1814.] Po/mkiion of Rjissia. 26S 



to two millions. According to this statement, the population of 

 Russia in 1782 would have been between 27 and 28 millions. 

 Crome, in 1785, admits 23 millions; Susmilch, 24 ; Pleschtseheef 

 (not reckoning the clergy, the civil government, the military, and 

 the Noniades,) admits 26,6175^98 in 43 governments; while 

 Hupel, in 1780 — 1790, and Hermann, admit 28 millions. 



The filth revision, in 1796, gave 17,816,370 males, which, sup- 

 posing an equal number of females, makes the population amount 

 to 35,632,740 ; or, according to the datura 16,223,229, (which I 

 consider greatly below the truth,) 34,038,599. If we add the 

 capitals, the military, and the Nomades, reckoning them at 

 2,y60.000, the population in 1796 will amount to 36,998,599; 

 Busching and Beausobre make it 30 millions ; Schlozer, 33 ; Her- 

 mann, 334-; Meusel, between 35 and 36; and Storch, 36. 



According to these data the progress of population in Russia, 

 produced partly by the improvement of the interior, partly by new 

 acquisitions, has been as follows : — 



In 1722 14 millions 



1742 16 after 20 years 



1762 19 after 20 



1782 28 after 20 



1796 36 after 14 



1806 41 after 10 



This astonishing progression has proceeded, in a great measure^ 

 from new acquisitions. It would be interesting to be able to deter- 

 mine nearly the piogress of the Russian population, independent of 

 the new acquisitions. 



We admit for Little Russia and the Baltic provinces the number 

 made known by the enumerations of 1755, 1768, and 1773, which 

 gives a total of 1,696,58(5 ; and we add the new acquisitions since 

 177>ij according to the data published by General Opperman on 

 his map of 1 796, made by order of Govcrnnjent, in order to point 

 out the new limits. According to this author, Russia acquired. 

 By the first division of Poland in 177>^> 1,226,966 individuals : 

 By the Peace with the Ottoman Porte in 1774 and 1783, 

 171,610: 

 By thp Peace with the same Power in 1791, 42,708 : 

 By the second partition of Poland in 1793, 3,745,663 : 

 By the re-union of Courland, 387,922 : 

 And by the last partition of Poland in 1795, 1,407,402 : 

 The total of the acquisitions since 1773, 6,982,271 : 

 Adding the Baltic provinces and Little Russia, we get 8,678,857. 

 'i'his is the total amount of the population of the countries con- 

 quered down to 1795. 



But all this was obtained by means of first enumerations, which 

 were necessJirily incorrect. Those made down to 1804 ought to be 

 more accurate. The administration ought to liave acquired great 

 influence, especially after the organiicalion of the governments in 



