Journal .of the
Voyage homewards..
May 13th. Korovin went, with fourteen men, to-
Umnak, to bring off an anchor, which was buried in the
fond. On his return, preparations were made for their
departure. Before the arrival of Korovin the hunteES
had killed 150 black and brown foxes; and the fame
number of old and young fea-otters; fince his arrival
they had caught 350 black foxes, the fame number of
common foxes, and 1.50 fea-otters of different fizes..
This cargo being put on board, the interpreter Kafh-
makfetat liberty, with a certificate of, and prefents for
his fidelity, and the hoftages delivered up to the Toigons
and their relations, who had afferobled, at: the haven,,
Solovioff put to. fea on the if f of June, with an. Eafterly
wind. Before his departure he received a letter from
Glottoff, informing him that he was likewife preparing,
for his return..
June 2. The wind being contrary,, they got but a fmall
way from land.
5. Steered again towards the Ihore, came to an
anchor, and fent a boat for a fupply of water,
which returned without having feen any
body.
6. Weighed and fleered W. with a S. E.. wind.
7. Favourable wind at N,. E. and in the afternoon
at N„
8, Wind
8. Wind at N. W. and ftormy, the fhip drove
under the forefail.
9 8c 10. Sailed Northwards, with a Wefterly wind.
1 1 . Calm till noon ; afterwards breeze fprung up
at S. with which they fleered W. till next day
at noon ; when the wind coming round to the
Weft, they changed their courfe, and fleered
N. W.
12. Calm during the night.
13. A fmall breeze of Northerly wind, with which
they fleered W. in the afternoon it fell calm,
and continued fo till the
16. at noon, when a breeze fpringing up at Eaft,
they fleered W. on which courfe they continued
during the
18. with a S. S. E. wind.
From the 19 to the 22. The wind was changeable
from the S. W. to N. W. with which they
ftill made a fhift to get to the Weft ward.
23. The wind E. they fleered betwixt N. 8c W.
which courfe they continued the
24th, 25th, 26th, with a Northerly wind.
27. A. M. the wind changed to S. W.
28, 29, 30. Wind at Weft.
July The wind changed to E. with which they fleered
between W. and S. W. with little variations, till
the 3d.
U 2 4. They