A.

Agiak, an interpreter, p. 133.

Aguladock, a leader of the Unalashkans, taken prisoner by Solovioff, 139.

Agulok, a dwelling-place on Unalashka, 137.

Aischin-Giord, chief of the Manshurs at the beginning of the 17th century, 198.

Aktunak, an island to the East of Kadyak, 108.

Akun (one of the Fox Islands), 159.

Akutan (one of the Fox Islands), 159.

Alaksu, or Alachshak, one of the most remote Eastern islands, 65.
Customs of the inhabitants, 68.
Animals found on that island, ib.
Conjectured to be not far from the continent of America, 69.

Alaxa, one of the Fox Islands, 254.

Albasin, and the other Russian forts on the Amoor, destroyed by the Chinese, 198.
The Russians taken there refuse to return from Pekin, 208.

Aleütian Isles discovered, 21. 29.
their situation and names, 24.
Names of persons there, bear a surprising resemblance to those of the Greenlanders, 40.
Inhabitants described, 41. 46.
Account of those islands, 45. 55.
The manners and customs of the inhabitants resemble those of the Fox Islands, 173.
Are entirely subject to Russia, 174.
Their number, 289.
Specimen of the Aleütian language, 303.
See Fox Islands, Ibiya, Novodtsikoff, Tsiuproff.

Alexeeff (Feodot). See Deshneff.

Aleyut. See Fox Islands.

Allai (a prince of the Calmucs), his superstitious regard for the memory of Yermac, 194.

Amaganak, a toigon of Unalashka, 143.

America, most probable course for discovering the nearest coast of that continent, pointed out, 27.
See Islands, Delisle, Alaksu, Kadyak, Fox Islands, Steller.

Amlach, one of the Andreanoffskye Islands, 76.

Anadirsky Isles, or Isles of Anadyr, so called by Mr. Stæhlin, and after him by Buffon, p. 25. 284-288.

Amoor river, called by the Manshurs Sakalin-Ula; and by the Mongols, Karamuran, or the Black River.

Andrianoffskie Islands, their situation doubtful, 25.
Description of, 74, 75.
Must not be blended with the Fox Islands, 74.
Account of the inhabitants, 77.
Other islands beyond them to the East, ibid.
Position of the Andreanoffskie-Islands, 289.

Arachulla, supposed by the Chinese a wicked spirit of the air, 229.

Archangel, voyages from thence to the Yenisèi, 305.

Artic, or Ice Foxes, description of, 15.

Asia, the first report of its vicinity to America, learned from the Tschutski, 293.

Atachtak, a great promontory N. E. of Alaksu, 118.

Ataku, one of the Aleütian Islands, 45.

Atchu, one of the Andreanoffsky Islands, description of, 76.

Atchu, Atchak, Atach, Goreloi, or Burnt Island, one of the Fox Islands, 61.

Atlassoff (Volodimir), takes possession of the river Kamtchatka, 4.

Atrar, a town of Little Bucharia, 333.

Att, one of the Aleütian Isles, 30.

Ayagh, or Kayachu, one of the Andreanoffsky Islands, 72.
Description of, 75.


B.

Bacchoff. See Novikoff.

Baranèi Kamen, or Sheep's Rock, description of, 328.

Bear Islands. See Medvioedkie Ostrova.

Beering, his voyage made at the expence of the crown, 8.
His voyage (with Tschirikoff) in search of a junction between Asia and America, in 1728 and 1729, unsuccessful, 20.
Shipwrecked, ibid. and death on an island called after his name, 21.
See Discoveries, Steller;
see also p. 323.

Beering's Island, the winter-station of all the ships sailing for the new-discovered islands, 52.

Belayeff (Larion), treats the inhabitants of the Aleütian Islands in an hostile manner; in which he is under-hand abetted by Tsiuproff, 34.

Bolcheretsk, a district of Kamtchatka, 5.
See Kamtchatkoi Ostrogs.

Bolkosky (prince), appointed waywode of Siberia, 190.
See Yermac.

Boris and Glebb. See Trapesnikoff.

Bucharia (Little), all subject to China, 333.

