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compunction. A young man who lived in the chap 
same house with us, was wounded by a musket- 
ball on the day of our arrival. He had 
been looking from the terrace at some Turks 
below, when one of them fired off his piece, and 
shot him. The only excuse made was, that 
they mistook him for a Frenchman. In like 
manner they strangled a Christian in one of the 
public baths; offering the same apology for the 
act they hadT committed. Notwithstanding the 
circumstance of the city's being at that time 
garrisoned by our troops, it was not safe to 
venture alone into the streets. We were ridina* 
one day with a priest of the Propaganda mo- 
nastery, being mounted upon asses; when 
suddenly a party of Bosianghies, belonging to a 
Turk of distinction, and running before his horse, 
ordered us to descend until the grandee had 
passed. This we positively refused to do; 
upon which, not daring to meddle with us, they 
vented all their rage upon the poor priest, whom 
they dragged from his ass, and chastised with 
their white wands in our presence. Complaint 
was accordingly made to the officers of the 
garrison, and to the Fizir; and a promise was 
obtained from the Turks of better behaviour m 
future; upon which, however, little reliance 
could be placed. The English had a very small 
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