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Kamchatka or Okliotsk; also to 

 strictly i)roliibit all foreign mer- 

 cantile vessels from visiting these 

 points, or trading in any of the 

 ports of Eastern Siberia, except in 

 case of disaster, when the strictest 

 vigilance mnst be exercised to pre- 

 vent the disposal of any of the ves- 

 sel's cargo, under pain of confis- 

 cation of both ship and cargo. At 

 the same time, the Englishman 

 Davis at Okhotsk and Dobello's 

 Agent at Kamchatka must be in- 

 formed that the Government does 

 not permit them to reside at those 

 places, much less to acquire houses 

 or other immovable property. The 

 local authorities are instructed to 

 allow them damages for the im- 

 mediate disposal of what property 

 they have already acquired, and to 

 see to their immediate departure. 

 Mr. Dobello is to be informed that 

 the ship he has proposed to dis- 

 patch from the Philippine Islands 

 to Kamchatka with provisions and 

 articles of luxury will not be al- 

 lowed to visit Kamchatka unless 

 it be transferred to the ownership 

 of a Eussian subject, preference to 

 be given to the Kussian- American 

 Company operating under highest 

 protection. 



3. Permission is also denied to 

 Mr. Dobello to dispatch any sbips 

 to Kroustadt with teas or other 

 Obinese goods, such transactions 

 being in direct conflict with the 

 views of the Government. He is 

 also informed that no farther 

 intercourse is possible between 

 him and the authorities of 

 17 Eastern Siberia, and that 

 even if supplies should be 

 needed from Manilla or any other 

 adjacent foreign country, such 

 transactions would be intrusted 

 to the hands of our American 

 Company. 



Having informed you of these 

 highest views, the Board of Ad- 

 ministration adds the following 

 explanation : 



Kamtchatka or Okhotsk ; and they 

 are not to permit any foreign mer- 

 chant-vessel to trade at those places 

 under any circumstances, or to 

 enter the ports of Eastern Siberia, 

 except in case of distress, in which 

 case such vessel is not to be per- 

 mitted to unload any part of her 

 cargo or endeavour to dispose of 

 it, under pain of confiscation of the 

 ship and cargo. Furthermore, the 

 Englishman Davis at Okhotsk and 

 Dobello's agent at Kamtchatka are 

 to be informed through the same 

 officials that the Government re- 

 fuses them permission to remain at 

 those places, or to build houses or 

 hold real property there; and the 

 local authorities shall afford them 

 all proper facilities for disposing 

 of their jjroperty and leaving the 

 country. Mr. Dobello is to be in- 

 formed that the ship which he pro- 

 poses to despatch from the Philip- 

 pine Islands to Kanitchatka will 

 be allowed to go there for this once, 

 and that he may sell the merchan- 

 dize and provisions which he may 

 send by her; but that he must not 

 send any more ships, and is in 

 future to confine himself to loading 

 Eussian ships which are sent to 

 Manilla for provisions and mer- 

 chandize, by order of the Govern- 

 ment or of our American Company. 



"3. Mr. Dobello is refused j>er- 

 mission to send two ships to Cron- 

 stadt with tea and other Chinese 

 goods. Such a proceeding would 

 not be in harmony with the views 

 of the Government; moreover, all 

 that has ever been, or that is now, 

 asked of Mr. Dobello is that he 

 shall report what are the prices of 

 Chinese goods at Manilla, and 

 what products of Eastern Siberia 

 could be profitably sold there, in 

 order that this information may be 

 made use of by our American 

 Company in its various commer- 

 cial operations." 



In informing you of His Impe-. 

 rial Majesty's decision, the Board 

 wishes to make the following ob- 

 servations ; 



