a6 VOYAGE FROM OKHOTZK 



the under-pilot, the galleot ftruck upon a rock, and 

 was fo much damagad that they were forced to re- 

 turn and winter at Unalamka. In the mean time, on 

 hearing accounts of us, they were very delirous of fend- 

 ing us 30 men on baidarks to our affiftance, which they 

 did accordingly ; but thefe were overtaken by a ftorm, 

 and forced to pafs fix weeks on the american coaft, 

 where fix of their number perifhed by cold and hun- 

 ger ; the others were delivered by fuccour fent after 

 them ; but even of them five more died foon after their 

 return to harbour. 



As I now began to think of my departure, I fent five 

 Ruffians, on the 7th of March, to the promontory of 

 Elias, to make obfervations for completing the des- 

 cription I could not finifh in the foregoing year ; and 

 for the purpofe of building a fort, which might be of 

 great fervice to us in our future undertakings ; taking 

 with them 1 000 Konaeges from Kadiak and other illands, 

 and 70 Aleutes from the Fox- illands, who very willing- 

 ly entered my fervice for pay ; giving them orders to 

 ' let up crofTes on the fhore, and to bury potlherds, 

 birch-bark and coals in the earth at the foot of them. 



Thefe my miffionaries fent to me on fome of the laft 

 days of March, two men from the habitations of Tfhi- 

 higathv, with the account that the Tien of Shuyek had 

 betrayed me and was fled, after having previoufly mur- 

 dered the two workmen and the interpreter whom I 

 had deputed to go and examine the bay of Kinailk. 



They therefore requeflied people of me to enable them 

 to make a ftand againft the Kinaitzes, who came down 

 from the american coaft almoft as far as Shuyek, and 

 whofe number amounted to about a thoufand men. On 



receiving 



