Salt-petre comes from Chioff and Rebena 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 Genoefe Colonies. He fuppofes fome of them to have Vitriol, and Quick-filver, or good Tin. The Czar's Forces, which are regimented, cloathed and difciplined, after the Foreign Man ner, including the feparate Bodies in Czar's Forces. Poland, Lithuania, Livonia, and Ingria, with the several Garrisons along the Frontiers from Chioff to Wyburgh, confift of fifty-one Regiments of Foot, viz. S The first of Guards, 51 Five more 1800 each, Forty-five more 1200 each, Fifty-one Companies of Grenadiers, Men. 2400 9000 54000 5100 150 Thirty-fix Regiments of Dragoons, at 1000 1000} 36000 each, Three Regiments of Horfe Grenadiers, 3000 Total, 109,650. The ment. The first Regiment of Foot-Guards has twentyfour Companies, the other five eighteen Their Eftablish- Companies, and the ordinary Regiments twelve; the Regiments of Dragoons have ten Companies each. The Foot receive equal Pay and Portion with the Dragoons, Hay and Oats excepted. STAFF OFFICERS. Six Corporals, at 13 Rubles each, Two Drummers, 11 Rubles each, 78 13 22 Eighty The Colonels, Lieut. Colonels, and Majors, have all Companies, and full Allowance as Captains. The Portions are to every common Soldier a * Ton of Corn, the Eighth Part of a Ton of Pease or Oatmeal, and ten Pounds of Bacon, per Month : To the Dragoons eighteen Pounds English of Hay per diem, and two Ton of Oats per Month. All under Officers, from Quarter-mafters to Drummers inclufively, have double Portions; the Hautboys, where any are, receive their extra Pay from the Colonels. The Foreign Generals are on different Footings according to their Capitulations. General Officers Felt Marshal Lieutenant, 10,000 Dollars, per Аппит. A Foreign Lieutenant General, commonly 3250 Rubles, per Annnm. * So in the Original; but probably a Ruffian Ton differs very much from outs, Rubles Rubles Yearly. Lieutenant General of the Country, 1560 A Foreign Major General, 1950 Major General of the Country, 1170 1040 Brigadier General, about All general Officers have Regiments and Com panies, with Allowance of Pay and Profits. REGIMENTS which are not compleatly Officered, cloathed and paid on the Foreign Footing: Four Regiments in Garrifon at Smolensko, One Regiment in Archangel, One Regiment in Veronitz, Four Regiments in Afoph and Taganrok, MEN. 4800 1200 1200 4800 6000 In Cafan, and be- Four Regiments of Foot, 4800 tween the Don and Wolga. Two Reigments of Dra-} goons, 2000 Twenty-one Regiments, 24,800 Two Two Regiments of Militia near Cafan, panies in the leffer Garrison of Ingria, Officers and Soldiers of the Artillery in feveral Garrisons of Ingria, 2,000 3,383 } 767 f}. 10,000 } 109,650 Total, 150,600 Recruits exercifing in several Parts of Six Regiments of Germans, who, after their Capitulation at Perevolotfch, took Service under the Czar, and were fent laft Winter to Cafan and Aftracan, being between three or four hundred each, may be about 10,000. Ofthe Cossacks and Tartars I cannot make any just Computation; the most the Czar has had together in this War, have not been above 30,000 Men. To these must be added, the Garrifons of Siberia and the North, which cannot be drawn off for any Service in Europe. The Pay of the Officers in the Garrifons and uncompleated Regiments is, |