New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-10
RUSSIAN SETTLEMENTS.
TIE STARVATION STORIES CONTRADICrED

TIE STARVATION STORIES C0NTRADICTED.
The Sitka Ice Compapy's ship Zenobia, Captain
Esing, arrived at San Francisco on the An August
with a cargo of ice from s.. Paus, Russian settle
moDt ON the Isana of Kodiac. This Island Is one of
group belonging to toe kJsslan-A merican Company
living in latitude SO A. north longitude 1922 ~ WIT
ard distant about six bundled miles ron Silka. Dc
tween there Islands and Slka there "a frequens COM
municaiion and In the event OF scarcity OF prove-
ons in si,her settlement there would be no dihcuy 10
obtaining supplies. Captain Eslng states tnat tnefe
IL no foundation whatever for the reports which have
recently reached here tn The effect that the settlements
were in wan, of provnions. Duii"e ~ c.-y -. =.
PGus his vessel was supplied daily witn 'resn meas,
vegetables fish, eggs butter, MILK ana IN ac' ever
rsce,sary srtice Of food. The harbor of -. PauIs
Is the principal place Of Importance In this region, a.
IL is here tat the Russian. American Company nave
m, ir ccpot. The settlement contains about four
hundred iphsbi anis-Russiens-in the employ Of tho
Company. through al agency established a. D. re-
% rininy lhN Company contract for the services vi
srecifed term of years, re Ee bound 70 serye Tor
term hey are sent back to 81. PetersSe'on o"a arr
algs,s new relay of aborers TO take me tsae eio
those whose terms of service have expired scrip
alone constitutes the circulating medium az ". pasis.
The apparent reason for the adoption OF ths OK iusve
currency is TO prevent the inhabitants rom uain,
wih vessels thai occasionally touch at ST. fani on
account Of the excellent anchorage which Its harDor
affords.
AN ARRIVAL FROM PETROL YFsKI.-festerday
the cpp,r.hp Levaner, Capt. Peterson, arrived rom
Now-York d Valparaiso, ana 20 days from Peuo'
paulofsL with cargo OF provisions which were con-
ifiensd 10 The CORRESPONDENT of Messrs. Sanders Il
Br, nhan of tais city, at Petopaulohski Capt Peur-
touched at the last-r amsd piece 70 lana nus
and found the place nearly deSerted only three
Americans and q few Russians 10 tie place. they
were reported 10 be short OF PROVISIONS, &c, wheh no
landed some stores las much rs hey requfe'i,) con-
sitting of The following articles; boxes LOAF sugar,
guar,er chests taa 10 boxes soap, ID quarter boxes
iasins ~ Jars pruner, eases tobacco, Daskc1
champagne, which was all they required for the
present. Capt Peterson reports the town OF fe'ro-
pau'offki 10 be in ptrect rnins. Inc ioiuncaion'
were d.stroyed and most OF the buildings burned up.
The III tied States tlooproi-war |incennes, Cap.
Rogers and United States sgryeyin ing schooner .. fen
more Cooper, had sailed fe~ days previous wr
behring's Straits, and on surveying cruise No
''''A'' INV" 0Tssn Frsnekco Herald, Ans. Is
AvorUFR RUSSIAN Vessel DEsTRorED-CkoisE
oF rHE STEAMER Active ~ SEARCH or rBt SAND
wtcH ISLAND FoRGERs.--Her British Msjes,ys screw
steamer Brick arrived yesterday morning from VAN
couv.rs lrlaBd fiom which place she sailed on the
5th net. IL si be remembered that after the evacu.
alien cf Petropauioski in April last, the Brisk and
feycrul Other of TIE allied feet osercd 10 criisc
in that vicinity and In the reighborhood Of the Aeo-
iian Islands 10 watch the movements on the enemy,
and pick up every Russian vessel that might chanea
10 be a. usinx IN hos, waters The bark vi-.td re.
iropauo,iski and found there Russian mofchans ves.
sci that had bsen abandoned by the crew. me yesses
was fred and dssiroyed. On several occftons me
Brisk was close 10 the Russian set leuen,s on tho
Ale utian Islands but was unable 70 eneot iandnR
in co, sequence Of the thick foss which prevail at hh
season IN that vicinity. The Brisk returned 70 yau-
oouycrs leland n toe latter part OF Ia, noatl. Hero
,he lost Der Chief Engineer Edmund McC aaiay also
one OF her GREY who died of scurvy.
Cae,s Il ne B,ik Commander, Curti'i Lio,enA sst'
y mr Msunaer. Mss,er Mr.; ois,ns saseos w Dsasy'
fa,uGuT Mr.. AdsEas, Assistant surseosB h fnwooa,
clf1. Messrs Boulder Medley. Fr and ntas mia.h2-
nee Messs Cooper, Jones. and s's. fssihssn oaeSnt
Nj Dean. uarssr Mr. Tfeso' bo"'"An' ''' '''"7' ''S
lsner -. a, .-,x
she vii call at day light ri's morniag. har Gsuns.
A Ia mn umax. huSoytf. that aha
4 under orders 10 cruise on tho coast Of h-xico
ISsn Fr.Delseo Herald, Aug II.