230 EMBARK IN A STEAMER 



in 1838 to about fifty-nine thousand pounds 

 sterling worth of manufactured English goods. 

 There are no exports to England of any descrip- 

 tion. 



Our original plan had been to proceed by land 

 from Salonica to Constantinople, either through 

 Philippopolis and Adrianople, or by another, a 

 somewhat shorter route, along the coast passing 

 through Philippi. Mr. Blunt, the consul, dis- 

 suaded us from putting either of these projects into 

 execution, stating that, in his opinion, the Darda- 

 nelles and the entrance to Constantinople by sea 

 are far better worth seeing than either of the land 

 routes. We happened also to be at Salonica 

 when a steam-vessel was about to start for Con- 

 stantinople. We hesitated to the latest moment, 

 not liking to abandon a plan which we had set 

 out with the determination of following, but, at 

 last, after duly weighing and considering the ad- 

 vantages for and against each route, we decided 

 on availing ourselves of the opportunity of pro- 

 ceeding by steam, and accordingly embarked on 

 the 23rd May on board the Levant^ a very small 

 Austrian steam- vessel, and bade adieu to Thessa- 

 lonica. 



