ARSAMAS, the capital of the Russian circle of the same name, at the junction of the river Scholka with the Tescha. It is an old and ill-built city, with 20 wood and 2 stone churches, some other public buildings, 1416 houses, and about 8000 inhabitants. There are some manufactures of the leather peculiar to Russia, of soap, and of wood; and many shoes are made for distant markets. The merchants deal largely in linen and sail-cloth. It is in lat. 55. 27. N. and long. 43. 46. E.