Buache (Mr.). See Longitude.

Burgoltei, a mountain in the valley of Kiachta, 214.

Burnt Island. See Atchu.

Buttons (of different colours), used as marks of distinction among the Chinese, 218.


C.

Calumet of peace, a symbol of friendship peculiar to America, 280.

Camhi, the second Chinese emperor of the Manshur race, 197.
Expels the Russians from his dominions, for their riots and drunkenness, 205.

Camphor wood (the true), drove by the sea on Copper Island, 107.

Caravans (Russian), allowed to trade to Pekin, 203.
Discontinued, and why, 209.
See Russia.

Chatanga, the cape between that river and the Piasida never yet doubled, 309-313.

Chinese, origin of the disputes between them and the Russians, 197.
Hostilities commenced between them, 198.
Treaty of Nershinsk concluded, 200.
Beginning of the commerce between the two nations, 202.
Their trade with the Russians, 208, &c.
Reckon it a mark of disrepect to uncover the head to a superior, 228.
Their superstition in regard to fires, 229.
Manner of their pronouncing foreign expressions, 232.
No specie but bullion current among them, 233.
Advantage of the Chinese trade to Russia, 240.

Cholodiloff. Voyage of a vessel fitted out by him, 48.

Chusho, (or the Fire-god), a Chinese idol, 226.
See Chinese.

Copper Island, why so called, 21, 107, 252.
Probable that all the hillocks in that country have formerly been vulcanoes, ibid.
Subject to frequent earth-quakes, and abound in sulphur, 253.

Cyprian (first archbishop of Siberia), collects the archives of the Siberian history, 192.


D.

Daurkin (a native Tschutski), employed by Plenisner to examine the islands to the East of Siberia, 295.
The intelligence he brought back, ibid.

Delisle, mistaken concerning the Western coast of America, 26.

Deshneff, his voyage, 313.
Extracts from his papers, 315, 316.
His description of the great promontory of the Tschutski, 317.
Ankudinoff's vessel wrecked on that promontory, ibid.
Deshneff builds Anadirskoi-Ostrog on the river Anadyr, 318.
Dispute between him and Soliverstoff, concerning the discovery of the Korga, 319, 320.
No navigator since Deshneff pretends to have passed round the N. E. extremity of Asia, 322.

Discoveries. The prosecution of those begun by Beering mostly carried on by individuals, 8.
The vessels equipped for those discoveries described, ibid.
Expences attending them, 9.
Profits of the trade to the new discovered islands very considerable, 10.
List of the principal charts of the Russian discoveries hitherto published, 281.

Dogs, used for drawing carriages, 247.

Drusinin (Alexei), wrecked at Beering's Island, 46.
His voyage to the Fox Islands, 80-88.
Winters at Unalashka, 82.
All the crew, except four Russians, viz. Stephen Korelin, Dmitri Bragin, Gregory Shaffyrin, and Ivan Kokovin, destroyed by the natives, 83.
See Unalashka.

Durneff (Kodion). His voyage, 45.


E.

Eclipse, behaviour of the Chinese at one, 228.

Empress of Russia. See Russia.

Engel (Mr.) Disputes the exactness of the longitudes laid down by Muller and the Russian geographers, 267.

Esquimaux Indians, similarity between their boats and those of the Fox Islands, 260, 264.


F.

Feathers (peacock's), used for a distinction of rank by the Chinese, 218.

Fedotika. See Nikul.

Foxes, different species of, described, 14.
Value of their skins, 15.

Fox Islands, sometimes called the farthest Aleütian Isles, 29.
Their land and sea-animals, 148.
Manners and customs of the inhabitants, 149.
Warm springs and native sulphur to be found in some of them, 149.
Their dress, 151, 169.
Their vessels described, 152.
Are very fond of snuff, 153.
Their drums described, 154.
Their weapons, 155, 170.
Food of the inhabitants, 168.
Their feasts, 171.
Their funeral ceremonies, 173.
Account of the inhabitants, 256-261.
Their extreme nastiness, 258.
Their boats made like those of the Esquimaux Indians in North America, 260, 264.
Are said to have no notion of a God, 261;
yet have fortune-tellers, who pretend to divination, by the information of spirits, ibid.
The inhabitants called by the Russians by the general name of Aleyut, 263.
Proofs of the vicinity of those islands to America, 291.


