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they failed again, difcovered on the 27th Sagaiigamak, 

 along which they fteered North Eaft, and on the 31ft 

 came within feven miles of the ifland Umnak ; where. Amvai at 



L'mnak., 



on account of the latenefs of the feafon' and the want of 

 provifion and water, they determined to winter. Ac- 

 cordingly on the I ft of September, by the advice of the 

 interpreters, they brought the veffel into a convenient 

 bay near a point of land lying N. W. where they fallen- 

 ed it to the fliore with cables. 



Upon their landing they difcovered feveral pieces of a 

 wreck ; and two illanders, who dwelled on the banks of 

 ■a rivulet which empties itfelf into the bay, informed 

 them, that thefe were the remains of a Ruffian velTel, 

 whofe commander's name was Denys. From this intel- 

 ligence they concluded that this was ProtaffofF's veflel, 

 fitted out at Ochotfk. The inhabitants of Umnak, Una- 

 lafhka, and of the Five Mountains, had affembled and 

 murdered the crew, when feparated into different hunt- 

 ing parties. The fame iflanders alfo mentioned the fate 

 of Kulkoff's and Trapefnikoff's ffiips upon the ifland 

 Unalafhka. Although this information occafioned ge- 

 neral apprehenfions, yet they had no other refource thaa 

 to draw the veffel afliore, and to take every poffible pre- 

 caution againft a furprize. Accordingly they kept a con- 

 ftant watch, made prefents to the Toigons and the prin- 

 cipal inhabitants, and demanded fome children as hoftages. 

 For fome time the iflanders behaved very peaceably, un- 

 til the Rufllians endeavoured to perfuvide them to become 



tributary : 



