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statements drawn up by order of government, which are always the 

 most probable. I know well their imperfections j but I am aware 

 also of the vagueness of all other calculations. 



The most interesting question is, How much may we estimate, 

 with the greatest degree of probability, the population of the nations 

 not Russian ? 



I, Poles, 



Poland in 1772, according to the researches of Count Tschatzki, 

 a learned Polish author, had a population of 14 millions. Poland 

 was entirely divided 23 years after between Austria, Prussia, and 

 Russia. 



a. Gallicia fell to the share of Austria. This province is divided 

 into eastern and western, with Bukowine. An enumeration made 

 in 1807 gives to western Gallicia, 



Males 6*46,712 



Females 660,550 



Inhabitants 1,307,262 



To eastern Gallicia, with Bukowine, 



Males 1,863,904 



Females 1,922,004 



Inhabitants 3,785,908 



The sum total is, 



Males 2,510,616 



Females 2,580,554 



Inhabitants 5,091,170 



b. Prussia had in the departments of Lithuania, Posen, Kallsch, 

 Warsovia, Bialistok, and Plotz, 



Inhabitants of towns 537,074 



Inhabitants of the country 2,035,615 



Inhabitants 2,572,689 



, c. Russia had, according to General Opperman, in 1796, 



Inhabitants, at the first division of Poland, in 1773 . .1,226,966 



at the second, of 1793 3,745,663 



at the third, of 1795 l,407/i02 



Inhabitants .6^379,031 



These provinces form at present seven governments : Vlcebsk and 

 Mohilew, or White Russia ; VVilna and Grodno, or Ijitliu ini > ; 

 Minsk; Volliynia; and Podolia. White Russia was acquired in 



