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762 COXE’S TRAVELS IN RUSSIA,
No. IV.
SINCE this volume was printed, the Reverend Mr. Smirnove, chaplain to the Ruf-
fian legation in London, has publifhed a Survey of the Ruffian Empire; which enume-
rates the governments asin 1792, and differs in a few in{tances from the geographical
divifions formed in 1782 and 1785, which are given in this volume.
The Ruffian empire is divided into —
I. The Northern Region.
Il. The Middle Region.
III. The Southern Region.
1. The Northern Region contains the fol- 23. Kourfk.
lowing Governments : 24. Orel. 3
1. St. Peterfburg. 25- Kalouga.
2, Archangel. ‘ 26, Toola.
3. Olonetz 27. Riazane.
: ; 28. Vladimir
4, Vyborg, or Wyburgh. hes: :
5. Revell 29. Nizney Novgorod.
Baltics 30. Kazane.
; Plow = 31. Sinbirfk.
£ itgees 32. Penza.
g. Novogorod. 33+ Ree
10. Vologda. SA, fh OTONE
a1. Yaroflavl. oe clan
12. Koftroma. 3° ae ‘i inital dasa
ernie e hordes of Kirghis kaifacks,
14. Pirme. 37. Kolhyvane.
15. Tobolfk. 38. Irkoutfk. £0, 90
The Kaurilfkie iflands.
II. Phe Middte Region contains : The Aleoutitkieiflands.
16. Muféby. III. The Southern Region contains :
17. Smolentk, Ki
18. Polotfk. Bo. es Be
19. Moghilev. 40. Ekatherinoflav.
20. Tichernisov 4t. The province of Tavrida.
Bi. Novara esouies 42. Habitations of the Don Kozaks,
aa pit ln : 43. The government of Caucafus.
Many of the new territorial acquifitions made by Catharine the Second, were not
formed into regular governments at her death. ‘Thefe acquifitions confifted of the
diftrié&t of Otchakof, thofe parts of Poland which were difmembered by Ruffia 1793
and 1795, and Courland.
Paul made fome alterations in the governments, and particularly changed the name
of Ekatherinoflav.into New Roffia, from antipathy to his mother. He likewife made
14 feveral
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