66 had then more leifure to examine and Kerst, on the fea of Afoph, is faid to have been the refidence of the celebrated Mithridate, who fo often refifted and defeated the Romans. (p. 44.) "On the highest part of the nountains which prevailed in a delightful country near the village of Pafchlean, I obferved fome fepulchral ftones, finall columns, and crofles, on which in fcriptions were engraven that excited our curiofity. Thete monuments, defigned to preferve the memory of the different remarkable events which have happened in the country, are in general of the remoteft antiquity, and relate to the times of the campaigns of Trajan and many other Roman generals in thefe territories. All the elevations alfo fill exifting on the hill are tombs of the warriors who perifhed in battle, and are interred in thefe fpots." (p. 31.) "In a large plain beyond Walchniefti is the pot whereon Prince Potem kin vielded his lati breath. On the oppofite fide of the mountain appears a column, erected by order of the emprefs, for the purpofe of tranfmitting this event to the lateft pofterity. The beauty of this monument does not, however, perfectly correfpond with the enormous expence incurred for its confirúction. The column is built of brick, and has on it the following infeription in the Ruffian language: It was on this fpot that Prince Gregory Alexandrowifch Potemkin departed this life on the 5th of October, 1791. On the oppofite fide are thefe words: The arch of heaven was his canopy, and the earth his bed. Thus he quit ted a world, the feat of inquietude and devouring cares." (p. 85.) He died of a mortification in his bowels, which feized him in his coach as he was going to Bender by way of exercise for the recovery of his health, in his 52d year. See vol. LXI. p. 1064. Burlad was reduced to cinders by the Turks themfelves in the late war, and Fockfani fuffered deeply its ill effects. (p. 94.) The mad people at Adrianople are confined by thick leather thongs, which our traveller prefers to chains. (p. 133,) In the houfe of the Aga of the Janizaries at Conftantinople we remarked a fmall library. apparently compofed of MSS. for it is well known there are but few printed books among the Turks. (p. 192.) At Bazarielick a quantiry of burying-grounds of fome magnitude, and which have exified from the times of the Greeks, are a proof that the inhabitants of these countries have been numerous. I was not a little furprized towards evening by hearing the found of a bell; it reminded me of the alarmbells of Germany. This bell, intended to proclaim the bour, has existed from the time of the Greeks, and, though many centuries have elapfed, is fill in high preservation. (p. 246.) The Ziganes, a fpecies of wandering gypties, who travel in troops like the Tartars, pay a certain tribute for permillion to collect the grains of gold mixed with the mud of the rivers *. (p. 264.) Walachia contains the means not only of a folid, durable, and lucra tive commerce, but alfo is, both by nature and fituation, within the reach of obtaining, without the leaft effort, every poflible advantage. This object is overlooked in a country favoured by nature with abundance and fecundity of every kind. A cruel and barbarous policy will not permit the Ottomans to endure on their frontier an eightened, rich, and flourishing people. The inhabitants fill call themselves Romans; the name of Walachians is, without doubt, a Sclavonian name adopted by the Turks. Their manners are fimple, and neither embellished nor fullied by art and they have pretty clofely imitated their mafters the Turks. Bladders of pigs are ufed inftead of glafs in their windows. They are hospitable among themselves, but referved towards firangers; very fond of wine, idle, and covetous; but upon the whole a refpectable people. If the two provinces of Walachia and Moldavia were to become fubject to fonte confiderable power, it would be eafy to foresee and explain by what means the country might become one of the most confiderable cantons of Europe. The tracts Cherfon, 1781, was published by M. * A Journey from St. Petertburg to Szujew, 1791, in one quarto volume, with plates, and he announced a second, LXI. 850. We fhould he glad to know if it was tranflated into a more readable language than German. on the Danube are most favourable to habitation, and the climate the most falutary. A defert, covered only with long grafs, extends from Jally to the Duiefter, and to the frontier of Podlakia, 20 leagues by 30, and offers one of the beft foils for barley, wheat, and orchards. Towards and about the Berlat are great improvements in the face of the country; and on the road are inns, where the traveller is fure at least of being accommodated with bread and wine. There are few countries in Europe on which the diftribution of plains, hills, and mountains, is fo admirably calculated for the purposes of agriculture and perfpective as that in Moldavia. The face of nature is more grand and majeftie in Switzerland, but here, fhe is more foft and alluring." (p. 293) "Among the Moldavian dances, that called Chora confifis of a circle formed by men and women holding each other