CHAPTER I.

THE CRIMEA.

General description of the Crimea—Mountains—Rivers—Ancient name—Boundaries—The Steppes to the north connected with it—The roads—Bereslaf—Kherson; its foundation and importance—Gloubóky—Perversion of names by the Russians—Nicolaief, head-quarters of Black Sea fleet, described—Odessa—Definition of New Russia—Limits of ancient Scythia—The dominions of the Khans of the Crimea—The Zaporogue Cossacks Page 1