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M. Chevalier further remarked, on this high fituation, four 

 barrows or tumuli^ three of which are fimilar to thofe on the 

 fhore of the Hellefpont, (which fhall be afterwards mentioned), 

 and the fourth confifts of an enormous mafs of ftones. This he 

 conjedlured to be the monument of Hector ; and thought it 

 the remains of a demoUfhed ftrudlure. (Gh. XVII. ). 



Mr Hawkins and Dr Sibthorpe " fpent a day in vifiting the 

 " hill fuppofed by M. Chevalier to have been the lite of 

 " Troy ; and the fprings of water, which he confiders as the 

 " fountains of the Scamander*." Mr Hawkins thought, that 

 " the place pitched upon for the fite of the city has much natu- 

 " ral ftrength to recommend it, particularly the eaftermoft angle 

 " of the hill, which, from its height above the Simois, and its. 

 " perpendicular form, mufl have been conlidered as a very 

 " ftrong natural faftnefs in thofe times of warfare, and could 

 " have been eafily rendered an impregnable citadel; for it is not 

 " large enough for the fite of the whole city." — " Some tumuli," 

 adds he, " near the fpot, are certainly ftrong indices." Dr Sib- 

 thorpe obferved, that " the fituation, where the citadel is fup- 

 " pofed to have been, is particularly fteep and rocky :" and that 

 " it is covered with prickly barnet, and a few thorny fhrubs. 

 " The almond tree," adds he, " which grows wild, is not with- 

 " out its thorns. It has even more pleafing plants, the yellow 

 " jafmine and the wild olive." 



Mr Liston took particular notice of a contiguous place, 

 where the ftones of what is called the tomb of Hector feemed 

 to have been dug ; and he remarked a fort of hollow all around 

 the city, except fome part, which is rocky. 



Dr Dallaway, who advanced towards the village from the 

 northern fide, thus defcribes his approach : " As the fetting fun 

 " was more brilliant than for many days paft, the village of 



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* See their Letters, Appendix, No. V. 



