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ship of war, there were scarcely an hundred c "j P ' 
wooden huts in the place. It is now a very v — 
handsome town; and its commerce entitles it state of 
to considerable distinction. By means of the 
Don, it possesses an easy intercourse with the 
Black Sf,a. Every year, vessels go laden to 
Tcherchask with corn ; accomplishing their voy- 
age in about two months. In winter they re- 
ceive merchandize, by sledges, from the Crimea 
and from Turkey. Its merchants travel into 
Siberia for furs, and then carry them even to 
the fairs of Francfort. The Russian Isvostchich 
is seen at a German fair, and the same person 
may be found in the remotest parts of Siberia. 
Sometimes they pursue their course to the coasts 
opposite to England, and buy English hardware, 
cottons, Japan ware, Ike. with which they travel 
to all parts of Russia. 
Woronktz, from its remarkable situation, is climate 
and pro- 
particularly qualified to become a great capital, auctions. 
It is placed so as to enjoy the advantages both 
of warm and of cold climates, and it holds an 
intercourse with all parts of the empire. Nature 
is so bountiful here in the summer, that plants 
found in very southern latitudes grow almost 
spontaneously. The JVater-Melon, rarely in per- 
fection anywhere, is as common at Woronet z 
as the cucumber in England, and it flourishes in 
the open air, with spicy and aromatic herbs. 
