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belonging to Armenians and Greeks, and the chap. 
rest to its Turkish inhabitants. A considerable - ' 
commerce is here carried on with Fienna ; in 
consequence of which the town has an exten- Trade of 
Ruttchuk. 
sive trade, in cloth, indigo, corn, and ivine. It is 
well supplied with provisions of every kind; 
and to us, who had long been strangers to sucli 
articles of luxury, the sight of white bread and 
fresh butter was no unwelcome treat. The 
Greeks and Armenians live in a part of the town 
separated from the quarter inhabited by the 
Turks. We, had the greatest difficulty in procur- 
ing a lodging. After an hour's search, we were 
received into the dwelling of a poor Ragusan, 
•who bad suffered twelve years' confinement, 
owing to having had his feet frozen in Russia, 
Nothing could be more wretched than our accom- 
modations : the room allotted to our use was 
like a dungeon ; and so dark, that we were forced 
to burn candles during the day, as well as 
during the night. The rain fell incessantly 
during the whole of the Jifteenth, and prevented 
our stirring out. The Janissary, who had ac- 
companied us from Constantinople, told us he 
should profit by this circumstance to take his 
Cdif; which he accomplished, by sending for a 
)aand of those wretched prostitutes who dance 
