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TRAVELS TO THE EAST. 
Lit ants of the Eaft. The miferable roads, over hills 
and dales, full of hones and mud, put me in mind of 
the incomparable roads in Sweden, and gave me a 
much worfe opinion of the celebrated Southern 
countries, than I before had. Rut what on this 
journey caufed a woeful remembrance to a Swede, 
was the place, where five years ago, Mr. Kierman, 
merchant in Smyrna, and fon to Mr. Alderman 
Kierman in Stockholm, was {hot dead by fome 
highwaymen. The lofs our trade fullered by the 
death of this young man, was not to be repaired by 
the lamentations of the Turks or the punilhment 
of the murderers. The former however {hews 
that, amongft thofe we efteem barbarians, there are 
lovers of yirtue, and the latter confirms to us, that 
the Turks have learn’d the wife rule, that juftice 
js due to all men. Eudgia, an agreeable country- 
jfeat of the Dutch Conful Hochpied, to which 
we came, expelled thefe melancholy reflexions. Its 
Cyprefs park, filled with Gazellas, Peacocks, Phea- 
fants, Partridges and Nightingales, is incompa- 
rable. 
The diverfions of the Carnaval began amongft 
the Franks, the beginning of the year, with balls 
and genteel fuppers. I was prefent, the 5th of Ja- 
nuary, at the entertainment the Dutch Conful 
Hochpied gave to all the Europeans. Every thing 
was well conduced, after the European manner. 
Mufick is the only thing, we muft put up with, after 
the manner of the country, which is bad enough. It 
confided of two miferable violins, and two lutes, nei- 
ther of which was well played. This noble art is now 
no more to be found, in acountry where it once had 
arrived to the htgheil perfection. In vain may we 
now look for an Orpheus among the Greeks; but 
a dance, a remain of the Grecian age, performed hy 
