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NOTES UPON RUSSIA.

Lithuania, and had in many places to make our road across bridges, which were thrown across the numerous marshes; thence to

Rostovsche, two miles.

Pessiczatez, three miles.

Briesti, a large fortified town on the Bug, into which flows the river Muchavetz, four miles.

The town of Kamenetz, where there is a wooden fortress with a stone tower, five miles; and five miles from thence, after crossing the two rivers, Oschna and Beseschna, we came to

Schereschova, a new town built in a large wood, on the river Lisna, which also flows by Kamenetz.

Novidvor, five miles.

Porossova, two miles.

Volkovitza, four miles. In no part of our journey did we have more comfortable accommodation than in this place.

Pieski, a town on the river Selva, which takes in Volhynia, a province of Russia, and flows into the Nemen.

One mile to Mostu, a town on the river Nemen, which takes its name from a bridge thrown over the Nemen; for the word "most means a bridge.

Czutzma, three miles.

Basiliski, three miles.

Radomi, five miles.

Hestlitschkami, two miles.

Rudniki, five miles.

Vilna, four miles. On this occasion, however, we did not come to Vilna through the places which I have enumerated since mentioning Volkovitza, but turned our course eastward, towards the right, through

Solva,

Slonin,

Moschad,

Czernig,

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