TRAVELS IN THE CRIMEA.

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The winters, and the weather in general, are very unequal andvariable throughout the Crimean Peninfula; both dependinggreatly on the different fituation of mountains and vallies inthe more elevated parts of the country. I (hall enter into amore particular account relative to this fubjedt in the outlinewhich I propofe to give in the fequel, of the natural hiftory of theCrimea; and content myfelf, at prefent, with briefly defcribingthe ftate of the weather during the winter of 1793 and 1794.In the firft half of November, the weather was uncommonlyfine, dry, and pleafant, with a regulär Eaft-wind; which, inthis climate, is uniformly attended with a ferene atmofphere.Several days in this month were fo warm, that the neighbour-ing mountains could not be afcended without profufe perfpira-tion ; though there had occafionally been frofts, and fome fnowhad alfo fallen, in the preceding month of September; when theelevated regions were covered with rime, both of which howeverfpeedily difappeared. After the middle of November, we ex-perienced a few cold days, together with a flight fall of fnow,and hazy weather, which continued tili the 27dl. On thisday, at half paft eight o' clock in the evening, a flight fhock ofan earthquake was feit at Baktfhifarai, Karaflubafar, and Pere-kop, but which was incomparably milder than that which con-vulfed the whole fouthern coaft of this Peninfula in the yeai1790. On the fame day, the. wind changed to the South-wefl ;and Rights of buftards, confifting of from ten to twenty braceeach, were perceived withdrawing towards the mountains,whither they were probably induced to refort by the heavvfnow that had fallen on the fteppe, and in the peninfula ofKertüS. At the fame time, however, a thaw commenced with

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