Remarkable occurrences in the life of Jonas Hanway : comprehending an abstract of his travels in Russia, and Persia; a short history of the rise and progress of the charitable and political institutions founded or supported by him; several anecdotes, and an attempt to delineate his character / By John Pugh.

Pugh, John.

Date:: 1798

Credit: Remarkable occurrences in the life of Jonas Hanway : comprehending an abstract of his travels in Russia, and Persia; a short history of the rise and progress of the charitable and political institutions founded or supported by him; several anecdotes, and an attempt to delineate his character / By John Pugh. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[ ^3 ] the country, and the ftrudiire of the velTels are known. The Ruffian govern- ment authorifing vaflallage, and giving one man a property in the perfon and labour of another, no vaffal can leave the dominions of his lord without his per- m'^ffion, and muft return home, no mat- ter how far off, or how difficult the journey, by the time limited : Thofe who fail, dreading the fevere punifliment which awaits them, frequently turn pi~ rates ; and, joining themfelves to the Khalmuck Tartars^ rob on the river^ They go in gangs of thirty, forty, or even eighty perfons, jn row-boats, equip- ped with fire arms; and their piracy is commonly attended with the murder of the unfortunate who fall into their hands. The punifhment inflided on thefe wretches, when taken, is fuitable to the cruelties they pradife on others: A float is built, with a gallows creded thereon, and they are ftripped naked, and with their hands pinioned behind, hung up by the ribs on hooks, and fet afloat on the river;

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