1 6 TRAVELS TO THE EAST. 
Was to be feeri but the remains of ruined houfes* 
formerly {lately, built of fquare lime-ftone. Within 
thefe poor walls, lived miferable inhabitants, whofe 
dwellings differ from the wdrfl of prifons, only as 
thefe receive light through tne door, inftead of the 
Windows, and have the liberty of going in and out 
of them. We went immediately to the Dutch Con- 
ful, and after dinner with the Venetian Conful, to 
fee the principal church. On the fhore I found the 
Nerium (Oleander), Erigeri Species, Fig-marigold, 
&c. In the gardens, which are bad, are very large 
Palm-trees, /ome Fig-trees, fome large old bullies 
of liofemary, Narciffus, Marjoram, which was 
there reckoned a rare plant, and was almoft the 
only one kept in pots. Wild fowl they have in 
plenty. Amongft them they had a black game, 
laro-er than the Swedilh ; this was a rare bird, fo 
fa/' to the Southward. The town, though poor, 
is full of people. C.hildren come out of every 
corner, but all miferable. The better fort dwell 
in the firft floor, but their dwellings were alike 
bad. Here are two Greek churches; but no Romifh 
chapel or miffionary. I went into one of the above 
churches, which made a tolerable appearance. They 
fh eW ed me' a curiolity, which deferved attention. 
It was a piece of a (hip’s plank, bored through 
by a fiffibone, which was part of the tooth of 
the Monodon (Unicorn fi(h). A Irench Cap- 
tain had found it in the keel of his (hip, as (lie 
Was careening in Morea. He cut out the . piece 
and took it to this place, to be hung up in the 
church. It was curious, but not miraculous, as 
thefe good people imagined. The French have 
here' a Conful of their nation; the Duch and ’Ve- 
netians have each one from among the Greek in- 
habitants. There is no Turk in this ifland. The 
Captain 
