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CONTENTS
OF
THE SECOND VOLUME.
CHAPTER I.
Departure from St. Petersburg. — Pavlovsky, seat of
the Empress Dowager. - Palace of Tzarskoe Selo.
- Post-house at Podberos. Extraordinary scene.
Novgorod. Rakhino. Peasantry, &c. - Volo-
chok. River Tvertza. - Torzhok. - Chonogros.-
Palace of Petrovsky. · -Arrival at Moscow. Page 1
-
pect. Great bell. - Treasury. - Immense cannon.
Church of the Assumption. Royal cemetery.—
Churches. Foundling hospital. -Galitzin's hospi-
tal. Sheremetiev hospital. - Countess Orlov's pa-
lace.
Imperial stables. — Carriages.
ceremonies. Streets, &c.
Superstitions.- Frauds
39X677 1
New Pe-
Ravages of the plague in the year 1770.- Insurrection
and murder of the bishop. - Post-office.
trovsky theatre. - Gardens. Donskoi monastery.
English church. - Burial ground.-Markets.
nishment of the knout. - Anecdotes, &c. - Page 61
Pu-
Conflagration of Moscow. Evidence relative to the
perpetrators of that catastrophe. - Napoleon's flight.
- Destruction of the English church. - Russia's
views of aggrandizement. - Political reflections.
CHAP. VI.
Page 98
Return to St. Petersburg. -Bible Society.
Character
of the Emperor Alexander. Death of his consort.
-Insurrection of St. Petersburg. Nicholas' co-
ronation. Anecdotes. Difficulty in obtaining pass-
ports. Final departure from St. Petersburg.
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Page 124
Paper-money. Chaises. - Henricksdahl. — - Helsing-
fors. Fortress of Sveaborg. - Prisoners. - An ex-
traordinary old maid.—Hints to travellers on changing
Russian for Swedish money. Scene at an inn.
Honesty of the post-masters.- Beautiful
Scenery.
country. Arrival at Abo.
Page 164
Abo.
CHAP. IX.
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Cathedral. - Tombs. - University. - Library.
- Clergy. Military hospital. Prisons.-Mineral
spring. Magnificent inn. - Conflagration in 1827.
Popular antipathy to Russia. - Departure from
Passage to Stockholm.
Abo by sea.
Page 180
Lord Bloomfield.
Route to Gripsholm.
CHAP. X.
Departure from Stockholm. -
Castle of Gripsholm. - Por-
traits. Nykoping. Norkoping. - Carlscrona. —
Lakes, docks, and harbour. -Naval models. - Road
to Christianstad. - Christianstad. - Province of Sco-
Disgusting filthiness of the peasantry. Aby.
nia.
CONTENTS.
Military encampment. - Travelling expences, &c.
- Arrival at Copenhagen. Fête. Count Schim-
melmann.
Page 197
CHAP. XI.
Roeskilde.
Ringsted. Slagelsee.-Fair. -Corsoer.
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Passage across the Great Belt.
Storm.- Arrival
at Nyborg. Odensee.-Jutland.-The Little Belt.
Colding. Christianfeldt. Moravians. Ha-
vershaven. Flensborg. - Bodies of criminals ex-
Tumuli. — Machine for conveying letters
posed.
by post.
Page 222
Author's visit to the Prince of Hesse. - His
character. Departure from Sleswig.
Route to Bremen. - A wedding festival. - Salter. —
Bremen. Cathedral, &c. The Rosen-keller.
Route to Osnaburg. - Osnaburg.-Iburg. Muns-
ter. Church of St. Lambert.-John of Leyden.-
Cathedral. Town-hall. - Population, &c.