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aqueducts. Works of this nature once ap- CI 1 I y R 
peared in almost every street of Caffa : some v — 
of them were public lavatories ; others poured 
out streams of limpid water for the conve- 
nience and comfort of the inhabitants; for 
domestic use ; or for ablutions prior to going to 
the mosques. They were nearly all demolished 
when we arrived. 
The remains of antient sculpture left by the 
Grecians in Caffa, had not shared a better fate. 
AH that even Mahommedans had spared of bas- 
reliefs, of inscriptions, or of architectural pillars, 
were fractured by the Russians, and sold as 
materials to construct their miserable barracks. 
We found the identical marbles, described by inscrip- 
_ . tions. 
Gderico', broken and exposed for sale in the 
ruins of the old Genoese fortress. These ex- 
cited a peculiar interest, because they related 
W the history of the town. It was in vain that 
we solicited to become purchasers; the request 
was immediately denied by the General-officer : 
“ Strangers,” said he, “ are not permitted to 
move any thing from the country.” In a short 
time, nothing will remain in Caffa but the traces 
°f desolation left by its Russian conquerors. 
The town has experienced such a variety of 
(') Lettere Ligustiche dell’ Oderico. 8vo. Basscmo, 1792. 
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