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quantities of timber; the Tetereya, capable of 1 

 inaili- na\ igable down to (irtumis; the- Detna, which 

 run.- through the nut fertile and h< ! districts 



and i.s navigated tor 800 vents past Tchenngof, \,.\ .>- 

 gorud, and v-ver.-knv ti> Braii-k. hx from one t.. 

 barks annually, while a greater number returns Ui it 

 with v:!t ; tlu- .Vi.MiW, which is navigable from l.ulx-n ; 

 tlie7Vc ./. which How - through a steppe, and is navigable 

 in spring; the I'ortkla, which could IH- made nax i- 



to . \kti.ir in the I'kraine; the Samara, which will 

 M>on be employed in com eying tnthe DniejK-r the new- 

 lv di>vo\i Ted coal near Paflograd ; the lnt;u/clz, a con- 



ble river of the Ste])]>e; mid the hog, or J 

 wliii-h CJU into the estuary of the Diiie|ier, about M 

 vents above Oczakof, and is one of the chiel'rivers in the 

 country, admitting ships of war 150 ver.st.s t'roin its 

 mouth. See Tooke's View of the Rusiian Empire; and 

 particularly Clarke's Travels, vol. i. 2d edition, p. 768. 



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NIESTER or NIESTEH, a river which separate's 

 the dominions of Russia from those of the Ottoman 

 empire. It passes by Halics, Choc/im, Saroka. Rasz- 

 cow, Egerlik, Bender, \c. and discharges itself into 

 the Black Sea at Akernian. It is a river of very con- 

 siderable magnitude, and is navigable for vc e!- ot' a 

 moderate size. It is in general deep, and even in 

 seasons of drought may be navigated by vessels not 

 drawing above two feet of water. There are many 

 shallows, however, in the upper )>art of the river, 

 which in summer have not above 24 feet of water. The 

 cataract over a granite ridge at Yampole, which for- 

 merly obstructed the river, is now cleared away, and 

 the 'establishment of towing paths has been in contem- 

 plation by the Russian government since the ]>eacc of 

 I7<)1, and are probably already completed. 



The Dniester forms, at its embouchure, a .shallow le- 

 man or gulf, which will not admit vessels that draw 

 more than five feet of water. It is three versts long, 

 and about five broad, and joins the sea by two diffe- 

 rent brandies. A Russian flotilla, however, during 

 the Lost war, went up to the very walls of Bender. A 

 considerable trade is carried on from Ovidiopole to 

 Akerman. On the upper part of the Dniester are 

 four principal wharfs, vi/.. Stria and Salezic in Austria; 

 and Svanetz and Doubozar in Podolia. The I.eman 

 of the Dniester abounds in fish, particularly in ster- 

 let and sturgeon. 



The tributary streams are the Knzttrgan, a torrent 

 which i- dry in summer, and falls into a fresh water 

 lake of the same name joining the Dniester; the Botna, 

 which rises in Bessarabia, and is a small and marshy 

 stream ; the Komorofka, a torrent of the Steppe; the 

 Yathlik, C'hcmaya, and Tamathik, wliich are mere tor- 

 rents, and the Yarlica, which has a great deal of water, 

 and a stony bottom, and runs so near the IV.-. thatit was 

 once proposed to unite the last with the Dniester. The 

 Dniester separates into two branches, one of which keeps 

 its name, and the other is called Strie. The first branch 

 is navigable as far as Sanibor, and the second to Strie. 

 The I'tl'j/xa, a small stream, runs into the Dniester at 

 Nimljor, by means of which, the Austri.ms intended to 

 join this river with the Vistula. See Clarke's Travels, 

 _'d edit. vol. i. p. 779. (T) 



DOBBERAN, a town of Germany, in the Duchy of 

 Mecklenburg, and kingdom of Saxony, is situated 

 alxjut two miles south of the Baltic. It was for- 

 merly celebrated for its monastery, which was found- 

 ed in 1170; but it is now famous as a watering- 

 place, which is much frequented by the first families 



in the north of Germany. Tin- baths which possess Dodu 

 cu-ry kind of accommodation, are dchghtfullv situated 

 in a wc*xl ii]xm the Baltic, about two miles from the ^ 

 town. Then- U a wann bath, and nine cold b 

 besides several br.thing machine-, and accommodation 

 for invalid < who are unable to walk or ride to the shore. 