by the hand, with their feet turned inwards. When they form a long chain joining hands; and then quitting each other, for each dancer to make the fteps or movements he pleafes, it is called dantfch, a Polith expreffion, which with us anfwers to what we called the galopade, or rather the Anglaife, and is ufed at Moldavian weddings. During the ten days between the Afcenfion and Whitfuntide, an uneven number of perfous affemble to dance the katufchencs, dreffed like women veiled, and holding a drawn fword to prevent lifting up the veils. They fleep only in churches, to guard against forcerers; and when they meet they fight, and the vanquished acknowledge fubjection to the victors for nine years. The cure of chronical difeafes is attributed to thein." (pp. 301-303.) In Jally are two convents; that of the three faints, built by Wafilius, hofpodar of Moldavia, was 50 years in building by 90 men; and, it is faid, the architect was put to death left he should build a fimilar one eltewhere. It is a very confiderable edifice, and èxhibits veftiges of the remoteft antiquity; and the ornaments are in general very beautiful, and diftributed with equal fill and talle. Moldavia was the antient Dacia, whote king Decebalus being defeated by Trajan, it was reduced to a Roman province, divided into feveral parts, and peopled with a colony from the refufe of the principal towns of the Roman empire and Greece, which was after GENT. MAG. January, 1803. S wards overrun and fubdued by the Sarmatians, Huns, and Goths, and fome of their princes put it under the protection of the Turks, and the first of its Greek princes was Maurocordato; the celebrated phyfician. It is nearly of the fame extent as Walachia, about 80 leagues by 70. The wine of Cotnar is, without contradiction, the moft excellent and generous wine in Europe, even furpaffing in quality the beft Tokay; and which, kept three years in a deep arched cellar, is as firong as the beft brandy, and the hardett drinker cannot take three glaffes without being drunk. It is of a green colour, which becomes deeper and more lively in proportion to its age. The horfes are much eficemed by the Poles and Hungarians. Thefe provinces, like the reft of the Ottoman empire, poffefs no written or printed laws. All their offences are judged according to the intereft, or caprice, or the intrigue of his minifters. Whoever has the means of giving the moli confiderable fum to the favourite of his highnefs is fure to gain his caufe. All the reafoning, all the proofs of right in an affair are incompetent to produce any influence with judges who pronounce a verdict with their lips,. and fearce ever is writing. If it happens by chance that fuch a verdict is tranfcribed on a loofe fheet of paper, it does not from this circumftance become a greater fecurity in the hands of him who has obtained this favour, for there exift no Rolls or Chancery in which it could be depofited *. One would be lieve that, when the prince has fworn by his beard, as is the cultom, that the judgment is irrevocable; and it would in fact be fo if there were no money in the country. Nothing is to common as to fee one trial recommenced ten times under the fame prince or under his fucceffor. Let Rouleau then again tell us, that barbarous nations, poflefling no laws, are in a better condition than thofe who live under a regular government. Hc frould be delired to go and refide one year in the forefi of Moldavia," (p. 816.) Take away," fays Prince Cantemir, in his defeription of Moldavia, from this people their orthodoxy in religion, and their love of hofpitality, and very little can be faid in their commendation. Haughtiness and pride appear to be. *Is not this exactly the state of French jurifprudence at prefent? EDIT. born born with them. Though audacious, daring, and quarrelfome, they are eafily appeafed and quarrels with the fword would be feverely punished by the laws of the country. They are in general very jocofe, and naturally inclined to drunkennels. They fometimes manifeft thenfelves to be very cruel, and fometimes full of clemency, when victors; but if their enemy is a Turk or Tartar, they confider it as an act of religion to kill him immediately, and, he that fhould be weak enough to fpare him, would be confidered as a traitor and unbeliever. Moderation is a virtue unknown to them; and fcience of every kind they hate." (pp. 325-328.) The Walachians are in general more lively, and the women of both provinces are in general tolerably handfonie, have a fair complexion, but for the moft part pale; light brown hair, and black eyes fringed with long eyebro vs and fuil of fire and vivacity (p. 332) and their character is mildDets intelf. The language of Moldavia and Walachia, except a few words, are the fame, and principally derived from the Latin. Certain Turkish and Tartarian words have crept in, and altogether form a barbarous language, void of energy. Their written and printed characters are made up of Greek, Roman, and Tartarian. The vulgar Greek is the polite language of the court of the hofpodars and barons, in which the Italian and French are alfo fpoken; and the tafte which has manifefted