from this place to Teflis, a distance of only 272 versts, cost in direct charges 1400 roubles, besides 360 roubles in the accidental expenses of the journey, making a total of Roubles 1740=£77. Some further remarks on this article will be found in this journal itself at Teflis. Expenses at Teflis, 400-19. £96. At Teflis we left our carriages, and hired three German waggons to Shushee. The whole charge of this arrangement, including horses and men, amounted to 960 roubles. By this it will be seen that our expenses from Mozdok to Shushee, a distance of only 600 versts, have been greater than from Petersburgh to Moscow, a distance of no less than 2650 versts. The account in its general results standing thus : The arrangement about waggons, though convenient in many respects, we found attended with this annoyance, that the vehicles having no springs, their motion was very rough. The journey from Shushee to Tabreez was performed on horseback, and cost 30 roubles each, that is, £1. 6s. Each baggage horse carried about 3 cwt. English. The journey from Tabreez to Bagdad, was similarly performed on horses, paying 56 roubles, or £2. 10s. for each horse. Therefore upon the whole I think I may say, that two persons may come from England to Astrakhan at the following expense, by way of St. Petersburgh. From England to St. Petersburgh. . £30 0 0 30 0 0 This I believe would be considerably more than sufficient, but two persons would not perhaps travel in proportion so cheap as more. From Astrakhan across the Caspian, the expense would be very little, but I cannot exactly say how much. The general rate of caravan travelling afterwards, may be judged of from the above statement, to any point to which the missionary may desire to go, whether to Tabreez, Sheerauz, Ispahan, or Bagdad. But now that the Turkish empire is again quiet, perhaps the passage to Aleppo, and from thence across the desert, might be the best route by the winter caravans, when the heat would not be oppressive; it is the shortest, and on the whole, perhaps the most free from difficulties, as the English Consul at Aleppo could easily make the most desirable arrangements for the travellers on the road. Going by the route indicated above, it would be necessary for the traveller to have a courier to accompany him from Petersburgh to Astrakhan. He would also have to make new arrangements in crossing the Caspian, and when landed in a strange country, he would find, whether at Baku or Inzeli, or wherever he might land, perhaps no person to afford him any assistance, and help him to make arrangements for his journey, unless he knew enough of the language to give directions, and make these arrangements for himself; he would therefore be very uncomfortably circumstanced. The best way then would be to go to Baku and hire one of the carts of the country to take him to Shushee, where he would find every refreshment he could desire from the brotherly affection of the missionaries there, From thence he could go with the first caravan to Tabreez, where he would find many English ready to help him in any arrangements he might wish to make in proceeding further. The only objection to the route from Aleppo to Bagdad in winter is, that the passage of the desert is dangerous from the Arabs; but faith will make this easy enough-for then we shall fear no evil. Our party consisted of seven, Mrs. Taylor's five; we had one courier, with two carriages and a cart in Russia, with fifteen horses, and afterwards, when we left our carriages, we had twenty-five horses, to Bagdad. The sum then of the expense for thirteen persons, between St. Petersburgh and Bagdad, is nearly as follows: Versts. 730 From Petersburgh to Moscow 1401 £42 0 0 32 0 0 15 0 0 งง 7 0 14 0 0 20 0 0 1100 The expenses from Shushee to Bagdad, I cannot to a few pounds determine, but I will put down as a gross sum Total 4081 versts. £500 0 0 From the above it will appear, that we have come from St. Petersburgh to this place, a distance of 4,000 versts, at the rate of about £38. each person, including travelling and living for five months, which time the journey occupied, and this without any privation of what was necessary for our comfort, either in food or otherwise. I think, had we come across the Caspian to Reshd, from Astrakhan, and then by Teheraun to this place, we might have saved £200. or have reached this place at the rate of £25. each person. By the regular vessels from England to India, it would have cost £40. each, between England and Bagdad. It cost the missionaries from Basle to Shushee, about the same distance as our journey, nearly £80. each. In conclusion, I would just say, get nothing in England in the shape of a carriage; but when you arrive at St. Petersburgh, get one of the Kibitkas of the country equipped for your jour |