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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... probably have destroyed a still larger amount of stores , and at the latter place the shot and shells which are brought down there from the foundry at Lugan , and from Siberia , for transmission to the Russian fortresses in the Black ...
... probably have destroyed a still larger amount of stores , and at the latter place the shot and shells which are brought down there from the foundry at Lugan , and from Siberia , for transmission to the Russian fortresses in the Black ...
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... Probably that of Leucon I. , or Paerisades I. - The Muscum Myrmékium - Mud volcanoes- Naphtha springs -- Cape Ak- Herring fishery - Opouk , the ancient Kimme- .. 255 boroun ricum ― Nymphæum -- CHAPTER XVII . THE SEA OF AZOF ...
... Probably that of Leucon I. , or Paerisades I. - The Muscum Myrmékium - Mud volcanoes- Naphtha springs -- Cape Ak- Herring fishery - Opouk , the ancient Kimme- .. 255 boroun ricum ― Nymphæum -- CHAPTER XVII . THE SEA OF AZOF ...
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... to Tcherkask ) : I wish the reader only to keep in mind the curious fact of their being everywhere in view . " - Clarke's Travels , part i . p . 254 . mound a watch - tower was probably erected , and 22 CHAP . II . THE STEPPES :
... to Tcherkask ) : I wish the reader only to keep in mind the curious fact of their being everywhere in view . " - Clarke's Travels , part i . p . 254 . mound a watch - tower was probably erected , and 22 CHAP . II . THE STEPPES :
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... probably erected , and a beacon prepared , which , when lighted at proper seasons , would serve either to guide them home from a predatory excursion , or give them timely notice of the approach of an enemy . During the summer months the ...
... probably erected , and a beacon prepared , which , when lighted at proper seasons , would serve either to guide them home from a predatory excursion , or give them timely notice of the approach of an enemy . During the summer months the ...
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... probably comes from Achilles , the sovereign of Pontus , although the Tatars explain the word as meaning a promontory as fine as a " hair , " since " Kil " means hair in their lan- guage . - Page 362 . mense . According to Vsevolovski ...
... probably comes from Achilles , the sovereign of Pontus , although the Tatars explain the word as meaning a promontory as fine as a " hair , " since " Kil " means hair in their lan- guage . - Page 362 . mense . According to Vsevolovski ...
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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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