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in Bengazi and its vicinity — ^Singular cause of Alarm among a Party of Arab Shekhs — 
Arab notions of decorum and propriety contrasted with those of European Nations — Bengazi 
supposed to occupy the Site of Berenice and Hesperis — Existing Remains there — Little 
regard manifested by Turks and Arabs for the relics of Antiquity — Probable Limits of 
Berenice — Quarries, and singular Chasms in its Neighbourhood — Gardens of Hesperides — 
Position of the Gardens according to Scylax, Pliny, and Ptolemy — Conjectures of Gosselin 
and others respecting them — Circumstances which appear to favour our position of the 
Gardens — Lakes and Subterranean Caverns in the Neighbourhood of Bengazi, (or Berenice) 
— Concealed Body of Water observed in one of the latter — Examination of the Caverns — 
Remarks of the Bey respecting it — The Subterranean Stream in question considered as the 
River Lathon, or Lethe — Testimonies of the Ancients on this point — Supposed Communica- 
tion of the Subterranean Stream with the Lake adjoining the Harbour of Bengazi — Signifi- 
cation of the term Lathon alluded to — Further Remarks in confirmation of our suggested 
Position of the River, and of its probable Communication with the Lake above mentioned — 
Remarks of Strabo and Cellarius ou the subject — Temple of Venus, and Lake Tritonis of 
Strabo — Remarks on the name Berenice — Total ignorance of the Arabs of Bengazi witli 
respect to the former celebrity of their City — Pleasing little Fable of Kazwini, on the 
changes which take place in the Nature and Appearance of Places, and the little knowledge 
which remains, after a lapse of time, of their former Condition, even on the spots where they 
existed - - - - _ . . -oei 
CHAPTER XII. 
Remarks on the Soil of Bengazi and the Country in its Neighbourhood — Distinction of Sex 
in the Palm-tree, &c., noticed by the Ancients and by Mahometan Writers — Persian Anec- 
dote of a Love-sick Date-tree — Remarks of Shaw on the Propagation and Treatment of the 
Palm— Arab Mode of cultivating the Sandy Tracts in the Neighbourhood of Bengazi— 
Journey to Carcora — Completion of the Coast-line from that Place to Bengazi — Return to 
Bengazi, and Departure for Teuchira and Ptolemeta — Description of the Country between 
Bengazi and these Places — Remains observable in this Track — Correspondence of the ToAver 
called Gusser el Towel with that of Cafez, mentioned by Edrisi —Probable Site of Adriane 
— Arrival at Birsis — Remains in its neighbourhood, at Mably (or Mabny), considered as 
those of Neapolis— Hospitality of the Arabs of Birsis — Remains of Teuchira— Position of 
the City— Quarries without the Walls covered Avith Greek Inscriptions— Teuchira a ToAvn 
of Barca— Walls of the City repaired by Justinian — No Port observable at Teuchira— Mis- 
take of Bruce in confounding Teuchira Avith Ptolemeta— Good Supply of fresh Water at 
Teuchira The excavated Tombs of the ancient City used as DAvelliug-houses by the 
Arabs of the Neighbourhood — Indisposition of our Chaous (or Janissary) — Route from Teu- 
chira to Ptolemeta Remains at Ptolemeta Port and Cothon of the ancient City — Ocher 
Remains observable there — Ptolemaic Inscriptions — Picturesque Ravines in the Neighbour- 
