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tics, set out on the 28th March 1806, at five o'clock in 
the morning, directing our course towards the east, 
After crossing the river Amatante, which flowing south- 
wards at a little distance falls into the sea, we soon met 
on the shore the ruins of the town, which I shall de- 
scribe hereafter; and on following the direction of the 
road towards the N. W. we entered among the moun- 
tains. About noon we were overtaken by a hurricane, 
and at a quarter past one we entered the village of 
Togni. 
The most enchanting landscapes adorn the country I 
passed through this day. From Limasol, as far as the 
ruins, the road runs along the sea coast, and the land 
presents plains gently inclining and bounded by little 
hills. The whole is covered with the finest verdure: 
beyond the heights are seen a chain of lofty mountains, 
whose summits are covered with snow. The soil is 
composed of a fat vegetable red earth, and is exceed- 
ingly fertile. The hills rise on each side of the road in 
gentle slopes, and are equally easy to ascend and de- 
scend; the fairest vegetation adorns the picture. 
The village of Togni, the houses of which are ugly 
and ill built, lies in a very picturesque situation. It 
stands on the declivity of two hills; on the one are the 
dwellings of the Greeks, and those of the Turks on the 
other. Between them runs a small brook, over which 
there is a bridge of a single arch, on which stands the 
church belonging to the Greeks, dedicated to St. 
Helen. 
On the 23d at one o'clock in the morning, we resum- 
ed our journey eastward. In an hour's time we cross- 
