Chap. II. Commencement of hostilities between the _Russians_ and _Chinese_--disputes concerning the limits of the two empires--treaty of _Nershinsk_--embassies from the court of _Russia_ to _Pekin_--treaty of _Kiachta_--establishment of the commerce between the two nations. p. 197.
Chap. III. Account of the _Russian_ and _Chinese_ settlements upon the confines of _Siberia_--description of the _Russian_ frontier town _Kiachta_--of the _Chinese_ frontier town _Maitmatschin_--its buildings, pagodas, &c. p. 211.
Chap. IV. Commerce between the _Chinese_ and _Russians_--list of the principal exports and imports--duties--average amount of the _Russian_ trade. p. 231.
Chap. V. Description of _Zuruchaitu_--and its trade--transport of the merchandize through _Siberia_. p. 244.
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.