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Travels into the L e v a n t, 
Part L 
CHAP. LXXXIX. 
Of Goletta^ and our Arrival at Tunis. 
Qdlcm. Olepta is no more but two Caftles, whereof the one was built the 
VJ Emperour CW/^nhe fifth, and the other by Ahmet Dey the Father of 
Don Philippo, who perceiving that the Galleys of Malta came and took fliips 
in the Road, without any damage from the Guns of the Caftle, built this 
lafl, which is very low, and has feven or eight great Gun-holes two foot above 
the Water, by which the Guns play level with the furface of it. This Caille 
is round on the fide next the Sea, and that of Charles the fifth is almofl; fquare ; 
Between thefe two Caftles there are three Houfes, one belonging to the Family 
of Don PhtlippOj the Other to the Bey, and the other to Scbelebl the Son of 
Htfoitf Dey, who is called barely SchcUhi, becaufe he v/as Born during the 
time his Father Reigned. 
When we had refrefhed our felves a little in the Houfe of Don Philippo, we 
took Boat and went to Tunis-, by the Canal or rather Lake, which in the begin- 
ning is very narrow, there being many Canes fixed all round in the bottom 
of the Water, for catching of Fi(h,afterwards it grows very wide. It is not 
s commonly above five fpan deep in Water, then it was very Ihallow, and had. 
many dry places in it, which with the leaft Wind are quickly covered, and 
that very high with Water. 
Don Philippo went by Land with his company mounted on a ft ate! y Horfê 
that was brought him. The firft thing we fav/ upon that Water, was a Hill 
to the left hand very near the Sea-fide, where there are natural Baths of 
Water almoft boyling hot: There is a Baomo built there, and it is called 
nanumulf. Hamarmdf-^ then a little further on upon the fame fide, they (hewed us a high 
Zngoum. Hill ZagGuam^ which is a great way from this Lake, and a days Jour- 
ney diftant from Tunis-, there there is a little Tovvn ai Taganns, ov AndaU- 
■ oi's., called alfo Tagouam. 
When the ChrilHans pofl^efllid that Countrey, there were Aqueduds that 
brought Water from thence to the City of Carthage ^ at prefent they are 
broken, but fome Arches with the Fountains and Cifterns ftill remain to be 
feen. As we came near to Tunis, we faw a great many Olive-Trees, and 
abundance of other Trees, which denote a good Countrey. In four hours 
time we arrived at Tmis., though with a little wind they go it many times in 
two hours, but we were many times imbayed. 
By Land it is eighteen miles from Gcletta to Tunis. If they pleafed, they 
might make a good Port at Tunis, but then the Town would not be fo 
ftrong, or at leaft not fo fecure. From the place where you Land, it is a 
mile ftill to the- Town, where being arrived, we went to lodge at the Houfe 
of Monficur Le Fâcher., a Perifian Prieft, and Father of the Mifllon, who 
was then Conful for the French, and he received us very AlFedionately . 
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