G.

Geographers (Russian), their accuracy, 273.

Ghessur-Chan, the principal idol at Maimatschin, 224.

Glotoff (Stephen), his voyage, 106-123.
Winters upon Copper Island, 106.
Arrives at Kadyak, the most Eastward of the Fox Islands, 108.
Is attacked by the natives, whom he defeats, 110,
and finally repulses, 112.
Winters at Kadyak, 113.
Is reconciled to the natives, 114.
Curiosities procured by him at that island, ibid.
No chart of his voyage, 117.
Departs from Kadyak, and arrives at Umnak, 118, 119.
Defeats a design formed against him by the natives, 120.
Meets with Korovin, 121.
Winters on Umnak, 122.
Journal of his voyage, 124-130.
See Solovioff, Korovin.

— (Ivan), an Aleütian interpreter, 101.

Golodoff, killed at Unyumga, 65.

Goreloi. See Atchu.

Greenlanders, their proper names nearly similar to those used in the Aleütian Isles, 40.


H.

Hare's Rock. See Saetshie Kammen.

Hot Springs, found in Kanaga, 75.
in Tsetchina, 76.


I.

Ibiya, Ricksa, and Olas, Three large populous islands to the East of the Aleütian Islands, 46.

Jesuits, their compliance with the Chinese superstition, 220.

Igonok, a village of Unalashka, 142.

Igunok, a bay N. E. of Unalashka, 255.

Ikutchlok, a dwelling place at Unalashka, 137.

Imperial Academy, their chart of the New Discovered Islands, not to be depended on, 24, 27.

Indigirka, a river of Siberia, 14.

Inlogusak, a leader of the Unalashkans, killed, 139.

Isanak, one of the islands to the West of Kadyak, 109.

Islands (New Discovered), first tribute brought from thence to Ochotsk, 22.
List of those islands, according to Mr. Muller, 297.
Their names altered and corrupted by the Russian navigators, 299.
See Aleütian Isles and Fox Islands.

Islenieff (Mr.), sent to Yakutsk to observe the transit of Venus, 274.

Itchadek and Kagumaga, two friendly Toigons, 137.

Ivan Shilkin, his voyage, 57, 60.
Shipwrecked on one of the Fox Islands, 58.
Great distresses of his crew on that island, 59.
Shipwrecked a second time, 60.

Ivan Vassilievitch I. makes the first irruption into Siberia, 177.

Ivan Vassilievitch II. took the title of Lord of all the Siberian lands before the conquests of Yermac, 179.
See Russia.

Ives (Isbrand), a Dutchman. Embassador from Peter I. to Pekin, 203.

Iviya, one of the Aleütian Islands, 55.


K.

Kadyak, one of the Fox Islands, 35.
The fondness of the natives for beads, 114.
Animals and vegetables found there, 115, 116.
Great reason to think it is at no great distance from the continent of America, 117.
Account of the inhabitants, 118.
See Glottoff.

Kagumaga. See Itchadek.

Kalaktak, a village of Unalashka, 143.

Kama, a river, 180.

Kamtchatka, discovered by the Russians, 3.
The whole peninsula reduced by the Russians, 4.
Of little advantage to the crown at first, but since the discovery of the islands between Asia and America its fur-trade is become a considerable branch of the Russian commerce, ibid.
Its situation and boundaries, 5.
Its districts, government, and population, ibid.
Fixed and other tributes to the crown, 6.
Its soil and climate not favourable to the culture of corn; but hemp has of late years been cultivated there with great success, 7.
Supplied yearly with salt, provisions, corn, and manufactures, from Ochotsk, ibid.
Rout for transporting furs from thence to Kiachta, 247.
Manner of procuring fire there, and which Vaksel, Beering's lieutenant, found practised in that part of North America which he saw in 1741, 158.
See Morosko, Atlassoff, Koriacs, Ochotsk and Penshinsk, Bolcheresk, Tigilskaia, Krepost, Verchnei, Nishnei, Kamtchatka Ostrogs, Volcanos, Furs and Skins.

