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foreign affairs at Pekin, and the board of foreign affairs 

 at St. Peterfburg ; or in matters of inferior moment 

 between the commanders of the frontiers -••. 



The moft important articles relating to commerce, 

 were as follow : 



A caravan was allowed to go to Pekin every three Account of 



the Treaty 



years, on condition of its not confiliin? of more than"'"'"^° 



■I ' O Commerce. 



two hundred perfbns ; during their refidence in that 

 metropolis, their expences were; no longer to be defrayed 

 by the emperor of China. Notice was to be fent to the 

 Chinefe court immediately upon their arrival at the 

 frontiers ; where an officer was to meet and accompany 

 them to Pekin. 



The privilege before enjoyed by individuals of car- 

 rying on a promifcuous traffic in the Chinefe and Mongol 

 territories was taken away, and no merchandize belong- 

 ing to private perfons was permitted to be brought for 

 iale beyond the frontiers. For the purpole of pre- 

 ferving, confiftentiy with this regulation, the privilege 

 of commerce to individuals, two places of refort were 



* This article was inferted, becaufe the Chinefe emperor, from a 

 ridiculous idea of fuperiority, had contemptuoufly refufed to hold any 

 correfpondence with the court of Ruffia. 



appointed 



