I N D E X .
^iroved 'by th e prefent V»ug> $87 ; milita
r y eftab liihment, 388, 389 j natu re o f
•the militia j .388 ; fta te o f the army in
1 7 7 9 , 39 °» remarks on the pen al laws,
3 9 1— 393 ; co u r ts o f ju lc ice , 391 ; abufes
in , refo rm ed , and torture aboliihed'» b y
th e prefent k in g , 392 j p ro ce fs in , ca r -
. r ied on a t the p u b lic ch a rg e , 393.. See
JJpfala, MoraJleen. G en e r a l defcription
o f the cou n try , 4 7 1 j exp o r ts and imp
o r ts , 498 j ft cite o f th e fleet at th e sera
o f the armed n eu tra lity , 508 ; tra v e llin g
v e ry commodious in Sweden, 510 ; good-
nefs o f the road s, on w h ich th e re are no
to lls , 5 1 1 ; numbers o f gentlemens* feats,
£12 ; fim ila r ity between th e E n g liih and
Swedifli lan gu ag es, ib . j w h ich are both
d ia le& s o f th e T e u to n ic o r G e rm an , 5 13 .
A r t ic le s o f th e new form o f government
eitabliihed in 1 7 7 2 , 600. See Lithuania,
Peafants.
Sweyn I I . k in g o f D enm a rk , fome a c count
o f , I I . 5 7 1 , 572.
Sjlvefter. See Hijlorians.
TabcU Commijfon, at Sto ck h o lm , imfinefs o f
th a t board, I I . 380. /
'Tartarian Cycle, I I . 1 4 1 .
Tefflis, th e cap ita l o f prin c e H e ra c liu s , de -
fc tib ed , I I . 174 .
Titles, g iv e no precedence in Po lan d , 1. 12 3 .
Tolls, none imR uffia , P o lan d , o r Sweden, I I .
524.
Torjhok, a v illa g e on th e ban k s o f th e
T v e t t z a . I . 428.
Torture aboliihed in Po lan d, 202 ; dreadful
m eth od o f ap p ly in g it fo rm e r ly pra& ifed
in Ru flia , I . 4 1 4 . See Sweden.
Tournament o f th e g re a t-d u k e de fc ribed , I .
502.
Trade, rife and progrefs o f th e E n g liili trade
in to R u flia , I I . 235. See Cb/inccller, R u ffian
Company. S ta t e o f exp o r ts and im p
o r ts between E n g la n d and Ru flia in
1 7 7 7 , 243— 247 ; balance o f trade in f a v
o u r o f Ru flia , 248. See Cronjladt, P e-
terjburgb.
Tribunal o f Blood, inhuman proceedings o f,
a t N o vo g o ro d , I . 449.
Tribunalia Regni, when eftabliihed, I . 12.
Trolhtstta, canal o f, de fc ribed , I I . 483 ; C a taracts
o f , 488 ; wooden road conftruCted
b y the ftde o f , 492.
Tfchudof, a monaftery in th e K rem lin at
M o feow , I . 297.
Tver, capita l o f th e d u tch y o f th a t name,
h iftory and de fc ription o f, I . 420, 4 2 1 ;
th e new town b u rn t, and b e a u t ifu lly r e b
u ilt b y the prefent emprefs , 421 ; imp er
ia l endowments th e re , 422 ; its com m
e rc e , ib . j in c rea fin g ftate o f p o p u la t
io n , 4 2 4 ; productions o f th e n eighb ourin
g c o u n try , 425. See Sterlet.
Turkijb Seas, account o f the trade o f before
th e p ea ce o f , 1 7 7 4 ,1 1 . 269— 274.
Turpentine, method o f pro cu r in g it in th e
forefts o f L ith u an ia , I . 227.
Ttmt, meaning o f that w c rd , I . 333.
Tzaricino, a v illa ereCiing fo r th e emprefs o f
R u flia , £. 2S4.
Villanow, th e favou rite reiidence o f John
S o b ie ik i, defc ription o f , I. 185.
V\Jhn"ei-VoloJbok, an imp eria l en ffan eh ifed
v illa g e , I . 428 j ad vantages a c c ru in g to it
from its enfranchifement, 429 ; d e fc ript
io n o f th e canal, I I . 290— 294.
Ukraine, o xen d rove from th en c e , 800 miles
diftanc§ito S t . P e te r ib u rgh , I. 433.
Vladimir 0 e Great introduced lite ra tu re into
-Ruflia, I I . 183.
Ulans, o r lig h t horfe, th e ir drefs and w ea p
ons d e fc r ib e d ,! . 1 16 .
Ulrica Eleonora, declared queen o f Sweden,
and refigns in favou r o f h e r huiband the
p rin c e o f H e fle , I I . 3 57.
Univerfity, imp eria l, a t M o fc ow . See K h i-
taigorod. A c co u n t o f thofe in Sweden,
I I - 343-
Kola, or- Wola, th e pra c tice o f ftation in g a.
body o f fore ign troops near the plain o f,
has been adopted near a c en tu ry , I . 17 ;
fe ttled b y th e con ftitu tion for the p la c e
o f feleClion o f th e P o liih k in g s , 164 ; defcription
o f, 105.
Volga, th e la r g e f t riv e r in E u rope, its fife ,
I . 422 ; its cou rfe , 423. See Don.
Folkof, a river in Ruflia , I. 450.
