aatient fortrefs. In the town were many pieces o f pillars, ant}
wrought Rones, and imperfect infcriptions; hut it is moft -remarkable
for its delightful fituation at the fources of a river nosy
called Ochieufe, which rifes at the foot of the mountain in eight
or nine llreams. Some of thefe are large, and very dear, and
all loon unite, and run through the plain into the Mseander.
He fuppofes the two rivers at Ifhecleh and Dinglar to be fourteen
miles apart.
T he reader will remember that Apamea was in the way from
Laodicea to the call, as Dinglar now is; and that there was The
CatoraSl of the river Marfyas, and not its rife, which was fame
miles diftant, on the road, which Pocock took, leading into
Phrygia ; and moreover, that the fprings both of the Mariyas
and of the Mseander were at Cehen®, which, I think, is evidently
Ifhecleh. The plain between the two places is bounded
to the north and fouth by high hills; and in it is a, river, called
Bouarbafha, which falls into the Mseander, and is by Pocock
fuppofed to be the Orgas.
C H A P . LXXIIv
Embroiled at Hierapolis — Retire to our tent — Fly — Ford. tEf
Mceander — Our conde or rejiing-place — Booths o f the Turcomans—
Ruins o f Tripolis — Its hijlory— Arrive at Bullada,
W E are now to relate the occafion of our fudden departure-
from Hierapolis. While we were bufy at the theatre, the Aga
of a village ealtward came to bathe with a confiderable retinue,
and two of his men fummoned our Janizary to appear before
him. He was fitting in the lhade of the gymnafium, and among
the Turks with him were a couple, whom we had treated on the
preceding
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preceding day with coffee. The Aga alledged, that we had
krtowlege of hidden treafure, and had already filled our provi-
fion-chelts, which he had leen by the tent, with it ; and demanded
one of them for his (hare. He treated the Janizary as
mocking him, when he endeavoured to explain the nature of our
errand, and the manner, in which we had been employed. The
Janizary returned to us at the theatre, exclaiming, as at Elki-
hiflar, that we were among rebels and robbers; that neither
equity, our Firhman, or the Grand Signior would avail us;
that, unlefs we would repent too late, it behoved us to haften
away. He' was prevailed on, however, to remonftrate again j
but the Aga infilled on his claim with threatenings, i f we did
not Ipeedily comply.
IT feemed an exorbitant firm would be requifite to glut this
extortioner and his dependants; and, i f he were gratified, we
might Hill expedt other A gas to follow his example, and be har-
raffed until we were quite ftripped of our money. The difpute
growing very ferious, we were apprehenfive of immediate violence
; and it was deemed prudent to retire by the caufey to our
tent. At the fame time, his two men, who had tarried by us,
mounted their horles with vifible chagrin, and rode off, as was
furmifed, to the village with orders.
On our arrival at the tent we held a confultation, when the
Janizary warmly urged the peril of our prefent fituation-; that
the frontier of the Cuthayan ' Palhalike, in which we were, was
inhabited by a lawlefs and defperate people, who committed
often the moll daring outrages with impunity. He recommended
the regaining, as fait as poffible, the Palhalike of Gu-
zel-hiffar. It was indeed the general defire, that we might remove
from a region, in which we had already experienced fo
much folicitude, and where our fafety for a moment was deemed
precarious. Our men were alert in ftrikingfhe tent, and- load-
' Cuthaya, antientiy Cotyseium in Phrygia;'
H h 2 ing