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The wines drank at Cherson are for the most part from
the Crimea, or from the Greek Islands. a Senedos wine
has much the taste & Colour of Red Port.

Sudac Wine is a white dry wine from the Crimea
as good for the Table as can be desired.

There is a sort of wine from the Don which has
much the taste, and I think, as good as Burgundy.
The Prince prefers the wine of the Don, and that
of Sudac to all wines whatever.

But we have Wines from all Countries at all
great Dinners Hungarian is given, and no
Healths can be drank without Champaine.
tho' at the same time the above mentioned wines
are preferred for their taste, the dearness alone
of the latter keeps up the use of them

recd at Whitchurch, 12 Sep.r 1784

a Subsequent Letter is dated July th O.S. in which
is the following Account

" A Short time ago there came a Ship Load of Ragamuffin Italians
" which were brought in first, I believe, to Cherson, then to Octiar
" a Port in the Crimea; among them was an Englishman, who
" as soon as it was known that he was a Coal-Miner, was set to search
" for Coal in that Country: I found the poor fellow almost naked
" and living on five Copeks a day (2d 1/2 English) the same as his

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