  | Dedication, | p. iii. | | Preface, | p. v. | | Catalogue of books quoted in this work, | p. xi. | | Explanation of some Russian words made use of, | p. xiii. | | Table of Russian Weights, Measures of Length, and Value of Money, | p. xiv. | | Advertisement, | p. xv. | | List of Charts, and Directions for placing them, | p. xvi. | | PART I. | | Containing Preliminary Observations concerning Kamtchatka, and Account of the New Discoveries made by the Russians, | p.3—16. | | Chap. I. Discovery and Conquest of Kamtchatka—Present state of that Peninsula—Population—Tribute—Productions, &c. | p. 3. | | Chap. II. General idea of the commerce carried on to the New Discovered Islands—Equipment of the vessels—Risks of the trade, profits, &c. | p. 8. | | Chap. III. Furs and skins procured from Kamtchatka and the New Discovered Islands, | p. 12. | | | Account of the Russian Discoveries, | p. 19. | | Chap. I. Commencement and progress of the Russian Discoveries in the sea of Kamtchatka—General division of the New Discovered Islands, | ibid. | | Chap. II. Voyages in 1745—First discovery of the AleÜtian Isles, by Michael Nevodsikoff, | p. 29. | | Chap. III. Successive voyages, from 1747 to 1753, to Beering's and Copper Island, and to the AleÜtian Isles—Some account of the inhabitants, | p. 37. | | Chap. IV. Voyages from 1753 to 1756. Some of the further AleÜtian or Fox Islands touched at by Serebranikoff's vessel—Some account of the natives, | p. 48. | | Chap. V. Voyages from 1756 to 1758, | p. 54. | | Chap. VI. Voyages in 1758, 1759, and 1760, to the Fox Islands, in the St. Vladimir, fitted out by Trapesnikoff—and in the Gabriel, by Bethshevin—The latter, under the command of Pushkareff, sails to Alaksu, or Alachshak, one of the remotest Eastern Islands hitherto visited—Some account of its inhabitants, and productions, which latter are different from those of the more Western islands, | p. 61. | | Chap. VII. Voyage of Andrean Tolstyk, in the St. Andrean and Natalia—Discovery of some New Islands, called Andreanoffsky Ostrova—Description of six of those islands, | p. 71 | | Chap. VIII. Voyage of the Zacharias and Elizabeth, fitted out by Kulkoff, and commanded by Dausinin—They sail to Umnak and Unalashka, and winter upon the latter island—The vessel destroyed, and all the crew, except four, murdered by the islanders—The adventures of those four Russians, and their wonderful escape, | p. 80. | | Chap. IX. Voyage of the vessel called the Trinity, under the command of Korovin—Sails to the Fox Islands—Winters at Unalashka—Puts to sea the spring following—The vessel is stranded in a bay of the island Umnak, and the crew attacked by the natives—Many of them killed—others carried off by sickness—-They are reduced to great streights—Relieved by Glottoff, twelve of the whole company only remaining—Description of Umnak and Unalashka, | p. 89. | | Chap. X. Voyage of Stephen Glottoff—He reaches the Fox Islands—Sails beyond Unalashika to Kadyak—Winters upon that island—Repeated attempts of the natives to destroy the crew—They are repulsed, reconciled, and prevailed upon to trade with the Russians—Account of Kadyak—Its inhabitants, animals, productions—Glottoff sails back to Umnak—winters there—returns to Kamtchatka—Journal of his voyage, | p. 106. | | Chap. XI. Solovioff's voyage—He reaches Unalashka, and passes two winters upon that island—Relation of what passed there—fruitless attempts of the natives to destroy the crew—Return of Solovioff to Kamtchatka—Journal of his voyage in returning—Description of the islands of Umnak and Unalashka, productions, inhabitants, their manners, customs, &c. &c. | p. 131. | | Chap. XII. Voyage of Otcheredin—He winters upon Umnak—Arrival of Levasheff upon Unalashka—Return of Otcheredin to Ochotsk, | p. 156. | | Chap. XIII. Conclusion—General position and situation of the AleÜtian and Fox Islands—their distance from each other—Further description of the dress, manners, and custom of the inhabitants—their feasts and ceremonies, &c. | p.
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