LET.  XXIV. From Belgrade.—­Character of the Rascian soldiers—­
              their priests—­appearance of the field of Carlowitz,
              after the late battle between prince Eugene and the
              Turks—­reception at, and account of Belgrade—­the
              murder of the late Bassa—­character of Achmet Beg.

LET.  XXV. From Adrianople.—­Description of the deserts and
              inhabitants of Servia—­Nissa the capital—­cruel
              treatment of the baggage-carriers by the janizaries—­
              some account of Sophia—­Philippopolis—­fine country
              about Adrianople.

LET.  XXVI. Adrianople.—­Entertaining account of the baths at
              Sophia, and Lady M’s reception at them.

LET.  XXVII. Adrianople.—­Why our account of the Turks are so
              imperfect—­oppressed condition of the Servians—­teeth
              money, what—­character of the Turkish effendis—­farther
              particulars of Achmet Beg—­Mahometism like
              Christianity, divided into many sectaries—­remarks on
              some of their notions—­religion of the Arnounts—­
              conjectures relating to Trajan’s gate—­present view of
              the country.

LET.  XXVIII. From Adrianople.—­Marriage of the grand signior’s
              eldest daughter—­the nature of the Turkish government—­
              grand signior’s procession to mosque—­his person
              described—­particulars relating to the French
              ambassador’s lady—­character and behaviour of the
              janizaries—­the janizaries formidable to the seraglio.

LET.  XXIX. Adrianople.—­Lady M. describes her Turkish dress—­the
              persons and manners of the Turklsh ladies—­their dress
              when they go abroad—­their address at intriguing—­
              possessed of more liberty than is generally imagined—­
              the plurality of wives allowed by the Koran seldom
              indulged.

LET.  XXX. Adrianople.—­Manner in which the Turks pass their time
              —­the present pastoral manners of the Easterns, a
              confirmation of the descriptions in the Grecian
              poets—­give great light into many scripture
              passages—­specimen of Turkish poetry—­a version given
              by Lady M. in the English style.

LET.  XXXI. Adrianople.—­The plague not so terrible as represented
              —­account of the Turkish method of inoculating the
              small-pox.

LET.  XXXII. Adrianople.—­Description of the camel—­their use, and
              method of managing them—­the buffalo—­the Turkish
              horses—­their veneration for storks—­the Turkish
              houses—­why Europeans so ignorant Of the insides of the
              Turkish houses—­their gardens—­their mosques and hanns.