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excepting near the villages ; but in the middle 
of this day's journey, it no longer wore the 
denuded aspect of the plains of Thrace. We 
began now to meet with underwood, and dwarf 
oaks. After six hours' journey from Burghaz, 
we turned out of the road, to the village of 
Hasilbalem, at half an hour's distance from the Hatu. 
main route, that the Ambassador might get *" *"*' 
something to eat ; but finding nothing, we sup- 
phed him, from our store, with an Adrianople 
tongue'-, the rest of the Turks staring with 
amazement, to see him accept food from a 
Djowr. We then continued our journey ; the 
jigha of Burghaz attending us in person, on a 
beautiful grey horse, superbly caparisoned 
The extent and magnificence of our procession, 
as we were told by Signor Francopulo, afforded 
a tolerable representation of the cavalcade of 
the Princes of TValachia going to take possession" 
of their dominions. From hence to the Port of 
Ineada, in the Black Sea, is a journey of fourteen 
hours ; and to the nearest maritime place, ^so-, 
poll, only of twelve hours. The town of Kirk 
Iklisie, or the ** Forty Churches," appeared upon 
(1) The dried tongues of buffaloes bear this name. Great quantities 
of these tongues are brought in barrels to Constantinople. We carried 
them to E^i/pt. They are very ercellent. 
