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ed, into which our provisions and stores were transported out of 
the ships. 
In cairn weather the Aleutians brought us stock-fish and roach 
from time to time* The inhabitants of this place catch their fish 
on the western shore of Captain’s-haven, with tackling of whale- 
sinews or thin sea-cole, to which they tie a bone or iron-hook, 
sticking on it a piece of fish, or the root of Angelica, or some 
other herb of a particuler description fetched from Alaksa* 
which has a powerful smell. 
For their fish, we made the Aleutians some trifling acknow¬ 
ledgments. Tobacco, fine needles, and goats-hair were the 
principal objects of their choice. With the latter they deco¬ 
rated their vests, making it also serve instead of thread inf 
puncturing, for which they likewise use white hair from the tails 
of horses, and rein-deer hair. They in like manner shewed a 
partiality for white and red enamel, with which the women adorn 
their clothes, being very much pleased with the Russian dress, 
particularly the jackets of nankeen, the shirts, trowsers, and 
handkerchiefs. 
On the 2d of October we had so violent a storm, that our 
cables were broken-, by which we were fastened to the shore. - 
At this period we were visited by the chief troja of the island 
Atcha, of the name of Pankow*, who came to us from Unimak 
iii a large baidar of the Andrejanows islands. He had been on 
visit to his relations in Unimak, and at the same time had 
distributed the regulations which he had brought with him for 
ail the islanders in the year 1789, when he went to Kamt- 
schatka with a merchantman. 
This troja wore a vest of light red cloth with gold fringe, 
and a velvet cap, presented to him by her Imperial Majesty. He 
spoke tolerably pure Russian, and discovered in his conversation 
a superiority of knowledge and discernment over all the other 
trojas. We learned from him the number of inhabitants on the 
Andrejanow islands, in each distinct place, as also the particular 
number of males. He was attended by the trojas of the above- 
mentioned places, with whom he consulted about the tribute 
they had each to pay. In our turn we distributed medals among 
them in the name of her imperial Majesty ; assigning to Pankow 
one of gold, w'ith several other presents. 
Pankow was accompanied by 25 Aleutians from the Andre- 
tanow Islands, 14 of whom were in a large baidar, and the 
rest in small single-seated baidar#. In their passage through 
the very broad strait between Signam and Anmuchta, they were 
so tossed about by a storm, as they informed us, that they were 
obliged to lighten the vessel of its tackling and stores, and were 
driven to and fro for forty eight hours, on which occasion one 
