APPENDIX TO COUNTER-CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



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civilization and Oliristiauity in the 

 most distant possessions of Eussia, 

 promising at tbe same time to 

 secure to tlie Company its well- 

 deserved profits and advantages. 



The Board of Administration of 

 the Comjiany has received the Edict 

 and accompanying Eegulations as 

 promulgated by the Directing Sen- 

 ate, and ten copies of these docu- 

 ments with the seal of the Company 

 affixed are herewith inclosed. 



[With this precious Act in your 

 hand you will be enabled to assume 

 a new ])o8itioii, and to stand firmly 

 opposed to all attempts on the part 

 of foreigners to iu fringe upon our 

 rights and privileges, in accorcIT 

 ance with the will of His Imperial 

 Majesty, we will not be left to pr o- 

 tect unaided the land and waters 

 embraced in our exclusive privi- 

 leges. A squadron of naval vessels 

 is under orders to prepare for a 

 cruizetothecoastsof JS^o rth-eastern 

 Asia and I^orth-western'Americal 

 In your deaTmgs with foreigners] 

 you will act esi)ecially under the 

 provisions of the following i)ara- 

 graphs contained in the new Eegu- 

 lations: 35, 39, 41, 43, 44, 46-49, 

 51, 52, 53, 55-60, 62, 64, 67-70. 

 [These paragraphs bear plainly 

 upon the points in dispute between 

 us and other seafaring nations. We 

 can now stand upon our rig hts and 

 drive from our waters and poi'tsthe 

 intruders who threaten to neutra l- 

 ize the benefits and gifts most g ra^ 

 ciously bestowed upon our Com- 



The Board has also received 

 these documents, in the form in 

 which they were printed for j)ubli- 

 cation, from the Euling Senate. 

 Ten copies are transmitted here- 

 with. 



In these documents, and espe- 

 cially in the Eegulations, the Gov- 

 ernment has explained the duties 

 which it expects you, and this 

 Board through you, to fulfil. 



The Board does not consider it 

 necessary to repeat all that is stated 

 in the Charter and Eegulations, by 

 which expressions of the wishes of 

 the Government you will of course 

 be guided. In calling your par- 

 ticular attention, however, to para- 

 graphs 35, 39, 41, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 

 49, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 

 62, 64, 67, 68, 69, and 70 of the Eeg- 

 ulations, the Board hopes that you 

 may earn the approval of the 

 Government by complying with its 

 requirements, and that you may 

 enable the Board to bear witness 

 always to the usefulness of your 

 proceedings. 



pany by His lnq)erial Majesty.' 



Faithfulness and energy on your 

 part in carrying out the provisions 

 of this Edict will be duly reported 

 to and appreciated by the highest 

 authorities. 



Of the copies of the documents 

 herewith inclosed,* you will fur- 

 nish one each to the offices of New 

 Archangel, Kadiak, Unalaska, 



Be so good as to supply copies 

 of the inclosures to the offices at 

 Novo Arkhangelsk, Kadiak, Una- 

 laska, and Eoss, and the Depart- 



*A copy of the Ukas(§^ translated into tlie English language, was inclosed with this 

 letter, and fiom it ia copied the trauslation of the Ukase inserted in vol. i, p. 24. 



