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The otlier ship, however, having 

 exaiiiiiied the eastern coast of the 

 Kamchatka i)eiiinsula up to 02^* of 

 northern latitude and the west 

 coast of Ainerica from this latitude 

 to the Island of Unalaska, [and 

 the intervening wate rs,] shTmld 

 proceed to Kadiak, andfrom there 

 to yitka for the winter. The object 

 of the cruising of two of our armed 

 vessels in the localities above-men- 

 tioned is the protection of our Col- 

 onies and the ex clusion of foreign 

 vessels engaged in trafiticTor'indus^ 

 try injurious toTbelLnterestsofTlTe 

 T^ussian Com pa ny, as well as to 

 those of tlie native inhabitants"of" 

 those regions. 



If in tEinbllowing year, 1821, 

 two similar ships are dispatched 

 from our Baltic ports, they could, 

 in May or June of the year 1822, 

 relieve the ships sent out in 1820, 

 and the latter could return to their 

 home ports by the middle of 1<S23. 



In this manner two ships of war 

 would always be present in the 

 Colonies, and the Company would 

 be assured of their protection. In 

 addition to the other advantages 

 resulting from this arrangement, 

 it would aiford a most excellent 

 opportunity lor the officers of the 

 Imperial navy to perfect them- 

 selves by practice in tlie science of 

 navigation. 



In submitting this proposition 

 to your Excellency, I consider it 

 unnecessary to enumerate in detail 

 the advantages resulting there- 

 from, but you must not omit to take 

 into consideration the expenditure 

 involved in such an undertaking. 

 It therefore becomes necessary to 

 know how much the fitting out of 

 such ships and the maintenance of 

 their crews would cost the Treas 

 ury. We should also know whether 

 it be possible for su(;h ships to take, 

 ill addition to provisions and stores 

 for their own use during a period 

 of three years, any other supplies 

 which may beneeded in Kamchatka 

 and Okhotsk, and how much of 



The other ship, after inspecting 

 the eastern shores of the peninsula 

 of Kamtchatka as far as 02° north 

 latitude, and the western shores of 

 America from that meridian to the 

 Island of Unalaska, will pay a 

 visit to Kadiak, and thence i)roceed 

 to Sitka, where she will winter. 



The object of the cruizing of 

 these two armed vessels in the 

 localities mentioned above is the 

 protection of our Colonies and the 

 prevention of the prohibited inter - 

 course between the foreign ships 

 on the o ne hand, and the Compa- 

 ny's establlshiiieiits and the native 

 inhabitants on the other. 



If in the following year, 1821, 

 two more shii>s are sent from our 

 Baltic ports, they should be able 

 to relieve those dispatched in 1820 

 about May or June 1822, and the 

 two ships first sent should be back 

 in liussia about the middle of 1823. 



By this arrangement two armed 

 vessels would always be present in 

 tlie Colonies founded by the Com- 

 pany for their protection, and, 

 apart from other advantages, the 

 officers of the Imperial fleet would 

 have an excellent opportunity of 

 improving by practice their knowl- 

 edge of the art of navigation. 



In communicating this proposal 

 to your Excellency, I consider it 

 superfluous to enumerate all the 

 aiguinents in favour of these ex- 

 peditions. The question of the 

 expense which will be entailed by 

 them must, however, be considered. 

 It will have to be ascertained how 

 much the equipping of these ships 

 and the manitenaiice of their crews 

 will cost the Treasury. Also, 

 whether the aforesaid ships will 

 be able to carry, besides provi- 

 sions and stores sufficient to last 

 them almost three years, a certain 

 quantity of stores required for 

 Kamtchatka and Olvhotsk, and 

 what is the maximum weight of 



