The Russo-A merican Company.
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The Russian colonies in the northwest OF America,
according to adyces from St Petersburg In the German
papers having acquired high degree OF prosperity in
conseouence of their excellent administration they
have become principally important for Russia with re-


10 frs and tea because for several years 1t has
hecome evident that the fur animals have begun to
dimnsh in the north east Of Siberia, through the nces


nersecutiops Of which they the object or that


hev have retreaed into the region Of the north almost


n.ccossble to man and that on the other side Russia


ia no longer in condition to pay for the tea which she
Annually receives from China with the furs Of Siberia


which are becoming rare, deficit which can only
hs made good by the colonies before mentioned. The
Commercial movement OF the Russo American company
amounted in si5 to rather than three millions Of
silver rbles The commercial operation bore principally
unon fnrs and tea. The company imported into Kacha
96 600 furs which with other articles In request
there were exchanged against 650 chests Of Chipese
tea the greater part Of which afterwards sold at
N.bni Novgorod the chief market Of Russis The COM


modtss necessary to the inhabitants OF the colony
party brought by land frorn Siberia, partly from
rronstadt and from England In the vessels Of tne
Uudsons Bay Company Down to Isi5 the colonial
company possessed n factory at Ochotsk, which was
transferred in that year to Alan more southcrly point
and more favourably situated than Ochotsk for com


ercaI operations From hence II In proposed to intro
ducc agriculture amqRkst the nomadc tribes Of the
vicinity and to establh commercial relations with
Tunguses still entirely savage, spread over the