Treaty o£
Kiatchta.
fettle the Southern frontiers of the Ruffian empire in
that quarter-; and to obtain the permiffion of renewing
the trade with China. Accordingly that embaffador
prefented a new plan for a treaty of limits and commerce
to Yundfchin, fon and fucceffor of Camhi ; l>y
which the frontiers of the two empires were finally
traced as they exit! at prefent, and the commerce efta—
bliffied upon a permanent bails, calculated to prevent
as far as poffible all future fources of mifunderftand-
ing. This plan being approved by the emperor, Chi-
nefe commiffioners were immediately appointed to negotiate
with the Ruffian embaffador upon -the banks
■ of the Bura, a fmall river which flows, South of the
•confines of Siberia, into the Grchon near its junction
«with the Selenga.
At this conference, the old limits, which are mentioned
;in the treaty of Nerihinik, were continued from the
fource of the Argoon Weftwards as far as the mountain
Sabyntaban, which is fituated at a fmall diftanee from
the fpot where the conflux of the two rivers Uleken and
Kemtzak form the Yenisei: this boundary feparates the
Ruffian dominions from the territory of the Mongols,
who are under the protection of China.
It was likewife ftipulated, that for the future all negotiations
ffiould be tranfadted between the tribunal of
^ foreign
foreign aflairs at Pekin, and the board of foreign affairs
at St. Petersburg; or in matters of inferior moment
between- the commanders of the frontiers #|
The moft important articles relating to commerce,
were as follow:
A caravan, was allowed to go to Pekin every three account ofthe
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years, on condition of its not confifting 0 of more than PColmKmi,'eer tcoe.
two hundred perfons ; during their refidence in that
metropolis, their expences were no longer to be defrayed
by the emperor of China. Notice was to be fent to the
Chinefe court immediately upon their arrival at the
frontiers ; where an officer was to, meet and accompany
them to Pekin,-; i
The privilege before enjoyed by individuals of carrying
on a promifeuous traffic in the Chinefe and Mongol
territories was taken away, and no merchandize belonging
to private perfons was permitted to be brought for
fale beyond the frontiers. For the purpofe of pre-
ferving, confiftently with this regulation, the privilege
of commerce to individuals, two places of refort were
* This article was inferted, becaufe the Chinefe emperor, from a
ridiculous idea of fuperiority, had contemptuoufly refufed to hold any
correfpondence with the court of Ruffia.
appointed;