194 Remarks on the Site of Troy 
Site of Troy. 
We must confess, however, that after a 
careful examination of the Iliad, and a close 
attention to the topography of the Trojan 
plain, though compelled to abandon most of 
the opinionsand arguments (25) of Chevalier, 
we still think him correct in placing Troy at 
Bournabashi: at least we can find no spot in 
the Troad which can produce claims of equal 
plausibility. 
We have seen that the Scamander most 
probably joined the Hellespont at Sigeum, 
and, consequently, that Troy stood on its west- 
ern bank. To the west of the Scamander, 
however, we find no situation which corres- 
ponds so well to the site of Troy as that of 
the village of Bournabashi; and if we can 
show that the springs, which rise near that 
village, would to a vulgar eye anda rude 
nation correspond with the account given by 
Homer of the two fountains of the Scaman- 
der which rose near Troy, the vicinity of 
(25) Chevalier considers the Bournabashi stream to be the Scaman- 
der, and the Mender the Simois ; avd his Scamander rises, not in Mount 
Ida, but at Troy, and discharges itself, not atSigeum, but Rhoeteum. In 
consequence of this multiplied confusion, yet still holding fast his con- 
viction that he was right as to the site of Troy, he brings forward 
weak arguments and forced illustrations, and is sometimes obliged to 
distort facts to prevent them overturning his own theory. 
