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during the journey. This political disguise we chap. 
had some difficulty in providing ; not only from < , ,-, /■ 
the dearth of materials at Pcra, but also from 
the want of any pattern sufficiently^ tawdry. 
At last, we luckily met with a cavalry uniform, 
left by the French ambassador Sehastiani, which 
served us as a model : it consisted of a hussar 
jacket, &c. of brown cloth, faced with black 
velvet, and trimmed with gold lace, fringe, and 
frogs : this exactly suited our purpose. We 
received orders from Constantinople to join the 
Turkish Ambassador on the evening of the first of 
April, at the Ponte Piccolo, or Kutchuk Tchek- 
madjeh; where his Excellency intended to halt 
for the night, after the public ceremony of his 
procession from the capital would be concluded. 
The last day of March, we were busily em- 
ployed in consigning to the care of our excel- 
lent friend and banker, Mr. Barbaud, (from 
whom we experienced many acts of kindness,) 
several cases containing the things we wished 
to send to England, and in taking leave of those 
friends whom we were never likely to see 
again ; particularly the Neapolitan Minister, 
OouNT LuDOLF^, and the German Internuncio, 
(2) Conslaiitine, CnintDe Lxidolf, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister 
Plenipotentiary from the Kin? of the Two Sicilies. For an account of 
this most accomplished and exemplary Nobleman, sec p. 248 (Note) 
of the valuable " Remains of the late John Tweddkll," cditcil 
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