TRAVELS IN THE CRIMEA.

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Over this, I obferved the figure of an owl, hewn in ftone,being the peculiar coat of arms of Tshingis Khan ; whichlikewife appears to have originally belonged to the princes whoreigned in the Crimea, and ought therefore to have been in-corporated with the Great Seal of the Ruflian Empire. Withinthe fortrefs, there are yet remaining a fort of caftle built offtones; feveral barracks of brick-work, but in a ruinous ftate;and a mofque or metfchet. Laftly, we met with a well in thecaftle, and another in the outworks.

The houfes of the fuburbs of Perekop were formerly difperfedin a very irregulär manner, on the fouthern fide of the fortrefs;but they are at prefent fituated at a diftance of three verftswithin the country; and, befide feveral ftreets and manybooths, they include what is termed the Armanßoi Bazar, orArmenian Mart. In the vicinity of the gate, however, thereare only a few houfes, partly within, and partly on the outfideof the line; being inhabited by Ruflian ofHcers, appointed atthe falt-magazine, or by thofe belonging to the garrifon»When I firft vifited the Crimea, the whole garrifon confiftedof a detachment of two hundred men, commanded by acaptain; but, fince the year 1797, a whole battalion has beenftationed at Perekop, the commanding officer of which is alfogovernor of that fortrefs.

In the firft plate, the reader will find a diftinä: view of thefortrefs of Perekop; of the gate and line of defence drawnfrom the fide oppofite to the Crimea; and of the buftlingcommercial intercourfe, which ufually prevails there during thefummer. .

Although the Crimea is at prefent united to Ruflia, Perekopwill, on many accounts, always remain a poft of the greateft

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