ARSAMAS, a circle of the Russian government of Nishegorod, between long. 43. 21. and 44. 10. E. and lat. 54. 37. and 55. 28. N. It is watered by the rivers Tescha and Scholka, which flow to the Volga. It is an undulat-
ing country; much of it is covered with wood, and some part of it with swamps; but it produces flax in abundance, and corn sufficient for the use of the inhabitants, who amount to 120,000, of whom 4351 are slaves belonging to the crown, and 23,643 belonging to other individual nobles. The chief employment is wood-cutting, potash burning, and spinning linen yarn.