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Metchigmenskaia Bay [sic] to stock up on deer, the need for which
increased daily, because more and more, the greater part of
our crew started to suffer from scurvy. Three men were very
sick, and one was hopeless.

After midday the next day we reached the mentioned bay,
but because of a headwind could not enter. Therefore, we
dropped anchor opposite it at a depth of six sazhens. At
this time the sailor about whom I previously spoke, died.
We buried him the next morning because those who die from
scurvy are subject to incredibly fast decay.

As soon as we dropped anchor, our old friend, Leicheigu,
came to us with a promise that in three days the deer would
be delivered, but as the captain did not want to believe him,
he offered himself as a hostage and immediately sent his son
ashore. He acted so successfully that toward evening on the
next day we received six deer, and on the following, four
more. For this, Leicheigu received two cast-iron kettles,
some tobacco, an axe, beads, and other knicknacks.

Having obtained the desired provisions, we weighed
anchor on dawn of the 15th and went to finish the surveying
of St. Lawrence Island. We started it on the 16th from the
point at which we had to leave it on the previous year. In
this manner, we surveyed the whole northern side of the is-
land, and on the 17th, started the survey of the remaining
southeastern, but fog and strong winds hindered us in it, and
we were forced to abandon this project until the 23rd.