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yet the worthy governor hesitated not to come on 

 board, and I observed particularly, that according 

 to sanitary regulations, they all got as fairly into 

 quarantine as possible, although to keep up ap- 

 pearances, we, the passengers, were requested to 

 remain on deck whilst the party drank champagne 

 and ate luncheon in the cabin. 



After leaving Galatz, our next resting-place was 

 Brahilow, a Wallachian town, where we were to 

 leave the Ferdinando and shift into the river 

 steam-vessel the Galatea. Here also we had 

 the pleasure of viewing the town from the deck of 

 the vessel, landing, except on the wharf, being 

 prohibited, on account of that perpetual an- 

 noyance to all travellers in the East — the quaran- 

 tine. Brahilow appears to be a very flourishing 

 place, and at the time of my visit there were a 

 great m.any ships of all nations taking in cargoes 

 of corn. 



Being a soldier myself, I could not help ob- 

 serving and admiring the very serviceable clothing 

 of the Wallachian soldier, so well adapted to the 

 cHmate in which he serves, which I cannot help 

 thinking worthy of our imitation. 



The guards mounted in white frock-coats or 



