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my comrades from venturing into the Turkish part
of this little town: or rather village they were jealous, I he said, of
strangers; and intimation had been given him, he
said, that we should not go there: they complied
for that time. I yielded to the sense of the majority
with reluctance. This morning finding myself and
free I determined to employ the time that was allotted
me in exploring as much as I could both
of town and country. I have found no reason to repent
my resolution. I soon explored the utmost
limit of the former, and pursuing a road
which skirts the river at the bottom of a beautiful
narrow vaile, I came up unexpectedly after about
1/4 of an hour's walk with a noble fragment
of antient architecture: it consists of two entire
archic part of either a bridge or aqueduct which
appears from a steep hill that skirts the road on one side to have stretched across the present
road and so across the river on the other side
to the opposite bank. Its connection with commencement at the hill
is still visible and almost entire: the 2d arch is
at least 30 foot high: the fort, of course not so
high. Farther descriptions would lead me to too
great a detail.

I will rather mention a short visit I made to the Asiatic
main which I forgot to take notice of I its place.
It was on Friday Nov.r 9th. we had just dined. We observed
the boat getting ready, and upon enquiry were told it was
to go on shore for water. We made haste to take advantage
of the opportunity. Being the last who received intelligence
of it, I was the last in readiness. Mr Henderson, Mr
Griffiths and Mr Schneider and the eldest Miss Kirtland
had already stepped into the boat. By the time I was come
up to the quarter where it lay Upon approaching it I found
Mr Henderson Mr G. Miss K. stepping out again: it
seems the crew had opposed their entrance, and one of the
Turks had shoved Mr G. back in a rude manner. Not
knowing at the time what had passed I jumped in: The
Turks used words and gestures the import of which seemed to
tend rather to dissuade me, and one of them, the same who
had pushed Mr G. made signs that there were a rude set
of people on shore who would seize us and cut our hands
off, an argument which had been made us of on a former
occasion to reconcile us to the refusal they had given
to a similar request. However as their behaviour to me had
nothing of incivility or displeasure, and Mr S. on my proposition
had consented to be of my party, I determined
upon keeping my station, and so I did. The truth is, I
put no great faith in their plea of danger: concluding it to
be suggested by their unwillingness to be troubled with a large
company, who might detain them longer than they wished:
an unwillingness which the diminution of the company would
lessen if not remove. When we came near the shore, I
found there was no landing dry-shod: I accordingly pulled
off my shoes and stockings & waded with the crew. Mr S.
whether his heart failed him, or he did not care for the trouble
of

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