VOYAGE TO MADAGASCAR. 2^7 



** and money, with which immediately en- 

 ** tering the kirj^dom cf Poland, I fuftain- 

 " ed a combat aj^^ainft the Ruffians, near 

 *' Pnith, where I ^ as wounded and taken. 

 " I was then carried to Riovia, where I 

 ** found marihal Czainofky, count Potoiky, 

 ** and young Pularlky, with three thou- 

 ** fand men. 



** Being afterwards removed to Cazan, I 

 " pafled Nezin and Tu .a ; and, by means 

 ** of a German furgeor, I tranfmitted to his 

 *' eminence the prince bifhop of Cracaw, 

 ** who was at Kaluga, a letter, in which I 

 " informed him of my miafortunet The 

 " governor of Cazan, M. Guafnin Sama- 

 ** rini, fuffered me, like the reft of the pri* 

 ** foners, to enjoy my liberty in the city. 



** On the I jth of Auguft, 1769, I was 

 " vifited by a Ruffian officer, who privately 

 ** gave me letters from the captive princes, 

 ** with orders to carry them to Kaluga. After 

 S •* conferring 



