[1] The first section of the ukase stated that "the pursuits of commerce, whaling, fishing and other industry, on all islands, ports and gulfs, including the whole north-west coast of North America to the 45°50′ north latitude, are all included in this edict for the purpose of granting the same exclusivity to Russian subjects".
The second section "prohibits all foreign vessels not only from landing on the coasts and islands belonging to Russia, but, also, does not permit them to approach these islands and coasts within less than one hundred Italian miles, without the vessels being subject to confiscation, along with the whole cargo" (one Italian mile was 2,025 yards/1,852 meters).
[4] Extended negotiations and exchanges of diplomatic notes and missions by Great Britain and the U.S.A. led to the signing of both the Russo-American Treaty of 1824 and the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1825.
In addition to the adjustment to include all of Prince of Wales Island within the Russian sphere, the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1825 also established the principle of the lisière, a vaguely-defined strip of mainland extending inland ten leagues from the sea, and also included wording concerning the marine boundary north from Prince of Wales Island's southern tip.
[6] The only attempt to enforce the ukase occurred in 1822, when the Russian sloop Apollon seized the American ship Pearl on its way from Boston to Novoarkhangelsk.