COUNTER-CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 55' 



The instructions to crnizers with reference to wlialing in British case, 

 Okliotsk Sea, quoted at p. 113 of the Case lor Great Britain, ^' ^^^' 

 are to the same effect. 



CONTENTION THAT RUSSIA STILL EXERCISED CON- 

 TROL IN BEHRING SEA AFTER TREATIES. . 



61 It is stated on the part of the United States in one 

 of the passages placed at the head of this chapter — 



that by the treaties of 1824 and 1825 Russia did not surrender her United States 

 claim to exclusive control of trade, aud especially of the fur industry, Case, p. 61. 

 in Eering Sea. 



Positive confirmation of this assertion is stated to be 

 found in the alleged circumstance that the same control 

 over the waters of that sea was enforced after the date of 

 the Treaties as before. 



The evidence offered in supx)ort of this assertion consists 

 of the Charters granted to the Kussian-American Com- 

 pany in 1829 and 1842, and of extracts from the Company's 

 records. 



The Charter of 1829 is described in the United States iwd. 

 Case as a confirmation of the Charter of 1821, except in so 

 far as it had been modified by the Treaties of 1824 and 1825. 



The modifications here referred to are of great import- 

 ance, and deserve most careful consideration. 



By Section 1 of the Rules attached to the Ukase of the ibid., Appen- 

 7th September, 1821— '^^^' ^"^- *• p- ^^- 



the pursuits of commerce, whaling, and fishery, and of all other British Case, 

 industry on all islands, ports, aud gulfs, including the whole of the ■'^'i^^'^'^'^' ^°'' *■ 

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

 51st degree of northern latitude .... is exclusively granted to 

 JRusiiian subjects. 



By Article II of the Charter of the 13th September, 1821, ca^e ' Appfndif 

 the Emperor proceeded to grant to the Kussian-American voi. i, p. 25. 

 Comj)any — 



RUSSIAN-AMERICAX COMPANY'S CHARTER OF 1821 PT'RPORTS TO EX- 

 CLUDE FOREIGNERS FROM COMPETING WITH COMPANY. 



the privilege of hunting aud fishing, to the exclusion of all other Eus- 

 sidii or foreign subjects throughout the territories long since in the 

 possession of Russia on the coasts of North-west America, beginning 

 at the northern point of the island of Vancouver, in latitude 51" 

 north, and extending to Bering Strait and beyond 



In Article VI of the Charter it is farther set forth that— c^e,' AppfndS 



In order that the Comiiany may enjoy the exclusive rights bestowed ^^ ■ ^' P- ■ 

 upon it, and to prevent in the future any molestation or disturbance 

 on the part of Bussian subjects or foreigners, rules and regulations have 

 been established, »S:c. 



It is obvious that the lauguageof this Charter and 



62 the change from that employed in the Ukase of 1799, 

 was consequent upon the language used in the 



Ukase of 1821; by which, for the first time, as has been 

 repeatedly pointed out, Russia attempted to exclude the 

 subjects of foreign nations from the whole of the area 

 therein referred to. 



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