26 CASE or GREAT BRITAIN. 



_^jbi.i.. PI). :n8, 1,1 1804, Sitka was reoccupied and rebuilt by the Rus- 

 sians. Two United States vessels, one being the "Juno," 

 were there. The names of four vessels are known as trad- 

 ing- on the north-west coast. 

 Ibid., p. :!2o. 1,1 1805^ the "Juno" and another vessel from the United 

 States were at Sitka, and we liear of six vessels, including 

 the "Juno," as trading on the north-west. 



In 1806, the Eussian Envoy Rezanoff" visited the Pribilof 



Islands on the " Maria," and endeavoured to stop the waste- 



Aiask.i.p. 44(1. ful slaughter of fur seals. He recommended the Emperor 



to "take a stronger bold of the country," as the traders in 



ships from Boston were undermining the trade with China. 



ibia..p.4.^.i. He reported that the " Bostonians " had armed the Kolosh 



Indians. 

 Ibid.. p.4.-i4. Ill the same year the "Juno," with her cargo, was pur- 

 _ii)id., pp. 478, chased by Baranott", and the "Eclipse" (Captain O'Cain) 

 *'''*■ sailed for Ciiiiia with furs; but was lost on the way back. 



The names of four vessels trading on the north-west coast 

 are known in this year. 

 Rezanofi", in 1807, sent the " Juno" to the Californian coast 

 n)id.,p.4r.i. for provisions. Tlie "Myrtle," an English ship (Captain 

 Barber), was purchased by Baranoft. Six north-west coast 

 trading-vessels are known by name for this year. 

 ^^ibid., pp. 479, Ij^ 1808, the United States vessel "Mercury" obtained at 

 Kadiak 25 bidarkas, or skin boats, for hunting and trading 

 to the soutliward. 



Four United States trading vessels are known to have 

 Alaska, p. 467. bccu ou tlic Alaskau coast in 1808 and 1809. 



31 In 1810, the Kussian sloop-of-war "Diana" visited 



Sitka. There were several United States vessels in 

 the port at the time. Shortly after the United States ves- 

 sels "EnteriH'ise" and "O'Cain" arrived. The " Enter- 

 prise" went to Canton with furs. 

 Ibid., p. 470. Galovnin, Commander of the "Diana," writes that at 

 this time an American sailor and a Prussian skipper com- 

 ])Osed the Diplomatic Corps of the Russian-American 

 Company. 

 Noitb-west In 1810 and 1811, four foreign vessels were engaged in 



Coawt, vol. i, p. ii 1 i- 1 ^~^ • j. i. c c^ 



325. sea otter hunting, under Russian contracts. 



Alaska, p. 429. Ill 1811, tlic " Enterprise" returned from and went back 

 Ibid., p. 48:). to China with furs. In this year the Ross Colony was 

 founded in California to provide agricultural products for 

 North we.st use on the north-west coast. Five vessels engaged in trad- 

 Coast, vol. 1. ]). j^g. ,^^j J hunting, besides the four vessels under Russian 

 contracts, were seen on the coast of Southern Alaska in 

 this year. 

 Alaska, ,.. 472. Ill 1812, the Uuited States shi]) "Beaver" disposed of 

 her cargo to Baranoft' at Sitka, and was then sent to the 

 Pribiloff Islands for fur-seal skins as payment. 

 ii)id., ,.. 4X0. Between 1800 and 1812, Baranoft made six additional 

 hunting contracts with United States vessels. He received 

 a proportion of the skins, which were chiefly sea-otters. 

 KoiMi-wcst Between 1812 and 1814, there was scarcely any trade, 

 Coast, vol. i, p. owing to the war between England and the United States. 

 Alaska, p. .'•.o:!. lu 1814, Captain Bennett (United States) sold two ves- 

 sels with their cargoes to Baranoff, and took fur-seal skins 



