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" originaux." Supported therefore by this very refpec- 

 table authority, I confidered this treatife as a performance 

 of the higheft credit, and well worthy of being more 

 generally known and perufed. 1 have accordingly, in 

 the firft part of the prefent publication, fubmitted a tranf- 

 lation of it to the reader's candour; and added occafional 

 notes to fuch paffages as feemed to require an explanation. 

 The original is divided into fecftions without any refe- 

 rences. But as it feemed to be more convenient to di- 

 vide it into chapters ; and to accompany each chapter 

 with a fummary of the contents, and marginal references ; 

 I have moulded it into that form, without making how- 

 ever any alteration in the order of the journals. 



The additional intelligence which I procured at 

 Pe'terfburg, is thrown into an appendix : It con- 

 fills of fome new information, and of three jour- 

 nals *, never before given to the public. Amongft 

 thefe I muft particularly mention that of Krenitzin and 

 LevafliefF, together with the chart of their voyage, 

 which was communicated to Dr. Robertfon, by order of 

 the Emprefs of Ruflia ; and which that juftly admired 

 hiftorian has, in the politeft and moft obliging manner, 



* The journals of Krenitzin and Levafheff, the Ihort account of Synd's 

 voyage, and the narrative of ShalaurofTs expedition, N° I. IX. XI. 



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