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the limits of the town in that direction. It will be observed that this 
wall is only apparent as far as (m), beyond which is a large space 
where everything is buried in sand, and a conjecture arose whether 
it might not have continued along the cliff leading to the tower (n) ; 
but traces of it were again discovered near point (o), with two turrets 
and other evident remains to the westward of it, which determined 
its continuation along the beach to (p). We afterwards found that 
the cliff just alluded to formed a boundary to that portion of the town 
which appears, from its great strength, contracted limits, and elevated 
position, to have been the citadel. There are but two approaches 
to this fortress ; one from the town at (r), and another by a very nar- 
row gate at (s) from without. The whole of the south-eastern corner 
is high, and extremely difficult of access, on account of the quarries 
which surround it forming a trench of considerable dimensions. 
The town appears to have been purposely destroyed, and the wreck 
of building with which it is incumbered renders the examination of 
the ground-plans very difficult and tedious, indeed for the most part 
impossible. Of the five principal buildings laid down in the plan of 
the city we contrived to obtain, with a good deal of trouble, some 
comparatively satisfactory measurements, (a) and (b) were unques- 
tionably Christian churches ; and must have been erected ,at great 
expense, from the costliness of the material employed for their 
columns (a species of marble somewhat resembling Tripoline). 
The building marked (d) has been one of no ordinary importance, 
and seems to bear more resemblance to a Basilica than to any other 
public edifice. It will be observed that the semicircular part of this 
