...North-western Coast of America, and the Aleutian, Kurile, and other Islands. (Translation.) SECT. 1. THE pursuits of commerce, •whaling, and fishery,...of the North-west Coast of America, beginning from Bern-ing's Straits, to the 51° of Northern Latitude, also from the Aleutian Islands to the Eastern...

...government. In September 1821, the Emperor Alexander issued a Ukase in the following terms : "SEcT. 1. The pursuits of commerce, whaling and fishery and...islands, ports and gulfs, including the whole of the north-ivest coast of Americn, beginning from Behring's Straits to the 51st degree of northern latitude,...

...terms: "SECT. 1. The pursuits of commerce, whaling ami fishery and of all other industry on all island?, ports and gulfs, including the whole of the north-west coast of America, beginning from Retiring' s Straits to the 51st degree of northern latitude, also, from the Aleutian islands to the...

...river, and asserted her claim by the following proclamation (Ukase) in September 1821: '? Section 1. The pursuits of commerce, whaling and fishery, and...of America, beginning from Behring's straits to the 51st degree of northern latitude, also •from the Alutian islands, to the eastern coast of Siberia,...

...sections of which are alone important here : — SEC. 1. The pursuits of commerce, whaling and fishing, and of all other industry, on all islands, ports,...of the northwest coast of America, beginning from Behring Strait to the fifty-first degree of northern latitude; also from the Aleutian Islands to the...

...Aleutian, Kurile, and other islands. SEC. I. The pursuits of commerce, whaling, and fishing, and ot all other industry, on all islands, ports, and gulfs,...northwest coast of America, beginning from Behring's Strait to the fifty-first degree of northern latitude, also from the Aleutian islands to the eastern...

...and the Aleutian, Kurile and other islands." * The first section of that edict paid : " The pursuit of commerce, whaling and fishery, and of all other industry on all islands, ports, and gulfe, including the whole of the north-west coast of America, beginning from Behring Straits to the...

...is published in "British and Foreign State Papers," vol. ix, p. 472. It] distinctly sets out that " the pursuits of commerce, whaling, and fishery, and...of the north-west coast of America, beginning from Behring Strait (the northern boundary of Behring Sea) to the 61st degree of northern latitude, also...

...coast of this continent. The ukase of 1821 contained the following claims: "Section 1. The pursuit of commerce, whaling, and fishery, and of all other...of the northwest coast of America, beginning from Behring Straits to the fifty-first degree of northern latitude ; also, from the Aleutian Islands to...

...the present discussion were as follows: SECTION 1. The pursuits of commerce, whaling, and fishing, and of all other industry, on all islands, ports,...northwest coast of America, beginning from Behring's fttrait to the 5tst degree of northern latitude ; also from the Alentian Islnnds to the eastern coast...