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xny 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 moll 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 ufed 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 

 valet, (an honefl faithful Wirtemburgher, whom 

 I had from the prince of that name, then along 

 with us,) our cattle fet off at a mod 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 vve all tumbled down the fteep ; 

 and had we gone a little further, fhould have 

 fairly tumbled into the town. Of three horfes 

 which 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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