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There is a French tranflation of this work, called Voyage en Siberie, 

 £cc. par M. Gmeliii. Paris, 1767. 



Neuerte Nachrichten von Kamtchatka aufgefetft im Junius des 

 1773"" Yahren von dem dafigen Bcfehls-habcr Hcrrn Kapitain Smalew. 



Aus dem abhandlungen der freyen Ruffifchcn GefcUfchaft Mofkau. 



In the journal of St. Peterfburg, April, 1 776.— cited Journal of St. Pet. 



Explanation of Ibme Ruffian words made ufe of in the 



following work. 



Baidar, a fmall boat. 



Gubay a bay. 



Kamen, a rock. 



Kotche, a veffel. 



KrepoJ}, a regular fortrefs. 



Nofs, a cape. 



Ojlrog, a fortrefs furrounded with palifadoes. 



OJiroff, an ifland. 



Ojlrova, illands. 



Sluafs, a fort of fermented liquor. 



E.eka, a river. 



The Ruffians, in their proper names of perfons, make ufe of pa- 

 tronymics ; thefe patronymics are formed in fome cafes by adding 

 I'itch to the chriftian name of the father ; in others Off or Eff : the 

 former termination is applied only to perfons of condition; the latter 

 .to thofe of an inferior rank. As, for inftance. 



Among perfons of condition han Ivanoviub, | ^^^^^ ^j^^ ^^^ ^^ j^.^^^ 



of inferior rank, Ivtin Ivanr/ff J 



Mclmel Alexievitcb,'\W\c\\2iS:\ the fon 

 Michael Akseeff, J of Alexey. 

 Sometimes a furname is added, Ivan Ivanovitcb Romanoff. 



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