Renewal of
Holtilities.
the 2.5th, hut was forced back by ftorms, and detained
there until the 6th of December.
Kagumaga then accompanied him to another villages
called Totchikala ; both the Toigon and the interpreter
advifed him to be on his guard againft the natives, whom-
they reprefented as very favage, fworn enemies to the
Ruffians, and the murderers of nine of Kulkoff’s crew..
Solovioff for thefe reafons palled the night on the open
coaft, and next morning, fent the Toigon before to infpire
the natives with more friendly fentiments. Some of
them liftened to his reprefentations ; but the greateft part
fled upon SoloviofPs approach, fo that he found the place
confifting of four large dwelling caves almoft empty,, in.
which he fecured himfelf with fuitable precaution. Here
he found three hundred darts and ten bows with arrows,
all which he deftroyed, only referving one bow and fe-
venteen arrows as fpecimens of their arms. By the moft
friendly arguments he urged the few natives who remained
to lay afide their enmity, and to perfuade their
leaders and relations to return to their habitations and.
live on terms o f amity and friendfhip„
On the xoth about an hundred men and a Hill greater
number of women returned. But the faireft Ipeeches
had no effedt on thefe fayages, who kept, aloof and prepared
for holtilities, which they began on the 17 th by
an open attack- Nineteen of them were killed, amongft
a whom:
whom was Inlogufak one of their leaders, and the molt
inveterate fomenter of holtilities againft the Ruffians.
The other leader Aguladock being , alive confeffed,
that on receiving the firlt news of Soloviofi ’s arrival
they had refolved ..to attack the crew and burn the
lhip. Notwithftanding this confeffion, no injury was
offered to him : in confequence of this kind ufage he was
prevailed upon to deliver up his fon as an holtage, and
to order his people to live on friendly terms with the
Ruffians. During the month of January the natives delivered
in three anchors, and a quantity of tackle which
had been faved from a veffel formerly wrecked on that
coaft ; and at the fame time they brought three boys
and two young girls as hoftages and pledges of their
future fidelity.
January 25, Solovioff fet out for the haven where
his lhip lay : before his departure the Toigons of Maku-
Ihinlk paid of their own accord a double tribute.
February 1, Kagumaga of Makuffiink, Agidalok of
Totzikala, and Imaginak of Ugamitzi, Toigons o f Una-
laffika, with a. great number of their relations, came to
Solovioff; they acquainted him with the arrival of a Ruffian
lhip at Unimak, the fixth illand; to the-, Eaft of
Agunalalhka, adding that they knew none of the crew
excepting a Karntchadal named Kirilko, who had been
there on a former pccafion. T h e y . likewife informed
him that the natives, after having cut off part of the
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