400 
The Hon. Mr. Strangways on the 
Gorela or Gorelova, that of Niccory, Khamouzy, and some others, 
and may be discovered still further westward. The village 
Khamouzy is placed on the highest elevation along this line, west 
of Coirova. Some groups of low hills are also seen behind Peterhof 
and Oranienbaum, of which that of Bronna or Bronnaia is the 
most considerable.* All these low hills are ranged in front of the 
principal escarpment described above, which seems to fall back a 
few versts, whilst the communication between the hills of Coirova 
and Cargasary is wanting to complete the chain. The vacant 
space is filled up by a gradual but boggy rise, in which the stream 
of the Chorny Rechka has its source. Behind this escarpment, or 
rather on the table land of which it forms the edge, is seated a 
group of hills of about eight versts in length, which begins at the 
east bank of the lake of Doudorof, and stretches towards Tzarscoe 
Celo. This group comprises the two hills of Doudorof and 
Teply Sad, two conspicuous landmarks over all the country, and 
the highest points in all this district. These hills, as well as the 
table land beneath them, are in general of a very dry but poor soil \ 
there are, however, large tracks of cultivated land, especially west of 
* I hare reason to believe that the following list of heights in the neighbourhood of 
Petersburg is correct. It was given me by an 
engineer employed 
in making a geographical 
survey of the country. 
Ingrian side of the Gulph . 
Barom. 
Trig. 
Bronna (behind Oranienbaum) 
31-5 
sand 
So i kin a (beyond Caporie) 
58-3 
doubtful 
Doudorof (church) 
78-1 
77*2 
limestone 
Yisotsky (hill) 
66 ‘4 
68 -5 
doubtful 
Carelian side of the Gulf. 
Merstojersoy 
3 9-7 
42*4 
sand 
Voronina (opposite Cronstadt) 
47*9 
sand 
These measurements are taken in sashenes or Russian fathoms, each containing seven 
English feet. The heights are computed above the Guff of Finland, in which there is no 
