Abhase c«rt* — Monastery ot Ghelatjr — Frescoes and mosaics — Valuable relics— Queen Thnmar— A miracle — The mortuary chapel of kings— Da»id, 'the Restorer' — An abandoned nunnery Leii||;thened occnpation of the throne— Dynasties in Georgia — Metzamety manasteiy — Preparations for Swaiuiety — The Chief of that district— His courtesy PACE 40
CHAPTER XXXI.
FORTY-SIXTH TO FORTY-EIGHTH DAY.
Departure for the moimiains — The Rion — A native prince— Grand scenery — Goige of
Ladjanoura-Ly ay lyash^ Agreeable news— The village— Jews of Letchgoumm —
Departure for Swannely— A timid interpreter- Property of the Dadian— The 'Morse fiver' — Moury — The Princess Dadian 50
CHAPTER XXXII.
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CHAPTER XXXHI.
FIFTY-SECOND AND FIFTY-THIRD DAY. More rain—Disloyal Ypariana- Invasion of Swannety on the Ingour— Noisy voters at Ypary — Tenghyz settles a difficulty — A Christian church — Heathenism of the Swanny — Their towers of defence— Dwellings — Valley of Moulachy— Cultivation — Tiade — An old feud — The Chief disr^arded— His life threatened — Swanny women— Appearance and dress — Native aimonrers — Arrival at Mestye— Eicitement produced 69
CHAPTER XXXIV.
FIFTY-FOURTH TO FIFTY-SIXTH DAY.
Blood-money unpaid— Church at Mestye— Relics— A wail — Swanny fiinera!— Burial and superslitions—Nents'ghonl— Another feud — Hostility of the natives— Ledina and by Google
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Matz'h'vaiysh — A hypocrite— Mutual raistrusl of villagers — Cause of breach— Arrival at Betcho— A bint-hcarled captain— Etespatches lo Koutaia— Chalybeate springs — The Russian garrison — A complaint of abduction — Mount Oushba- A night at Beteho— Vanity of Swanny women — Barshy— Reception by Tenghyz — A supper party pace 79
CHAPTER XXXV.
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The home of Tengiiyi— Of hi& ancestun — An Apollo and a Diarui — A difficult case settled — Slonny weather — Departure for Pary — The Decanos— Murder is rife Soi^ of Thamar- F8te-day dress— Native cloth—The priest's meal — Barshy again <|o
CHAPTER XXXVI.
SIXTIETH TO SIXTY-SECOND DAY.
in intelligent Swanny — A mother's lament- Distribution of gifts— The old story of May and December— Horns Of the tour — Tzbelytzkalys — Inhospjtalily of the Vpariaiu — Moiustery of Kvyiyk}- Mistrust of the Swanny— Return over the ■.Atpoiy, 98
CHAPTER XXXVII.
SIXTY-THIBD AND SIXTY-FOURTH DAV.
A noble lime-tree- Bashfiil women and a facetious Georgian— Upper valley of the Tthenys-tiltalys— Lovely scenery—A deep gorge—Wild children— Rivers at Lenlehy — Moonlight — Relum to Lyaylyash........ log
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SIXTY-FIFTH DAY.
An interral of rest- Appellations of Swannety— Uj^r valley of the Ingour— Its ap» proacbes— Eariy history of Swannety — By whom visited- Division of the District —.Submission of the Swanny— A clergy appointed— Their own ministers — Religious cnsloDU— Inlnxtuction of Christianity — Superstition- The Lord's Prayer in the dialect — Types— Physical characteristics— Proper names— Crime— Blood-money — RcsouKca— Population— SpoR-General observations 109
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CHAPTER XXXIX.
SIXTY-SIXTH TO SIXTH-EIGHTH DAY. '
Departure for Mlngrelia— NovoSenaky— A large maple-tree— Rural chapeU— Nalialakev
— The ' Forty mart jTs" — ArcbKOpolU — The j£a of Circe — Indigence in Mingrelia — A
fe^ival — A Mingrelian princess — Feoialc beanly— Amusements— Note, on the liveis mentioned by Strabo, Pliny and Arrian page 113
CHAPTER XL.
SIXTV-NINTH AND SEVENTIETH DAY.
Swampy Counlry— To«*n of Po«i— The Kana variabilis — Mortality- Sect of the Scoptsy— lu Doctrines and spread— Jackals at Poti— The Rock of Prometheus — Vigilance of the Police at Soukhoum — The AUiues — A Curious Custom ^The Genoese at Soukhoum — Appeal to the Warriors of England — Bazaars at Soukhoum — Its Climate — Roads from Soukhoum 119
/ CHAPTER XLI.
SEVENTY-FIRST TO SEVENTY- FOURTH DAY.
The Bonk at Novorossisk— Salt supply— A Rouge and the soi-disont Prussian — Kertch—
Arrival at Theodosia — Population past and present— Distinguished travellers at
Cafla — Pope Cleraenl's Tower The
Prison — Treatment of prisoners — Roads from Theodosia 139
CHAPTER XLIi,
SEVENTY-EIFTH AND SEVENIT-SIXTH DAY.
Departure from Theodosia— Esky.Crim—Balou Khan — The Kiptchaks, Polovtsy, or Comans — Yd«£Ou— The Crimean Horde — Title of Ghyrey — The Khan a Prisoner of Turkey— Alliance of the Khan and John 111. — Annihilation uf the Great Horde- Invasion of Russia by the Khans of the Crimea — Moscow destroyed — Resources of the Crimean Khanate— Russia's Invasions of the Crimea— Annexation of the Peninsula— Importance of Solghat— Kyiyl-tash Church- Valley of Tarak-tash— Vineyaids— Soudak — The Mongols — Fortificatiuns of the Genoese.,.147
CHAPTER XLIII.
SEVENTH-SEVENTH TO SEVENTY-NINTH DAY.
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sou-baiar— Places of Interest— Baia