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VOYAGE FROM OKHOTSK 



wife called Kadyak; as this was appointed the common 

 place of rendezvous. 



We now paffed the ftraight that runs from north to 

 fouth between the two Fox-iflands Unimak and Akun. 

 This paffage is no hindrance to fuch vefTels as pafs it, it 

 being clear and broad ; only at the time of ebb and 

 flood the current is extremely rapid. 



On the 3d of Auguffc we came to the ifland Kuktak ; 

 entered the fouthern harbour, and there dropped an- 

 chor. On the 4th I fent fome workmen, on four bai- 

 dars, two and two together, for the purpofe of exami?. 

 ning whether the ifland was inhabited. Two of the bai- 

 dars returned that very day, without having found any 

 inlanders ; but, prefently after, one of the laft baidars 

 that had been fent, came into the haven, with tidings 

 that they had feen fome inhabitants :- on the 5 th, came, 

 back the lafr. baklar bringing one of the inhabitants in ; 

 it, whom I endeavoured to entertain as well as I could, 

 made him fome trifling prefents, and difiniffed him the 

 following day. He afterwards came again, and ftaid 

 with us till our departure ; making one in all our ex- 

 curfions, and not only difcovered no infrance of trea- 

 chery, but even warned us of the hoftile difpolitions of 

 fome of the natives who were laying fnares for our 

 lives. This their bafe delign alfo betrayed itfelf through 

 their own undertakings, of which I thall fpeak here- 

 after. On the third dav after our arrival there came to 

 us three men from the Konacges, the people we had firft 

 feen, on 3 fmall baidars; we invited them tq come on 

 board our vefTel with figns of friendfhip and goodwill, 

 t iking from them a few animals in return for things that 

 were particularly acceptable to them. During their 



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