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of the Adriatic, with an occasional glimpse of the coasts of Italy and Dalmatia on either 

 side, as the steamer gallantly pursued her rapid course towards the Acroceraunian pro- 

 montory, the thunder-riven mount of ancient lore, which, like another Calpe, projects its bold 

 front into the wave between the Adriatic and Ionian seas. 



" Morn dawns, and with it stern Albania's hills," 



and at noon on the 5th of December the ship entered the narrow strait between the ancient 

 cities of Buthrotum and Cassiopea, and passed into that magnificent sheet of water, which, 

 like some great inland sea, extends in a south direction for more than thirty miles, bounded to the 

 west by the contiguous islands of Corfu and Paxo, and opposite by the Albanian hills, indented 

 all around by many a fair and tranquil bay, fringed on the Ionian side with olives and the 

 clustering grape ; while, on the more rugged coasts of the main land, " dark Suli's rocks," 

 the mountains rise abruptly from the sea-shore towards the summits of the Pindean range, 

 which, clothed in the snow of ages, terminate the prospect eastward. 



The Medea glided over these placid waters at a rate never less than ten miles an hour, and 

 shortly arrived in front of the sea-girt fortress and town of Parga. The dark and bitter 

 Acheron, " bleak Pindus and Acherusia's lake," were next passed ; and another hour's 

 steaming brought the ship in front of the Ambracian estuary. 



Pursuing their rapid course, and passing between Ithaca and Cephalonia, in front 

 of the Corinthian Gulf, the vessel skirted the fair and fertile coasts of Zante ; and 

 early on the 5th of December entered the harbour of Navarino. Having made a 

 circuit of its bay among the wrecks, which still remain as sad mementos of the 

 Moslem's fate, she pursued her navigation close to the Morea, reached the promontory of 

 St. Angelo, and entered the ^Egean sea. The passage to the Isles of Hydra was soon effected, 

 and the next morning's dawn showed them " Colonna's neighbouring height," Egina, 

 Hymettus, and the shores of Attica ; and in eighty-two hours from the time of leaving 

 Ancona, they were safely anchored in the Piraeus ; having thus accomplished the distance of 

 760 miles at an average rate of nine and a quarter geographical miles per hour. 



We have already digressed too much to admit of our tracing, however briefly, the various 

 cruizes and excursions made by the Medea with the royal guest on board, during the four 

 months she remained in attendance on the King of Bavaria : it will suffice to say, that they 

 visited most of the places of note on the coast of Asia Minor, and nearly all the Grecian 

 islands in the Archipelago, having, from the time King Louis first embarked at Ancona on the 

 3rd of December, until he ultimately arrived at the same place on the 31st of March, 1836, 

 gone over a distance of 3000 miles, at an average rate of more than nine knots an hour, 

 though the wind in many cases was strong and contrary ; indeed we have the authority of 

 Mr. Peacock, the master of the Medea, for stating, that "during the last cruize, which lasted 

 fifteen days the Medea averaged ten knots an hour the whole cruize, though strong head 

 winds were experienced most of the time." * We presume, however, she had but few coals on 

 board, and was consequently in better trim than when complete ; such, however, was not the 

 case on the passage from Ancona, which, as before stated, was at the rate of nine and a quarter 

 miles an hour. 



' Nautical Magazine, page 305. May, 1836. 



