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interspersed with cypresses, rise 

 finely above the tiers of houses, 

 and the summit of the hill varies 

 the view by the display of a spa- 

 clous fortress. The town is not 

 so ill built as many other Turkish 

 towns are ; and the. abundance of 

 all the necessaries of hfe, and the 

 general civility even of the Mos- 

 lem inhabitants, contribute to 

 render this a desirable abode, ex- 

 cept for 3 months, when the heat, 

 though tempered by a westerly 

 wind in the day, and by a land 

 breeze in the night, is scarcely 

 endurable, and is attended willi 

 very unpleasant attacks from sting- 

 ing flies and still more troublesome 

 mosquitoes. Its spacious and 

 safe harbor, its central position, 

 and its facilities of communica- 

 tion with the most remote pro- 

 vinces of the interior, render it 

 the great mart of trade in this 

 quarter of the world. The quar- 

 ter inhabited by Franks or Eu- 

 ropeans, enjoys the privilege of 

 exemption from Turkish jurisdic- 



Prriramos. 



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Smyrna, 



