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whereas this site is nearly five. We saw only 

 three rock-tombs, one of which, lying to the 

 north-east of the city, was ornamented with a bas- 

 relief representing two combatants with shields. 

 We next turned to the city itself, which was 

 found to be small, and surrounded by a rudely 

 constructed Hellenic wall, very perfect in some 

 parts, combining the polygonal and cyclopean 

 styles in its construction. 



Within the walls was a confused mass of 

 buildings of early and late date ; but we saw no 

 sculptured fragments, columns, or inscriptions. 

 It appeared to be a city ranking in importance 

 with Phellus and Candyba, but in a better state 

 of preservation. Having exhausted the best part 

 of the day in searching and in examining these 

 ruins, we returned to Kassabar with the pleasing- 

 prospect of another discovery, and another day 

 of exciting interest on the morrow, at the ruins 

 of Yarvoo, which we had now twice seen, and 

 scrutinized from a distance with our telescopes. 

 To-day, March 18th, we followed the Kassabar 

 torrent to its junction with the stream from the 

 valley of Saaret, passing by two or three water- 

 mills, where we began to ascend the steep 

 face of the eastern mountains by a tedious wind- 



