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APPENDIX TO COUNTER-CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



with various arms and anunimi- 

 tions. 



In view of the receut establish- 

 ment at these Coh)nies, and of the 

 absence of forces required to pre- 

 vent such irreguhu-ities. and of tlie 

 small number of Russians scattered 

 over an area of nearly 4,000 versts, 

 the Company iinds it impossible to 

 occupy all localities in sufficient 

 numbers to prevent the foreijiuers 

 ti-om maintaining their illegitimate 

 intercourse with the native inhab- 

 itants, and from exercising- their 

 pernicious influence upon them. In 

 this connection I have taken into 

 consideration tliat the interests of 

 the Comiiany, its establishments 

 and objects are inseparable from 

 the interests of the Government, 

 and it appears of the most impera- 

 tive necessity for the preservation 

 of our sovereignty in the north- 

 western part of America [and on 

 the islands and waters situated be- 

 tween th em] to maintaiirthere^OMr 

 tinuously°two ships of the Imperial 

 tieet. 



This object will, in my opinion, 

 be most readily accomplished in 

 the following manner: 



Starting in the month of August 

 or September of the present year 

 one of these armed ships can sail 

 for the Island of Sitka, and 

 12 the other for the harbor of 

 Petropavlovsk, arriving 

 there in the month of April or 

 May 1821. The first having dis- 

 charged at Sitka any cargo which 

 may be intrusted to the com- 

 mander, should sail to the north- 

 ward along the American coast to 

 Kadiak; should the commander 

 receive at any of these i)laces no 

 special information as to foreign 

 contrabandists from the manager 

 of the Eussi an- American Com 

 pany's Colonies, he may pursue 

 his course to the westward, and 

 having thoroughly examined the 

 shores of the Aleutian Islands, the 

 coast of Kamcbatka, the Kurile 

 Islands, [and the int ervening 

 waters,] he may return forthewin- 

 ter to the harbor of Petropavlovsk. 



all, by snpplying various kinds of 

 arms to the islanders. 



As the Colonies have only lately 

 been founded, and as they do not 

 possess sufficient forces to remedy 

 these evils, a small number of Eus- 

 sians being scattered over an area 

 of nearly 4,000 versts, the Company 

 is unable as yet to occupj^ all points 

 in such a manner as to prevent the 

 foreigners from continuing their 

 forbidden intercourse with the 

 Americans and islanders, or exer- 

 cising their influence over them. 

 Under these circumstances, con- 

 sidering that the interests of the 

 Company, its foundation, and its 

 objects are insex)arably connected 

 with the interests of the Govern- 

 ment, it appears to be very neces- 

 sary, if we are to keep our hold over 

 our possessions in the north-west- 

 ern part of America and on the 

 islands situated in the'oceanTThat 

 ^vo" ships of the' Imperial^n a vy 

 should be kept constantly in that 

 part of the world. 



This i)roposal will, in my opin- 

 ion, be best carried out in the fol- 

 lowing manner: 



Starting in the month of August 

 or September of this year, one of 

 these ships of war should arrive 

 at the Island of Sitka, and the 

 other at the port of Petropavlovsk 

 in April or May 1821. The first, 

 having discharged at Sitka any 

 cargo she may have for that place, 

 will proceed in a northerly direc- 

 tion along the American coast to 

 Kadiak, and if she does not receive 

 there any special information in 

 regard to foreign smugglers from 

 the Manager of the Colonies of the 

 Eussian-American Company which 

 may cause her to change her plans, 

 she can continue her course in a 

 westerly direction, and, after in- 

 specting the shores of the Aleutian 

 and Kurile Islands, return to the 

 port of Petropavlovsk to winter 

 there. 



