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ticular, brought over to his fide a very learned and intelUgent 

 Reviewer in the Britijh Critic, (May and June 1797) ; infomuch 

 that, after combating Mr Bryant fuccefsfully in the other 

 parts of the Obfervatio?is, he at laft feels himfelf under the ne- 

 ceffity of feeking for the fite of Troy farther down the plain, in 

 which I am forry I cannot go along with him. The anfwer al- 

 luded to is furniflied in a few words by Dr Dallaway ; and 

 coming from one who has been upon the ground, mufl have 

 more weight thdn any thing which could be faid on the fubjedl 

 by a perfon who has not had that advantage. " The diftance 

 " from the Grecian camp to the fite of Troy," fays this accurate 

 obferver, " has fupplied thofe who contend againft its exiftence 

 " with many plaufible objedlions. It is, however, certain, that 

 " the prefent village of Koum-kaleh is fituate on a fand-bank 

 " more than a mile in extent, which will reduce the diftance, 

 *' fuppofing it to be an accretion from the Hellefpont, to lefs 

 " than eight Englifli miles from Bounar-bajhij where the Scsean 

 " Gate once ftood. The advanced works, both of the Greeks 

 " and TrojanSy leflened the intermediate fpace. The diftance of 

 " the moft advanced rank of fliips from the fea is not mention- 

 '' ed ; perhaps we might not be far from the truth in fuppofing 

 " it half a mile, and a quarter of a mile farther from thence to 

 " the fea. Allowing the firft circumftance of the accretion at 

 " Koian-kaleb, and the Grecian camp having been advanced in- 

 " to the plain, the diftance of Troy is perfe<5lly reconcileable 

 " with every incident mentioned by Homer. It ia like wife evi- 

 " dent from the circumftances of the war. Had the city been 

 " very near, the firft work of the Grecians muft have been a 

 " ftrong fortification to prevent fudden attacks ; without it, 

 " their deftru^lion muft be inevitable. Befides, there had not 

 "been a theatre large €nougli.;f<;?r jEi^e,.a<^ion« of the war." 



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