1814.] Distrilution of tlie Inlial'itants of Russia. 443 



Total for 1804— Males 3,088,219 



Females 2,984,825 



Inhabitants 6,073,044 



According to these data the population would have gained 

 1116G8; hut it is more probable that this apparent augmentation 

 is the effect of repeated mistal<es in the enumerations. The diffe- 

 rence between the statement of General Opperman in 1796, and 

 the population of 1804, is considerable, amounting to 305,987- In 

 general the first enumerations give the smallest sums ; but in this 

 case we see the contrary. It is probal)le that during the first years 

 there took place a silent emigration, similar to what happened in 

 the Tauride - an event pretty common in countries newly occupied. 

 But the difference appears too great to be accounted for in this 

 way. In the mini^leriiil statements of 1803 and 1804 it is ob- 

 served, " The real number of inhabitants is greater than is marked 

 in thes'e statements ; for it has been found that the numliers given 

 by the governors do not much exceed those which give only the 

 persons comprehended in the revisions. We may safely add 20,000 

 inhabitants to every government." ^ ^^^ i ^ , 



If we add, then, for the seven governments, 140,000, the total 

 number in 1804 will be 6,213,044 ; which differs by 164,987 from 

 the number of inhabitants assigned in 1/96. 



From these data Austria appears to have in her Polish provinces, 



5,091,170 inhabitants 



Prussia 2,372,689 



Russia 6/^13, 044 



13,876,903 



If we consider the imperfection of such enumerations, we ma3r 

 suppose the round number of 14 millions, which Count Tschatzki 

 gave in 1 772. Hence it appears that the population of Poland is 



stationary. . , ^ -.t- i 



Rujsia received by the peace of Tilsit and of Vienna about 

 600,000 new Polish sulijccts ; so that the total number of Polish 

 Russians amounts to 6,800,000. 



II. People of the Finnish race. 

 ' a. Inhabitants of ancient Russian Finland. At the fourth revision 

 of 1 782 there were reckoned, 



Males 93,234 



Females 93,26(i> 



Inhabitants 136,500 



Among whom were 64,543 peasants of the crown, and 2,207 

 belonging to individuals : total of peasants, 66,750. 

 At the lllili revision, of 179G, there were 92,684 males j among 



