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MAKRI. 



of the river, leaving Messrs. Daniell, Spratt, and 

 Forbes to prosecute their intended journey of 

 exploration through Lycia. 



Previously to the departure of the Beacon, 

 and during the time the ship lay in the harbour 

 of Makri, several most interesting excursions 

 were made through the country around Mount 

 Cragus and the valley of the Xanthus ; of which, 

 before entering on the narrative of the longer 

 journey, we shall give a short account. 



Makri itself, the site of the ancient Telmessus, 

 has been often visited by travellers,* and fully 

 described. The modern village is a miserable 

 scala, built in the midst of a marsh, and con- 

 sequently so unhealthy during a great part of the 

 year as to be almost uninhabitable. During the 

 winter months, however, the climate is delicious 

 and salubrious, the houses become filled with 

 inhabitants, and much trading goes on ; the port, 

 which is an extremely safe one, being visited by 

 many vessels. The scenery around is very beauti- 

 ful. The little town, the white mosque and rickety 



* Dr. Clarke, Captain Beaufort, Sir Charles Fellows, and Mr. 

 Wilde, have all described Telmessus. Views of the largest 

 and most temple-like of its tombs are given in Clarke's Travels, 

 in the work of Choiseul Gouffier, and in the first tour of 

 Fellows. 



