R itejls«
Petfnora.
Dwina.
Neva.
Duna.
Kimen.
Lakes.
Onega.
The river Petlhora rifes in the’ Ural mountain»,' and joins' the Frözerr
ocean,( after a courfe of-about 4'Jö: milés'ü"'- •
' NèJct, on the weft, is-the Mezen,'‘which falls'intd the White fea after
a ;conrfe of aljput ^ijcf'nodes.
• The Dwina falls into theI-gulph of-Atcfetigel;'after 4 'cènfiderablé
courfe ó f abontijssa miles. ' Thé Onfega 'elofês>t*hé lift of thé Ihïéf fibers
that flow into the Arctic >ocean; fot thofe 'fcf ©lonétz, and of!R iiilïh
Lap] and,i-are. .of little confequenÉS*. j$]
The Syir joins the-lake of Onega with that 'of Ladoga,' \^hich b y
tbe Neva, a .mo-re important ftream, falls into’ the gulph of Finland.
Thkrrivèr, pervading sihfe c ity ' öf Peteribürg, is’aboüttTÖfty>itfii¥s'rin
length, but ó f oöhfiderabïé breadth and depth, and fubjeËt to vfoïèfe
floods^ which have been recently guarded againft-by deepfehirignlfe bed,
and by erecting ftrong quays óf granite; -
The Narva atfo runs4 fhofÉ.e'óurfë ’’from the Tchüd^t/ij'^óF^eypus
lake, into the Finnifti gulph. The Pernof rifes- fomëfmrles tóJ the well
óf'the Pcypus lakei and falls into th(^^r^i‘-óf Riga.'1'
‘But th& m'oft cenfiderable ftream in this qüart^'is the'Duna, whofe
fouree has been already mentioned. It has* fame 'considerable jfnd dangerous
falls; and fomêtimes greatly' injures the4 ;ityfdf Riga, vkT'thp
breaking up o f the ice. Its courfe da about^ 0 0 miles. The Mmetf
pow fortfis.^ part of the boundary betwëén Ruflia
joined by a canal to the river Pripaz, whichjfalls into (the ’Neipbr j but
the eataraösi in the latter river, about 250 miles above its eftuary,'
gready impede the intercourfe that might thus be eftabKfhVd^Hi' the
Euxine.
The chief lakes of European Rfiffia are fituatediri thë;M.'Wfdi'vifion
Of the empire. There is a confiderable lÉ e » ! - Rdfflan Lapland, that
o f Imandra; to the fouth of which thé government of ©löóetz prefents!
many extenfive pieces-of water, particularly the large lake pfÖnëgaV
which is about 150 miles in length, by a medial breadth o f about 4 q.
The lflands and Ihores of the Onega are chiefly calcareous, and c'óntlin
fome valuable marbles. To the weft k the _ Ladoga,’ about
m length,-by 70 in breadth, being one of the largeft lakes in Euroj)è..
As it has many fhoals, and is liable to fudden and viÓléht , tëmpéttf,J
Peter
/ Peter the Qreat .opened a canal iialbngàts.fhprfe^froih'fhe VoIkof to thé
Neva.-- yhe^filhery pf>this^ lâske, fcejns^of littles-conJéqnencei} but the
nqrth-e^l^orps p r o d u c ed beaqtifu^Finniih, marble,. which is mych
ufeékajtjPetërïburg.
„ % g l W". we find tlie lake ofTgypus,-1 about doyfhileS’ in length
b ÿ ^ ip, breadth : *|he northern part of this l'ik^js ,^^|pthat.o£, Tfliud,
the fpujth th-atjOfiPfirove. From;the, Peÿpus iffuestthe river, Narova, or
ÿJarva, and-there is an iflaad^with -thréè villages/ called Polka. Fifh
abound, particularly a kind which refembles, the- herring ; barbel, pike,'
* pprch, carp, and otbers^vrT^^P|e|flta-^the|f lake .Hmen, on- which.
%nds the ancient city of 5îo,\qgoiqd!' TheLieio,'-'©r White Ifike, is fo
q|iled frqmits ;bot£qm of white ;clay^; and) a
few ojherjs to. the N. E.; are tof inferiqr note.
But the lakes that give, rife-to thé; famous Volga mu-ft not^e, omitted.
.Tbg'tchlef of tfiefe T ith e Jake 5Seliger, in gpyernryent of Twer
yvhich,‘though^narrow, extehdsàbôuf’ 30, milesin3ength|^and a {mailer,
l|b e> qo-t i -far 't© the vpefti , eniils I another fbur-ce o f „that auguft
river.
It has already been mentioned that EuropSekh Ruffia ikrather'a plahr
country, th&ngiN^ e parts of ith’bejgrèàtlïy*.elfe^atex^ sfueh) às that
Vfiich^nd^fotfeh"t-he three rivbrsr.of Buna,- Volgaÿ and'Niépér'; * This
i|gion, w^Mc^jsbpaffed in travelling- from'Teterfburg'td Mblçôw,-ià
by foipre 'Called fh'h mountains b f VaMky;,Jffc|nï the ' town 'and.lake"of
Yalday, fituated ,01! the, ridge bnt' by th^fnatj^qs
BloftcbadQ^ or elevated ground ; :and no mountains, afé here; delineated
in thé" cSinnipn mapsl In this- quarter .the'grqupdpis.ftre.wiï with .maftes"
o f granite,'"but the hills ate 'c?lqefl$ marl, fand^ and ùlaÿ-ÿfand-what are
Ccftledj -the,^mountains 'o fY aidayv’ aJ ’ high .^ti’hle rand, fdrmQÿlÿfÂ
with larg,e fand hi-%,, -an^fiiiterXp^fed' with ma&s'bf.red and
g£ey, granite,_Vith hornblppde,, fliorl,' and^^qest: near Yâld'aiyisjthe
high eft pa-tt . of “the. ridge, which &etr^;to-,.;b4 in a,-N.-'E.,< indiSirW;-
diredion.j ,The h i ^ lakes, and groves are heâjatifiilyband there is an
iflan^ with a,noble monaftery. To the foftthg qf Va!day', th ç imkftes -o-f
granite bqcome,ifmaller, (and rqore rare; and-<ealcairëoi4S- pet-rifàEtîons
appear, which are followed by the ,clay ,néar- M ^ c o ^ ^ S o ^ é f^ p ,^ ' i'
1 T ‘ - the
L akes.
Peypus.
MounUurj
Valday.