itfelf for works written in the latter language would be at present an excellent object of commerce, if the Patriarch of Conftantinople had not menaced with the anger of heaven all thofe who fhould read Catholic books, and particularly thofe of Voltaire. In a face of near 600 leagues in circumference, occupied by Moldavians and Walachians, there are not more than 600,000 inhabitants. I do not believe there is any country in Europe in which fo confiderable a mixture of nations is to be found. The chronicles of Moldavia relate, that this province formerly contained more than 40,000 men; the Hofpodar at prefent could not mufler at moft more than 10,000. His ordinary revenue amounts to about 8,000,000 of livres Tournois; thofe of the Prince of Walachia to near twice as much. Out of thefe revenues, the firt pays to the Porte 1000 purfes (each amounting to 1900 livres Tournois), the other 1500, without including the prefents to the great officers of the feraglio. (pp. 336, 7.) The journey is continued to the banks of the Daiefter, where the exchange of the two amballadors, and confequently the denouement of the comedy, took place; thence, through the naked plains forming the environs of Oczakow, deferts, called by the Ruflians Steppes. Some friends returned from the Crimea gave our au thor the moft pleafing accounts of this charming peninfula, and of all the delightful fites it contains. Among other things, they fpoke with the greatest pleature of Sudach and Batchiferai as well as of the Jews fort. Thele places indeed, in his opinion, prefent a finer view, and a fite niore pleafing and picturefque, than any in the Crimea. (p.361.) At Kremetfchuck is the point where the two roads which lead to Cherfon fall into each other, as the two roads from Kiow and Pultowa unite in the Cri mea. It is alfo the feat of the civil government of New Ruffia, and contains about 4000 fouls. The houfes wellbuilt, fquare, of one ftory, with a great number of shops ranged in files, and public walks along the lake, whole banks are planted with trees, in a marfhy and fandy part of the country. After various other flages, we find the traveller at Mofcow; and thence, after a week's journey, at Petersburg; where we leave him, more gratified by his account of Walachia and Moldavia than of the Crimea, which he profefles to be his primary object. 3. EUGENIO; or, The Precepts of Prudentius: a Moral Tale By J. Bidlake, B A. &c. &c. Chaplain to his Royal Highnels the Duke of Clarence, and Master of the Grammar-fbool, Plymouth. "THIS publication is defigned by the author to ferve as a direction to young perfons who are paft their puerile days, and are advancing into life. The reader will obferve, that the fubject is not fo limited as to preclude continuation. Should the publick be inclined to favour this production, the author may be induced to purfue it at a future period. Diffidence prevented him from enlarging his defign. He has written enough to caufe him to hesitate; and, if the world is not pleafed, he has written too much." (Preface.) We have already met with this writer, vol. LVIII. p. 239, LXX. 342, 1153. 4. Cafe 4. Cafe refpeating the Maintenance of the London Clergy. By John Moore, LL.B. Rector of St. Micha-l's Baffihaw. A SENSIBLE and difpaffionate review of the cafe of the London Clergy; fhewing, from authentic documents, the nature of their maintenance, and the hardship they now futter from the decreafed value of money; their incomes having been changed, to encourage the re-building of London after the great fire in 1665, from rateable to fpecific payments, and made perpetual: whereas leafes, and other interefts on property, experienced in general a fiaLus quo for 40 years only. 5. The New Farmer's Calendar, with the Management of Live Stock. By a Farmer and Breeder. THE fcience of agriculture is, happily for this country, getting into univerfal repute; but the innumerable yet judicious publications on this tubject are too tedious to be waded through by the generality of cultivators. To fuch we make no hefiration in obferving, that this book will prove a nfetur acquifition, difplaying, in near 600 pages, a combination of all that has been written, fyftematically arranged, and ftrengthened with ufeful remarks from the Editor's experimental knowledge. 6. HOME; a Novel. In Five Volumes. "Expect not a story deck'd in the garb of fancy; but look at Home," THE occurrences in domeftic life will always excite the greatest interest in a feeling mind. We have perufed the novel of Home with much fatisfaction. Though devoid of any extraor dinary incident, the attention of the reader is very pleasantly kept up by a relation of probable events, and of familiar and elegant converfations, in which there are many points difcuffed with candour and judgment. In the prefent relaxed ftate of morals, we fhould feverely reprobate that fophiftry which would weaken the ties of Na ture: we will not, however, impute any fuch views to the Authores of Home, it being evidently her defign to prove only that the circumftance of having virtuous connexions ought not to palliate vice.. TOPOGRAPHICAL INTELLIGENCE. A "Subfcriber