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and Prince Muruzi were taken from their car- 
riages, and placed within two coaches of state. 
The throng was now immense ; and the whole 
way this vast procession moved, it passed 
through thick files of spectators, ranged on 
either side, among whom were bands of music 
playing. The Prince of fValachias musicians, on 
liorseback, preceded, as we entered Biikorest. 
In passing through the streets, our carriages 
were subject to a continual and extraordinary 
concussion; being dragged over the trunks of 
trees and other large logs of timber, placed 
transversely, instead of pavement, as in the road 
from Petersburg to Moscoiv; forming a kind of raft 
floating upon liquid mud, which, as the timber 
sank with the weight upon it, sprang up through 
the interstices. All these pieces of wood were 
loose ; and being thus put into motion, the 
whole seemed like a broken floating bridge, 
between the disjointed parts of which there 
was apparently danger of being buried. As 
soon as an opportunity was offered of getting 
clear of the procession, we quitted it, and were 
taken. to the dwelling of Mr. Summerer, acting as 
izngiish English Consul; perhaps one of the best houses 
in. Bukorest; where our young host received 
us, as he did many other of our countrymen, 
with disinterested kindness and hospitality; 
Consul. 
