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" in the year." (p. 344-)' ^' Chevalier, found the Turkifli 

 women of the village of Bounar-hnjlj't waQiing their garments 

 at the fources of the Scamander, as the wives and daughters of 

 the Trojans were wont to do when they enjoyed the fweets of 

 peace, before the arrival of the Greeks *. I repeat this circum- 

 flance, becaufe Mr Liston afliared me that, when he was there, 

 he made the very fsime remark. 



The Courfe of the Scamander. 



M. Chevalier examined the two rivers, the Simois and the 

 Scamander, by tracing them upwards ; the latter from the place 

 where it now difcharges itfelf into the Archipelago, by a new 

 canal ; and the former from its mouth upon the Hellefpont, a 

 little to the north of Koum-kakh. The new canal of the Sca- 

 mander had been firft obferved by him, on his way from Alex- 

 andria Troas, as he came down from Udjek-Tepe, or monument 

 of .iEsYETEs. About a mile to the northward of this monument, 

 as you pafs the village of Erkejfighi, and near an elegant Kiofk, 

 or repofing place, conftrufted by Hassan, the Turkifh Captain 

 Pafcha, a confiderable ftream flowing down upon the fouth fide 

 of the plain, and then bending towards the Simois, takes a fud- 

 den diredlion to the fouth, being plainly diverted into an artifi- 

 cial canal, which carries it a confiderable way, in a floping 

 courfe through a valley, ai:id conveys its waters into the M,- 

 gean Sea. (Ch. III.). This new canal made a flrong impreflion 

 on M. Chevalier's mind; and indviced him afterwards to 

 fearch for the ancient bed of this beautiful fi:ream, which he at 

 length found, and traced, as marked on his map. (Ch. IV.). 

 This was a moil important difcovery j and when, in the invefti- 



gation, 



• See Iliad, xxii. 154. 



