or "The Harbour of St Peter and St Paul," a small town of Asiatic Russia, capital of the territory of Kamtschatka, on the Bay of Awatska, on the S.E. coast of the peninsula; N. Lat. 63.1., E. Long. 158.43. There are two good streets; but the general appearance of the town is not fine, as the houses, which are scattered, are built for the most part of wood, and thatched with reeds or dried grass. Many of the houses have gardens, in which a few vegetables are grown; and, except in the governor's house and public buildings, plates of mica are used in the windows instead of glass. There are several government offices, a Greek church in the oriental style, a school, and an hospital. The harbour, which is very good, and capable of containing six or eight ships of the line, is defended by two forts, and has a lighthouse. Fish are caught and dried here, and form the principal article of export. Petropaulovski is the principal military station in this province. It was bombarded by British and French fleets, September 1854. Pop. (1850) 973.

a town of Siberia, in the government of Tobolsk, stands on the Ishim, 160 miles W. of Omsk, on the great post route of Siberia, and on the borders of the country of the Kirghises. A considerable trade is carried on by barter, not only with the other parts of Siberia out with Turkestan and the western part of the Chinese Empire. Petropaulovski, Orenburg, and Troizk are the principal stations by which the commercial intercourse is carried on between Russia and Central Asia. Pop. (1842) 4127.