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^vounclcd two iflanders, and driven away the others,, 

 brought Kokovin half-dead to the hut. 



The Adven- Soou aftcrwards the natives furroundcd the hut, which 



tures of the 



u"'on u"naiaik- ^^"^^ Ruffians had taken the precaution to provide with 

 lliooting-holes. The fiege lafted four days without in- 

 termiflion. The illandcrs were prevented indeed by the 

 jSre-arms from florming the hut ; but whenever the 

 Ruffians made their appearance, darts were immediately 

 fliot at them from all fides ; fo that tliey could not 

 venture to go out for water. At length when ShafFyrin 

 and Kokovin were a little recovered,, they all fallied out 

 upon the iflanders with their guns and lances ; three 

 perfons were killed upon the fpot, and feveral wounded;: 

 upon which the others fled away and difperfed. Dur- 

 ing the fiege the favages were feen at a little diftance 

 bearing fome arms and caps, and holding them up in 

 triumph : thefe things belonged to the fix Ruffians, who 

 had been fent to the pit-falls, and had fallen a facrifice 

 to the refentment of the natives. 



The latter no fooner difappeared, than tlie Ruffians 

 dragged the baidar into the fea, and rowed without md- 

 leflarion out of the bay, which is about ten verfts broad. 

 They next landed near a fmall habitation : finding it 

 empty they drew the baidar affiore, and went with their 

 fire-arms and lances acrofs the mountains towards Ka- 

 laktak, where they had left Kudyakoff's party. As they 

 ; approached 