Kamtchatkoi Ostrogs (Upper and Lower) and Bolcheretsk built, 4.

Kanaga, one of the Andreanoffsky Islands, 72.
Description of, 75.

Karaga Island, tributary to Russia, 35.
See Olotorians.

Kashkar, A town of Little Bucharia, 333.

Kashmak, an interpreter employed by the Russians, 92.

Kataghayekiki, name of the inhabitants of Unimak and Alaxa, 263.

Kayachu. See Ayagh.

Kiachta, a frontier town of Siberia, 12.
Treaty concluded there between the Russians and Chinese, 206, 209.
Is at present the centre of the Russian and Chinese commerce, 210.
That place and Zuruchaitu agreed on for transacting the commerce between Russia and China, 211.
Description of Kiachta. ibid.

Kighigusi, inhabitants of Akutan so called, 263.

Kitaika, a Chinese stuff, 238.

Kogholaghi, inhabitants of Unalashka so called, 263.

Kopeikina, a bay of the river Anadyr, 43.

Korenoff. See Solovioff.

Korga, A sand-bank at the mouth of the river Anadyr, 318.
See Soliverstoff.

Koriacs, their country the Northern boundary of Kamtchatka, 5.
Tributary to Russia, 43.

Korovin (Ivan), his voyage, 89-105.
Arrives at Unalashka, his transactions there, 90-96.
Builds an hut, and prepares for wintering, 93.
Being attacked by the savages, destroys his hut, and retires to his vessel, 95.
Attacked again, repulses the savages, and is stranded on the island of Umnak, 96.
After different skirmishes with the natives, is relieved by Glottoff, 99.
His description of Umnak and Unalashka, with their inhabitants, 103.
See Solovioff.

Kovyma, a river of Siberia, 14.

Krenitzin (Captain), commands a secret expedition, 23.

Krenitzin and Levasheff, their journal and chart sent, by order of the Empress of Russia, to Dr. Robertson, 23.
Extract from their journal, 251-255.
They arrive at the Fox Islands, 253.
Krenitzin winters at Alaxa, and Levasheff at Unalashka, 254.
They return to the river of Kamtchatka, 266.
Krenitzin drowned, ibid.
See Yakoff.

Krassilnikoff, Voyage of a vessel fitted out by him, 52.
Shipwrecked on Copper Island, ibid.
The crew return to Beering's Island, 53.

Krassilikoff (a Russian astronomer), his accuracy in taking the longitude of Kamtchatka, 273.

Krashininikoff, his history of Kamtchatka, 256.

Krestova, a river of Siberia, 324.

Krugloi, or Round Island, one of the Aleütian Islands, 69.

Kulkoff, his vessel destroyed, and his crew killed by the savages, 94, 157.

Kullara, a fortress belonging to Kutchum Chan, 190.

Kuril Isles, subject to Russia, 5.

Kutchum Chan (a descendant of Zinghis Chan), defeats Yediger, and takes him prisoner, 179.
The most powerful sovereign in Siberia, 182.
See Yermac, Sibir.


L.

Laptieff (Chariton), his unsuccessful attempt to pass from the Lena to the Yenisèi, 309.
See p. 322.

Latitude of Bolcheresk, Appendix I. N^o II.
See Longitude.

Lena, a river of Siberia, 14.
Attempts of the Russians to pass from thence to Kamtchatka, 311.
See Menin.

Leontieff (a Russian), has translated several interesting Chinese publications, 208.

Levasheff. See Krenitzin and Levasheff.

Lobaschkoff (Prokopèi), killed at Alaksu, 66.

Longitude, of the extreme parts of Asia, by Mr. Muller and the Russian geographers, 267.
By Mr. Engel, ibid.
By Mr. Vaugondy, 268.
The Russian system supported by Mons. Buache, against Engel and Vaugondy, ibid.
See Krassilnikoff.

