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my return to Karazu-bafar, my diforder was 

 very much increafed ; however, as I found the 

 Prince juft changing his pofition, great part 

 of the army, and moft of my own baggage al- 

 ready gone, I determined not to be left behind. 

 Being too ill to mount my horfe, I got a bed 

 put into one of thofe carriages which are com- 

 monly ufcd there, and ordered horfes. I could 

 get none but thofe of the irregular Coflacs, which 

 were totally wild, and had hardly ever feen, much 

 lefs drawn, a carriage before. My harnefs was 

 of rope, fuch as I could pick up, and I was to 

 be driven by a fellow^ equally unufed to his 

 bufmefs. My curious equipage had nearly made 

 me violate a general order, by which we were 

 forbidden to enter any houfe or town on account 

 of the plague; for being laid in my bed with my 

 valer, (an honcfl faithful Wirtemburgher, whom 

 I had from the prince of that name, then along 

 with us,) our cattle fet off at a moft furious 

 rate. For fome time they galloped along the ' 

 precipice that almoft overhangs the town of 

 Karazu-bazar, till at length the carriage over- 

 turned, and we all tumbled down the fteep ; 

 and had we gone a little further, fhould have 

 fairly tumbled into the town. Of three horfes 

 M-hich drew the carriage, two were killed on 

 the fpot, and my poor valet de chambre broke 

 his arm ; I efcaped by being fairly turned out 



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