TO PHARSALIA. 331 
would exceed belief. In fact, there are no 
couriers in the world who are capable of 
sustaining similar f^itigue for an equal length of 
time ; not even the Russian Fcldltgers, in their 
Pavoskies. The Tahtars are sent as couriers to 
all parts of the empire : and it is for this reason 
that the dress they wear is considered the 
safest disguise any Christian traveller can as- 
sume, who is compelled to journey alone 
through the Turkish provinces. 
