CONTENTS. 



Jrom the Commander.— Attempt of a Marine to defer t.— Work out of 

 the Bay.— Nautical and Geographical Dfcription of Awatfka Bay. 

 —Aflronomieal tables, and Obfervations. 283 



CHAP. VI. 



General Account of Kamtfchatka.— Geographical Defcript ion.— Rivers. 

 —Soil— Climate.— Volcanos.— Hot Springs.— Produttions.— Vege- 

 tables.— Animals. — Birds.— FifJj. 3^5 



CHAP. VII. 



General Account of Kamtfchatka continued — Of the Inhabitants. — 



Origin of the Kamtfchadales,—Difovered by the Ruffians.— Ab- 



ftrail of their Hi/lory.— Numbers— Prefent State —Of the Ruffian 



Commerce in Kamtfchatka —Of the Kamtfchadale Habitations and 



Drefs.—Of the Kurile Tflands.—The Koreki.—The Tfchutjki. 3 59 



CHAP. VIII. 



Plan of our future Proceedings— Courfe to the South-ward, along the 

 Coajl of Kamtfchatka.-Cape Lopatka.-P afs the //lands Shoomjka 

 and Paramoufir.- Driven to the Eq/ltvard of the Kurilcs.— Singu- 

 lar Situation with refpeel to the pretended Difcoveries of former 

 Navigators— Fruit lefs Attempts to reach the Jflands North of Ja- 

 pan.— Geographical Conclufions.—Viezu of tin Coajl of Japan.— Run 

 along the Eafl Side.-Pafs tvoo Japnnefe Veffels -Driven off the 

 Coajl by contrary Winds. -Extraordinary Effecl of Currents.- Steer 

 for the Baffees.-Pafs large Quantities of Pumice Stone.— Difco- 

 ver Sulphur Ijland.-Pafs the Pratas.—Jfles of Lema, and Ladron 

 jfland.—Chinefe Pilot taken on board the Reflation -Jounutls of 

 the Officers and Menfecured. 3 8 4 



CHAP. IX. 



Working up to Macao.- A Chinefe Comprador. -Sent on Shore to vifi 



the Portuguefe Governor, -Effecls of the Intelligence we received 



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