Chapter IV: Appendix: I. and II. containing SUPPLEMENTARY ACCOUNTS OF THE

RUSSIAN DISCOVERIES, &c. &c.

Appendix I. Extract from the journal of a voyage made by
_Captain Krenitzin_ and _Lieutenant Levasheff_ to the _Fox
Islands_, in 1768, 1769, by order of the _Empress of
Russia_--they sail from _Kamtchatka_--arrive at _Beering's_
and _Copper Islands_--reach the _Fox Islands_--_Krenitzin_
winters at _Alaxa_--_Levasheff_ upon _Unalashka_--productions
of _Unalashka_--description of the inhabitants of the
_Fox Islands_--their manners and customs, &c. p. 251.

N^o II. Concerning the longitude of _Kamtchatka_, and of the
Eastern extremity of _Asia_, as laid down by the _Russian_
geographers. p. 267.

N^o III. Summary of the proofs tending to shew, that
_Beering_ and _Tschirikoff_ either reached _America_ in 1741,
or came very near it. p. 277.

N^o IV. List of the principal charts representing the
_Russian_Discoveries. p. 281.

N^o V. Position of the _Andreanoffsky Isles_
ascertained--number of the _Aleutian Isles_. p. 288.

N^o VI. Conjectures concerning the proximity of the _Fox
Islands_ to the continent of _America_. p. 291.

N^o VII. Of the _Tschutski_--reports of the vicinity of
_America_ to their coast, first propagated by them, seem to
be confirmed by late accounts from those parts. p. 293.

N^o VIII. List of the New Discovered Islands, procured from
an _Aleütian_ chief--catalogue of islands called by different
names in the account of the _Russian_ discoveries. p. 297.

N^o IX. Voyage of _Lieutenant Synd_ to the North East of
_Siberia_--he discovers a cluster of islands, and a
promontory, which he supposes to belong to the continent of
_America_, lying near the coast of the _Tschutski_. p. 300.

N^o X. Specimen of the _Aleütian_ language. p. 303.

N^o XI. Attempts of the _Russians_ to discover a North East
passage--voyages from _Archangel_ towards the _Lena_--from
the _Lena_ towards _Kamtchatka_--extract from _Muller's_
account of _Deshneff's_ voyage round _Tschukotskoi
Noss_--narrative of a voyage made by _Shalauroff_ from the
_Lena_ to _Shelatskoi Noss_. p. 304.

Appendix II. _Tartarian_ rhubarb brought to _Kiachta_ by the
_Bucharian_ merchants--method of examining and purchasing
the roots--different species of rheum which yield the finest
rhubarb--price of rhubarb in _Russia_--exportation--superiority
of the _Tartarian_ over the _Indian_ rhubarb. p. 332.

Table of the longitude and latitude of the principal places
mentioned in this work. p. 344.