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In 1710, the Course of Exchange was three Rubles ten Copeeks to the Pound Sterling, Exchange whereas the intrinfick Value is only about four Rubles and a half for the Exportations baxti ceeding the Importations near two thoufand Rubles Yearly, the national Credit of their Money is kept up, which would fall almoft to the real Worth, if any confiderable Sum above the Ballance of the Trade was to be remitted beyond Sea.

The Czar's Revenues may be about feyen Millions of Rubles Yearly, arifing chiefly;

From the Cuftom of Goods in Archangel, and the Duties on them when bought sor How arifing fold by Retail in the Country. Your

From Monopolies in the Car's Hands; Potash Yearly to the Value of forty thousand Dollars; Wood-afh one hundred and twenty-five thoufand Dollars; Caviar, thirty thousand Pieces of Eight, befides what is confumed in the Country, Rhubarb, about twenty thoufand Dollars, all which Commodities are never fold but for Specie Dollars; Tar, in 1706, forty thoufand Dollars, and another for ten thousand Rubles; very little fold fince.

From Inland Monopolies; Salt, five hundred thoufand Rubles; Tobacco, Boards and Bricks, which are only fold by the Czar's Officers, the Sums uncertaing Furs from Siberia in the Treafurys Brandy

and Beer, which in the Town of Mofca alone bring in fix hundred thoufand Rubles per Ann.

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From the Mint by re-coinage of Dollars, at one hundred and twenty per cent. Profit. b. 29ld

OF SOLD MONEY at thirty per centaen entas Of BRASS MONEY at fixty-five per cent coidar

From the Chinese Trade, which, if well managed, would bring in about two or three hundred thousand Rubles Profit Yearly; the Cargoes thither are feveral Sorts of European Merchandize, but chiefly Furs, as Sables, Ermines, Black Foxes, and Grey Squir rels, from Siberia; the Returns are made in Damafks, Callicoes, blew Linen, Gold, Tapistry, China Ware, and Drugs: A great Part of these used to be fold in Lithuania and Poland, which Trade is now almost funk.

From the Perfian Trade, whence Raw filk, Carpets, Brocades, Sattins, Jewels, and Perfia Leather are imported, chiefly

pay two per cent. Cu the Armenians, who only

for whatever they fport through the Czar's Dominions without breaking Bulk, according to an old Privilegenot done ri soldu busten

From new Impofitions on ftampt Paper; on all Law-fuits, which pay ten per cent of the Value contested; Oven, or Chimney Money ; all hackney Horfes and Carriages; all Bath-stovess of which every Village has one in Public, and every fashionable

House

Houfe one in particular, are taxed at a Ruble à Piece Yearly.

From the Abbey Lands, which are very confi derable, but have been taken into the Czar's Hands, and are managed by a fecular Commiffion, a Competency being allowed each Cloifter in Proportion to the Number of Monks.

All the Czar's Expences are paid within the Year, which makes the prefent War fall very heavy on him; for though he does not owe above two hundred thousand Rubles on all Accounts; his Treafury by ill Management cannot find Credit for ten thou fand Rubles; nor will the Merchants give any Bills

of Exchange, till they have received the Money be

fore hand.

Of Iron, feveral in Ruffia indifferent; in Siberia very good.

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Hot Baths and Mineral Waters are found about Terki on the Cafpian-Sea,

Salt

Salt-peter comes from Chief and Robong in the Ukraine, as good as any in the World,

In 1709, an Engineer fent down into the Deserts between Afoph and Chioff, found three Mines of different Ore, on the River Kundruczi which falls into the Don, above the Town of Circafky: On other little Rivers which fall into the Donec, he found old melting Ovens, the Openings of feveral Mines which had been worked on, all thought to be the Remains of the Geneofe Colonies. He fuppofes fome of them to have Vitriol, and Quick-filver, or good-Tin,

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The Czar's Forces which are regimented, cloathed and difciplined, after the Foreign ManBaby bear's Forces. ner, including the feperate Bodies in Pond, Lithuania, Livonia, and Ingria, with the several Garrisons along the Frontiers from Chioff to Wyburgh, confift of fifty-one Regiment of Foot, viz,

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The firft of Guards,

Five more 1800 each,
Forty-five more 1200 each,

Fifty-one Companies of Grenadiers,
One Company of Bombardiers,

5100 •To 100 150 10150

Thirty-fix regiments of Dragoons, at 1000 I

001 36000

bru 3000

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The firft Regiment of Foot-Guards has twentyfour Companies, the five others eighteen Their Eftablish Companies, and the ordinary Regiments twelve; the Regiments of Dra goons have ten Companies each. The Foot receive equal Pay and Portion with the Dragoons, Hay and Oats excepted.