tributary : upon which they gave fuch repeated aligns of
their hoftile intentions, that the crew lived under continual
alarms. In the beginning of September information
was brought them of the arrival of a vefiel, fitted
out by Ivan Popoff rnerchant of Lallk, at Unalafhka.
About the end of the faid month the Toigon of the
■ Five Mountains came to Otcheredin, and was fo well fa-
tisfied with his reception, that he brought hoftages, and
not only allured them of his own friendfhip, but pro-
mifedito ufe his influence with the other Toigons, and
to perfuade them to the fame peaceable behaviour. But
the other Toigons not only paid no regard to his perfua-
fions, but even barbaroufly killed one of his children.
From thefe and other circumftances the crewpafled the
winter under continual apprehenfions, and draft not venture
far from the harbour upon hunting parties. Hence
enfued a fcarcity of provilions ; and hunger, joined to
the violent attacks of the fcurvy, made great havock
amongft them, infomuch that fix o f them died, and fe-
veral of the furvivors were reduced to fo weak a condition,
-that they were fcarce able to move.
The health of the crew being re-eftablifhed in the
•fpring, twenty-three men were fent on the 25 th of
June in two boats to the Five Mountains, in order to
perfuade the inhabitants to pay tribute. On the 26th
-they landed on the ifland Ulaga, where they were attacked
tacked with great fpirit- by a large body of the inhabitants
; and though three of the Ruffians were wounded,
yet the favages wererepulfed with confiderable lofs: they
yvere fo terrified by their defeat, that they fled before the
Ruffians during their continuance on that ifland. The
■ latter were detained there by tempeftuous. weather until
the 9th o f July*,, during which time they found two
rufty firelocks belonging, to ProtafTofPs crew. On the
xoththey returned to the harbour; and it was immediately
refolved to difpatch fome companies upon hunting
expeditions..
Accordingly on the i l l of Auguft Matthew PololkofF,
a' native o f llinfk, was fent with twenty-eight men in
two boats to Unalafhka- with the following, orders;
that i f the weather and other circumftances, were favourable,
they were to make to Akutan and Akun, the
two neareft iflands to theEaft, but to proceed no further.
In confequence of this, PololkofF reached Akutan about
the end of the month and being, kindly received by
the inhabitants, he left fix o f his party to h u n t;, with
the remainder he . went to Akun, which lies about two j
verfts from Akutan. From thence, he difpatched five
men to the neighbouring iflands, where he was informed
by the interpreters, there were great quantities of foxes..
Polofkoff and his companions continued the whole
autumn upon Akun without being annoyed ; but on the