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SPANGBERG’S VOYAGE TO JAPAN. 
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where they wintered at Bolschaja Keka. On the 1739, 
Spangberg with his little fleet again left this haven. All the 
vessels kept together at first, until in a violent storm attended 
with fog Spangberg and Cheltinga were parted from Walton. 
Both made a successful voyage to Japan and landed at several 
places, being always well received by the natives, who appeared 
to be very willing to have dealings with the foreigners. During 
the return voyage Spangberg landed in 43° 50' N.L. on a large 
island north of Nippon. Here he saw the Aino race, enigmatical 
as to its origin, distinguished by an exceedingly abundant growth 
of hair and beard which sometimes extends over the greater part 
of the body. Spangberg returned to Okotsk on the 
Walton sailed along the coast in a southerly direction to 33° 48' 
N.L. Here was a town with 1,500 houses, where the Kussian sea¬ 
farers were received in a very friendly way even in private houses. 
Walton subsequently landed at two other places on the coast, 
returning afterwards to Okotsk,where he anchored on the 
The very splendid results of Spangberg’s and Walton’s voyages 
by no means corresponded with the maps of Asia constructed 
by the men who were at that time leaders of the Petersburg 
Academy. Spangberg therefore during his return journey through 
Siberia got orders to travel again to the same regions in order 
to settle the doubts that had arisen. A new vessel had to 
be built, and with this he started in 1741 from Okotsk to 
his former winter haven in Kamchatka. Hence he sailed in 
1742 in a southerly direction, but he had scarcely passed the 
first of the Kurile Islands when the vessel became so leaky 
that he was compelled to turn. The second expedition of 
Spangberg to Japan was thus completely without result, a 
circumstance evidently brought about by the unjustified and 
offensive doubts which led to it, and the arbitrary way in 
which it was arranged at St. Petersburg. 
8. Journeys in the interior of Siberia by Gmelin, Muller, 
1 Muller, iii. p. 164. 