Longitude of Ochotsk, Bolcheresk, and St. Peter and St. Paul, 269.

Longitude and Latitude of the principal places mentioned in this work, 344.

Lyssie Ostrova, or Fox Islands, 14.
Their situation and names, 25.
Description of the inhabitants, 62.


M.

Maimatschin (the Chinese frontier town), described, 214.
Houses there described, 216.
An account of the governor, 218.
Theatre described, 219.
The small pagoda, 220.
The great pagoda, 221.
Idols worshiped, ibid.-227.
See Sitting-Rooms.

Manshurs, their origin, 197.

Maooang, a Chinese idol, 225.

Mednoi Ostroff, or Copper Island, Discovered, 21.
See Copper Island.

Medvedeff (Dennis), his crew massacred by the savages, 90.
He and part of Protassoff's crew found murdered on the island of Umnak, 99.

Menin (Feodor), his unsuccessful attempt to pass from the Yenisèi to the Lena, 306.

Merghen, a Chinese town, 244.

Medviodkie Ostrova, Kreffstoffskie Ostrova, or Bear Islands, Discovery of, 324.

Minyachin (a Cossac), a collector of the tribute, 69.

Mongol, the commerce between the Russians and Chinese, mostly carried on in that tongue, 231.

Morosko (Lucas Semænoff), commanded the first expedition towards Kamtchatka, 3.

Muller, (Mr.) His conjecture relating to the coast of the sea of Ochotsk, confirmed by Captain Synd, 23.
Part of a letter written by him in 1774, concerning the vicinity of Kamtchatka and America, 283.
His list of the New Discovered Islands, 297.


N.

Nankin, 231.

Naun, a Chinese town, 244.

Nershinsk. See Chinese.

Nevodtsikoff (Michael), sails from Kamtchatka river, 29.
Discovers the Aleutian Islands, ibid.
Narrative of his voyage, 31-36.

New Moon, ceremonies observed at, by the Chinese, 228.

Nikul, or Fedotika, a river which falls into that of Kamtchatka, 321.

Nishnei, or Lower Kamtchatkoi Ostrog, a district of Kamtchatka, 5.

Niu-o, Chinese idol, 226.

North East Passage, Russians attempt to discover, 304-331.

Novikoff and Bacchoff, their voyage from Anadyrsk, 42, 44.
Are shipwrecked on Beering's Island, where they build a small boat, and return to Kamtchatka, 44.


O.

Oby (bay of), 306.

Ochotsk and Penshinsk, Western boundaries of Kamtchatka, 5.
See Kamtchatka, Muller.

Offzin and Koskeleff (Lieutenants), first effected the passage from the bay of Oby to the Yenisèi, 306.

Olas. See Ibiya.

Olotorian Isles, whence so called, 284.

Olotorians, invade the island of Karaga, and threaten to destroy all the inhabitants who pay tribute to Russia, 36.

Onemenskaya, a bay in the river Anadyr, 43.

Oracles (Chinese), 227.

Orel, a Russian settlement, 181.

Otcheredin, (Aphanassei), his voyage to the Fox Islands, 156-163.
Winters at Umnak, 157.
The toigon of the Five Mountains gives him hostages, for which the other toigons kill one of his children, 158.
A party sent by him to Ulaga repulsed the inhabitants, who had attacked them, 159.
Is joined by Popoff from Beering's Island, and prevails on the inhabitants to pay tribute, 161.
Receives an account of Levasheff's arrival at Unalashka, ibid.
Returns to Ochotsk, with a large cargo, leaving Popoff at Umnak, 162.
Brings home two islanders, who were baptized by the names of Alexey Solovieff and Boris Otcheredin, 163.
See Poloskoff.


P.

Pagoda. See Maimatschin.

Paikoff (Demetri), his voyage, 61-63.

Pallas, receives from Bragin a narrative of his adventures and escape, p. 88.
Account of Kiachta and Maimatschin, extracted from his journal, p. 229.
His publication concerning the Mongol tribes, 230.
List of plants found by Steller upon the coast discovered by Beering in 1741, communicated by Mr. Pallas—quotation from a treatise of his, relative to the plants of the new-discovered islands, 279.
Extracts made by him relative to Deshneff's voyage, p. 314-316.

