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to yon, ;iii(l, without making any 

 decision wliatever, submit tliem 

 to nie on your arrival at ]Nevv 

 Arcbangcl. 



5. At St. Micliad's Kedoubt 

 Manaiier Vaklirameicfwill present 

 to you two servants of the Com- 

 pany, Koskevnikof aiid Makurin, 

 for punishment for disobeying the 

 orders of tlie authorities [and f or 

 engaging in secret unlawful traffic 

 with natives]; and 1 would sug- 

 gest to yoiTto punish them with 

 rods, giving them twenty-live 

 strokes each in tlie presence of the 

 whole garrison of tlie redoubt. 



0. Among the i)asseiigors on 

 your steamer will be the Uishop 

 of New Archangel, I'eter, who 

 goes to inspect the northeru Mis- 

 sions. Y<ni will show his Emi- 

 nence due attention and respect, 

 and carry out his wishes as far as 

 practicable. 



7 During your stay at St. 

 41 Michael's Redoubt you will 

 cause to be collected a quan- 

 tity of driftwood and deliver the 

 same on the Island of St. I'aul. 



8. If the Managers of the islands 

 should present to you any employes 

 who have served out their terms 

 for transjjortation from the Colo- 

 nies, you will take them on board. 

 From the Island of St. Paul the 

 carpenter, Parfentyef, will require 

 a ])assage to Sitka. 



0. It has come to my knowledge 

 that in the i)resent year two whal- 

 ing-vessels liave sailed from San 

 Francisco for the purpose of trad- 

 ing on the Pribilof Islands [or of 

 hunting in their vicinity]. Conse- 

 quently, I wouUrsugges't that dur- 

 ing your presence in those w ; iters 

 you will exercise the duties of an 

 armed cruiser, [to prevent any un- 

 lawful acts on the ])art not oidy of 

 these two vessels, but of an y others 

 which you may tind in Ucring Sea. 



I trust that all the various duties 

 intrusted to you will be carried out 

 to my satisfaction, and that you 

 will return without unnecessary 

 loss of time. 



be piesented to you, and, without 

 coming to any delusion about 

 them, you will report them to me 

 on your arrival at New Archangel. 

 V. AtF<u'tMicliaeltwoemployes, 

 Koshevnikoff an<l Makurin, will be 

 presented to you by Governor 

 Vachramesvoi for punishment for 

 violation of (jovernment Kegula- 

 tions and for disobedience, and I 

 therefore advise you to punish each 

 of them with twenty-live lashes in 

 the ])resence of the whole com- 

 mand of the fort. 



VI. The I'.ishop of New Arch- 

 angel, Peter, will go by the steamer 

 toinsi>ect the Missionsin the north. 

 I request you to show his liever- 

 ence all due attention, and to com- 

 l)ly with all his wishes. 



VII. During your stay at Fort 

 Michael take on board the steamer 

 as much wood as you jiossibly can, 

 and carry it to the Island of St. 

 Paul. 



VIII. If the Governors of the 

 islands i)resent to you employes 

 who have served their time for 

 transportation from the Colonies, 

 you will receive them on board the 

 steamer. The carpenter, Parfen- 

 tef, must go from St. Paul to Sitka. 



IX. It has come to my knowledge 

 that two whaling- vessels had been 

 sent this year from San Francisco 

 to trade on the Piibylolf Islands. 

 I therefore re([uest your Kxael- 

 lency, during the tinui ai)pointed 

 fo r your voyage, to do duty as a 

 crnizer on the exact basis of the 

 instructions herewith inclosed, 

 which have been approved by the 

 Emperor. 



I trust that you will execute the 

 instructions given you to my satis- 

 faction, and that you will return 

 without much loss oi" time. 



