TREATY OF NIPCHU,OR NERCHINSK (1689).' (Signed 27th August 1689.) [NorE.-MAYERB,in his"Treaties,"p 96,gays of this Treaty:"It was translated from Latin into French by Pere GERBILLON,who,with the Portuguese Jesuit,THOMAs PEREYRA,was commis- sioned by the Emperor K'Ao Hat to accompany the Chinese Plenipotentiaries on their visit to the frontier with the Russian Envoys,and to act as interpreter to the two contracting parties.The Treaty,which was the result of long negotiations,was drawn up in Latin by GeRBrLLoN and his colleague,and translated by the former into French.(SeeArchives diplomatiques,Paris,186,ti, p.270,where the French text of the Treaty is given in full.)See also RAvgNsrEIs,The Russians on the Amur,p.62."The French text which follows is from Do HALDK's"Deseription de la Chine," edition of The Hague,1736.t.iv,p.42,but the orthogruphy has been slightly modernised;the English text is a translation from the Russian,made by a member of the Chinese Customs Service:and the Chinese text is from a new(I886)hinese work entitled通商豹章须幕. A want of correspondence will be observed in the division of the Treaty into Articles,and in some other respects,in the different versions] PAR ORDRE DU TRES-GRAND EMPEREUR Their Majesties the Gmnd Dukes Joaxs la garde du oorpe,Conseiller d'Etat et ALKXESYITCH Bnd PETER ALEXEBVEICH,by Grand du palais the Goe of God []mperoC 圈等 蠹 Tosa Qum KAxo,Grand du palais, and Autoerats of all the Russiss,Great, 定 Cong du prumiee ordre,sigoour d'un Smnll,and White;Emperors and Londa des etendards de I'Empire,ct onele de over,and auecesors from immediate and PEmperour. rumote auceators to the Crowr of,many LANO TAN,seigneur d'un des etendards LAMO TABTCHA,seigneur d'un des Envoya nud Plenipotentiaries TasocoRra etoodards de I'Empire. Govroor-General of Brianak PEmpereur aur le fleuve Sahalien la,et IvAN ABTAYYJEVITCH VLASOPP,Minister of Gourerneurgtofnldgpyntroaroitia the and Goverpor-General of 俄國使臣费岳多等在尼布 懷國黑範江和豹大條 两大臣 tom8k;and SgmEs K0ka置，Dea0m do I'Empire. fof the Orthodax Church; 鑫 WENTA,secoud President du tribural 1DrWu出in edition of s“i五i,”l.i,44,thAt this物h6irat apon by the C y"ol,4a