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On the 9th he traversed Kinikli, and halted at Djierlo, 
a tolerably large town, containing several mosques. He 
passed near Karasstran on the 10th, and stopped at the 
village of Bourgas. On the 11th, after having traversed 
Baba Eski, he entered Adrianople. This city is of con- 
siderable extent, and well situated on the north side of 
a large plain surrounded by hills, upon one of which a 
part of the city is built. It contains several mosques, 
some handsome houses, streets that are well paved, a 
large bezestin or bazar, comprising several covered 
streets, furnished with shops of every description, and 
a beautiful bridge over the Morissa, a considerable 
river which traverses the city. The city is surrounded 
by a parapet wall, strengthened by a pallisade within 
and a ditch without. The Grand Vizier, who is ge- 
neralissimo of the Ottoman armies, was here at this 
time. Our traveller observes, that notwithstanding his 
presence, he saw but few soldiers, and that the streets 
were extremely solitary. He was told that there was a 
camp without the city. Adrianople, then the head quar- 
ters of the Turks, was sixty leagues distant from the 
opposing army. 
Ali Bey remained but a short period in this city, and 
proceeded the same day to sleep at Moustapha Baiha, 
where he found a troop of soldiers, who rather re- 
sembled a horde of banditti. 
On the 12th he traversed several hamlets inhabited 
by Greeks, and slept at Karapounar, a Mussulman vil- 
lage, composed of a considerable number of barracks. 
On the 13th, having passed Zaara, he arrived at Ke- 
zanlek, the governor of which place invited him to 
supper, and showed him many civilities; he travelled 
all night, and after being exposed to a heavy storm of 
w ind and rain, arrived at Schipka Balcana, a little village 