Volkonjki, foreft.of, defcribed, 1. 257 ; prince
o f, his hofpitality., 272.
! Vladimir
Vladimir Monomaka, founds the c i ty o f M o f c
ow , I . 2 6 1 .
Vladimir, once the metropolis o f th e em p
ire , I . 262;
Voltaire, his a c count o f Sophia A le x ie fn a ,
liab le to1 th e flrongeft o bjec tions, I . 396 ;
his ch arac te r o f Iv an A lie v it c h , 3 9 6 ; re marks
on his life o f P eter th e G re a t , I I .
19 4 , 195 ; his own cenfurfc o f th a t w o r k , .
19 6. > Seq Charles X I I *
Upfala, th e antient metropolis o f Sweden;
de fc ription o f, I I . 394— 42 7 .; pa la ce o f,
393 ; E v e r in u s , -an E n g liihm an , the firft
biihop o fj 399 ; de fc ription o f th e c a th e d
ra l, ib . ; . curiolities there', 406, 407 ;
u n iv e r fity , 408 ; government and officers
th e re o f , 408-— 4 1 0 ; regu la tion s and
n um b e r o f th e ftu dents, 4 10 , 4 1 1 ; l i b
r a r y , 413 ;; ac count o f th e Codex Argen-
teus, a M S . o f the G ofp els in lilve r le tte r s ,
414*— 4 1 9 ; . tw o M S S - o f E r ic X I V . 4 1 9 ;
a curious- cab ine t o f eb ony an d cy p re fs ,
4 2 1 ; o f th e R o y a l Society th e re , and its
p u b lication s, 423— 4234 botanical g a r den
, 428.
Uralian Mountain sy a c count o f the copp er
founde ries, I I . 287. -
. C h a r le s th e S ix th , I . 12 7 .
Wild O x o f L ith u an ia , ac count o f, I . 2 1 7 ;
Wooden ftreets and road s, 261* 263.
434*
Wallerius, profeflbr; ac cou n t o f his w r it in g s ,
449—453* t ;;;
Warfaw, d e fc r ip tion o f th a t c i ty , I . - .1 7 0 ; .
p a la c e ,-172 ; - la M a ifon d e B am , d e fc r ip tion
o f , 173 .; coins, 19.9; p u b lic lib r a r y ,
2 0 0 ; general adminiftration o f ju ft ic e ,
202.
Winner la k e , th e la r g e f t 'in Sweden, I I . 48^.
- Wejleros, -defcription o f , I I . 472 .
Wiburgh, the^ ca p ita l o f Ruffian Finland^ a c - -
count o f, I I . 308*
Wielitjka, de fc ription o f th e falt-mines th e re ,
I . 16 3— -167 manner o f defcending into-
th em , 164 ; dimenlions o f , -165 j cu r io fi-
tie s th e re , 16 3 , 166.
Wiernefk, fumptuous entertainment given b y
h im on th e marriage o f th e emperor-
T a ik r iv e r , its name ch an g ed , and w h y , I I * -
66.'
Temelka P ugatéhef, his h iftory , II.- 6 5— 76 ;
his o r ig in , 66 ; aiTume8 th e ch arac te r o f
P e te r th e T h i r d , ib . 68 ; to w h om he h ad
n o t th e le a f t réfemb lan ce, 68 ; makes a n '
ineffectual aflault u p on Y a it ik , 6 9 ; be-
fieges O ren b u rg b , w h ich is faved b y th e
g a r r ifo n o f K ra fn o g o r ik , 70 ; his h y -
p o c r i fy , • 7 1 ; his b arb a rities a t th e '
fie g e o f 'O re n b u rg , and oth e r e x ce lle s, 72
is com p le te ly routed b y p r in c e G aH tz in , -
•ib. ; is com p e lled to rafe th e fiege o f
C à fa n , and aga in routed b y colonel M i -
ch aelfon, 73 ; his wan ton c ru e lty to t h e '
aftronomer L o w i t z , 7 4 ; is de fe rred b y
his fo llow e r s , an d given u p to g en e ral-
S a v o ro f ’s a rm y , 75 7 e x e cu ted , ib . ; th e
em p refs’ s len ity fo his fo llow e r s , 76.
Tamfhics.- S e e Pojl-mafters. E x em p t from
th e p o ll- ta x and: m ilita ry fe rvice , I I . u 1 .
Toung, Arthur, E fq ; eleCted- member o f th e
a g r icu ltu re fo e ie ty at P eterfburgh , I I . 13 3 .
Zamoifki, ènfranchifes f ix v illa g es in M a fo -
v i a , . I . 132 ; inc reafe o f p o p u la tion
th ereon , ib . ; an d o f th e v alu e o f th e
efta te, 133 ; th e anfwer o f th e flaves to
, h im on his fign in g th e deed o f en fran ch
ifemen t, ib . ; h e enfranchifes a ll h is •
fla ve s, 134 ; h i s example followed b y '
oth ers, ib . -
Zaporogian Coffacs, th e ir o r ig in , I I . 2 74 ; th e ir
gove rnment ab o liih ed, 276.
Zartorijka, p r in c e fs, de fc ription o f h e r v illa
a t Povinik i, I . 178 ; o f th e b a th - ro om ,
179 ; ac count o f an en ch an tin g f ê t e -
ch amp ê tre th e re , 180, 1 8 1 .
Zealand, ifland o f, d e fc r ib ed , I I . 58.1,-
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