C H A P . LV.
Increafe o f land— Hillock in a plain — Booths of the Turcomans—
Site o f Bargylia---- O f Kindye----- O f Caryanda-----Arrive
at Mylafa — The Turkijh play o f the Jarrit — Our v ift to the
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T H E frequent acceffions of new land along the coaft of Afia
Minor will often perplex the claflical traveller, efpecially if not
aware of the alteration ; and will render him fufpicious of the
antient geographers, whom he confults, as of falfe guides, on
whom he cannot depend. The cities Iafus and Bargylia were
fituated in the recefs of the fame bay, which was called the
Ialian, or, more commonly the Bargylietic ; yet I enquired for
the latter, as a place on the coaft, without obtaining any information.
W e crofted the plain from Iafus at half an hour after one, and
afcended a very high mountain, and at a quarter before three had
in view beneath us an extenfive plain, in which was a Turkilh
village ; and at the mountain-foot, a lake, which communicated
with one oppofite; and that, with the bay of Iafus. Within,
was a hillock, refembling one of the rocks by Ofebalha, with
ruins on it.
W e led our horfes down the mountain by a fteep track, on
the left hand, into a field, in which the ftalks of Turkey wheat
were ftanding; and leaving behind us the diftant fummits of
mount Titanus, came, at twenty minutes after three, to a level
green occupied by Turcomans. Their flocks and cattle were
feeding round the fcattered booths; and cotton recently gathered
from the pods, was expofed on the ground to dry, or on the
tops of the Iheds, which are flat and covered with boughs. Be-
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yond thefe we palled a wide water-courfe; and had the hillock
again in view through an opening on the right hand.
I wilh to have my omifilons fupplied as well as my errors corrected,
and therefore recommend this hillock to the notice of
future travellers into thefe countries. I have no doubt, but there
was the fite of Bargylia, and there a recefs of the bay, fince converted
into a plain, which is almoft inclofed with mountains.
T he Iafians had a famous ftatue of Vefta, which, it was the
general belief, neither rain nor hail would touch, though ftanding
in the open air. A temple of Diana near Bargylia was
fuppofed to be diftinguilhed and treated with like reverence by
Ihowers or falling fnow. It was at a place named Kindye.
A f t e r Bargylia on the coaft was Myndus and Halicarnaflus5
and between Bargylia and Myndus was the lake Caryanda, with
an ifland in it and a town, the birth-place of Scylax, a very antient
geographer. The traveller, who ihall examine the coaft of
Cana, will difcover Caryanda, it is believed, encompafled in like
manner with Bargylia, and in a plain.
T hree inland cities of Caria are recorded as worthy notice,
Mylafa, Stratonicea, and Alabanda. Our road to the former place
lay now between mountains, branches of Grium; and cultivated
vales. The fun had fet when we arrived, and the khan was ihut. A
Swifs, who has been mentioned more than once, happened to be
there, and looking out at a window, fawour hats j and tome Greek
or Armenian merchants of Smyrna, whom he informed that we
were franks, prevailed on the keeper to open the gate, though the
khan was full. The Swifs had been in London, and had ferved
in an Englifli privateer in the war with France. Fie was now,
after many adventures, with an Hungarian, an itinerant quack-
doctor. The Bazar or market was clofed, and we were diftrefled
for food. He prel'ently killed and drefled for us a couple of fowls,
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