SOUTH COAST OF THE CRIMEA. 
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chap, delightfully situate upon the side of mountains 
sloping towards the sea, with a rapid rivulet of 
the purest crystal water flowing close to its 
walls. All that now remains of the original 
building is a small chapel, containing images of 
the Saints, painted upon stucco, although nearly 
effaced. Here the authors unfortunate friend 
and his predecessor in this journey, the late 
Mr. John Tweddell, of Trinity College, Cam- 
bridge', had left the tributary offering of his 
Athenian Muse to the Genius of the place, in 
some Greek verses which he had written with a 
pencil upon the wall, and subscribed with his 
name. Mr. Reginald Heber, in a subsequent 
visit, struck by the grandeur of the situation, 
delineated a view of the place s . Among the trees, 
at the time we arrived, were the pomegranate 
in full bloom, the spreading mulberry, th ewild vine, 
creeping over oaks, maples, and cornelian cherry- 
trees, and principally the tall black poplar, every- 
where towering among rocks, above all the 
shrubs, and adding considerably to the dignity 
and the graceful elegance of this fine scene s . 
(1) Now buried in the Temple of Theseus at Athens. 
(2) See also the Note to p. 252. 
(3) “ The forests in this tract are not of a very lofty growth : firs, 
however, and some oaks, arc found, and magnificent walnut-trees. 
The Tahtars in the spring, when the sap is rising, pierce the walnut- 
trees, and put in a spigot for some time. When this is withdrawn, 
a clear 