Pauloffsky, his expedition, in which, after several successful skirmishes with the Tschutski, he is surprised and killed by them, 296.

Peacock. See Feathers.

Pekin. Russian scholars allowed to settle there, to learn the Chinese tongue, 209.
See Caravans.

Penshinsk, 5.

Peter I. first projected making discoveries in the seas between Kamtchatka and America, 20.

Petersburg, length of the different routs between that city and Pekin, 248.

Piasida, a river of Siberia, 309.

Plenisner (a Courlander), sent on discoveries to the N. E. of Siberia, 294.
See Daurkin.

Poloskoff, (Matthew), Sent by Otcheredin to Unalashka, 159.
Spends the autumn at Akun, and after twice repulsing the savages, returns to Otcheredin, 159-161.

Popoff (Ivan), a vessel fitted out by him arrives at Unalashka, 158.
See Otcheredin.

Prontshistsheff (Lieutenant), his unsuccessful attempt to pass from the Lena towards the Yenisèi, 306-309.

Protassoff, he and his crew destroyed by the savages, 133, 157.
See Medvedeff.

Pushkareff (Gabriel), his voyage, 64-69.
Winters upon Alaksu, 65.
He, with Golodoff and twenty others, attempting to violate some girls, on the island Unyumga, are set upon by the natives, and at last obliged to retreat, 65, 66.
He and his crew tried for their inhuman behaviour to the islanders during their voyage, 67.


R.

Rheum. See Rhubarb.

Rhubarb, that from Russia generally called Turkey Rhubarb, and why, 332.
Description of, ibid.
Indian rhubarb inferior to the Tartarian or Turkey, 333.
A milk-white sort described, 334.
Different species, 335-341.
Planted in Siberia by M. Zuchert, a German apothecary, 338.
Exportation of, 342.
Superiority of the Tartarian over the Indian Rhubarb, accounted for, 342.

Ricksa. See Ibiya.

Roaring Mountain. See Unalashka.

Robertson (Dr.) See Krenitzin and Levasheff.

Round Island. See Krugloi.

Russia (present Empress of), a great promoter of new discoveries, 22.
No communication between that country and Siberia till the reign of Ivan Vassilievitch II., 178.
The empress abolishes the monopoly of the fur-trade, and relinquishes the exclusive privilege of sending caravans to Pekin, 210.

Russia, a curious and interesting "Historical Account of the nations which compose that Empire" lately published, 218.

Russians, quit Siberia after the death of Yermac, 194.
Recover their antient territories in that country, 195.
Their progress checked by the Chinese, 196.
Are expelled from the Chinese dominions, 205.
Are allowed to build a church (and to have four priests to officiate in it) within their caravansary at Pekin, 208.
Commerce between them and the Chinese carried on only by barter, 232.
Method of transacting business between them, 233.
Russian exports, 234-237.
Imports, 237-239.
Articles of trade prohibited to individuals, 240.
Duties paid by the Russian merchants, 241.
The Russians' manner of trading to the Fox Islands, 264.
Their attempts to discover a North East passage, 304-331.
Held in great veneration by the Kamtchadals, till they quarrelled among themselves, 321.
See Siberia, Chinese, Albasin, Lena.


S

Sabya, an island at a distance from Att, 30.
See Att.

Sacred Helmet, at Maimatschin, 227.

Saetshie Kamen, or Hare's Rock, Description of, 328.

Sagaugamak, one of the Fox Islands, 157.

St. Petersburg, the geographical calendar of not to be depended on, 24.

Saktunak, an island near Alaksu, 119.

Sandchue, a northern province of China, 231.

Sea-horse teeth, their value, 16.

Sea-lion, or Scivutcha, its flesh delicate food, 265.

Sea-otters, Many writers mistaken concerning them, 12.
Description of, ibid.
Value of their skins, 13.

Selin, a town of Little Bucharia, 333.

Serebranikoff, voyage of a vessel fitted out by him, 49-52.
Shipwrecked on an island opposite Katyrskoi Noss, in the peninsula of Kamtchatka, 50.
Description of the island, 51.

