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agreeable, as it reminded us ot" our dear native 

 country. 



Though there are but twelve oxen at Oona- 

 lashka, and the other Aleutian islands, and these 

 belonging to the American Company, yet M. Kriu- 

 kof had one of them killed to-day, and daily sup- 

 plied my whole crew with fi'esh meat ; he also 

 furnished us with potatoes, turnips, and radishes, 

 which are the only kinds of vegetables that thrive 

 here, from his own garden. These fresh provisions 

 gave us all new strength, and I had the happiness 

 of seeing my whole crew in perfectly good health. 

 On the 8th of September, in the morning, the small 

 vessel, Tschirik, which we had seen between 

 Oonalashka and St. Paul, ran into the harbour. I 

 learnt from M. Binzeman *, the captain of the 

 vessel, that in very clear weather, an island was to 

 be seen in the S.W. to west, from the island of St. 

 Paul, which he had just left : and that he had made 

 an attempt to find it, but was prevented by the thick 

 fog. M. Kriukof, who lived some years ago at St. 

 Paul, also assured me he had seen land from thence 

 in very clear weather. I have resolved strictly to 

 examine that part in my voyage to Beering's 

 Straits next year ; and if this island really exists, I 

 hope I shall be able to find it. 



* A Prussian by birth, who has spent tlie greater part of his 

 life at sea, where he commanded several merchantmen, and is 

 now in the service of the American Company. 



