culiar kind of Field Mice. They arrive at

Terki: proceed through a desolate Forest to

Aftrachan; arrive at Moscow, and leaving
that City, return to Gottorp.

Pill.

The Travels of Mr. Hanway, through

Russia into Persia.

CHAP. I. Mr. Hanway fails to Riga, from

whence he proceeds by Land by the Way of Dorpt

and Narva, to Petersburg.

P. 125

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CHAP. II. The Author offers his Service to go

into Perfia : takes the Charge of a Caravan

of Woollen Goods designed for that Empire. The

Country described through which he pajes; with

a Description of Valdai and Twere ; of the

great Road begun by Peter the Great ; and of

the City of Moscow.

Chap. III. The Author leaves Moscow, and pur-

fues his Journey ; be enters Tartary, describes the

Manners of the Coffacks, and arrives at Za-

ritzen on the Banks of the Volga. Remarks

on the Khalmuck Tartars. Of the Pirates

who infeft the Volga. The Vefsels used on

that River, and the Author's Voyage down it

to Astrachan.

P. 138

CHAP. IV. A Description of Astrachan, of its

Fisheries and Trade. An Account of the neigh-

bouring Tartars, and of the Flights of Locufts

with which this Country is infested. The Au-

P. 149

thor continues bis Voyage down the Volga te
ibe Caspian Sea. A short Account of the Khal-
muck Settlements, and of the River Volga;

with the Method of curing Caviare.

CHAP. V. The Author arrives at Langarood

Bay, where he visits Mr. Elton, and from

thence fails to Aftrabad Bay; wbence he pre-

cceds to Aftrabad. A Description of the Per-

kan Manner of Smoking, and other Customs of

the Inhabitants. A Rebellion breaks out in the

Province of Astrabad. The Author in great

Distress; the City taken, and the Caravan de-

Agned for Mesched plundered.

P. 159

CHAP. VI. The Author leaves Afrabad, ar.

rives at Balfrush, joins a Party of the Shab's

Forces, and the Adventures which befel him in

retiring before tbe Turkuman Tartars. P. 173

CHAP. VII. The Author's kind Reception by

Mr. Elton. He goes in search of the Shab. is

received avith great Politeness by Hahdgee

Zamon. The Persian Manner of Eating, and

the Nature of their Beds. A Description of the

City of Calbin, and of the Palace built by Nadir

Shah, with the most material Events till his

arrival at the Persian Camp.

P. 185

CHAP. VIII. The Author obtains a Decree from

the Shah for the Payment of his Lofs at Astra-

bad. A Description of the Persian Camp.

Of the Shah's Women, and their manner of

Travelling

P. 198
CHAP.

Chap. IX. The Author's Journey from the Per-

fian Camp to Langarood. A Description of

the Country. An Account of the Persian Cou-

riers. He is vifited ar Langarood by a Per-

fian Mullah. An Account of the Persian Wo.

men, their Marriages and domeftic Slavery;

with a Description of the Province of Ghilan.

Chap. X. The Author sets out on his second

Journey from Langarood to Astrabad. A De-

fcription of the Province of Mazenderan, with

the Cities of Amul and Balfrush. He is enter-

tained at the seat of Mahommed Khan. A

Short Defcription of the Caufpway built by Shah

Abas, and of the famous Palace of Ash-

reff. Pyramids of human Heads at the entrance

of Attrabad. Cruelties exercised on the Rebels,

and the Manner of executing Malefactors in

Persia.

P. 216

CHAP. XI. The Difficulties Mr. Hanway meets

with in recovering his Money and Effeis. A

Description of the Persian Paper and Ink; of

the everlasting Fire of the Gebers near the City

of Baku,

and of the Springs of Naptha, also

near the Caspian Sea.

THE

TRAVELS

OF THE

AMBASSADOR$ from the Duke of Holstein,

IN TO

MOSCOVY, TARTARY, and PERSIA.

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CH A P. VI. A Description of the Province of Schirwan,

and the Village of Niafabath. They set out for Scamachie ; arrive at the Village of Pyrmaraas, and visit the Tombs of two Persian Saints. They make their Public Entry into Scamachie, where they are entertained by the Governor. An Account of the Ceremonies used by the Armenians at the Baptism of the Cross, and at a Festival observed by the Persians in memory of the Prophet Hali; with a Description of the City of Scamachie, and the adjacent Country.

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dle of December. The foil being extremely fertile, and producing great quantities of rice, wheat, and barley. They indeed make but little hay, which is only used for the convenience of travellers, as the cattle are kept abroad all the year round. This province, which is named Schirwan, produces great numbers of vines, that are planted all along the hedges, and fastened to the trees. It has also valt quantities of wild fowl, especially pheasants ; there are hares in abundance, with two kinds of foxes, one like those of Europe, and the other have wool instead of hair, with white bellies, black ears, and tails that are not so large as those of our foxes; these laft ran in herds in the night time about the villages, and make a doleful noise. The inhabitants use buffaloes instead of horses, and make them draw in the fame manner; they feed them with fenugreek, which they low, end cut green, herb and feed together, and thus give it them to eat. Their cows milk produces a cream of two fingers thick, of which they make great plenty of excellent butter ; but they make all their cheese of sheep's milk.

The village of Niafabath confifts only of fifteen or "fixteen poor houses fcattered up and down. They are built of clay, and are exactly square with flat roofs covered with túrfe so that a man may conveniently walk upon them. But notwithstanding the mean appearance of these houses on the outside, some of them were handsome enough within, and the Hoors covered with tapeftry ; but the village