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vella, visited previously by Sir C. Fellows, and men- 

 tions some others near. About the country whence 

 the torrent we had crossed issues, his information 

 is very unsatisfactory, possibly because our dra- 

 goman was unwilling to go there. He says it 

 is called Karditch. It is a blank on the map, 

 and therefore we must explore it. 



First, however, it is necessary to visit Haggi- 

 vella, of the identity of which place with Gaga? 

 we have doubts. 



Haggi-vella is a small village made up of 

 Urook tents, and a blacksmith's shop, with a row 

 of sheds erected for a bazaar held here weekly. 

 The village lies at the foot of two conical hills, 

 rising from two to three hundred feet above the 

 plain. They were first noticed by Captain Beau- 

 fort during his survey of the coast, who remarked 

 the resemblance they bore to tumuli when seen 

 from the beach. On and about these hills are 

 ruins, chiefly of Roman and middle-age buildings, 

 with a few fragments apparently of earlier date. 

 There is a small theatre, one of the smallest in 

 the country, having many of its seats remaining : 

 an arched aqueduct is also conspicuous. We spent 

 three hours seeking for inscriptions among the 

 ruins, and afterwards in the Turkish burying- 



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