vcries* 22. No communication
between that country and Siberia-
till the reign of Ivan Vaffilievitch
II. 178. The emprefs abolilhes
the monopoly of the fnr-trade,
and relinquiffies the exclufive privilege
of fending caravans to
Pekin, 210.
Ruffia, a curious and interefting-
“ Hiftorical Account o f thenattons
which compbfe that- Empire”
lately publillied, 218.
Ruffians, quit1 Siberia after the
death of Vermac, 194-. Recover
their antient territories in that
country, 195. Their progrefs
checked by the Chinefe, 196»
Are expelled from the Chinefe
dominions, 205. Are allowed to
build a church (and. to have four
priefts to officiate in it) within
their caravanfary at Pekin, 208."
Commerce between them and the
Chinefe carried an only by barter;
2J2. Method of tranfaflrng bu-
finefs between them, 233; Ruffian
exports, 234 -237. Imports,
2‘3‘7— 2.39, Articles of
trade prohibited to individuals,,
240. Duties paid by the Ruffian
merchants, 241. The Ruffians’
manner of.trading, to the Fox
Iflands, 264. Their attempts to-
difcover a North Eafl paflage,
304— 331. Held in great vene--
' ration by the Kamtchadals, till
they quarrelled among them-
ftlves, 321. See Siberia, Chinefe,,
Albafln, Lena.
Sabya, an '18and at a diftance from
Att, 30. See Alt.
Sacred Helmet, at Maimatfchin, 227.
Saetfhie Kamen, or Hare’s Rock,
Defcription of, 328..
S'agaugamak, one o f the Fox Ifland%.
r 5-7 • St. Peterfburg, the geographical calendar
of not tobedepended on, 24.
Saktunak, an illand near'AIakfu, 119..
Sandchue,- a northern province of-
China, 231.
Sea-horfe teeth, their value, 16:
Sea-Hon, or ScivuUha, its flefli delicate
food, 263.
Sea-otters, Many writers- miftakem
concerning them, 12; Defcription
of, ibid. Valueroftheir fkins,-13.
Selin,a townof Little Bueharia,333,-
Serebranikoff, voyage o f a veffel-
fitted-out by him, 49— 52. Shipwrecked
on- an illand oppofite-
Katyrskoi Nofs, in the peninfula
of Kamtchatka, 50. Defcription
. of the illand, 31.
Shaffyrin (Silo), a Coffac, collector,
of the tribute,40. 45. 6 ii killed,
63- _
Shalauroff9 his firft voyage from the
Lena, 323— 328^ Winters at a
mouth o f the Kovyma, 3,25.
Not being able to double She-
letskoi Nofs, returns to the Ko-
vyma, winters- there a fécond
time, and returns-- to thé Lena,
327, No account o f his fécond
expedition, he and his crew being
killed by the Tfchutski, 328,
Sheep’s Rock,- See Baranei Kamen.
Sbeiatskm Nofs, whence that name.is
derived,-326.-
Shemiya, one of the Aleutian Iflands,
, 7'8;
Shilkin (Ivan), his voyage, 43.
Wrecked on one o f the Fox
Iflands, 58. where the Ruffians
are attacked by the favages,
whom they repulfe, 59. After
fuffering the greatelt dillrefs, they
build
'/build-a fmall veffel, in which they
are a- fecond time wrecked, and
return at -lad -in Serebranikoff’-s
veffel to Kamtchatka, 59, 60.
Shuntfchi, The firft Chinefe emperor
of the Manlhu-r race, 198.
Shujhu, -the firft of the Kuril IQes,
301. . ' .
sSibir, the principal refidence o f
Kutehum Chan, 182.
Siberia, conqueft of, by Yermac,
19. Second irruption -of the
; Ruffians into that country, >79 *
•State of at the time df Yermac’-s
invalion, 182. Conjefture cotr-
cerninCT the derivation -of that
name,- ibid. Totally -reduced by
-the Ruffians, 1,96. _Tranfport-of
the Ruffian and Chinefe commodities
through that country, '2:5.
See hmnVaffiliemiich-I. .Ruffia.
■Kutehum Chan.
Sltkin, one of the Foxlfiands, 62.
Sitting-rooms, (Chinefe), deferibed,
.216.
dSoliverftoff (Yufkb), bis expedition to
the Korga, to colleft fea-horfos
teeth, 319.
Solovioffi (Ivan), bis voyage, 13.1— ■
13.3, Arrives atUnalaffika, 132.
Learns the,particulars of a ^ confederacy
formed by the Toigons
-of Unalaffika, Umnak, Akutan,
.and Toihko, againft the Ruffians,
,134. Is joined by Korovin, 133.
/Hoftilities between, -him and the
-natives, ibid. "Winters at Una-
laftika, with other tranfaöions at
that ifland, 136. Makes peace
with the natives, and receives
.hoftages, .139. Meets with Korovin,
140. His crew being greatly
afflifted with the feurvy, the inhabitants
of Makuihinlk confpire
(to feize his -veffel, 141. Rut are
happily prevented, 142. Isvi-
ffited by Glottoff, ibid. Receives ,
•Foliages from the inhabitants of
Kahvkiak, 143. Sends Korenoff
in different hunting parties, 1.44.
Journal of his voyage homewards,
144, His defcription of theJFox
■ Iflands, 148.
Solvytjhcgadjkaia. S epSircgonoffi.
.Stiller, His "arguments to prove that
Beering and Tlchirikifi difeovered
America, 2-77.
Sivogonoff (Anikei), a Ruffian merchant,
-eftablilhes a trade with
ISoIvytffiegodfkaia in Siberia, 178.
Makes-Tettlements.upon the Kama
,and Tfchuffovaia, iSo. :See Tarmac.
Studenmffi, a Coffac,. collector of the
tribute, 45. 37.
Svatoi Nofs, that name explained,'
320.
Sulphur found on the ifland o f Ka-'
tiaga, 75. See Copper Ijlands..
Synd (capt.) his voyage,to theN.E.
o f Siberia,-300. Difcovers a clutter
of iflands, and a promontory,
which he fuppofes to belong to
America, .301.
T.
Tabaetf:\nski_an, a mountain -of
Kamtchatka, emitting a conftant
fmoke, 6.
Tagalak, one of the Andreanoffskye
Blands, defcription of, .76.
Tartarian Rhubarb. See Rhubarb.
Tohingi, a town on the banks of tie
Tura, 1:85. S eeTermac.
Tea, finer in Ruffia than in Europe,
'and why,’ 238.
Temnac, an Aleutian interpreter, 30,
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