Account of the Russian Discoveries between Asia and America : To Which Are Added, the Conquest of Siberia, and the History of the Transactions and Com (Paperback)

Preface; Advertisement to the third edition; Advertisement to the edition of 1780; Part I. Preliminary Observations concerning Kamtchatka: 1. First discovery of Kamtchatka; 2. General idea of the commerce carried on to the new-discovered islands; 3. Furs and skins procured from Kamtchatka and the new-discovered islands; Part II. Account of the Russian Discoveries: 1. Conquest of Siberia; 2. Voyages in 1745; 3. Successive voyages from 1747 to 1753, to Beering's and Copper Island; 4. Voyages from 1753 to 1756; 5. Voyages from 1756 to 1758; 6. Voyages in 1758, 1759, and 1760; 7. Voyage of Andrean Tolstyk in the St Andrean and Natalia, 1760; 8. Voyage of the Zacharias and Elizabeth; 9. Voyage of the vessel called the Trinity; 10. Voyage of Stephen Glottof in the Andrean and Natalia; 11. Voyage of Soloviof in the St Peter and Paul; 12. Voyage of Otcheredin in the St Paul; 13. Conclusion; Part III. Containing the Supplementary Accounts of the Russian Discoveries: 1. Extract from the journal of a voyage to the Fox Islands; 2. Voyage to the north-east of Siberia; 3. Proofs tending to show that Beering and Tschirikof reached America in 1741; 4. Position of the Andreanoffsky Isles ascertained; 5. Conjectures concerning the Fox Islands; 6. Of the Tschutski; 7. List of the newly discovered islands; 8. Attempts of the Russians to discover a north-east passage; Part IV. The Conquest of Siberia: 1. First irruption of the Russians into Siberia; 2. Commencement of hostilities between the Russians and the Chinese; 3. Account of the Russian and Chinese settlements upon the confines of Siberia; 4. Commerce between the Chinese and Russians; 5. Description of Zurukaitu; 6. Tartarian rhubarb brought to Kiatka by the Bucharian merchants; Appendices 1-4; Index.