Peasants belonging to domains The Ischores, or rather the 122,913 Finns of Carelia, were the old in14,678 habitants of the government of 30,827 Olonetz. At present they constitute no more than a third of the population of the country, which, according to a table drawn up in 1804 amounted to 91,482 males; so that 30,000 males, or 60,000 Ischores of both sexes, is their amount. 168,418 A table drawn up for the tax on spirits in 1803 gives almost the same number, though otherwise distributed : Peasants belonging to individuals 123,055 domains.. 1,421 the crown.. 43,558 ... 168,034 Another report respecting the distribution of salt gives 168,602 peasants. The statements of the general population of this government give for 1803 the number of revisionaries, Males Females. Inhabitants 168,900 339,889 The statement for 1804 (excluding the capital) is more exact; namely, Males Inhabitants 539,668 We may therefore reckon the Ischores inhabiting the government of St. Petersburgh at 330,000. The Laplanders of Archangel amount to -1,200 families, or about 4,800 individuals. This number will not appear too great if we consider the imperfect state of the enumeration of the nomades. The Esthes, a people of the Finnish race, are spread over Livonia. The Livonians, the ancient inhabitants of the country, exist 268,748 in a very small number upon the 270,920 little river Salis. They have been confounded among the Lettes, a Sclavonian people, and among the Esthes. Of these last there were in the circle of Walk about 2,000 males; in the circle of Werroe, 28,394 in the country, and 126 in the town; about 10,000 in the country in the circle of Dorpat, and 1,625 in the town; in the circle of Fellin, 18,388 in the country, and 76 in the town; and, finally, in the circle of Pernau, 33,158: making a total of 93,767 males, or 187,534 individuals. These data are not new; but the population in Livonia having The Ischores inhabit the northern parts of the government of Novgorod. Their number is reckoned in the circle of Tichwin at 15,000 men, in the circle of Belosersk at 10,000, and in the circle of Kirilow at about the same. Hence there exist in this government about 35,000 males, or 70,000 individuals of this race. made little progress, in 1792 there anes, 49,088 Tscheremisses, or in all about 511,652 individuals. were We may estimate the whole Finnish people therefore at two millions and a half. III. Tartars. Tartars of Kasan.-The statements of the population of this government in 1802, make it 47,801 males: a number approaching to that of Georgi (t. iii p. 363), obtained from the third revision of 1763; namely 48,712 males. We may estimate the total at 95,602. Tartars of Astrachan.-From the statements of 1802 the Nomades Tartars amounted to 6,703 families, or about 26,812 individuals; the Tartars dwelling in fixed habitations, 2,908 males'; making a sum total of 45,828 individuals. The Tschouwasches, the Morduanes, and the Tscheremisses, according to the financial table of 1795, amount to the number of 255,826 males: namely, 144,006 Tschouwasches, 62,732 Mordu- Ecatherinoslaw. Tartars of the Crimea and According to Pallas (Voyage dans les Provinces Meridionales de la Russie, t. ii. p. 347), they amount to 120,000 males. The statements respecting the Tartar population of this government are very imperfect. The Tartars have long been in the habit of withdrawing themselves from the revision. On that account the estimate of Pallas is the most probable. The Tartars of Perme, according to Mr. Bakarewitsch, in his work, entitled Statistical Description of Siberia, drawn up from the Reports made to the Minister of the Interior, published in 1810, amount to 5,629 males, and the Tartars of Tobolsk to 25,820; making together 31,440 males. Tartars of Caucasus.-The returns of 1802 mark only those of Tarkow, to the number of 1,200 families. From these data there are, Tartars of Kasan Astrachan. ..... 95,602 45,828 But as all the statements of the population of these people show that the number of females is inferior to that of inales, it may be necessary to strike off about 30,000 on this account. Their number will then be conformable to the statement of Mr. Storch, who, estimating the Russian Tartars at 200,000, and those united to Russia by the treaties of peace of 1774, 1783, and 1791, at 214, 318, makes the sum total amount to 414,318 individuals. The Baschkines, the Metscheraeques, the Boucharzi, the Taschkinzi, the Jakoutes, and the Kirgises, are likewise of the Tartar race. According to the statements of 1802 and 1803 there were Baschkines and Metscheraeques, in the govern ment of Perm.... 13,508 males 2,895 258 50,676 V. Samojedes. The statements of 1803 and 1804 give 3,000 families of Samojedes. The American tribes are not numerous. The numbers given in the above-mentioned statements are, Alioutari 246 or These, 8,040 individuals. with 12,000 Samojedes, make 20,040 individuals. Nothing can be more imperfect than the enumerations of these tribes in the north of Siberia. Several are not even known. Even in the present year (1810) several tribes of Jakoutes sent a deputation to Tobolsk bearing the act of their submission; for, say they, we have learnt that our brethren are happy under your dominion. His Majesty our august Emperor ordered each of these deputies to receive a sabre as an honorary distinction. VI. Tribes of Mongoles and According to the statements made to the Minister of the Interior there are, This is the probable number resulting from the statements at present in our possession. But it is proper to remark, that all the statements respecting the population of Russia, being drawn up for financial or military purposes, are very exact respecting those included in the class of revisionaries, but very inaccurate as far as re976 spects the other classes, and con308 sequently upon the whole always 50,000 96 12,832 1,998 below the truth. We may therefore reckon in the empire ten millions and a half of subjects who are not Russians. The number of inhabitants at present in Russia is 41,253,483, and this number is certainly a minimum. According to these data the number of Russian inhabitants amounts to 31,043,483, and the foreigners subject to the empire do not exceed one quarter of the whole people. This is a proportion very advantageous for the ruling nation. The variations in the total amount will not alter this proportion. And these 31 millions of Rus sians have the inestimable advantage of a concentrated population, while the other nations are spread over a prodigious extent of country. The Russian nation forms the centre of this immense empire, it inhabits the best cultivated provinces, and, is the best situated for communicating both by land and water. The south of Russia begins to be peopled by the surplus of the Russian population. All these advantages double the force of the Russian nation, and ensure it the most decided preponderance, Official Account of the Festival given by the City of London to the Emperor of Russia, the King of Prussia, the Prince Regent of England, and other Royal and Noble Personages. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORD MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COMMONS, Of the City of London in Common Council assembled. We of your Committee appointed by this Honourable Court the eighth day of June last, consisting of THE RIGHT HON. WILLIAM DOMVILLE, LORD MAYOR, |