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Early in the morning, every thing being ready for our ,7 "9- 

 departure, we were invited to call on Madame Behm, in •— t. 

 cur way to the boats, and take our leave of her. ImprefTed, u " ayI 

 as our minds were, with fentiments of the warmed grati- 

 tude, by the attentive, benevolent, and generous treatment 

 we had met with at Bolcheretfk, they were greatly heighten- 

 ed, by the affecting fcene which prefented itfelf to us, on 

 leaving our lodgings. All the foldiers and CofTacks, belong- 

 ing to the garrifon, were drawn up on one hand, and the 

 male inhabitants of the town, drcffed out in their beft 

 clothes, on the other; and, as foon as we came out of the 

 houfe, the whole body of the people joined in a melancholy 

 long, which, the Major told us, it was ufual, in that coun- 

 try, to fmg on taking leave of their friends. In this man- 

 ner we marched down to the Commander's houfe, preceded 

 by the drums and mufic of the garrifon, where we were re- 

 ceived by Madame Behm, attended by the ladies, who were 

 drefTed in long filk. cloaks, lined with very valuable furs of 

 different colours, which made a moft magnificent appear- 

 ance. After partaking of fome refreshment, that was pre- 

 pared for us, we went down to the water-fide, accompanied 

 by the ladies, who now joined the fong with the reft of the 

 inhabitants -, and as foon as we had taken leave of Madame 

 Behm, and allured her of the grateful fenfe we mould ever 

 retain of the hofpitality of Bolcheretfk, we found ourfelves 

 too much affected, not to haflen into the boats with all the 

 expedition we could. When wc put off, the whole com- 

 pany gave us three cheers, which we returned from the 

 boat; and, as we were doubling a point, where for the laft 

 time we faw our friendly entertainers, they took their fare- 

 wel in another cheer. 



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