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1 2th of December the inhabitants of the different iflands 

 aliembled in great numbers, and attacked them by land 

 and fea. They informed PoloHvofF, by means of the 

 interpreters, that the Ruffians whom lie had fent to 

 the neighbouring iflands were killed ; that the two 

 vefTels at Umnak and Unalallika were plundered, and 

 the crew put to death ; and that they were now come 

 to make him and his party Ihare the fame fate. The 

 Ruffian fire-arms however kept them in due refpe<5t ; 

 and towards evening they difperfed. The fame night 

 the interpreter deferted, probably at the inftigation of 

 his countrymen, who neverthelefs killed him, as it was 

 faid, that winter. 



January i6, the favages ventured to make a fecond 

 attack. Having furprifed the guard by night, they tore 

 off the roof of the Ruffian dwelling, and fliot down 

 into the hut, making at the fame time great outcries : 

 by this unexpe6led affault four Ruffians were killed, 

 and three wounded ; but the furvivors no fooncr had 

 recourfe to their fire-arms, than the enemy was driven 

 to flight. Meanwhile another body of the natives at- 

 tempted to feize the two vefTels, but without fuccefs ; 

 they however cut off the party of fix men left by Po- 

 lolkoff at Akutan, together with the five hunters dif- 

 patched to the contiguous iflands, and two of Popoff' s 

 crew who were at the Weflermoft part of Unalaflika. 



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