^793* extracts from Snorro^s history. rj 



ny comforts of life which they are deprived of, he 

 still exprefsed the same partiality for it, over all 

 the others he had yet seen, and only gave up this de- 

 cided preference in favour of one spot, 800 versts 

 farther north, vsrhere he was born ; and where, if the 

 government would but permit him to live, he would 

 willingly give up his wages, (amounting to i!6o 

 rubles per annum,) as fifli and water fowl were so 

 plenty there, that a man had more food than he 

 would consume, with very little labour, in the sum- 

 mer, whilst they were to be had, and abundance to 

 lay up for winter provision. 



The spot so much praised and desired by this pri- 

 mitive character, is the abandoned Rufsian settle- 

 ment of Anadyrfk, which was found too expensive 

 from the distance to which all necefsaries, ammuni- 

 tion, 'i^c. were obliged to be transported from Ochotlk, 

 to make head against the continual attacks of the 

 Tchoutktchi, at that time very troublesome. 

 To be concluded in another number. 



Extracts from Snorro's history of Scandinavia. 



For the Bee. 

 The following extracts from Snorro's history were translated and 

 forwarded to the Editor, by a respectable correspondent, who has 

 favoured the public through the channel of this Miscellany from 

 its commencement v/ith many interesting articles. 



Touching the introduction 0/ Christianity into Norway; 

 and also, a description of the ancient heathen festi" 

 mat of Xole, translated from Snorro and Thurlsons 

 history of Norway, written in the Icelandic, or an^ 

 Vol. xvr. c ± 



