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with the powers of an inspector 

 and general agent. This vessel 

 nmst be kept cruizing constantly 

 over the waters mentioned above, 

 and must not enter any of the 

 harbors except for the purpose 

 of obtaining water and wood, on 

 which occasions the stay of the 

 vessel must be limited to the brief- 

 est possible period. Each of the 

 above-mentioned islands must be 

 visited by this cruizer at least 

 twice during the season. The first 

 time for the purjiose of landing 

 supplies, mails, and the inspector; 

 the second time to receive the furs 

 obtained, reports, mail, and tbe 

 inspector. The commander of tliis 

 cruizer is strictly prohibited from 

 remaining at anchor during the 

 progress of inspection, as it would 

 be better to call at the islands sev- 

 eral times than to remain idle in 

 port. The conclusion of this cruiz- 

 ing voyage depends' upon the time 

 at which the foreign whale-ships 

 leave Bering Sea, which is prob- 

 ably at the end of August or the 

 beginning of September. 



4. The third and fourth of the 

 smaller vessels, i. e.,the "Okhotsk" 

 and "Tunguss," are assigned to 



-carry supplies to the redoubts and 

 islands of the Kadiak district and 

 to Unga Island, and to bring back 

 furs. In order to still further in- 

 sure the Kadiak district against 

 scarcity of supplies, one of the 

 larger vessels sailing in the spring 

 may also take a partial cargo for 

 Pablof Harbor. 



5. The second large vessel must 

 be employed to supply the islands 

 of the Unalaska district, the Pribi- 

 lof I-^lands, and St. Michael's Ee- 

 doubt, and also to carry on inter- 

 course with the coast tribes of 

 Bering Sea, on the Asiatic as 

 well as on the American coasts. 

 Being first loaded with the sup- 

 plies for St.iMichael's and the goods 

 intended for traffic with the savage 



tribes, this ship may take 

 39 on subsequently an upper 



cargo of lumber and fire- 

 wood for the Pribilof Islands and 

 the Unalaska district, at Avhich 



above-mentioned islands, and goods 

 will be taken on it from there 

 to New Archangel. This vessel 

 must be kept continually cruizing 

 throughout the district assigned 

 to it, and may go into port, for a 

 very short time only, for supplies 

 of wood and water. This cruizer 

 must visit the above-mentioned 

 islands not less than twice every 

 year; the first time for the deliv- 

 ery of supphes, mails, and inspect- 

 ors, and the second time to take on 

 board goods, reports, and inspect- 

 ors. This cruizer must be strictly 

 forbidden to await the termination 

 of the inspection in port, as has 

 formerly been done and if one and 

 the same person is instructed to 

 inspect two islands, it will be bet- 

 ter to order the cruizer to visit 

 those islands once more rather 

 than lie idle in port. The time 

 fixed for the termination of the 

 Company's cruizing is that at 

 which the foreign whalers leave 

 Behring Sea, viz., the last part of 

 August or the beginning of Sej)- 

 tember. 



IV. The third and fourth vessels 

 of the second class, namely, the 

 "Okotsk" and the "Tungus," will 

 be designated to carry supplies to 

 the forts and islands of the Kadiak 

 district and to the Island of luga, 

 and to bring goods from them. For 

 the better care of the Kadiak dis- 

 trict a part of the supplies may be 

 sent there by one of the large or 

 small vessels early in the spring, 

 in the month of March. 



y. The second first-class vessel 

 is intended to supply the islands of 

 the Unalaska district, the Pribyloft" 

 Islands, and Fort Michael, and for 

 trading with the natives on the 

 coasts of Behring Sea, as also on 

 the coasts of Asia and America. 

 As vessels may be sent to that 

 region very late, this vessel, after 

 taking in supplies for Fort Michael 

 and the goods intended for trad- 

 ing with the savages, may be dis- 

 patched somewhat earlier, and may 

 also carry lumber and wood for the 

 Pribyloft" Islands and the Unalaska 

 district when it may seem neces- 



