taken from those unfortunate Russians, who, on the first discovery of this continent, fell a sacri|fice to the savage barbarity of the natives. It was a little unfortunate, that we had not one per|son on board either ship that had the most distant knowledge of the Russ language; every thing was to be understood by signs. Our officers could just make out, that a Russian Captain had been murdered by the natives, and that the Russians had taken a severe revenge, and had laid the coun|try under contribution, and obliged the inhabi|tants to pay a certain annual tribute in skins; but to what extent they had subdued the country, or in what year, they could not at all understand. They learnt, that the name of the island was Noo-Oonalashkah, in lat. 53.55. long. 167.30. E. of Greenwich; that they had another settlement to the Southward, and other vessels that were con|stantly employed in trading with the natives, and collecting their skins and oil; that the fac|tory was supposed to clear about 100,000 ru|bles annually by this trade; and that it was in|creasing; that their only guard consisted of a|bout 40 Kamshatskadale Russians, and 300 na|tives, over whom they were obliged to keep a watchful eye. Our gentlemen's entertainment there was rather friendly than sumptuous; they had dried venison, dried salmon, and great variety of other fish, dressed after the Russian manner; their biscuit was black, and their bread rye; their butter not extraordinary; their wine and brandy, the Indians who conducted the gentlemen earned, from the ships, with which the Russian officers made very free. The evening; being spent in mutual enquiries, by which neither side could receive much satisfaction, they were shewn to the apart|ments prepared for them, where they slept un|disturbed. 0