IS 14.] Distrilution of the Inhabitants of Russia. 449 



Nothing can be move imperfect than the enumerations of these 

 tribes in the north of Siberia. Several are not even known. Evea 

 in the present year (1810) several tribes of Jakoutes sent a deputa- 

 tion to Tobolsk bearing the act of their submission ; for, say tliey, 

 we have learnt that our brethren are happy under your dominion. 

 His Majesty our august Emperor ordered each of these deputies to 

 receive a sabre as an honorary distinction. 



VI. Tribes of Monocles and Mantschoux. 



According to the statements made to the Minister of the Interior 

 there are, 



Buraetes or Bratzki 58,767 



Calmucks of Tobolsk 1 , 1 .58 



Calmucks of Astrachan, or 13,000 families 50,000 



RIongoles 96 



Tunguses of Irkoutzk 12,832 



Tungnses of Tobolsk 1,99S 



Lamuti 976 



Tschapogiri 308 



And besides 23,000 Individuals who were exempt from the imposts: 

 about 140,22.5 males, or 2.98,450 individuals. 



The known number of all these tribes does not surpass 300,000 

 individuals. 



I add a general statement respecting all the nomades of Russia. 

 In 1803, according to the statements laid before the Minister of 

 the Interior, they amounted to 



Males 652,000 



Females , 472,000 



Individuals . . . . , 1,124,000 



All the reports show that these tribes have a deficiency of 

 women ; but it is true likewise that the women arc not so carefully 

 registered as the men, because they pay no imposts. 



The preceding results give us the following table of the people 

 subject to the Russian empire that arc not Russians : 



Poles 6.800,000 



Finlanders 2,500,000 



Tartars , 550,000 



Caucasians 60,000 



Samojedes, and other Siberians .... 300,000 



10,210,000 



This is tlie probable number resulting from the statements at 

 present in our pos<;tssion. Jiut it is proper to remnrk that all the 

 statements respecting the p()|)ulation of Kusisia, being drawn up for 

 financial or military purposes, are very exact iCspecting those in- 



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