Personal Narrative of a Journey From India to England, Vol. 2 of 2 By Bussorah, Bagdad, the Ruins of Babylon, Curdistan, the Court of Persia, the Western Shore of the Caspian Sea, Astrakhan, Nishney, Novogorod, Moscow, and St. Petersburgh

Excerpt from Personal Narrative of a Journey From India to England, Vol. 2 of 2: By Bussorah, Bagdad, the Ruins of Babylon, Curdistan, the Court of Persia, the Western Shore of the Caspian Sea, Astrakhan, Nishney, Novogorod, Moscow, and St. Petersburgh

The Town, Population, and Produce - My new Servant, a Jew Boy - anecdote-departure from Kizliar - My new Equipage - Post-horses, Cossack and Kalmuck Drivers - Locusts in the Desert - Quarantine - Arrival at Astrakhan Scotch M issionary-house Alexander Cassim Beg - Obstacles to the Missionaries Their Privileges - City of Astrakhan - Population - Variety of Costume - Prisoner begging - Russian Charity - Trade - Salt Productions Indecent Custom Sturgeon Fishery. Page 234 - 261.

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