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APPENDIX TO COUNTER-CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



Ko. 20. 



No. 20. 



Prodamaiion. 



It is hereby proclniined to all 

 "wliom it may concern that, if any 

 person or i)ersous, after readinj^* 

 these presents, does not imme- 

 diately abandon Ivussian teriitory 

 [or waters] , or continue forbidden 

 trade or traftic, they shall be seized 

 forthwith upon the ariival of the 

 first Russian vessel upon the scene 

 of their illegal transactions, and 

 taken for trial to l!^ew Archangel, 

 and all goods, as well as the vessel 

 found in possession of such per- 

 sons, shall be confiscated. 



Given at the port of New Arch- 

 angel, on the north-west coast of 

 America, this 8th (20th) day of 

 September, 18C4. 



Proclamation. 



Notice is hereby given to all to 

 whom it may concern that if, after 

 reading this, they do not imme- 

 diately leave Eussiau territory, and 

 do not desist from prohibited traf- 

 fic, they will, on the arrival of a 

 liussian vessel, be arrested and 

 sent for trial to New Archangel, 

 Sitka, and their merchandize and 

 ships, if such are found, will be. 

 confiscated. 



Given at the port of New Arch- 

 angel, on the north-west coast of 

 America, this 8th (20th) September, 

 18C4. 



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No. 21. 



No. 21. 



Letter from the Board of Admivis- 

 tration of the EKSsiaH-Avicriean 

 Company to Alexander Andreie- 

 vitch Baranof Chief Manager of 

 the Russian- American Colonies. 

 Written from St. Petersburg, 

 April 6, 1817. 



The Board of Administration of 

 the Company incloses herewith, for 

 your information, a copy of a Re- 

 port from the Kiakhtaoflice, relat- 

 ing to the favourable reception by 

 the Chinese at Kiakhta of fur-seal 

 skins, and desires you to use your 

 best endeavours to send to Okhotsk 

 for the Kiakhta market such kinds 

 of furs as are preferred by the 

 Chinese, and not to send any young 

 sea-lion skins. 



Letter from the Board of Adminis- 

 tration of the Enssian- American 

 Company to Alexander Andreie- 

 vitch Baranof Chief Manager of 

 the Russian- American Colonies. 

 Written from St. Petersburg. 

 April 6, 1817. 



In reply to your communication 

 the Board of Administration in- 

 closes herewith an extract from the 

 report of the Kiachta factory con- 

 cerning the profitable trade in seal- 

 skins with the Chinese at Kiachta, 

 and desires that you will make 

 special efibrts to send to Okotsk, 

 for Kiachta, those kinds which are 

 most acceptable to the Chinese. Do 

 not send any sea-lion skins. 



[Inclosure in No. 21.] 



Report of the Eiahkta Office to the Board of 

 Administration of the Eussian-Avierican 

 Company. 



(No. 137.) February 8, 1817. 



This office had the honour to receive 

 on the 1st instant the order of the Board 

 of Administration, dated the 14tli Deconi- 

 her, 1816, No. 715, in Avhich directions are 

 given iu disposing of the fur-seal skins 



[Inclosure in No. 21.] 



Report of the Kiachta Office to tlieJBoard of 

 Administration of the BussicfSi-Anierican 

 Company. 



Fkbruary 8, 1817. 



This factory had the honour, on the 

 1st Fohrnary, to receive the instrnctions 

 of the Board of Adiniuistratiou of the 

 Company (No. llr> of the 14th Decemher, 

 1816), iu which the Board was pleased to 



