They crept into
every cabin or hole, and at last blessed the sailors, who laughed at
them for their trouble.
I constantly found that there was less real religion in those places
where there was the most parade made of it.
CHAPTER XXIII. EUROPEAN RUSSIA.
DEPARTURE FROM REDUTKALE - ATTACK OF CHOLERA - ANAPKA - SUSPICIOUS
SHIP - KERTSCH - THE MUSEUM - TUMULI - CONTINUATION OF THE JOURNEY -
THEODOSIA (CAFFA) - PRINCE WORONZOFF'S PALACE - THE FORTRESS OF
SEWASTOPOL - ODESSA.
On the 17th of September, at 9 in the morning, the steamer arrived,
and an hour afterwards I was seated on the deck. The vessel was
called Maladetz; it was 140 horse power, and the commandant's name
was Zorin.
The distance from Redutkale to Kertsch is only 420 miles in a
straight line, but for us, who continually kept close to the shore,
it amounted to nearly 580.
The view of the Caucasus - the hills and headlands - the rich and
luxuriant country remains fresh in my memory to this day. In a
charming valley lies the village Gallansur, the first station, at
which we stopped for a short time.
Towards 6 o'clock in the evening, we reached the fortified town
Sahun, which lies partly on the shore, and partly on a broad hill.
Here I saw, for the first time, Cossacks in full uniform; all those
I had previously seen were very badly dressed, and had no military
appearance; they wore loose linen trousers, and long ugly coats,
reaching down to their heels.
