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and dellred by the interpreter GlottofF and two of his 

 people to come on fliore and barter. Glottoff how- 

 ever, having fufficient caule to diftruft the favages,refufed 

 to comply with their demands : upon this they immedi- 

 ately landed, and fhot from the fliore with fire-arms, but 

 without doing any execution. They were even bold enough 

 to get into their canoes a fecond time, and to row near the 

 veflel. In order if poffible to procure intelligence from 

 them, every method of perfuading them to peace was tried 

 by means of the interpreters ; and at laft one of them 

 approached the fliip and demanded vidtuals, which being 

 thrown to him, he came on board. He then related the 

 fate of the above-mentioned veflel, of which the ifianders 

 had made themfelves matters ; and gave likewife fome in- 

 telligence concerning the remain! ngfmall body of fugitives 

 under the command of Korovin, He alfo confefled, 

 that their defign was to entice GlottofF on fliore, and 

 then to kill him ; for which purpofe more than thirty 

 iflanders were pofled in ambufli behind the neareft 

 rocks. After cutting off the leader, they imagined it 

 would be an eafy matter to feize upon the fliip. Up- 

 on this information Glottoff detained the illander on 

 board, and landing with a flrong party attacked the 

 favages.; the latter fliot with arrows, as well as from 

 the muflcets which they had feized, but without effedl, 

 and were fooa forced to retire to their canoes. 



July 



