Travels in Russia, Tartary, and Turkey 12+

📖 This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 edition. Excerpt: ...The European traders were, Italian, Ragusan, Austrian, and Dalmatian; and-in 1805, a few French, but under English colours, and with Mahzese crews. These bring French wines, and German and English cloth. They carry back fish and iron.--Heber's MS. Journal. " " In winter the greatest fishery is carried on. Holes are made in the ice, at small distances; and the net passed under from each of these to the next in sueeession, by means of a pole, until a largo tract is inolosed. Christmas is consequently as busy a time as Midsummer, and a mild winter is ruinous."--Ilebea-'.s MS. Journal. 'l' A poud equals thirty-six pounds of English weight; but some writers, among others the translator of Pallas': Travel: through the South of Russia, 8:0. state it as equal to forty.-,5 I The canal of communication between the Volga and the Don, according to Perry, (p. 3.) would have been 140 versts, because it would have followed the course of two other small rivers; the Lavla, which falls into the Don, and the Camishinka, which falls into the Volga: but the section for the canal would not much rflie Great projected a canal, and which it was Paul': intention to have completed. A draught of the intended commu nication between the Euxine and ...