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 lying on the right bank of the Danube, containing a Christian church. We then sailed by Illoi, a delightful, cheerful little town, by which there is a castle on a hill, on the right side of the Danube. A bishop’s see was here in former years. After that we passed a village called Panestra, lying on the right of the Danube, by which there is a fine ruined castle. Then we sailed by Skerveta, a town on a hill with a castle in it. At nightfall we sailed to Petrowar, otherwise called Peterwardein. This is a castle on a hill, enclosed all round by a high wall, and under the castle a clean little town, where we spent the night, and purchased some provisions and wine.

On Oct. 21 we sailed past Carlovitz, which lies on the right of the Danube. This is a large town, in which are two Christian churches of the Greek religion, and a third which is Catholic. On the left side of the Danube we saw Tytel, a handsome town, as they informed us, above which stands a castle on an eminence. We afterwards sailed by Selemek, which is on a lofty hill; but now nothing remains but ruined walls and some old towers, which have not fallen down from the rain. Close to the ruined castle is a town surrounded by a wall, and embellished by numerous towers, some of which are already in ruins. Opposite this town, on the left hand, the river Tisa falls into the Danube after flowing through Transylvania and Hungary.

On Oct. 22 we started early, leaving the town of Semen on the right of the Danube; immediately afterwards we espied Belgrade, on the side on which the