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NICHOLAEF. 
C viii P Admirals, reside here; and an office is esta- 
— v — blished for regulating all marine affairs belonging 
to the three ports, Cher son, Odessa, and Nicholaef. 
The public buildings and palaces of the Admirals 
are very stately; and, considering the short 
time that has elapsed since Nicholaef was a 
miserable village, the progress made in the 
place is surprising. There is jio town to 
compare with it in all the South of Russia ; 
nor any in the empire, excepting Moscow and 
Petersburg. Its elevated situation ; the magni- 
ficence of its river ; the regularity that has been 
observed in laying out the streets, and their 
extraordinary breadth ; the number of the 
public works, and the flourishing state of its 
population; place it very high in the small 
catalogue of Russian towns. English officers, 
and English engineers, with other foreigners in 
the Russian service, residing here, have intro- 
duced habits of urbanity and cleanliness ; and 
have served to correct, by the force of example, 
the barbarism of the native inhabitants. 
