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1822. April 17.
Collectanea Peregrina
Russia
Morn. Chron. April 17. 1822
German Papers.

"From Russia, March 12.—On the 26th Jany (O.S.) there
appeared at St Petersburgh, an Ukase of very great importance
& of which there are few instances in the annals of the Russian
Administration of Justice. It passes judgement on a great member
of Civil Officers, who carried on, their mal-practices in Siberia
so long as the Privy Counsellor Pestel was Governor of that immense
country. When in 1819 M. de Speranski was appointed his successor
he received at the same time, orders to make a report
on all the existing abuses. This was done, & the Emperor referred
the report to the examination of a commission, of which Count
Katschubei was President & in which the two Ministers Count
Gurieu & F. Gotitzen, Genl Count Arakschijeu, & Privy Counsellors
Speranski & Campuchausen had a seat & vote. The result
of this investigation, confirmed by the Emperor, is, that
678 civil officers in Siberia have been removed, punished or reprimanded.
Without going to the catalogue of their transgressions,
which is indeed printed & punished, but not generally
circulated, we observe that the chief inculpations were
— 1. Exaction & monopoly in supplying the Siberian Government,
with grain; 2 Peculation in the making of roads & in calculating
the contributions of the country, 3. Embezzlement in levying the tribute
of the subject tribes; 4. Embezzlement to the detriment of
the Colonies &c. &c. & that in consequence of the Emperor's, the
late Governor of Siberia, Pestel, is discharged from the services
"because he had remained 12 years absent from the scene of his
"official duties, & by this long absence, left ample room for these
evil practices

Identifier: | JB/109/235/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 109.
Date_1	1822-04-17	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	109	Main Headings
Folio number	235	Info in main headings field	Collectanea Peregrina
Image	001	Titles	Morn. Chron. April 17 1822 / German Papers
Category	Collectanea	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner		Watermarks	[[watermarks::I&M [Prince of Wales feathers] 1818]]
Marginals		Paper Producer	Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1818
Notes public		ID Number	35890
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