300 FROM BUKOREST, 
Monday, May 2. — We set out from Muhlen- 
bach, and passed through Siboty the first post\- 
to Szamvaros, a post and a half. We had then 
a violent storm, accompanied by lightning and 
thunder; and there fell torrents of rain. The 
roads, which were bad before, now became 
so deep, (owing to the mud,) that the Ambassa- 
dor could not proceed. With some difficulty, 
however, we advanced one post and a half 
farther, without the Embassy; and arrived at 
Deva. Deva; having found everywhere difficulty in 
procuring horses. The country evidently exhi- 
bited an appearance of improvement. There 
was now a small town at the end of every 
stage; and the houses appeared in better con- 
dition. Upon a high rock above Deva, are the 
nxman rcmaias of a Citadel, said to have been con- 
CitadeL 
structed by Augustus; probably by Trajan; 
as Roman coins are found here, both of that 
Emperor, and of his successors. We bought 
one or two of Trajan, and one of Faustina. 
It was nearly dark when we entered Deva : we 
were surprised by the number of persons, both 
(l) \post signifies one German mile, but not necessarily one station: 
these are sometimes apost and a half, or twoposts, distant from each 
other; or even more. 
