[8] Grod, or gorod, signifies city in the Russian language.
[9] Memoirs of Strahlemberg, confirmed by those sent me from Russia.
[10] Memoirs sent from Petersburg.
[11] Memoirs sent from Petersburg.
[12] Called also the Ob. This large river issues from the lake Altin in Calmuck Tartary, in Asia, from whence running north it forms the boundary between Europe and Asia, and after traversing a vast tract of above two thousand miles, it falls into a bay of the Frozen Sea.
[13] In the Russian language Irtish. This river runs from N. to S. through all Russia, and falling into the former river, forms part of the boundary between Asia and Europe.
[14] In the Russian language Tobolsky.
[15] His name was Sowastowslaw.
[16] This anecdote is taken from a private MS. entitled 'The Ecclesiastical Government of Russia,' which is like wise deposited in the public library.
[17] See page 35.