C H A P . X.
Voyage o f Stephen Glottoff— He reaches the Fox Iflands—
Sails beyond Unalafhka to Kad'yak— Winters upon that
Ifland— Repeated'attempts of the Natives to dejlroy the
Crew-_They are repulfed\ reconciled, and prevailed upon
to trade with the Ruffians— Account of Kadyak— Its
inhabitants— animals— productions— GYottofffails back t-o•
Umnak— Winters there— Returns to Kamtchatka—
Journal of his voyage.
HE RE follows one of the moff memorable voyages-
yet made, which extended farther, and terminated
more fortunately,, than the laft mentioned expeditions..
Voyage of Terenty Tfebaefffkoi and company,, merchants of
Andrei1 and' L aiflc fitted out the Andrean and Natalia under the comr
mand of Stephen Glottoff, an experienced and fkflfui
fen man of Yarenfk. This, veffel failed ■ from, the bay of
the river Kamtchatka the 1 ft of October, 176a, manned
with thirty-eight Ruffians and eight Kamtchadals. Im
eight days they reached Mednoi Oftroff, or Copper Ifland,
where having fought out a convenient harbour, they
winters upon unloaded and laid up the veffel for the winter. Their
Copper m a n . c a r e w a g t() fuppiy themfelves with provifions; and'
1 they
they killed afterwards a quantity of ice-foxes, and a con-
fiderable number of fea-otters.
For the benefit of the crown and their own ufe in cafe
o f need, they refolved to take on board all the remaining
tackle and iron work of Beering’s ftiip, which had been
left behind on Commander’s Ifland, and was buried in
the beach. For this purpofe they difpatched, on the 27th
o f May, Jacob Malevinfkoy (who died foon after) with
thirteen men in a baidar to that ifland, which was feventy
•verfts diftant. They brought back with them twenty-
two pood of iron, ten of old cordage fit for caulker’s ufe,
fome lead and copper, and feveral thoufand beads.
Gopper Ifland has its name from the native copper
found on the coaft, particularly at the Weftern point on
its South fide, Of this native copper Malevinfkoy brought
with him two large pieces weighing together twelve
pounds, which were picked up between a rock and the
fea on a ftrand of about twelve yards in breadth. Amongft
other floating bodies which the fea drives upon the fhores
of this Ifland, the true right camphor wood, and another
fort of wood very white, foft, and fweet-fcented, are
occafionally found.
• Every preparation for continuing the Voyage befog
made, they failed from Copper Ifland the 26th of July,
1763, and fleered for the Iflands Umnak and Aguna-
P 2 lafhka,
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