six o'clock in the morning
All that night we wrought hard , in strengthening our situation , and barricading the entrances into the woods ; but when day-light came , we had a very unwelcome discovery ; for the enemy , being encouraged by their numbers , had set up eleven or twelve tents , in form of a camp , about three quarters of a mile from us . I must confess , I was never more concerned in my life , giving myself and all that I had over for lost . And my partner declared , that as the loss of his goods would be his ruin , before they should be taken from him , he would fight to the last drop of his blood . As we could not pretend to force our way , we had recourse to a stratagem ; we kindled a large fire , which burnt all night ; and no sooner was it dark , but we pursued our journey towards the pole or north star , and travelling all night ; by six o'clock in the morning we came to a Russian village called Kertza , and from thence came to a large town named Ozonzoys , where we heard that several troops of Calmuc Tartars had been abroad upon the desert , but that we were past all danger . In five days after we came to Veuslima , upon the river Witzedga ; from thence we came to Lawrenskoy , on the third of July , where , providing ourselves with two luggage boats , and a convenient bark , we embarked the seventh , and arrived at Archangel the eighteenth , after a year , five months , and three days journey , including the eight months and odd days at Tobolski . We came from Archangel the 20th of August in the same year , and arrived at Hamburg the 30th of September . Here my partner and I made a very good sale of our goods , both those of China and Siberia ; when dividing our effects , my share came to 3475l .