RUSSIAN DISCOVERIES. 



the fliip near the co:all, and endeavoured to get into the 

 mouth.of a liv^er called by the natives Tfikanok, and by 

 the Ruffians Ofernia, but were prevented by fhallow water. 

 They landed however their tackle and lading. No na- 

 tives made their appearance until the a 2d, when two of 

 them came of their own accord, and welcomed the Ruf- 

 fians on their arrival. They told their names, and were 

 recognized by Solovioff; he had known them on a 

 former expedition, when Agiak, one of the two, had 

 ferved as an interpreter ; the other, whofe name was 

 Kaihmak, had voluntarily continued fome time with the 

 erew on the fame occafion. 



Thefe two perfons recounted the particular circum- 

 ttances which attended the lofs of Kulkoff's, ProtaffofF's, 

 and Trapefnikoff 's vefTels ; frorh the laft of which Kafli- 

 mak had, with great hazard of his life, efcaped by flight. 

 Agiak had ferved as interpreter to Protaffoff's company, 

 and related that the iflanders, after murdering the hunt- 

 ing detachments of the Ruffians, came to the harbour, 

 and entered the fliip under the molt friendly appearances. 

 Finding the crew in perfe61: fecurity, they fuddenly at- 

 tacked and Hew them, together with their commander. 

 He added, that he had. hid himfelf under a bench until 

 the murderers were gone : that lince that time, he, as 

 well as Kafhmak, had lived as fugitives ; and in the 

 courfe of their wanderings had learned the following 

 intelligence from the girls who were gathering berries in 



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