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fians were detained there two days by a violent florm ; 

 during which time a letter from MedvedefF was brought ^ 

 by an Aleutian, and an anfwer was returned by the fame 

 perfon. The ftorm at length fomewhat abating, they 

 rowed back to the next village, where they continued 

 two nights. without any apprehenfions from the favages. 

 At length Korovin returned in fafety with the hoftages 

 to the crew. 



In the beginninc: of 06lober they built a winter-hut, BuIuis an Hur, 



00 J y ann makes 



partly of wood and partly of feal-lkins, and made all fo^vvwins. 

 the necelTary preparations for hunting. On the 14th, 

 two companies, each confifbing of eleven men, were fent 

 out upon an hunting party to the Eaftern point of the 

 ifland ; they returned in four days with hoftages. 

 About fixty verfts from the haven, they had met a 

 party of twenty-five Ruffians, commanded by Drufinin. 

 About the fame time fome Toigons brought a prefent of 

 flurgeon and whale's blubber, and received in retura 

 fome beads and provifion. 



Korovin and his company now thought themfelves 

 feclire ; for which reafon twenty-three men, under the 

 command of the above-mentioned" BarnalliefF, were dif- 

 patched in two baidars upon an hunting party towards 

 the Weflern point of the ifland. Eight muflvets were 

 diftributed to each boat, a piflol and a lance to each 



man. 



