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fervants, drelTed in the mod fuperb manner: 

 indeed, befide a body guard, he kept no lefs 

 fhan three hundred domeftics. 



At Mofcow I met feveral cart-loads of Eng- 

 lilli midfhipmen; who being thrown out of 

 employ by the conclufion of the American war, 

 had entered into the Ruffian fervice. They 

 were ynder the care of a ferjeant and two ma- 

 rines, and were going to join Admiral Macken- 

 zie on the Black Sea. 



After having fpent a few days at Mofcow, I 

 continued my route to St. Peterfburgh; and, 

 having taken up my family at Narva, I reached 

 the capital about the beginning of the fum- 

 jiier 1784. 



As it may probably intereft my readers to 

 learn a few authentic particulars of the great 

 Potem-kin, I fhall here prefent them with feme 

 which are not known to the common herd of 

 fcribbling travellers, but my fituation in his 

 fuite enabled me to colledt. 



His levee commenced about eight in the 

 morning; at which time a little fliabby anti- 

 chamber, and a billiard room adjoining, were 

 crowded with general-officers. Thefe apart- 

 ments, with a bed-room, were all he ufually 

 inhabited, though he had feveral magnificent 

 ones in the fame houfe : the way to thofe he 

 occupied led through a fuite of large rooms. 



The 



