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^SoloviofF's voyage — be reaches Unalafhka, and pajes two 

 winters upon that (/land — relation of what pajfed there 

 — fruit lefs attempts of the natives to de/Iroy the crew — 

 ■Return of Solovioff to Kamtchatka — --journal of his 

 voyage in returning — defcription of the ijlands Umnak 

 and Unalaflika — prodiiSlions — inhabitants — their man- 

 ners — cujloms, ^c. ^c. 



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N the year 1764, Jacob UlednikofF, merchant of Ir- ^*,^„^,foff L 

 kutfk and company, fitted out a fliip called the Holy a^j Fauir'" 



Apoftles Peter and Paul, under the command of Ivan 

 Solovioff: fhe failed from the mouth of Kamtchatka 

 river the 25th of Auguft. The crew confifted of fifty- 

 five men, amongft whom were feme of the ov.'ners, 

 and thirteen Kamtchadals. 



Thev fleered at firft S. E. with the wind at N. W. but 

 on its coming foutherly they afterwards fliaped their 

 courfe E. N. E. The 27th one of the Ruffian failors 

 died off Kamtchatka point ; the 3 ift they made Beering's 

 Ifland, which they paiTed leaving it on their left. The 

 I ft and 2d of September they were becalmed, and after- 

 wards the wind fpringing up at W. S. W. they continued 



S 2 their 



