262 Population of Russia. [Aprii,, 



first enumeration, anrl the uncertainty of the calculations respecting 

 the newly conquerecl provinces. 



The second revision, in )7^-> gives ^,6^3, 167 males; and sup- 

 posing an equal number of females, we have 13,346,334 for the 

 inhabitants of Russia at th?t time. To this we must add the con- 

 quered provinces and the free individuals. As we subtracted a 

 qiiinttr from the population of the Baltic provinces in 1722, the 

 abstraction of one eighth will be sufKcient for their population in 

 1742. The remainder is 648,689 ; and subtracting a quarter from 

 the population of Little Russia in 1768, there remains 706,421 ; 

 making a total of 1,355,110 for the population of the conquered 

 provinces. As the number of revisionaries had increased by a 

 million since 1722, we must increase tlie number of free men at 

 least by 50,000, considering the progress of industry and the ame- 

 lioration of the administration. Hence the population in 1742 

 will be 



Revisionaries 13,346,334 • 



Free individuals 700,000 



Conquered provinces 1,355,1 10 



15,401,444 



Hermann admits for 1742 the round number of 16 millions. 

 This is a very probiiLle estimate, as the enumerations in Russia are 

 always under the truth. 



Ibe third revision, in 17^2, gives 7*363,648 males, which sup- 

 poses a total of 14,727,096 individuals. As the time of the revision 

 is nearly a mean of the enumerations of the conquered province* 

 above stated, we n.ay take iheir population at 1,696,586. The 

 revisionurieb being nearly one-half of what they are at present, we 

 may sujjpose the sanoe to hold with the free men, which would make 

 theirnumber 4OO.OOO. According to this, the probable popuiatioa 

 cf 1762 is as i'olkiws : — 



Revisionaries 14,727509S 



Free individuals 800,000 



Conquexed provinces , 1 ,696,586 



17,223,682 



Marshal, in 1 768— 1 770, and Williams, in I768, admit 18 

 mjllioRs; Leveque, in 1782, and Le Clere, in 1783, 19 millions; 

 Schlozer and Buschiiig, in 1765, 20 millions; and Hermann is of 

 this kst opinion, i conetive the true number in 1 762 to lie between 

 18 and 19 millions. 



The founb general revision, in 1782, gives 12,838,529, and 

 ■with the females, ;'5,677,058 ; or, according to Hermann, 

 26,358,.s22. Tlie two capitals, the military, and the Nomades, are 

 not 'niluded in this iimber. Tliese at present amount ta 

 2j960,000. At thai lime we may suppose them to have amounted 



