afterwards diflolves it, $18 ; her death,
519. See Biren.
Anne o f M ecklenburgh, her death, I I . 56.
Anthony TJÎrick, prince o f Brunfwick, his
death, I I . 58.
Archangel, inhabitants of, more intelligent
than the other Ruffians, II. n o .
Archimandrites, who, II. 101.
Army, Ruffian, account of, II. 231— 234.
See Cojfacs.
Arzina river, the crews o f two Engliili iliips
froze to death there, II. 235.
•Ajjcns, II. 590.
Ajfejjfori'a Reg?ii, What, I . 12. See p. 62.
Aftrabad, b ayof, on the Oaipian Seâ, II. 263.
iAfirdcan'Sheep, defcription of, I. 281.
:Augujlus-, eledor o f Saxony, chofeii king of
Poland, 1.19 2 ; and is forced by Charles
X I I . to abdicate the crown, 193.
Anjlridn Poland, limits i 5f, 1. 139 ; its population
and produce, '1*4.1.
Authors confultedin this work, lift;of,3 . 589.
Baku, a Perfian port bn the Cafpian-Sfea, I I .
•260.
Balkan, a Tar tar bay in the Cafpian Sea, I I .
263.
Baltic, attempts to form a junction With'the
German Océan, II. 484—^493.
Banier, John, a Swediih general, Tome ac-
'count' of, -II. 340.
Bank of AJpgriaiion, account ôf, II. 221, 222.
Barrows, the'praCïice o f railing them over
the dead, almoft UniVerfal -in the Earlier
ages, 1. 147 ; in Lithuania, called Stvediili
Bùrÿing-^plàees, 227.
Bear de, Dr.' receives -a prerhiiim 'for ' £n 'eBay
inTavpür o f the"Ruffianpeafaiïts, II. r 17.
Bears,1 method' o f• éfcaping from, in fh e fo -
refts o f Lithuania, I. 232. \
Bcnzelius, Eric, foine account of, I I . 42*3.
Berg than, profeftor, his account o f the iron
mines and granite rocks o f 'Sweden, II.
422,- 423 ; •fome 'accôunt o f him'and his
• ’-writings, 455-^-460 ; analyfis o f his Sciagraph
i a Mineral is ,-461— 470 ; the four
clafles o f mineral bodies, 462 ; I . faits,
ib. ; II. earths, 464; III. bitumens, 466;
IV . metals, 467.
freflucbefanà Lapookin, countefles, publickly
'ltno6ted,:i I . 521,
Biailiftock, town of, defcribed, I. 208,.
which belongs to the countefs Braniiki,
209; the palace there generally called
the Verfailles o f Poland, 2x0» '
Bielgorod, or White Town, a quarter o f
Mofcow, whence fo called, I. 267.
Bieljk, capital o f Podolachia, account of, I .
208.
Biren, duke o f Oourland, the favourite o f
the emprefs Anne, I. 518 ; imprifoned at
Schluflelburgh, 547 ; fome account of,
I I . 7 .
Bijhops, Ruffian, their number and titles, II.«
101.
Black Sea, Ruffian commerce on, I I . 267—
282 j probable confequences o f that commerce,
268. See Turkijh Seas.
Blekinge and Skdrte, provinces of, II. 509.
BleJJbig of the Waters, a religious ceremony
in Rtfffia, II. 298.
Boris Feodorovitch Oodunof fome account of,
I. 361— 365. See Dmitri.
Bos Granniens, or grunting ox, defcribed,
I I . 127.
Bothnia. See Gulf of Bothnia.
Boyar, meaning -<5f that ¡title, I I . '97;
Bronitza. -SeP'Granite Hill.
Bruce,'co\. See Alexey Petroviteh.
Bnchdrians, commerce with, p . 265.
Burghers, Poliih, the rigour d f their ancient
Servitude gradually foftened, I . 126 ;
'their privileges, 128; Ruffians ft ill-liable
:to the poll-tax and military fervice, II.
108.
Burials, royal, regulated by law, I. 149 j
ceremonies at,- 150.
Bufchiitg, his eftimate d f the population of
Poland fince the Partition, I. 137.
Butzau, George'-Henry/ a hey due,- killedin
defending king Staniflaus Augiiftus-I. 41 j
monument ereCted to his memory, 42.
Ganutfon, Charles/king o f Sweden, fome ac-
J-croUSt of, II. 332.
Capra Ammon, "or wild ram, account of, II.
WM ’ .
Capitalpunijhmeuts. See Elizabeth.
Carlijle, earl of, his embaify to Mofcow, II.
24 1; his conteft with Pronchiffof for
precedency, 242.
