COUNT   de   BENYOWSKY.           3*
After difpatching this anfwer, the Count waited upon
the Bacha of Natolia, who was encamped near him, and
to whom he communicated every particular of the con-
dud of the Bacha of Chotym, at the fame time that he
requefted his afliftance againft the violence of that traitor.
The Bacha of Natolia, who was fecretly the enemy of
the Bacha of Chotym, promifed the Count his afliftance,
and advifed him to fend a courier to Stamboul to acquaint
the Grand Signior with the behaviour of the commander
at Chotym, which the Count accordingly did the fame
day.    On the nth in the evening the Bacha of Chotym
fent an Aga of the Janizaries to the Bacha of Natolia,
with orders to fecure the perfon of the Count, and fend
him to Chotym to be punifhed for his infolence.    But the
Bacha of Natolia kept his promife to the Count, by fending
an anfwerto the effed, that the Count, having fent a cfauz
or courier to Stamboul, was entitled by the laws to an afylum
till the return of the firman of the Grand Signior; and that
as his perfon was fafe in his hands, the Bacha of Chotym
need not doubt his fecurity, though he refufed to put
him  into his without an exprefs order from the Grand
Signior.    After the departure of the Aga, the Bacha of
Natolia advifed the Count to raife his camp, and retire,
left  the  Bacha of  Chotym  might  avenge   himfelf  by
treachery : and this generous  Turk,   not content   with
fhewing the Count every mark of friendfhip during his ftiort
ftay, detached likewife with him a body of one thoufand
horfe, to accompany him to the frontiers of Poland.
On the 14th, the Count raifed his camp, and
marched towards Cferniowcze, the residence of the Hef-
podar, at which place he arrived on the 16th, and from
thence