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lay at no greater diftance from each other tiian about 

 an hundred and fifty verfts, taking a ftreight line from 

 point to point acrofs the firth. 



Korovin caft anchor in a convenient bay at the diftance 

 of fixty yards from the fhore. On the i6th he landed 

 with fourteen men, and having found notliing but an. 

 empty fhed, he returned to the vefTel. After having 

 taken a reinforcement, he again went afhore in order to 

 look for fome inhabitants. About feven verfts from 

 the haven, he came to two habitations, and faw three 

 hundred perfons alTembled together. Among them 

 were three Toigons, who recolledled and accofted in a 

 friendly manner one BarnafliefF, a native of Tobolfk, 

 who had been there before with Glottoff; they fliewed 

 fome tribute-quittances, which they had lately received 

 from the CoITac Sabin Ponomareff. Two of thefe Toi- 

 gons gave each a boy of twelve years of age as an 

 hoftage, whom they pafTed for their children ; and the 

 third delivered his fon of about fifteen years of age, 

 the fame who had been GlottofTs hoftage, and whom 

 Korovin called Alexey. With thefe hoftages he returned 

 to the ftiip, which he laid up in the mouth of a river, t-aysupthe 



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after having brought all the provifion and ladng alliore. 

 Soon afterwards the three Toigons came to fee the 

 hoftages ; and informed Korovin, that MedvedefF's veffel 

 rode fecurely at anchor before Umnak. 



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