212 ADALIA. 



columns, and inscribed blocks, indicative of the 

 ancient extent and importance of the site. The 

 cemeteries without the city, are also more than 

 usually filled with marble fragments and columns, 

 remains of substantial and costly edifices. The 

 style of these relics is invariably Roman, and 

 of a date agreeing with that of the foundation 

 of Attaleia. From all these evidences, we are 

 disposed to adopt the opinion of Colonel Leake, 

 who supposes Adalia to represent in both name 

 and place, the city founded by Attalus Phila- 

 delphus ; and we feel satisfied that Captain 

 Beaufort could not have regarded it as Olbia, 

 (in which opinion he has been followed by Dr. 

 Cramer) had he been permitted to make as 

 close and extensive examination of the city as 

 we were enabled to do, instead of a cursory 

 glance, under the watchfulness of the jealous 

 Bey in power at the time of his visit. 



The walls surrounding the tow T n are mostly 

 of modern erection, and in excellent condition. 

 Except on one or two towers, they are not sur- 

 mounted with guns toward the land ; the gardens 

 or courts of the houses in the town touch the inner 

 face of the w r all, but the fortifications may be 

 examined from the rampart or parapet, open 



