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Daring the night the ftonn increafed to fuch a de- 

 gree, that the veffel was entirely dadied to pieces. Tlie 

 greateft part of the wrecks which was caft on (liore 

 by the fea, was carried away by the iflanders. Tliey 

 alfo broke to pieces the barrels of fat, emptied the facks 

 of provifion, and deftroyed moft of the furs : having 

 thus fatisfied their refentment, they went away ; and 

 did not again make their appearance until the 30th of 

 April. Upon their retiring, the Ruffians colleded the 

 wretched remains which had been left untouched by 

 the favages, or which the waves had caft on fliore fince 

 their departure. 



April 30, a body of an hundred and fifty natives 

 advanced from the Eaftern point of the iiland towards 

 the tent ; and, at the diftance of an hundred yards, 

 Ihot at the Ruffians with fire arms, but luckily without 

 execution. They alfo fet on fire the high grafs, and 

 the wind blew the flames towards the tent ; but the 

 Ruffians firing forced the enemy to flight, and gained 

 time to extinguifli the flames. 



This was the lafl attack which was made upon Korovin ; 

 although ficknefs and mifery detained him and his com- 

 panions upon this fpot until the 2 ifl of July. They then 

 put to fea in a baidar eight yards long, which they 

 had conftrudted in order to make to ProtafTofF's vefiTel, 



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