‘The perillous and most unhappy voyages of John Struys, through Italy, Greece, Lifeland, Moscovia, Tartary, Media, Persia, East-India, Japan, and other places in Europe, Africa and Asia. Containing, I. Most accurate remarks and observations of the distinct qualities, religion, politie, customs, laws and properties of the inhabitants: II. A due description of the several cities, towns, forts and places of trust, as to their site and strength, fortifications by nature, or art, &c. with other things worthy of note: and III. An exact memorial of the most disastrous calamities which befell the author in those parts (viz) by ship-wrack, robberies, slavery, hunger, tortures, with other incommodities and hardships’ [‎175] (224/470)

C h a p . XI. The Voyages of 175
Gold-hiU, fo-called &Qm Jwty ofG^lii -the Tmmam had once. 5^®*
taken in a Caravan , they diyitle^ among themfelves by 1
cap-fulls.
On the 16 we came before the River Rvflmim the left hand,
right over againft a round Hill calledfrom one Frak. , a '
Tartarim Prince who lies there buried. This Beck comes from the
famous River * Dan , upon which River thofe that are called the * vvhkh
Don-Co/d's have their being , which alfo is the Countrey and Rell- ''jjf*
denceof StenkoRe.dzm. In the year 1668 the Rujfes had build a new Tanais
City at the Mouth of the River Ruflan, to give a check to the
Cofacks j who much annoyed the FFolga with their ftnall Boats , corn-
ming down the faid River dayly in great Troops , and committed
many infolencics : However it feems not. much available ,< for they/XT
havedevifedanewmean to fhun the Fort and come into the '»
by drawing their Boats over land upon Wheels , which they do for 7 seTstra-
Dutch Leagues together, for the Countrey there is flat andeven. boiib,^
The next day it began to blow very hard for which reafon we Were
fain to remain thatday at ajiiehor , synd on iae 18 th to fet fail having
a gentle Gale which brought us before the which is
as much to fay Cafiw-i or ra-th^r BtnfveJ?, Jyiog ofli tfee Right hand at
the toot of a Hill. The City is in k felf not greatvbut very ftrong mu-
nited with 6 Ramparts , or Bulwarks , befides other Fortifications.
TheGarrifonis well maintained with Recruits of Smlitsiers- , being
a Place of great Truft and Importance, e^ecially for that it lies upon
the tart mm Continent.
On the 19 we came before the Place where C^c.fgoroS of old had
fto.od ? by the Ruins thereof we could ©bfeve that City had been-
built of Brick. It was demolifhedbefides many others hy-Tamerhn the
Great. Theftones have been of goodufe to thofe of where
with they built their Walls. Towers , Churches and Monafteries.
On the 20 we haled over fevcral RifFs and lhallow Foords , and at
laft ran our felves aground upon a land , where we ftuck 3 hours
before we could yet clear. From this place where we were fall all along
the Banks to Ajlrachan, grows great plenty of Liquirice , but all the
Land to the Cnfpim Sea waft,and not fitt for Tillage.
On the 21 we got the Ifland FFepavay which we left on the
Starboard-fide, and that Evening came before T'z,ornogar, ox T^omojar.
beine