Ccvill 
TscHUTSKI. 
TUS! COBRRUOF B® Ka 
Galus mana, Sp. Pl. 677. Ponia tenuifolia, Sp. Pl. i. 748. Clematis integrifaliay. 
Sp. Pl. i. 767. Adonis vernalis, Sp. Pl. i. 771.  Aflragalus alopecuroides, Sp. 
Pl. ii. 1064. Aypericum Afcyron, Sp.Pl.ii. 1102. Echinops Ritro, Fl. Sib. ii. 100. 
Veratrum nigrum, F 1. Sib. i. 76. 
After the conqueft of Sibiria, the T/chut/ei were the firft people difcovered by 
the Ruffians, who were indebted to the adventure of Defchnew for the knowlege 
of them. ‘They are a free and brave race, and in fize and figure fuperior to every 
neighboring nation; tall, ftout, and finely made, and‘with long and agreeable 
countenances; a race infulated ftrangely by a lefler variety of men. They 
wore no beards. Their hair was black, and cut fhort, and covered either with a 
clofe cap, or hood large enough to cover the fhoulders. Some hung beads in their 
ears, but none had the barbarifm to bore cither nofes or lips. They wore a fhort 
and clofe frock, breeches, and fhort boots: fome had trowfers. The materials of 
their cloathing was leather admirably dreffed, either with or without the hair *. 
It is faid that at times they wear jackets made of the inteftines of whales Lh like 
the E/kimaux ; probably when they go to fea, for they excel their neighbors in 
fifhing, and ufe open boats covered with fkinst, and like the women’s boats of 
the Greenlanders. "They have alfo the lefler or kajak. ‘They make ufe of fledges, 
and have large fox-like dogs of different colors, with long foft woolly hair, which 
are probably defigned for the draught. Some fay that they ufe rein-deer, of 
which they have vaft abundance, but neither milk them nor kill them for food, 
preferring the flefh of fea animals, except one dies by chance, or is killed by the 
wolves. ‘They are a brave and warlike people; are armed with bows and arrows ; 
the laft pointed with ftone or bone. ‘They had fpontoons headed with fteel, pro- 
cured by traffic from the Ruffians; thefe they ufually flung over their right fhoul- 
der; and a leathern quiver of moft elegant workmanfhip hung over the left §. 
The Rufians have often gained dear-bought victories over this brave people, but 
never were able to effect their conqueft. “They retained an high fenfe of liberty, 
and conftantly refufed to pay tribute; and the ambitious European mifcalled them 
rebels. They wil! not on any confideration part with their weapons: pofhbly a 
Tfchutfki may think a difarmed man difhonored. Captain Cook, in his three 
hours vifit to them, found their attachment to their arms, notwithftanding they 
willingly parted with any thing elfe, and even without the profpect of exchange. 
They treated him with great civility, but prudent caution: faluted him by bow- 
* Voyage, ii. 4.50, tab. 5x. + Hifi. Kamtfchatka, Fr. t Voyage, ii, 452. 
§ See tab. 51 of the Foyages 
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