I won't be outdone by any other -- -- regiment in the army." Near the river there are several large buildings, formerly belonging to the Amoor Company, an institution that closed its affairs in the summer of 1866.

After the opening of the Amoor this company was formed in St.Petersburg with a paid up or guaranteed capital of nearly half a million pounds sterling.

Its object was the control of trade on the Amoor and its tributaries, and the general development of commerce in Northern Asia.

It began operations in 1858, but was unfortunate from the beginning.

In 1859 it sent out three ships, two of which were lost between De Castries and Nicolayevsk.