CHAPTER XLII.

Commercial Polity of Russia in the Crimea--Caffa sacrificed in Favour of Kertch--These two Ports compared--The Quarantine at the Entrance of the Sea of Azof, and its Consequences--Commerce of Kertch--Vineyards of the Crimea; the Valley of Soudak-- Agriculture--Cattle--Horticulture--Manufactures; Morocco Leather --Destruction of the Goats--Decay of the Forests--Salt Works-- General Table of the Commerce of the Crimea--Prospects of the Tatar Population 410