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Oberno,

Ottmut,

Cadayenov,

The town of Miensko, thirty-five miles distant from Volkovitza.

Beyond this, all the rivers flow into the Dnieper, whereas the others which we had passed fall into the Nemen.

Borissov, a town on the river Beresina, of which I have spoken above, eighteen miles.

Reschak, forty miles. In these places we refrained from taking a short road, on account of the immense deserts; but following the ordinary track, and leaving the town of Mohilev at a distance of four miles to the right, we passed through

Schklov, six miles.

Orsa, six miles.

Dobrovna, four miles; and passing through other places mentioned in my first journey, at length reached Moscow, where, after negotiating for a long while, we could obtain no other answer than this: "If the King of Poland desires peace with us, let him send his ambassadors to us, according to custom, and we will enter into peace with him if he ask it of us." At length, we sent some of our people to the King of Poland, who was then in Dantzig, and at our request he dispatched his own ambassadors, namely, Peter Gysca, Palatine of Plock, and Michael Bohusch, Treasurer of Lithuania.

When the prince heard that the Lithuanian ambassadors were not far from Moscow, he suddenly, under pretence of going to hunt and give relaxation to his mind (although the weather was by no means suited for hunting), set off for Mosaisko, where he keeps an immense number of hares. He then summoned us thither before the Lithuanians had entered the city, and then making out and confirming the treaty of truce, dismissed us on the 11th of November, on