214 APPENDIX TO CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



RULES ESTABLISHED FOR THE LIMITS OF NAVIGATION AND ORDER 

 OP COMMUNICATION ALONG THE COAST OF THE EASTERN SIBERIA, 

 THE NORTH WEST COAST OF AMERICA, AND THE ALEUTIAN, KURILE, 

 AND OTHER ISLANDS. 



§ 1. The pursuits of commerce, wlialing, and fishery, and of all other 

 industry on all islands, posts, and gulfs, including the whole of the 

 north-west coast of America, beginning from Behring Straits to the 51° 

 of northern latitude, also from the Aleutian Islands to the eastern coast 

 of Siberia, as well as along the Kurile Islands from Behring Straits to 

 the south cape of the Island of Urup, viz., to the 45° 50' north latitude, 

 is exclusively granted to Ilussian subjects. 



§ 2. It is therefore j)rohibited to all foreign vessels not only to land 



on the coasts and islands belonging to Kussia as stated above, 



4 but also, to approach them within less than 100 Italian miles. 



The transgressor's vessel is subject to confiscation along with 



the whole cargo. 



§ 3. An exception to this rule is to be made in favour of vessels car- 

 ried thither by heavy gales, or real want of provisions, and unable to 

 make any other shore but such as belongs to Russia; in these cases 

 they are obliged to produce convincing proofs of actual reason for such 

 an exception. Ships of friendly Goveinments, merely on discoveries, 

 are likewise exempt from the foregoing Kule 28. In this case, however, 

 they must be previously provided with passports from the Kussian Min- 

 ister of the Navy. 



§ 4. Foreign merchant-ships which, for reasons stated in the fore- 

 going rule, touch at any of the above mentioned coasts, are obliged to 

 endeavour to choose a i)lace where Kussians are settled, and to act as 

 hereafter stated. 



§ 5. On the arrival of a foreign merchant-ship, wind and weather per- 

 mitting, a pilot will meet her to appoint an anchoring place api)ropri- 

 ated for the purpose. The captain who, notwithstanding this, anchors 

 elsewhere without being able to assign a reason to the Commander of 

 the place, shall pay a tine of 100 dollars. 



§ G, All rowing-boats of foreign merchant-vessels are obliged to land 

 at one place appointed for them, where, in the day-time, a wliite Hag 

 is hung out, and at night a lantern, and where a clerk is to attend 

 continually to prevent importing and exporting any articles or goods. 

 Whoever landsatany other place, even without an intent of snmggling, 

 shall ])ay a tine of 50 dollars, and if a person be discovered bringing 

 any articles ashore, a fine of 500 dollars is to be exacted and the goods 

 to be confiscated. 



§ 7. The commanders of said vessels being in want of provisions, 

 stores, &c., for the continuation of their voyage, are bound to api)ly to 

 the Commander of the place, who will appoint where these may be 

 obtained, after which they may, without diificulty, send tlieir boats 

 there to i)rocure all they want. Whoever deviates from this rule shall 

 pay a fine of 100 dollars. 



§ 8. If it be unavoidable, for the pur]>ose of re]>airing or careening a 

 foreign merchant-ship, that she dis(;hargc tlic wliole cargo, the master 

 is obliged to ask the ])ermissi()n of the Commander of the ])lace. In 

 this case the captain shall deliver to the Comnmnder an exact list of 

 the nature and quality of the goods discharged. Every one who omits 

 to report any part of the cargo will be sus])ected of snmggling, and 

 shall pay a fine of 1,000 dollars. 



§ *.». All ex])enses incurred l)y these vessels during their stay in the 

 Russian territories must be j)aid in cash or bills of exchange. In case, 



