SARYTSCHEW’S TRAVELS. 
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with wonder and curiosity, enquiring where the arrow was with 
which it had been struck. The interpreter, at my desire, then 
explained to them the nature of our guns; and in order to render 
it still more intelligible, I had a ball shot through a post, 
which excited their amazement to that degree, that they con¬ 
tinued for some time fixed in thoughtful contemplation. In 
the mean time, we had all our things brought back to the 
bark, and, putting off from the shore, sailed away. 
Both parties of Americans were composed of stout young 
people, who were all of an age to undertake any daring enter- 
prize of this kind. Let it not, however, be supposeJ from 
this circumstance, that all the natives are equally treacherous. 
The Americans with whom we spent the preceding night, con¬ 
ducted themselves with great openness, fairness, and civility; 
and although they had the most favourable opportunity of 
overpowering me and my companion, who were amidst them 
unguarded and unarmed, yet I never discovered any inclination 
in them to offend or injure. I also granted them my confi¬ 
dence, because they were for the most part men of respecta¬ 
ble appearance, and advanced in years. 
On the 27th, I returned to the ship, which I found still 
unprepared for pursuing its voyage. They were still cutting 
wood, and filling the water-butts. From the wmod opposite 
to where we lay, they had cut a stock of poles, spars, and 
yards, and also some trunks of American firs, which in ap¬ 
pearance are very similar to our own, but excel even the 
larch in strength and solidity; being likewise of a sufficient 
size for tolerably large vessels. 
The Americans did not provide us with fresh fish, but we 
managed, by means of our own nets, to lay in a stock for our¬ 
selves of the hump-backed salmon, and other smaller fish. 
CHAP?7v7 
DEPARTURE FROM SCHUGATSK1SH BAY TO THE EAST 
OF THE ISLAND OF KADJAK, AND RETURN THENCE 
TO KAMTSCHATKA. -ARRIVAL AND WINTERING IN 
THE HAllBQUR OF PETROPAULOUSK. 
On the 30th of July we weighed anchor, and put to sea. 
Towards noon we were in the middle of the strait, between 
the bay of Nutschek and the island Tschukli, in latitude 
60° 16' 49", and longitude 213° 2'. 
Till the 3d of August we stood to the east, keeping in close 
with the shore, which appeared to be sandy and level, but 
packed at a distance by some mountains. I 11 the morning we 
