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time, made no oppofition to his landing ; on the con- 

 trary, they received liim with kindnefs, and permitted 

 hira to hunt: they even delivered hoftages; and entered 

 into a friendly traffic, exchanging furs for beads. They 

 were alfo prevailed upon to reftore feveral mufkets 

 and other things, taken from the Ruffians who had 

 been maffacred. 



A fliort time before his departure, the inhabitants 

 again fliewed their hoftile intentions ; for three of them 

 came up to the Ruffian centmel, and fuddenly fell upon 

 him with their knives. The centinel however difcn- 

 gaging himfelf, and retreating into the hut, they ran 

 away. The Toigons of the village protefted ignorance 

 of this treachery ; and the offenders were foon after- 

 wards difcovered and puniffied. Korovin, as he was 

 returning to GlottofF, was forced to engage with the 

 illanders upon Unalallika, and alfo upon Umnak, where 

 they endeavoured to prevent him from landing. Be- 

 fore the end of the year a ftorm drove the baidar upon 

 the beach of the latter ifland ; and the tempeftuous 

 weather fetting in, they were detained there until the 

 6th of April, 1765. During this time they were re- 

 duced, from a fcarcity of provilion, to live chiefly uj)on 

 fea-wrack and fmall fliell filli. On the 2 2d they re- 

 turned to GlottofF; and as they had been " unfuccefsful 

 in hunting, their cargo of furs was very inconfiderable. 

 Three days after his arrival, Korovin quitted GlottofF, 

 and w^ent over with five other Ruffians to Solovieff, with 



whom 



