tGerlos ttuopfoFn w inUinnak.
GlottofF now refolved to winter upon Umnak, and accordingly
laid up his veffel for that pnrpofe. On the 2d
of September Korovin, as is before related, was at his
own defire fent out with a hunting party in two baidars.
On his return, in May 1765, they had the frrft intelligence
of the arrival of SoloviofPs vefFel,, which lay before
Unalafhka, and of which an account fhall be given
None of the iflanders appeared near the harbour during
the winter, and there were none probably at that time
upon Umnak ; for GlottofF made excurfions on all fides,
and went once round the ifland, He likewife looked
into the habitations of the iflanders, and found them
empty: he examined the country and caufed a ftridt fearch
to be m ade after the remains of the plundered vefleL
According to his account Umnak is about 300 verfts ‘in
circumference. It contains feveral fmall rivulets, which
take their rife from lakes, and fall into the lea after a.
very fhort eourfe. • No trees were obferved upon the
ifland, and the vegetables were the' fame as thofe o f
Kamtchaika.
* Chap-XIThe
The following fummer fmall parties of the inhabitants
were feen ; but they immediately fled upon the approach
o f the Ruffians. Some of them however were at laft
perfuaded to a friendly intercourfe and to pay a tribute:
by thefe means they got back part of the arms, anchors,
and iron work, of the plundered veffel. They continued
to barter with the natives during the fummer of 1765,
exchanging beads for the fkins of foxes and fea-otters.
The following winter hunting parties were fent out Departure &om
in Umnak as well as to Unalafhka; and in July 1766
GlottofF, without meeting with any more difficulties
began-his voyage homewards. We fhall here conclude },V
with giving a copy o f the journal kept on board GlottofF’s
veffel, the Andrean and Natalia ; from which infe^
rences with regard to the fituation of the Vflands may I ft
he drawn.
R a Journal