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COXE’S TRAVELS IN RUSSIA. 761

g. Yenifeifk, on the river Yenifei.

6. Atchinfk, on the river Tchulym, falling into the Ob.

al la 2 ie F
A L.— Government of i OlYUGR.

Formerly included in the government of Tobolfk.—Contains five diftricts.

. Kolyvan, the new capital of this government, on the Oby, near the mouth of the
Berda, known before the inftitution of this government under the name of
Berdfhoi Oftreg.

2. Semipalat, on the Irtyfh.

3. Biifk, on the river Bi, or Biia, which, by uniting with the Katunia, forms the

river Oby.

4. Kufnezk, on the river Tom, oppofite to the mouth of the Kondoma,

5. Kraflnoiarfk, onthe river Yenifei, where it receives the Katcha.

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XLI.—Government of Irkutzk.

The largeft and leaft peopled government in Ruffia, comprfifes all the eaftern part
of Siberia, from the Northern Ocean to the frontiers of Chinefe Tartary, and from the
boundaries of the government of Tobolfk to the Eaftern Ocean. This large territory
was gradually conquered and appropriated by the Ruffians in their defultory excurfions
from Tobolfk. ie

It is divided into the four provinces of Irkutzk, Nertfhinfk, Yakutfk, and Okotzk.

Province of Irkutzk contains four diftricts.
1. Irkutzk, on the Angara, oppofite to the mouth of the river Irkut.
2. Kirenfk, on the Lena, above the mouth of the Kirenga.
3. Nithnie-Udinfk, on the river Uda, falling into the Upper Tungufka.
4. Verfhnei-Vedinfk, on the river Vecla, falling into the Selenga.

Province of Nertfhinfk contains four diftri&s.
1. Nertfhinfk, on the Nertcha, falling into the Schilka.
2. Doroninfk, on the Ingoda.
3. Bargufinfk, on the river Bargufin, falling into the lake Baikal.
4 Stretinfk, on the Schilka. °

Province of Yakutfk contains five diftricts.
1. Yakutfk, on the Lena.
2. Olekminfk, on the Lena, feveral verfts above the mouth of the Olekma.
3. Olenfk, a town to be ereéted on the river Olenek.
_ 4» Schiganfk, on the Lena, about eight hundred verfts from Yakuzk.
5. Sachiverfk, on the Indigirka.

Province of Okotzk contains four diftricts.
y. Okotzk, onthe mouth of the Okota, falling into a bay of the Eaftern Ocean.
2. Ichiginfk, on the mouth of the river Ichigina, falling into the bay of Penfhina.
3. Aklanfk, on the fmall river Aklan, falling into the river Penfhina.
4. Nifhnie-Kamtchatka, on the river Kamtchatka, about thirty verfts from its
mouth.

VOL. VI ; SE No. IV.

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