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tributary : upon which they gave fuch repeated figns of 

 their hoftile intentions, that the crew Hved under conti- 

 nual alarms. In the beginnmgof September informa- 

 tion was brought them of the arrival of a velTel, fitted 

 out by Ivan Popoff merchant of l^alfk, at Unalaflika. 



About the end of the faid month the Toigon of the 

 ■Five Mountains came to Otcheredin, and was fo well fa- 

 tisfied with his reception, that he brought hoftages, and 

 not only aflured them of his own friendfliip, but pro- 

 mifcd to ufe his influence with the other Toigons, and 

 to perfuade them to the fame peaceable behaviour. But 

 the other Toigons not only paid no regard to his perfua- 

 lions, but even barbaroufly killed one of his children. 

 From thefe and other circumftances the crew pafled the 

 winter under continual apprehenfions, and durft not ven- 

 ture far from the harbour upon hunting parties. Hence 

 enfued a fcarcity of provisions ; and hunger, joined to 

 the violent attacks of the fcurvy, made great havock 

 amongft them, infomuch that fix of them died, and fe- 

 veral of the furvivors were reduced to fo weak a condition, 

 that they were fcarce able to move. 



The health of the crew being re-efiablillied in the 

 fpring, twenty-three men were fent on the 25th of 

 June in two boats to the Five Mountains, in order to 

 perfuade the inhabitants to pay tribute. On the 26th 

 they landed on the ifland Ulaga, where they were at- 

 tacked 



