CHAP. XIY. 
VOYAGE DOWN THE DON, TO AZOF AND 
TAGANROG. 
Visit to the General-in-chief of the Cossack Army — 
Embarkation for the Sea of Azof— General View of 
the South of Russia — De Rubruouis — Tahlars — Ar- 
menian Colony of Nakhtshivan — Fortress of St. Demetry 
Rastof — Division of the Don — Tumuli — Fortress and 
Village of Azof— City of Tanais — its probable Situa- 
tion — Condition of the Gamson of Azof — Opinion 
entertained of the Cossacks — Departure from Azof 
— IVLtcoti s — Remarkable Plicenomenon — Arrival at 
Taganrog. 
chap. The morning after our return to Axay, we 
, — > received a message from General Vassily Petro- 
vich Orlof, Commander-in-chief of the Cossack 
