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the a 5th, "but was forced back by itorms, and detained 

 there until the 6th of December. 



Kagumaga then accompanied him to another village 

 called Totchikala ; both the Toigon and the interpreter 

 advifed him to be on his guard againft the natives, whom 

 they reprefented as very favage, fworn enemies to the 

 Ruffians, and the murderers of nine of Kulkoff's crew. 

 Solovioff for thefe reafons pafled the night on the open 

 coall, and next morning fent the Toigon before to infpire 

 the natives with more friendly fentiments. Some of 

 them liftened to his reprefentations j but the greatest part 

 fled upon SoloviofF's approach, fo that he found tlie place 

 confifting of four large dwelling caves almoft empty, in 

 which he fecured himfelf with fuitable precaution. Here 

 he found three hundred darts and ten bows with arrows,, 

 all which he deftroyed, only referving one bow and fe- 

 venteen arrows as fpecimens of their arms.. By the moft 

 friendly arguments he urged the few natives who re- 

 mained to lay afide their enmity, and to perfuade their 

 leaders and relations to return to their habitations and 

 live on terms of amity and friendfhip.. 



On the I oth about an hundred men and a ftill greater 



number of women returned. But the faireft fpeeches 



had no effedt on thefe favages, who kept aloof and pre- 



Renewai of pared for hoiiilities, which they began on the 1 7th by 



an open attack. Nineteen of them were killed, amongft 



a whom 



