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circumstance ; and still more so when thev chap. 
III. 
begged to know our wishes, saying, that they ^-' ' 
had received orders from the Prince to supply 
us with every thing we might require. Pitesti 
contains a hundred houses : judging from their 
external appearance, the inhabitants are wealthy. 
The land around is well cultivated, and the wine 
of this place is excellent. 
Our journey on the following day {April 26) 
furnished us with remarkable proofs of the 
attention shewn to the passage of Turks of dis- 
tinguished rank in the countries through which 
they travel. Fortunately for the poor inhabi- 
tants, their journeys are rare. The preparations Manner of 
made to facilitate the passage of the Turkish tie passage 
• 11 .1 , • of tlie Am- 
Ambassador must have cost an amazmg sum bassador. 
of money. The roads were now very bad, 
and they had been worse at the time of his 
passing. In consequence of the state of the 
main road, the inhabitants had actually con- 
structed not only a new-raised causeway by 
the side of it, but also a prodigious number of 
temporary bridges, some of great length, over 
the worst parts of the route. We travelled 
through a flat country three hours to Mimichest, 
often profiting by these preparations. Three 
hours beyond Munichest, we came to Corte 
