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JOURNEY FROM St. PETERSBURG TO TZARITZIN.

We were entertaiaed with this great diverfity of objects duringour winter journey to TzarLtzin, where we arrived carly in theafternoon on the 20th of March, in frofty weather. The earthwas füll covered with deep fnow; and the ice on the river wasfolid. In former years, at this feafon, and in thefe fouthernregions, according to the natural viciflltudes of things, the fum-mer fields were fown, cattle grazed on the frefh paftures, andthe firft plants of fpring ufed to be in füll bloom. Thecold North-Eaft winds, which fucceeded thofe from the North-Weft, continued with ferene weather through the whole monthof March, and the night-frofts were fo intenfe, that the meri*dian fun could fcarcely foften the earth.

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