 There are two excellent hotels in the town, and a num- 

 ber of elegant and commodious lod^ini; houses. A full 

 account of this watering place. MM of the \ ariou 

 ;!.'un-eiiiciit- which are provided tor the company, will 

 be found in Roeper's Gesc/nchte unit Am-ktlvttn run I> />- 

 btran, ncbsl Betchreib>atg <!ir dortin^en Scsbod. .l'i- 

 sln/le>i. Ncw-Strelit ;ls<i Reichord's 



Guide des I'ui/'ifU'iirs en Europr, torn. ii. lino edit. p. 

 202. (./) 



!)()( KS. See HARBOIH. 



DODARTIA, agenus of plants of the class Didyna- 

 mia, and order rmia. See BOTAXY, p. '-'."> 1-. 



l)( >I )l)l;l IX <}'., I'M ii. IP. an eminent tutor and divine 

 among the Protestant dissenters, was descended of :m 

 ancient and respectable family, which appears to have 

 been originally settled in Devonshire. His father, 

 Daniel Doddridgc, trailed as an oilman in the city of 

 London, and was heir-at-law to a considerable estate of 

 about 2000 a year, but was deterred from prosecuting 

 for its recovery by an apprehension of the hazard and 

 expcnce. His mother was the only child of the Rex. 

 Johli Bauman of 1'raguc, whose adherence to the Pro- 

 testant religion induced him, in 1626, to leave his na- 

 tive country, and a considerable estate; and who. after 

 his arrival in England, was elected master < f the free- 

 school at Kingston-upon-Thames. l)r Doddridp 

 born at London on the atith day of June 170a, and 

 was the last of twenty children, who all died young, 

 except himself and one sister. At his birth, he was so 

 utterly destitute of every sign of life, that he was thrown 

 aside as dead ; but one of the attendants having observ- 

 ed some appearance of breathing, his existence was, with 

 great care, providentially preserved for the benefit of 

 mankind. From his infancy, however, he possessed an 

 infirm constitution and consumptive habit, which ren- 

 dered both himself and his friends apprehensive that 

 his life would IK- short. He was trained up by his pa- 

 rents in the early knowledge of religion ; and before he 

 could read, was instructed by his mother in the history 

 of the Old and New Testament, by the aid of some 

 painted Dutch tiles in the chimney, while she accom- 

 jvinied her explanations with such suitable reflections, as 

 made a lasting impression ujx>n his mind. At ten years 

 of age he was sent to the school at Kingston-upon- 

 Thames, which had been taught by his grandfather 

 Bauman, where he continued till the year 171. r , equally 

 distinguished by his pious disposition, and his applica- 

 tion to learning. At this period, he w;is left an orphan 

 by the death of his father; and at the same time, by 

 the misconduct of the person who had been entrusted 

 with the management of his pecuniary ailairs. he lost 

 the whole of his private fortune. But having been re- 

 moved, at the tune of his father's death, to a private 

 school at St Albans, he happily formed an acquaintance 

 with I)r Samuel Clerk, dissenting minister of the place, 

 who continued, through life, to treat him with all the 

 kindness of a parent, and by whose generous assistance 

 he Was enabled to proceed with his future studies. 

 During his residence at St Albans he began to keep a 

 diary of his life, which affords ample testimony of the 

 diligence with which he improved his time, and of his 

 anxiety to be daily advancing in knowledge, piety, and 

 usefulness. In the year 1718, he withdrew ironi school 



