hunting party fent from Trapefi^iikofF's 

 ihip. Upon which Maefnyk alio difpatched three com- 

 panies upon the fame errand, one confifting of eleven 

 men, among whom, was Korelin, under the command of 

 Peter TfekaleiT; a fecond of the fame number, under 

 Michael KudyakofF; and a third of nine men, under 

 Yephim Kafkitfyn. Of thefe three parties, TfekalefF's 

 was the only one of which we have received any cir- 

 cumftantial account : for not a fmgle perfon of the 

 other two parties, or of the crew remaining on board, 

 ever returned to Kamtchatka. 



* See the following Chapter. 



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