Shaffyrin (Sila), a Cossac, collector of the tribute, 40, 45, 61.
killed, 63.

Shalauroff, his first voyage from the Lena, 323-328.
Winters at a mouth of the Kovyma, 325.
Not being able to double Sheletskoi Noss, returns to the Kovyma, winters there a second time, and returns to the Lena, 327.
No account of his second expedition, he and his crew being killed by the Tschutski, 328.

Sheep's Rock. See Baranèi Kamen.

Shelatskoi Noss, whence that name is derived, 326.

Shemiya, one of the Aleütian Islands, 78.

Shilkin (Ivan), his voyage, 45.
Wrecked on one of the Fox Islands, 58.
where the Russians are attacked by the savages, whom they repulse, 59.
After suffering the greatest distress, they build a small vessel, in which they are a second time wrecked, and return at last in Serebranikoff's vessel to Kamtchatka, 59, 60.

Shuntschi, The first Chinese emperor of the Manshur race, 198.

Shushu, the first of the Kuril Isles, 301.

Sibir, the principal residence of Kutchum Chan, 182.

Siberia, conquest of by Yermac, 19.
Second irruption of the Russians into that country, 179.
State of at the time of Yermac's invasion, 182.
Conjecture concerning the derivation of that name, ibid.
Totally reduced by the Russians, 196.
Transport of the Russian and Chinese commodities through that country, 245.
See Ivan Vassilievitch I. Russia. Kutchum Chan.

Sitkin, one of the Fox Islands, 62.

Sitting-rooms, (Chinese), described, 216.

Soliverstoff (Yusko), his expedition to the Korga, to collect sea-horses teeth, 319.

Solovioff (Ivan), his voyage, 131-155.
Arrives at Unalashka, 132.
Learns the particulars of a confederacy formed by the Toigons of Unalashka, Umnak, Akutan, and Toshko, against the Russians, 134.
Is joined by Korovin, 135.
Hostilities between him and the natives, ibid.
Winters at Unalashka, with other transactions at that island, 136.
Makes peace with the natives, and receives hostages, 139.
Meets with Korovin, 140.
His crew being greatly afflicted with the scurvy, the inhabitants of Makushinsk conspire to seize his vessel, 141.
But are happily prevented, 142.
Is visited by Glottoff, ibid.
Receives hostages from the inhabitants of Kalaktak, 143.
Sends Korenoff in different hunting parties, 144.
Journal of his voyage homewards, 144.
His description of the Fox Islands, 148.

Solvytshegodskaia. See Strogonoff.

Steller, His arguments to prove that Beering and Tschirikiff discovered America, 277.

Strogonoff (Anika), a Russian merchant, establishes a trade with Solvytshegodskaia in Siberia, 178.
Makes settlements upon the Kama and Tschussovaia, 183.
See Yermac.

Studentzoff, a Cossac, collector of the tribute, 45, 57.

Svatoi Noss, that name explained, 320.

Sulphur found on the island of Kanaga, 75.
See Copper Islands.

Synd (capt.) his voyage to the N. E. of Siberia, 300.
Discovers a cluster of islands, and a promontory, which he supposes to belong to America, 301.


T.

Tabaetshinskian, a mountain of Kamtchatka, emitting a constant smoke, 6.

Tagalak, one of the Andreanoffskye Islands, description of, 76.

Tartarian Rhubarb. See Rhubarb.

Tchingi, a town on the banks of the Tura, 185.
See Yermac.

Tea, finer in Russia than in Europe, and why, 238.

Temnac, an Aleutian interpreter, 30.

Tien, an idol worshiped in the small pagoda at Maimatschin, 220.

Tigilskaia Krepost, a district of Kamtchatka, 5.

Tolstyk, (Andrean), his voyage to the Aleutian Isles, in 1748, 30.
Ditto, in 1756, 54.
Ditto in 1760, 71-79.
Discovers the Andreanoskie Islands, 72.
Shipwrecked near the mouth of the Kamtchatka river, 79.

