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account you give of the Salaries: since it
would be much better if I could surprize
them with these advantageous terms than
they bargained for.
A: if he came might bring out his
whole family. The expences of coming out
would be defrayed, and but I suppose he
would rather come alone first. Yet the
directrice at the dairy should come as soon
as possible because the Prince would wish
to have all in readiness for the Empress
who perhaps will be in the Crim next
May. You will conceive that it must
be a woman of a good deal of spirit
to bear the difficulties of bad lodgings
servants all which must be encountered
with till She has herself put it
in better order and a house is fitted up.
The Prince wishes also to have a whole Colony
of English. They might have their Church
and all manner of privilidges not hurtfull injurious
to other settlers. They would have each family
quantity of land for nothing. how much I know not
as nothing of that kind is as yet settled.
On every occasion there appears a partiality in
favour of our country that is very flattering.
In speaking of Anderson you make a comparison
between Tuscany and this Country so
much to the disadvantage of the latter that I can
not pass it by "Certes il fait mieux "
"dans un jardin que dans des deserts" Moi
je viens de parcourir des deserts qui volent
bien votre jardin They are at least happy
deserts that produce vines, figs, Pomegranetes,
Mulberries and Laurel trees.&c & without culture?
Better wine than half what you drink is
to be brought for two pence a bottle and
sometimes much cheaper. The Ukraine
has long been reputed among the finest
countries in Europe, the Crimea is much
superior to the Ukraine. The Prince has
promised me an estate there. but none
are as yet given.
June 11th.
I have just received news from
Petersbourg of the arrival of Men women
and children to the amount of 139 from
Scotland. The Prince was pleased to hear it
and will take good care of them in the Crim
which it seems is the place of their destiny.
A short time ago there came a Ship load of
raggamuffin Italians which had been
enticed from Leghorn by an agent who
being paid by the so much pr head
I suppose was not very scrupulous about the kind
of people or how he obtained them. Some of them
rose, killed the Captain with intention
of returning, but were caught & brought in
first I believe to Cherson, then to Petiar the a
port in the Crim. Among these was an Englishman
who as soon as it was known that he
was a Cole miner was set to search for
cole in that Country. I found the poor fellow
almost naked & living on five copeks pr
day the same as his companions had.
When I spoke of him to the Prince he
promised him a good salary; and when I said
he was almost naked, he ordered me to give
him 200 rubles to buy cloaths.
This you must consider I think proves no small degree of generosity
as well as a favourable disposition towards us English.
I gave the man & his wife 25 rubles each to cloath
themselves. The 150 I was affraid to trust them with immediately.
) S.B. Keremenchuck
June ) to
20 ) J.B. Linc. Inn
) Dairy woman
Secretary — Brewer —
in general
not
Shipwrights Timber Machine
Mill wright
Scotch Immigrants.
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