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velvet, ornamented with lace and silver chains, chap. 
or fine black Tahtarian wool, taken from lambs * — ' 
in an embryo state. They bind their waist 
with silken sashes, sustaining pistols of the 
most costly workmanship. A small whip, with 
a short leathern thong, is attached to their little 
finger. The lower extremity of their lance is 
supported by the right foot; and from the 
powder flask, pendent in front, are suspended 
silver coins and other trinkets. 
On the evening of our arrival, the Ataman Y““‘‘ from 
the At am an* 
waited upon us with a party of officers. One 
of the best houses in the place had been pre- 
viously allotted to our use : this they desired 
us to consider as our own, and declared them- 
selves ready to render us any service in their 
power. The Ataman then informed us, that the 
Pasha of Anapa, with several of the Princes of 
Circassia, had crossed the Kuban, and pitched 
their tents upon the northern side of the 
river, suing for peace with the Tchernomorski ; 
that a considerable part of the Cossack army 
would march to give them a meeting in the 
morning, and adjust the preliminaries ; and, 
as the ceremony might amuse us, he very 
kindly offered to include us among the per- 
sons of his suite. To this proposal we readily 
assented. 
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