shed.

A similar campaign on a small scale was undertaken in 1711, but with
the same issue. On a demand for tribute the Chukches answered: "the
Russians have before come to us to demand tribute and hostages, but
this we have refused to give, and thus we also intend to do in
future."[274]

About fifteen years after this resultless campaign the Cossack
colonel AFFANASSEJ SCHESTAKOV proposed to the Government again to
subdue this obstinate race, intending also to go over to the
American side, yet known only by report, in order to render the
races living there tributary to the Russians. The proposal was
accepted. A mate, JACOB HENS, a land-measurer, MICHAEL GVOSDEV, an
ore-tester, HERDEBOL, and ten sailors were ordered by the Admiralty
to accompany the expedition. At Yekaterinenburg Schestakov was
provided with some small cannon and mortars with ammunition, and at
Tobolsk with 400 Cossacks. In consequence of a great number of
misfortunes, among them shipwreck in the sea of Okotsk, there stood
however but a small portion of this force at his disposal when he
began his campaign by marching into the country from the bottom of
Penschina Bay. This campaign too was exceedingly unfortunate. After
only a few days' march he came unexpectedly on a large body of
Chukches, who themselves had gone to war with the Koryaeks. A fight
took place on the 25th/14th March, 1730, in which Schestakov himself
fell, hit by an arrow, and his followers were killed or put to
flight.

Among those who were ordered to accompany Schestakov in this
unfortunate campaign was Captain DMITRI PAULUTSKI. Under his command
a new campaign was undertaken against the Chukches With a force of
215 Russians, 160 Cossacks and 60 Yukagires, Paulutski left Anadyrsk
on the 23rd/12th March, 1731, and marched east of the sources of the
Anadyr to the Polar Sea, which was only reached after two mouths'
march. Then he went along the coast, partly by land, partly on the
ice, to the eastward. After fourteen days he fell in with a large
Chukch army, and having in vain summoned it to surrender, he
delivered a blow on the 18/7th June, and obtained a complete victory
over the enemy. During the continuation of the campaign along the
coast he was compelled to fight on two other occasions, one on the
11th July/30th June and the other on the 26/11th July, at
Chukotskojnos itself, over which promontory he wished to march to
the mouth of the Anadyr. In both cases the victory lay with