Carli
n d e X. .6 i t
Carlfrena, origin-and defcription of, II. 504;
new docks forming there out .o f the folid
rock, 505; - ftate ofthofe works in March
I779» S°6-' \ ■ f 1 T
Cafimir-the Great, his great character, 1..15.1;
his' p a la ce defcribed/,. 160. . ,
Cafimir III. fome.times palled Cafimir I V .
convenes.the fifft national diet invefted
with the power pf railing fupplies, I. 8 ;
and renounces the privilege o f Summoning
the nobles to his ftand^rd, ib.
Cafimir, John, his chatafter and adventures,
I. 1 c6— ;,i59. , Sep.Xjib.erum P^eio.
Cafpian Sea, rife, progrefs, and-decline o f
the EhglHh trade on, I I . 251— 2$3 j that
tra.de.takcn up by the.Riiiiians, was but
inconfiderable till the reign o f the prefent
emprefs, 2547—2.5.6 ; -„defcription o f that
„ .lea, 2.57 ; -,-Ruffiap. ports on, 257, .25^ ;
Perfian ditto, 1259-—.2.63 ; Tar tar ditto,
263 ; great-,increafe in the trade, on that
iea^ 264.
Cafieilans, their, office.,;I.
Catharine I. her birth, I . 55.0 J various ac-
.counts o f her. family and early adventures,
ibid.— :5$8 ; .married, fo P eter the Great,
534 j gains a furprizing afpendancy over
.liim,„ib.,j iher ihare in bringing-about
the peace o f Pruth, 555; crowned by
•, Peter .at ,Moicovy ,.5 5 6 ; ma.n-ifefto o f her
acceffion,i,b.;. falfely fufpeCtedof pojfon-
ing the emperor, 559 j meafiires taken
b y prince Menzikof. and Bafiewitz to fe-
cure her fucceffion, 56 1 ; her addrefs to
the nobilityv gentry, &c. on the death o f
Peter, 5,63» ele&ed emprefs, 565; her
death,- 566; character, 567— 569 r. improbability,
o f her being concerned in the
death o f the tzarowitz, 581.
Catharine //. the .prefent emprefs o f Ruffia,
her court defcribed, L .487— 492 5 her
- drefs, 488— 493 ; manner of, prefsnting
foreigners to her,.488; -her perfonj^Sq j
richnefs and fplendour o f her court, 493»
mafquerade there .defcribed, 497 j ufual
diftrihution o f her time, 50 1; her abilities,
prudence,,and .popularity, I I . 145
ponfulfatiqns o f her .friends for dethron*
. ing -her .huihand Peter III. 15 5 efoapes
from Peterhof to. Peteriburgh, 1.7 j and
afcends the throne, 18; her.manifeftq, 19 ;
advances towards the emperor, 2 i j her
triumphal entry into Peteribui^h, 30 ;
hpr lenity fo Peter’s adherents, 32 : con-
fufed ftare of the .Ruffian,code p f laws at^
her .acceffipn, 88. See Prifons. Paflage
from her manifefto prefixed to her new
code, 88 j falutary régula tip ns q f that
code, 90—92 ; annexes the .c.hurch,.lànds
to ,the crown, and grants annualpenfions
in their Head, ioo j inftitutes feminaries
for, the inftrjuftion o f,the feçiilar clergy,
103 ; her definition of the clafs of Merchants,
burghers, &c. ,105 ; aboliihes the
1 obftacles to the marriages of pëafants,
1165 judicious reflections, pf. Hers, ,i i 8.
. See Academy of Sciences. .Singular efta-
bliihment of hers for the encouragement
of agriculture, 153. See Cou-ventjle.s De- moijelles. Eftabliihes .a committee for fu-
perintending tranflations of the Gfa/fics.
&G..2IO. ‘Several new towns „raffed by
her between the Dnieper and the.Don,
,27.7 ; endeavours to ,‘eftabliih an inter«,
courfe between the ports . or the„B-lack
Sea and the Mediterranean, ay9 observations
on that defign, 281, 282 ; cedes
Kiel to the king of Denmark for Olden-
burgh and Delmenhprft,. 592. Catharine, wife o f Eric XIV. fome account
of, II. 478. Catharine Jaghellon, queen, of John III. of
Sweden,’,her character, II. 404. Catharienjlaf, the new .ereCted capital of
Azof, II. 277. Catholics, Poliih, form- confederacies in defence
of their faith, I. 27. Chanceler, the firft Englifliman vvhp lapded
at Archangel, I. .449 j and opened . a
trade with Ruffia, II. 236. Cbappe, Abbé de, a miftake concerning the-
Ruffian nobiii.ty, II, 98 ;. ditto> concerning
the vapour-baths, 303, Char let, /• See Michael Feodorqv itch*
JI. See Alexey Micbaeh!yitcb.
- ...... - IX. qf Sweden, father.of Guftavua
.Adplp.hu s, II,^404.
-------XI. of -Sweden, his, character, II.
336-733?-
X . Guftavus, his çharaiier,, IX- 334.
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