to the Hiftory of STAFFORDSHIRE" afks, "whether there is a probability of its being continued, and hy whom?" We have no doubt but it will be continued in a way that will not difcredit its defervedly-lamented Author (fee p. 10); but by whom is not yet determined. The tafk is not of so easy a nature as to be decided on without great deliberat on. An anfwer nearly fimilar will apply to feveral enquiries after the Genealogical and Monumenta! Hity of GLOUCES TERSHIRE. That Work will certainly be very foon continued in a refpectable style. We are forry not to be able to give fo god an account of CHESHIRE, the very accomplished Antiquary who purchased Dr Gower's papers, and annou ced an intention of purfing the plan, having ceclined the arduous undertaking, from want of health, and of fuffic est encouragement. SURREY has been more fortunate; tivo excellent friends of the late Mr. Manag having volunteered the labour of fuperintending a publicacion which that County takes up with a becoming Perity. DORSETSHIRE alfo can boaft of having given very bandfonte encouragement to a and LEICESTERSHIRE is making progress by the spirited exersions of an Individual. new edition of their late worthy Hiftorian; A fecond volume of Mr. Malcolm's very pleafing Defcription of LONDON is printing. INDEX INDICATORIUS. We hali be much obliged by any particulars of ISAAC HAWKINS, Efq whofe large property is abot to be divided, un der the fanction of the Court of Chancery, by his benevolent executors, Dr. GISBORNE and ISAAC HAWKINS BROWNE, Efq. We cannot refer P. H. to a better book than Mr. Carter's "Specimens of Antient Architecture," Mr. John Barber, the father of Charles Barber (who died at Ofborn's hotel, vol. LXIX. p. 816), was a faller in the Strand, and ferved his apprenticeship at Liverpool. The name and place of abode of the grandfather of the fid Charles, and father of John, is asked by A CONSTANT READER. The Meetings of the COMMITTER of Schoolmasters, after which PHILO-URBANUS enquires, are held ar the Crown and Anchor, and are ufually adverufed. AN OLD FRIEND, having lately pernfed "Tire Confeffional," begs for fome information concerning Archdeacon Blackburn, the repoted author of it; particularly, whether he did or not fubfcrine, and what ancouragement and oppofition his extraordinary work met with? J. G's queftion will be readily anfwered by any French bookfeller in this n etropolis. A CORRESPONDENT who deals wholefale in Queries is referred, for his first, to the annals of the Old Bailey; for the feCond, to the extinct Peerages; for the third, to any Member of the House of Commons. The Trip to Rouen, in 1988," in our next; with the Particulars of an Eightygun Ship; Mr. BRITTON's Croffes; &c. ODE Not keen Sufpicion's jealous glance, Not fierce Contention's feverish rage, Shall bid Britannia point the lance New realms to grafp, new wars to wage. In confcious re&itude elate, In confcious power fecurely great, O from our shores be exil'd far Ambition's wild and restless crew, Who, through the bleeding paths of war, Falfe Glory's dæmon form purfue; Whole burning thirst, ftill unfubdu'd By deluges of guiltlfs blood, eves, Glares on the regions round with fiend-like [upplies; While fcarce a vanquish'd world i's with Yet ne'er may Sloth's inglorious charm Unnerve the manly Briton's arm, Nor Sophiftry's infidious art E'er lull the manly Briton's heart. May Peace, with Plenty by her fide, Long, long o'er Albion's fields prefide! Long may her breath, with placid gale, Of Commerce fwell the happy fail; But, rous'd in Justice' facred cause, Infulted rights or violated laws, Still may her fons with fierce delight Flame in the gleamy van of fight, Spread o'er the tented plain, or brave With warlike prow the hoftile wave; And on each firm ingenuous breast Be this eternal truth imprefs'd, Peace only fheds perennial joys on those Who guard with dauntless arm the bleffings Peace beftows, How fubtle, paffive, fleet is Time, Thus ftreams thro' winding valleys rove, Of any nation, life, or age; Cantt thou, with all thy fpient lure, Year, month, week, hour, or minute, aught enfure? Ah no! ah no! poor poring mole! What's eloquence, if 'reft of foul? Thy clouded brow of air-blown fenfe Is but a bubble of fwoln impotence. Heathen no more, be greatly wife, Ah, babbling Sophift! prate no more Behold the Christian, mild and calm be tears! Where's he fo bold, that dares to say, I'll live another year, or ev'n a day? Hark, hark, fond fool, yon paffing hell! And then, and then, thy blasted cyphers tell. Wond'rous machine, and complex form, Like fome fmall bulruth in a stormCanft thou, great Mercy's monument, The hand that form'd, preferves, to crush prevent? Can thy poor, feeble skill affuage This deadly, potent fever's rage? Or village babes from Death recall ?A Father's bleffings, and fad Mother's all ! Great God fupreme! in whom we trust, Divine, compaffionate, and just → Oh, 1pare our little ones, fo dear ! And we will bless thee, bless thee, with a tear. Thanks be to Heav'n! the war of blood, That delug'd Nature like a flood, No more with fcowling vifage glares, The marble fiend of hell, to mock our pray'rs ; Bu |