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LE ROY’S NARRATIVE OF EOUR RUSSIAN SAILORS. 613
‘© From the remarks of our iflanders, it would appear more likely that they were
on the laft mentioned ifland; but the dufkinefs of the atmofphere at the horizon, a
circumftance attendant on northern climates, may be the caufe of their having per-
ceived the circulation and abfence of the fun almoft ten days later and ten days earlier
than computation will fhew. .
*¢ If the beginning of the revolution of the fun above the horizon be placed on the
2d of May, the end of this revolution above the horizon muft happen on the 19th. of
July, and in this cafe they mult have been in 71° and a half of latitude ; which is not
offible.
me I wifh we had the relation in the pofleflion of M. Von Klingftadt of Archangel,
that we might add it to yours. Probably by this means, what is wanting might be
fupplied, particularly the exact time of thefe failors arriving from the ifland. I have
no doubt, were you to communicate the wifh, that he would take a pleafure in grati-
fying you; he fills the {tation of Sub-auditor of the Admiralty, and dwells with M.
Vernizobre. Iam, Sir, &c.”
At the clofe of this Narrative I muft add two things: the refult of the illuftration
of M. Von Klingftadt, and the reflexions with which Mr. Vernizobre terminates
the firft letter he wrote to me refpedting thefe failors, and the account of their ad-
ventures.
One of thefe men, fays M. Von Klingftadt, is called Alexis Himkoff, and is fifty
years of age; another is named Stephen Scharapoff, forty-two years old ; the third, by
name Iwan Himkoff, is in his thirty-fixth year. All thefe, on their arrival, were in found
and perfec health : I myfelf had occafion to remark it, upon queftioning them on the
particulars of fuch an extraordinary refidence, attended by fuch a wonderful prefer.
vation.
Thefe are the reflexions of M. Vernezobre. The Englifh have a fabulous hiftory
of Robinfon Crufoe ; this hiftory however is certainly true. The firft is reprefented
in a warm climate: but our failors were in 77° and a half of latitude. The Englifhman
was enabled to make a kind of punch with the raifins which grew on the ifland; but
our hardy and fturdy Ruffians were under neceflity of contenting themfelves with water.
Robinfon had loft almoft all knowledge of Chriftianity; but our adventurers at all:
Pps a Iam aflured, preferved their faith, and unceafingly placed their confidence:
in God. ~
ACCOUNT”
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