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deducted, and tlie remaining sum divided, if tbe vessel has been taken 

 by tlie Kussian-Ameiican Company's oflBcers, and carried to tbe port of 

 St. Peter and Paul by a ship of said Company, without the interference 

 of a man-of-war, into five parts, of which one goes to the Government, 

 and the remaining four-fifths to the American Company. If the vessel 

 be taken in any of the Company's Settlements by the Company's offi- 

 cers, but brought to the port of St. Peter and Paul by a raan-of war, 

 after deducting one fifth for Government, two-fifths are to belong to 

 the crew of the man-of-war, and the remaining two-fifths to the Kus- 

 sian-American Company, and finally, if such foreign vessel be detained 

 by men-of-war only without the assistance of the Company's officers, 

 then, after deducting one-fifth for Government, the remainder is left to 

 the officers of the men-of-war. 



But if a vessel be taken by the conjoint forces of a man-of-war and 

 a Company's vessel, then the prize shall be divided between them in 

 proportion to their strength, regulating the same according to the num- 

 ber of guns. 



§ 61. Thesumcomingtotheofficersof the man-of-war shall be divided 

 according to the Rules for dividing prizes in time of war. In all cases, 

 officers who had a share in seizing foreign vessels convicted of the 

 intention of infringing the privileges most graciously granted to the 

 Ivussian-American Company, may expect to receive tokens of His 

 Imperial Majesty's approbation, especially when, after deducting the 

 exi)enses for conveying the crew, their part in the prize-money should 

 prove but trifiing. 



§ 02. If a foreign vessel detained by a Eussian being under the com- 

 mand of a Russian officer should be cast away before reaching tbe port 

 of St. Peter and Paul, the following principle sliall be observed : 



If the foreign vessel alone be lost, and the Itussian accompanying her 

 arrive at the port of St. Peter and Paul, then the Court acts according 

 to the foregoing Rules to determine whether that vessel was lawfully 

 seized. In this case Government takes upon itself the expenses of con- 

 veying to a port of the Baltic such of the ship's crew as were saved. 

 But if such a vessel should not be proved to have been detained law- 

 fully, tiien, independent of those expenses, the ship shall be valued, 

 and such valuation forwarded to Government for the payment of what 

 may be deemed just; at the same time investigation shall be made on 

 the loss of the vessel, and the officer that had the command (if saved) is 

 to be tried according to the Maritime Rules and Regulations. 



§ 63. The Commander of Kamtchatka is bound to make a special 

 report to the Governor-General of Siberia respecting every circumstance 

 happening to foreign vessels, annexing copies of all documents, jour- 

 nals, and sentences of the Court, and of all papers relating thereunto. 



The original is signed : 



Count D. GURIEFF, 



Minister of Finances. 