Toshko. See Solovioff.

Totchikala, a village of Unalashka, 138.

Trapesnikoff (Nikiphor), Boris and Glebb, a vessel fitted out by him, her voyage and return, 39, 40, &c.
Another vessel fitted out by him destroyed, and the crew cut off, by the natives of Unimak, 140.

Tsaaduck, a kind of lamp, 150.

Tsaudsing, a Chinese idol, 226.

Tschirikoff. See Beering.

Tschussovaia (a river). See Strogonoff.

Tschutski, a people on the river Anadyr, 43.
Boundaries of their country, 293.
See Asia.

Tschukotskoi Noss, the N. E. cape of the country of the Tschutski, 293.
Stadukin and Soliverstoff claim the discovery of the passage round that promontory, 314.
See Deshneff, Svatoi Noss, Shelatskoi Noss; see also p. 322.

Tschuvatch. See Yermac.

Tsetchina, one of the Andreanoffsky Islands, description of, 76.

Tsikanok, or Osernia, a river of Unalashka, 133.

Tsiuproff, his adventures at the Aleutian Islands, 32.
See Belayeff.

Turkey Rhubarb. See Rhubarb.


U.

Vaksel. See Kamtchatka.

Vassilievitch. See Ivan Vassilievitch.

Vaugondy. See Longitude.

Udagha, a bay on the N. E. of Unalashka, 255.

Verchnei, or Upper Kamtchatkoi Ostrog, a district of Kamtchatka, 5.

Ukunadok, a village of Unalashka, 143.

Ulaga, one of the Fox Islands. See Otcheredin.

Umgaina, a village of Unalashka, 143.

Umnak, one of the Fox Islands, 81.
See Korovin, Solovioff.

Unalashka, or Agunalashka, one of the Fox Islands, 82.
Adventures of four Russians belonging to Drusinin's crew there, 84-88.
Description of, 254.
Ayaghish and the Roaring Mountain, two volcanos, on that island, 255.
Productions, ibid.
The inhabitants less barbarous than those of the other Fox Islands, 260.

Unimak, an island to the East of Agunalashka, 139.
See Trapesnikoff.

Unyumga. See Pushkareff, Golodoff.

Volcanos, some burning ones in Kamtchatka, and traces of many former ones to be observed there, 6.
One eruption near Lower Ostrog in 1762, and another in 1767, ibid.
An high volcano on the island of Kanaga, 75.
See Copper Island, Unalashka.

Vorobieff, his voyage, 42.


W.

Wheels, a carriage with four wheels a mark, of high distinction among the Chinese, 218.

White month, explained, 228.

Women, none allowed to live at Maimatschin, and why, 231.

Wsevidoff (Andrew), his voyage to the new-discovered Islands, 38.


Y.

Yakoff (Jacob), composed the chart of Krenitzin and Levasheff's voyage, 266.

Yediger (a Tartar chief), pays tribute to the Russians, 179.
See Kutchum Chan.

Yenisèi, a river of Siberia, 305, & seq.

Yerken, a town of Little Bucharia, 333.

Yermac, being driven from the Caspian Sea, retires to Orel, 181,
where he winters, and determines to invade Siberia, 182.
To which he is instigated by Strogonoff, 183.
Marches towards Siberia, and returns to Orel, 184.
Sets out on a second expedition, and arrives at Tchingi, 185.
Defeats Kutchum Chan at Tschuvatch, 186.
Marches to Sibir, and seats himself on the throne, 187.
Cedes his conquest to the Tzar of Muscovy, 189.
Who sends him a reinforcement, under the command of prince Bolkosky, 190.
Is surprised by Kutchum Chan, 191.
And drowned, 192.
Veneration paid to his memory, 193.
See Allai, Russians, Siberia, Ivan Vassielivitch II.

Yefimoff (Sava), one of Yermac's followers, an accurate historian of those times, 192.

Yugoff (Emilian), his voyage, 38.
Dies on Copper Island, 39.


Z.

Zuchert. See Rhubarb.

Zuruchaitu. Description of, 244.
Its trade very inconsiderable, 245.
See Kiachta.