Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c.
CHAPTER XIII.
General Remarks on New Russia--Antipathy between the Muscovites and Malorossians--Foreign Colonies--General aspect of the Country, Cattle, &c.--Want of Means of Communication--River Navigation; Bridges--Character of the Minister of Finance-- History of the Steamboat on the Dniestr--The Board of Roads and Ways--Anecdote--Appendix 96