Mongol, the commerce between the Ochotsk and Penjhinsk, Weftern
Ruffians and Chinefe, moftly car- boundaries of Kamtchatka, 5. See
ried on in that tongue, 231.
Morosko ( Lucas Semanoff), commanded
the firft expedition towards
Kamtchatka, 3.
Muller, (Mr.) His conjecture relating
to the coaft of the fea of
Ochotlk, ‘Confirmed by Captain
Synd, 23. Part of a letter written
by him in 1774, concerning
the vicinity of Kamtchatka and
America, 283. His lift of the
New Difcovered Iflands, 297.
. N*
Nankin, 231.
Naun, a Chinefe town, 244.
Nerjhinsk. See Chinefe.
Nevodtfkff (Michael), fails from
Kamtchatka river., 29. Difcovers
the Aleûtian Iflands, ibid. Narrative
of his voyage, 31—36.
New Moon, ceremonies obferved
at, by the Chinefe, 228.
Nikul, or Fedotika,^ a river which
falls into that of Kamtchatka, 321.
Nijhnei, or LowerKamtchatkoi Ojlrog,
a diftriCt of Kamtchatka, 5.
Niu-o, Chinefe idol, 226.
North Eaji Paffage, Ruffians attempt
to difcover, 304-—,231.
Novikoff and Bacchoff, their voyage
from Anadyrlk, 42. 44.
Are fhipwrecked on Beering's
Ifland, where they build a fmall
boat, and return to Kamtchatka,
44.
Kamtchatka, Muller.
OJfzin and Koskeleff (Lieutenants),
firft effected the paffage from the
bay of Oby to the Yenisei, 306.
Olas. See lbiya.
Olotorian IJles, whence fo called,
284.
Olotorians, invade the ifland of Ka-
raga, and threaten to deftroy all
the inhabitants who pay tribute
to Ruffia, 36.
Onemenskaya, a bay in the. river
Anadyr, 43.
Oracles (Chinefe), 227.
Orel, a Ruffian fettlement, 18r.
Otcheredin, (Aphanajfei), his voyage
to the Fox iflands, 156— 163.
Winters at Umnak, 157. The
toigon of the Five Mountains
gives him hoftages, for which the
other toigons kill one of his
children, 158. A party fent by
him to Ulaga repulfed the
inhabitants, who had attacked
them, 159. Is joined by Popoff
from Beering’s Ifland, and prevails
on the inhabitants to pay
tribute* 161. Receives an account
of Levafheffi’s arrival at
Unalaftika, ibid. Returns to
Ochotlk, with a large cargo,-
leaving Popoff at Umnak, 162.
Brings home two iflanders, who
were baptized by the names of
Alexey Solovieff and Boris Otcheredin,
103. See Poloskoff,
O.
Oby (bay of), 306. P.
H
'.Pagoda. See Maimatfckin.
Paikoff ( Oemetri) , - his -voyage, 61 EUa
Pallas, receives from Bragin a narrative
of his adventures and ef-
-.cape, p: 88. ‘Account of Kiachta
and Maimatfchm, extracted from
•his journal, p.. 229. His publication
concerning the Mongol
tribes,. .230. Lift of plants found
by Steller upon the coaft difcovei>
.ed by Beering in 1741, communicated
by Mr. Pallas—quotation
from a treatife of his, rela-
■ tive to the plants of the uew-dif-
-covered iflands, 279. Extracts
; made by him relative loDeftmeff’s
voyage, p 314— 316.
Pauloffsky, his expedition, in which,
'• * after feveral fuccefsful ikirmiflxes
with the .Tfchutski,, he is furprifed
and lulled by' them., 296..
Peacock., S eeflFeatkens.
Pekin. Ruffian fcholars allowed to
fettle there, to learn the Chinefe
tongue, 209. See Caravans.
Penjhinsk, 5.
Peter I. firll projected making dif-
coveries in the feas between
Kamtchatka and America, 20.
peterjlurg, length of the different
.routs between that city and Pekin,
248.
P ia fid a a .river of Siberia, 309.
Plenifner (a Courlander), fent on
difcoveries to the N. E. of -Siberia,
294. See Daurkin.
Poloskoff, (Matthew), Sent by Otcheredin
to Unalaftika, 159.
.Spends, the .autumn at Akun, and
after twice repulfing the favages,
returns to Otcheredin, 1.59—161.
P op o ff ( Ivan.), a veffel .fitted out by
him arrives at Unalaftika, 158.
See Ot.chere.dm.
Prontfhijijheff. (Lieutenant), his un-
l'uccefsful attempt to pafs' fromthe
Lena towards the Yenisei, 306—-
3°9- .• .... I .
P ro ta fo jf, he and his crew deftroyed
by the favages, 13 3. .1.57. See
Medvedeff.
Pujhkare ff (G abr ie l), .his voyage,
64—69. Winters uponAlakfu,
• 65. He, with Gqlodoff and
twenty others, attempting to violate
fome girls, on the ifland
Unyumga, -are fet upon by the
„natives, and at laft obliged to
retreat, 65, 6.6. He and his crew
-.tried for their inhuman behaviour
' cto the iilandexs during their voy-
.age,67.
R.
Rheum. See Rhubarb.
Rhubarb, that from Ruffia generally.
called Turkey Rhubarb, and
why, 332. Defcr.iption of, ibid.
Indian rhubarb inferior to the
Tartarian or Turkey, 333. A
milk-white Tort defcribed, 334.
Different fpecies, .335—341.
Planted.in Siberia by M. Zuchert,
a German apothecary, 338. Exportation
of, 342. Superiority
of the Tartarian over the Indian
Rhubarb, accounted for, 342.
JRickfa. See lbiya.
Roaring Mountain. See Unalafdka.
'R o b e r tf011 (Dr.) See Kr en itz in and
L eva jh e ff.
Round Ifa n d . See Krugloi.
Ruffia (prefent Emprefs of), a
great promoter of new difco-
Z z veriest