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C A R A M A N I A.
T h e circiiiiistnnce th a t stam p s a pecu liar value on views in
Cara inania jirecludes us from say in g much re sp e c tin g llie c o u n try
; it is a region so far from explored, th a t it has scarcely l)cen
visited by an y eurojiean traveller. O c cu p y in g th e southern coa.st
o f w h a t has been called Asia Minor, even it’s n ame seems little
known, as it is com mo n ly confounded with Natolia, or Anadoli,
wh ich forms th e n o rth e rn an d la rger p ortion. I 'h e soil is fcrllle,
th o u g h poorly peopled, an d still worse cu ltiv a ted ; circuinsUinces
common to it with most parts o f th e o ttom an dominions. M o u n tains,
man y o f th em o f considerable h e ig h t, stretch in diiTerent
dire ctio n s th ro u g h th e cou n try ; an d extensive forests spread over
it th e ir shade. It’s extensive coasts ab o u n d with ex c ellen t h a rbours;
an d th e gene ra l boldne.ss o f th e shore ren d ers it safe to
L A C A R A W A N IK.
L a m cm e ra ison q u i r en d p r é c ie u s e s d e s v u e s de la C a ram an ie n o u s em p ê c h e d 'cn lr c r
d a n s de g r a n d s d é ta ils su r c e p a y s : c 'e s t u n e r é g io n q u i ju sq u 'à p r é sen t a é t é si peu
un o b j e t d ’a t t e n t io n q u ’à p e in e t r o u v e - t - o n q u e lq u e K u rop écn q u i y a it v o y a g é . Klle
o c cu p e la c ô te M é r id io n a le d e c e q u 'o n a p p e lo it a u t r e fo is l'A s ie ^fin eu ^ c , e t le n om
m cm e e n s em b le p e u c o n n u , p u isq u 'o n la c o n fo n d d ’o rd in a ir e a v e c la N a to lie , q u i en
e s t la p a r tie s e p t en tr io n a le e t la p lu s c o n s id é r a b le . I.a s o l e n e s t f e r tile , q u o iq u e peu
p e u p lé , e t p lu s m a l e n c o r e c u lt iv é ; é ta t q u i lu i e s t c om m u n a»-cc la plu p a rt d e s p o ss
e s s io n s O t tom a n e s . D e s m o n t ^ n e s , d o n t q u e lq u e s -u n e s s o n t t r ê s -é le v é c » , s 'é ten d e n t
e n s e n s d iv e r s d a n s c e j>ays q u e d e s a s t e s fo r e ts c o u v r e n t d e leu r om b r r . S c s cdtea