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and whofe example juftly deferves to be imitated. The ad-vantage, refulting from this oeconomical arrangement, wasamply evinced by the numerous hay-ricks, which I fawin fo dry a year. I was affured that the current of air,occafioned by the trees, produces fuch an effett, that nohumid cloud paffes over his land, without fhowering downits bleffings.

The remaining ftages to Pultova, namely, Novye-Senfhari(twenty-feven verfts), Gergelef-rog (fixteen verfts), and thelaft twenty over a low ground, extending to the Vorfkla andthe fine elevated piain interfperfed with brufh-wood (wherethe place, on which the ever memorable battle was foughtbetween the Ruflians and Swedes, is diftinguifhed by aprodigious monumental hiH), I performed on the ift of Auguft,during continued rain; and late in the evening arrived at thetown, celebrated for that victory, which laid the foundationof Ruflia's prefent greatnefs. Every perfon, who furveysthe indifferent earthen fortifications of this place, muft beaftoniftied that fuch a Commander as Charles XII. fhould havehefitated to attack a town, in which the memory of his dif-after, fo prolific in confequences, is now preferved by acolumnal tower erected near the beautiful church of Vofkre-fenfki; and on which is exhibited a caft-metal plate, repre-fenting the battle.

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