The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-04-16
Russian America.

N'A"~ 'tAN AfttAastttt s'R@ 7tf'A@ ~ thtiA ~
America, The following from tic Rrrcaa-
ne J0oaag' Of last week wi.l 10 Of inter
est to our readers
TIE friendship 81 Rassia fog tie Uni.
ted states was manifested in many stuk
ing ways during our period Of dbmcs-
tic conflict, and more recently upon the
occasion Of a visit by an American
squadron to the great Mascoyite naval
depot at CronstGdt Whom our Assis-
tant Secretary Of the Navy went to ST,
Petersburgh hy invitation of the I'm
peror he was attended, al the Imperial
request, BY the officers II the different
I. $ Vessels, and the whole party was
waited from city 70 city in tho Musco-
,ite dominions, by the f4yof of tho Gar
himself and the cordial applause Of the
people
Tins marked reception was gratifying
to our national pride, and proved no
| less CALLING to our rivals aud enemies
whose public organs accused us OF an
UNNATURAL alliance with despotism, &c,
&c., when, in reality, the question at is-
sue Was solely the extension OF friendly
trade and liberal influences on a basis
/ consonant with reason and suited to the
/ times, However, both English and
1 French authorities have continued to
alarm themselves with visions Of Rus
sian American armed alliance against
the interests Of Western Europe and
have pretended to see III the request re-
Gently made Of the Turkish Sultan on
the one hand and Greece on the other,
for a site on which to establish an
American naval station, the first bold
4 step of Yankee" intervention in the
Eastern question
/ The proceedings Of our State Depart
ment on Saturday last, March both,
will not tend to quiet the apprehcnsions
that the Muscoyite Bear and American
Eagle have game afoot On that day
Mr.. Seward concluded, with the Russian
Minister, treaty, subject Of course to
the approval Of the Senate, by which
the Emperor Alexander agrees to cede
forever, all right and title to the region
OF country known MS the Russian Pos
sessions in America, to the United
States for the consideration OF 81 coo,
600.
The vast tract in question embraces
al the territory on the Norih-weslerH
coast Of this Continent facing the Pa
cific Ocean, and the neighboring islands
lying above 55 degrees and 40 minutes
North latitude and the mainland west
ward OF the meridian OF Mount ST. Elas.
which is computed at III degrees West
Longitude, comprising tho area Of 4s1,-
276 square miles, Treaties with this
country in 1924, and with Great Britain
IN the succeeding year, settled the ex-
lsting boundaries, but afterwards the
British traders, by negotiation, acquir-
ed the right Of using the mainland south
OF IS degrees, md the exclusive priyil- /
ege of supplying the Russian posts with
all kinds Of provisions The Russian
American Fur Company by charter
dating from the reign Of the Emperor
Paul IN 1873, and renewed III 1889, !
have had the right to occupy and use
all tbs immense region, along with the
whole Of the Pacific Asiatic coasts north /
Of 81 degrees, and Kurile Islands to
their southern most extremity iii As de- |
grees and 80 minutes north latitude
The whole Possession, including about
90 trading and fishing posts is sub-diyi |
ded into six agencies, all controlled b. !
a Goyernor-Gencral whose residence is /
at New Archangel on the Island Of
Sitka The present population Of this
region il about 900 souls, Of whom |
throe-fourths at least are Esquimaux, |
the remainder consisting Of Europeans
Of different nationalities The annual |
exports Of the country by sea, apart
from the quantities consumed at home, /
and those sent into the British and I
American Possessions overland were,
at last reports, about as follows, in round 7
numbers:
Whale, seal and walrue oil $250,000 I
Seal skins, 10000 +
Seal Otter skins with fur, 1900 +
Beaver skins, very 6ne, l2,5000
ordinary, 5000
Skins Of the Land Otter, Stone
Marten and White and Bule 1900
Fox,
Tushs and teeth 81 the Walrus
or Sea horse, ( 10000 /