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APl'ENDIX TO COUNTEli-CASE" OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



No. !7. 



Letter from Captain of the First 

 Hank and KnUjht J van Vassilie- 

 vilch Furuhelni, (Jhi(f Manaycr of 

 the Russian - A vicrican Colo nies, 

 to Master JJenzeinan, of the Im- 

 perial Navy. Written from the 

 Colonies, June 20, 1801. 



To Master Benzeman, of tbo Im- 

 perial Navy, c6iiimaij(liiij; tlie 

 KteairuH- "Alexaiider the ISec- 

 ond": 



When your steamer is ready for 

 sea, you will leave this i)ort and 

 e.arry out the loUowing instruc- 

 tions: 



1. You will proceed to the " Ke- 

 nai Coal Mininjn- l'^Htci|)rise;" on 

 arrival tlicre deliver the a(;conipa- 

 nyiiig' i»ai-.kaf>e to the (Joniiiiander, 

 Mining Engineer Furulielni, and 

 immediately begin to take on as 

 much coal as you can in addition to 

 the cargo on board. 



2. From l^^jiiglisli P>ay you will 

 proceed to the island of tit. l*aul, 

 where you will deliver your ])assen- 

 gers, land the supi)lies, and take 

 on local products for St. Michael's 

 liedonbt. You will then i)ro<;eed 

 to the redoubt to land su])plies and 

 take on whatever cargo Manager 

 Vakhrameief may have on haiid. 



3. On leaving St. Michael's lie- 

 doubt you will sliai)e your course 

 for the Island of .Wt. Paul, where 

 you must take on without fail a 

 full cargo of fur-seal skins and 

 local products snch as oil and seal 

 meat, and i)rocee(liiig to the Island 

 of St. George, talce on in addition 

 such products and furs as may have 

 accumulated ]»revi(»us to your ar- 

 rival there. Thence yon will pro- 

 ceed to Unalaska, and furnish Man- 

 ager Vlassof witli such quantities 

 of oil and seal nu'.at as he may be 

 in need of. You will then take on 

 the furs on hand at Unahiska, and 

 l>roceed to ]S'ew Archangel. 



4. J)nring youi- visits to the 

 above-mentioned |)oints, you will 

 receive all complaints submitted 



No. 17. 



Letter from Captain of the First 

 Bank and Kni<jht Ivan Vassilie- 

 vitch Furuhebn, C hi (f Manager of 

 the Russian-American Colonies, 

 to Master Benzeman, of the Im- 

 perial Navy. Written from the 

 Colonies, June 20, 1801. 



To Master Benzeman, of the Im- 

 perial Navy, commanding the 

 st<^amer " Alexander the Sec- 

 ond " : 



As soon as the steamer is quite 

 ready to sail, I request your Excel- 

 lency to h^ave this ])oit and to carry 

 out the following instructions: 



I, To proceed to the Kenai coal 

 mines, and, on your arrival there, 

 to hand the inclosed package to 

 the (lovernor, Master of the Mines 

 Furuhehn, and to take on the 

 steamer as nuich coal as the space 

 occupied by your cargo permits. 



ir. From EnglisliBay proceed to 

 the Island of St. Paid, whence, 

 after landing your ])assengers, de- 

 livering th(i annual sui)i)lies, and 

 taking on board tlie supplies for 

 Fort Michael, you will proceed to 

 that fort to deliver the supplies 

 sent, and to take in there such 

 cargo as will be indicated to you 

 by Governor Vachramesvoi. 



III. J^eaving Fort Michael, you 

 will directyour course to the Island 

 of St. Paul, where you must imme- 

 diately take on board a whole cargo 

 of seal-skins, supi»lies, oil, and seal 

 meat, and, sto])ping on your way 

 at the Island of St. (ieorge to take 

 on board goods and supi)lics which 

 may be ready on the arrival of the 

 steamer, you will proceed to Una- 

 laska, and, after furnishing Gov- 

 ernor Vlasoff, on his requisition, 

 with supplies, oil, and seal meat, 

 which you will bring ex])iessly for 

 that purpose from St. Paul, you 

 will take in a cargo of su(;h goods 

 as may be ready at Unalaska, and 

 then i)roceed to New Archangel. 



IV. During the time of your 

 said visits to those [)laces you will 

 listen to all comidaints which may 



