512 
MERGE TO GYRENE. 
“ On the 1 1th I wished to proceed to Towergha, and Mesurata, and 
thence to Lebida, but we had so many men and camels belonging to 
Benioleet, that it became necessary to return to that place. On our 
arrival there, we found the inhabitants eager to learn our opinion of 
the petrifications of Ghirrza, and they were evidently chagrined when 
they found we had brought some specimens away with us, thereby 
dissolving the favourite axiom respecting the futility of attempting 
to remove them.” 
Such was the result of Captain Smyth’s journey to the petrified 
city at Ghirza ; by which, notwithstanding it fell short of his expecta- 
tions, more was obtained than those travellers are generally fortunate 
enough to meet with who have an opportunity of comparing the 
objects described with the florid description of them by Turks and 
Arabs. With regard to the Eas Sem of Shaw and Eruce, it is difficult 
to say what place is intended in the accounts which these writers 
have given of it ; for we have already observed that no part of the 
Cyrenaica is known at the present day by that name to the Arabs of 
the district, at least not that we were able to ascertain ; and we are 
inclined to believe that one of the cities of the pentapolis is in reality 
Ghin-za Ruins 
Benhoulat Square Tower 
Benioleet Castle 
Wady Denator-huts . 
Wou-lad-ben-Merian Pass 
Wahryan Mountain-summit 
Latitudes. 
Longitudes. 
o 
31 
07 
16 . 
o 
. 14 
40 
50 
31 
28 
10 . 
. 14 
18 
15 
31 
45 
38 . 
. 14 
12 
10 
31 
52 
10 . 
. 14 
03 
50 
32 
21 
40 . 
. 13 
34 
22 
32 
07 
50 . 
. 13 
02 
10 
