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ACCOUNT OF THE 



man, and alio a fufficient ftore of ammunition and pro- 

 vifion. The following day two accounts were fent from 

 BarnafliefF; and letters were alfo received from the crew 

 of ProtafTofF's veflel. From the 2d of November to the 

 8th of December, the Ruffians, who remained with Ko- 

 rovin, killed forty-eight dark-coloured foxes, together 

 with an hundred and feventeen of the common fort : 

 during this expedition one man was loft. Some of the 

 natives came occaiionally in baidars, and exchanged fea- 

 otters and fox fkins for corals. On the 8th of Decem- 

 ber letters were again brought from BarnafliefF and alfo 

 from the crew of ProtafTofF's Ihip. Anfwers were return- 

 ed by the fame meirengers. 



After the departure of thafe mefTengers, the mother 

 of Alexey came with a meflage from the Toigon her huf- 

 band importing, that a large number of illanders were 

 making towards the fliip. Upon this Korovin ordered 

 the men to arms, and foon after feventy natives approach- 

 ed and held up fome fea-otter fkins. The Ruffians cried 

 out that no more than ten at a time fhould come over the 

 brook towards their hut : upon which the iflanders left 

 their fkins with Korovin, and returned without attempt- 

 ing any hoftilities. Their apprehenfions were now fome- 

 what quieted, but they were again raifed by the arrival 

 of three Kamtchadals belonging to KulkofF's fhip, who 

 flew for protection to Korovin : they brought the ac- 

 count that the crew had been killed by the favages, and 

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