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wary diftance, and were armed for whatever might 

 occur. 



St)loviofF attempring; to cut off their retreat, in order HoWiities be- 

 tween Solovi- 



ro fecure if poflible fome holtages, they took the alarm, °^^^||'^'''^ 

 and began themfelves the attack. Upon this the Ruffians 

 fired upon and purfued them ; four were killed, and 

 feven taken prifoners, among whom was the Toigon of 

 the little ifland Sedak. Thefe prifoners, being bound 

 and examined, confelled that a number of Korovin's crew 

 had been murdered in this place ; and the Toigon fent 

 people to bring in a number of mufkets, fome kettles 

 and tackle, which the natives had taken upon that occa— 

 fion. They alfo brought intelligence that Korovin, with 

 a party in two baidars, had taken Ihelter at a place called 

 Inalga. Upon this information, letters M^ere immediately 

 fent to Korovin ; upon the receipt of which he joined, 

 them the 2d of Odober. 



At the time of Korovin's arrival, the favages made 

 another attack on Solovioff's watch with knives ; whiclx 

 obliged tire latter to fire, and fix of the alFailants were 

 left dead on the fpot. The captive Toigon excufed 

 this attempt of his people by afcribing it to their fears, 

 left Korovin out of revenge ffiould put all the prifoners to 

 death ; on which account this effort was made to refcue 

 them. SoloviofF, for the greater fecurity, fent the pri- 

 Ibners by land to the haven, while Korovin and his 



party 



