TO THE PASSAGE OF MOUNT H.^MUS. 211 
down, beneath the canopy of heaven, they chap. 
poured forth their offering of praise and thanks- /- - 
giving, with a fervency of spirit, and with an 
awful solemnity of manner, that filled us with 
respect and admiration. 
At six hours' distance from Tchorlu, we 
turned a little oat of the road, to the village of 
Caristrania, where the Ambassador dined with canvframo. 
his suite. Here we found theAgha of Burghaz, 
going to Constantinople, who returned to accom- 
pany the Embassy. The country is level and 
well cultivated. All the way from Constanti- 
nople, we had experienced high winds and cold 
weather; but this day, at noon, it suddenly 
changed ; and the sun's beams were so ardent, 
that we could scarcely endure their powerful 
heat. We then proceeded to Burghaz, which Burghax. 
is distant four hours from Caristrania, and ten 
hours from Tchorlu. 
The robbers, to the number of five hundred 
men, had lately been quartered here, and almost 
destroyed the town. It consists of two thou- 
sand houses ; of which number three hundred 
belong to Greeks. The shops are good; and 
the commerce carried on with the interior of 
the country is not inconsiderable, in the sale of 
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