"Her acquisitions from Turkey in Asia are nearly equal in dimensions to the whole of the smaller states of Germany.
"Her acquisitions from Persia are equal in extent to England.
"Her acquisitions in Tartary have an area not inferior to that of Turkey in Europe, Greece, Italy, and Spain."
The valuable work quoted from was published in the year 1844. It proceeds to state:—
"The acquisitions she has made within the last sixty-four years are equal in extent and importance to the whole empire she had in Europe before that time.
"The Russian frontier has been advanced towards—
| Berlin, Dresden, Munich, Vienna, and Paris | about | 700 | miles. |
| Constantinople | " | 500 | " |
| Stockholm | " | 630 | " |
| Teheran | " | 1,000 | " |
"It is to be borne in mind that the Russian tariff of exclusion has been extended to all those acquisitions where formerly British merchandise was freely sent."
To the above may be added the Russian acquisitions in North America, which are nearly five times the extent of the British Isles.
Her acquisitions from the Chinese empire, the river Amoor territory in Manchuria, are about equal in dimensions to England.