224 ALEXANDER BEFORE TERMESSUS. 



came to see his army encamped, but that the 

 greatest part of them would retire to their 

 city. The event showed that he was not de- 

 ceived; for a small party only was left to guard 

 the pass, whilst the whole force hastened to 

 their city. Alexander then immediately led on 

 his archers, and darters and light-armed soldiers, 

 attacked the guard, and soon was in possession 

 of the pass, which the Termessians wholly aban- 

 doned." 



He next encamped before the city; but it 

 was found so well fortified by nature, that he 

 was compelled to abandon the intention of taking 

 it, and proceeded to Selge, after having received 

 a deputation from the inhabitants of that city 

 whilst encamped before Termessus. With this 

 description in hand, to give a deeper interest 

 to our search, we were the more diligent in our 

 inquiries for ruins among the passes leading 

 from the plain of Adalia to the Yailahs of Lycia ; 

 and the report we had heard respecting the 

 existence of ruins in the pass of Goole Look was 

 confirmed, — which pass we were informed also 

 was the high road to Almalee. We should not, 

 however, proceed without noticing a route taken 

 by General Koehler in the year 1800, from 



