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Of the Asiatic Savages. 



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Of these the fullest account is given by Mr. L Evesque in 

 the 6th tol. of his History of Russia. He collected it in 

 Petersburgh and Moscow from the journals of various tra- 

 vellers and navigators. These savage tribes are very nume- 

 rous, but I shall confine myself to a description of only six of 

 them, as these will afford a sufficient idea of savage life. 

 These are, 1st. The inhabitants of the Alouetian islands, 

 seated on the north eastern extremity of Asia and neighbour- 

 ing on America. 2dly. The Kainpschatdales, nearly at the 

 N. E. extremity of the continent of Asia. 3dly. The Ko- 

 riacks. 4thly. the Tchoutkchi. 5thly. The Samoieds. 6thly. 

 the Toungousi. 



The Aloiietians. 



The Alouetians have no government of any kind, yet each 

 community elects some chief, invested with no other autho- 

 fity but that of deciding any dispute they may have with 

 each other. They generally chuse the man that has the 

 largest family, and is most successful in hunting or fishing ; 



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