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COXE’S TRAVELS IN RUSSIA. 757
XXXI.—Government of Kiof.
Being part of the Ukraine, or Little Ruffia, was once a duchy belonging to the Great -
Dukes, and Kiof, the capital, was their principal refidence. This country was conquered
by the Tartars, came again into the poffeflion of the Great Dukes, but was over-ran
and pofleffed by the Cofflacks, under the protection of Poland.
In 1654, the natives difcontented with John Cafimir, King of Poland, fubmitted to
Ruflia, and have ever fince continued fubject to that empire. The vaft privileges en- -
joyed by the natives have been gradually abolifhed, and they are now reduced to the
fame {late as the other provinces of the Ruffian empire.—Contains eleven diftricts.
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mt O1O CNI DH Ps DP
Kiof, on the Dnieper.
Otter, on the Defna.
. Kofelatz, on the Ofter.
Piriatin, on the Udai.
. Periaflaf, on the Trubefh, falling into the Dnieper.
Solotonok, on a rivulet of the fame name, falling into the Dnieper.
. Lubny, on the river Sula.
Khorol, on, the river of the fame name, falling into the Pfol,.
Migorod, on the fame river.
Goltva, on the Pfol.
» Goroditche, on the Dnieper.
XXXI.—Government of Kharkof.
Formerly comprifed in the government of Ukrania Slovodfkata,.—Contains fifteen
Oy on bY Po
diftricts.
Kharkof, on the Uda, falling into the Donetz.
Tchuguief, on the Donetz.
Ifium, on the fame river.
Woltchanfk, on a rivulet falling into the Donetz.
. Solatchef, on the Uda. .
Walki, on a rivulet falling into the Donetz.
Bogodukhof, on the Merlo, falling into the Vorfkla.
Krafnokutfk, on the fame river.
Akhtyrka, on the rivulet Akhtyrka, falling into the left fhore of the Worfkla.
Khotmyfk, on the Vorfkla.
. Lebedin, on a rivulet Olchanka, falling into the Pfol.
Sumy, on the right fhore of the Pfol.
. Miropolie, on the fame river.
. Nedrigailof, on the river Sula.
. Bielopolie, on a rivulet falling into the Seim.
XXXML.—Government of Catharineflaf, or Ecaterrinenflaf.
This government contains the greateft part of that territory which was wrefted by the
prefent Emprefs from the Turks, and comprizes New Ruffia, the former government
of Azof, and Crim Tartary. ;
It is divided into two provinces of Catherinenflaf and Taurida.
Province
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