Russia on the Black Sea and Sea of Azof: Being a Narrative of Travels in the Crimea and Bordering Provinces; with Notices of the Naval, Military, and Commercial Resources of Those Countries |
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... Russia .. 346 ( D. ) Commerce of Ports of Crimea 350 ( E. ) On the advantage of establishing a Free Port on the Danube at the St. George's Mouth of the river .. 354 SOME ACCOUNT OF THE CRIMEA , CRIMEA , AND THE xxiv CONTENTS .
... Russia .. 346 ( D. ) Commerce of Ports of Crimea 350 ( E. ) On the advantage of establishing a Free Port on the Danube at the St. George's Mouth of the river .. 354 SOME ACCOUNT OF THE CRIMEA , CRIMEA , AND THE xxiv CONTENTS .
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... port which the Russians established on the Black Sea . This was four years after the Treaty of Kainardji , by which the Black Sea was opened for the first time to any European nation , after having been shut up for 300 years , since the ...
... port which the Russians established on the Black Sea . This was four years after the Treaty of Kainardji , by which the Black Sea was opened for the first time to any European nation , after having been shut up for 300 years , since the ...
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... port in the Russian empire . It was the last town founded by the Empress Catherine II . in 1796 , a few months before her death ; and although its situation is not the best that could have been chosen , still its position as a débouché ...
... port in the Russian empire . It was the last town founded by the Empress Catherine II . in 1796 , a few months before her death ; and although its situation is not the best that could have been chosen , still its position as a débouché ...
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... port of Akméshed in this gulf , at 12 miles from Cape Karamroún , is a great resort for navigators who run between Odessa and the Crimea . This anchorage is distinguished by a white tower erected on a cape to starboard on entering , and ...
... port of Akméshed in this gulf , at 12 miles from Cape Karamroún , is a great resort for navigators who run between Odessa and the Crimea . This anchorage is distinguished by a white tower erected on a cape to starboard on entering , and ...
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... port of Kherson . Gloubóky is four miles from the Kizim mouth of the Dniepr , which was not navigable thirty years ago , but is now the one which is principally used . It is at Gloubóky that vessels of a large draught of water load and ...
... port of Kherson . Gloubóky is four miles from the Kizim mouth of the Dniepr , which was not navigable thirty years ago , but is now the one which is principally used . It is at Gloubóky that vessels of a large draught of water load and ...
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Alouchta ancient artillery Asia Baktchéserai Balaclava banks battalions beautiful Berdiansk Bessarabia Black Sea Bosphorus built called Cape Caucasus cavalry century Chersonese church Circassians colonies commercial Constantinople corps Cossacks Crimea crypts Danube Ditto Dniepr Dniestr Dubois east Emperor empire English entrance Europe exports feet fleet fortress Galatz Genoese Geray Greek ground Haxthausen horse important infantry inhabitants Inkerman Kaffa Karaim Kertch Khan khans of Crimea Kherson land Mangoup miles military Mithridates mountains mouth nations Nicolaief occupied Odessa palace Panticapæum pass peninsula Perecop Petersburg population port Prince principal regiments remains river road rock Rostof ruins Russian army Scythian Sea of Azof Sevastopol ships shores side Soldaya soldiers sotni Soudak southern coast Steppes straits Taganrok Tatars Tauric chain Theodosia tion tomb town trade traveller troops tumuli Turkish Turks valley versts vessels village Vladimir Volga wall wheat whole wine Woronzof
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