1792 letter from Arcticas. 235 
remarks of the fhepherd, which I have with so 
much labour made out, that mankind were always — 
pretty much the same, at the same periods of ci- 
vilization; and that the proverb of the wise Solomon 
is perfectly true, There is nothing mew under the 
suf. 
Translation of a FRAGMENT found in the baggage of 
a Tartar M1Rz4, (prince,) killed in the storm of 
Lfsmael by the Rufsians. 
AwacuarsEs begins, (for I suppose they are his re- 
marks, ) ‘‘ Amongst the various characters J met with 
in thecivilized countries I visited, and which I looked 
up to with reverence, there were two which I looked 
down upon with more contempt than on the dung 
of the race of Shalana *. 
_ * The first was called, I think, little malakos; 2 
clafs of men, iftheir effeminate manners and looks me- 
rit that masculine appellation, who seemed only wo- 
men in man’s apparel; or rather in a drefs between 
the two, almost as different from the garb of the phi- 
losophers as that of their wives. ‘These insignifi- 
" cant teazing creatures, were eternally buzzing a- 
bout the ladies, like flies about the fleet mares of 
our horde, which as soun as drove away, returned 
instantly to their noisy buzzing occupation. 
‘« The other was aclafs much more dangerous, 
called fine gentlemen, or men of fathion, habros, 
in derision, I presume; as in fact they did every 
thing which a real gentleman, and man of educa- 
tion and sentiment, was incapable of, 
* A famous byeed of Tartar Horses. 
