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Nov. 1 9. Korenoff, upon his return to the haven, came 

 to Makufhinfk, where he was kindly received by a Toigon 

 named Kulumaga; but with regard toltchadak, it was plain 

 that his deiigns were ftill hoftile. Inftead of giving an 

 account of the nets which had been left with him, he 

 withdrew privately: and on the 19th of January, ac- 

 companied by a numerous body of iflanders, made an at- 

 tempt to furprife the Ruffians. Vi6tory, however, again 

 declared for Korenoff; and fifteen of the affailants", 

 amongft w^hom was Itchadak himfelf, remained dead 

 upon the fpot. Kulumaga alTured them, in the flrongeft 

 manner, that the defign had been carried on without his 

 knowledge ; and protefted, that he had often prevented 

 his friend from committing hoililities againit the Ruf- 

 fians. 



Korenoff returned to the haven on the 30th of Janu^ 

 ary ; and on the 4th of February he went upon another 

 hunting expedition toward the Weftern point of the ifland. 

 During this excurfion he met with a party fent out by 

 GlottoflF, at a place called Takamitka ; he then rowed 

 over to Umnak, where he collected a fmall tribute, and 

 retvirned on the 3d of March. During his abfence 

 Kyginik, Kulumaga's fon, paid a vifit to the Ruflians, and 

 requefled that he might be baptized, and be permitted to 

 go aboard the veffel ; his demand was immediately com- 

 plied with, 



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