DEPARTURE FROM COS. 33 
clearing and cleansing this place, we found we CHAP. 
could obtain a shelter for the night, and during < ... y . ; 
the day we should of course prefer being upon 
the deck. Landsmen in harbour, especially in 
fine weather, are easily reconciled to all chances 
in preparing to go to sea : without further con- 
sideration, we hired this vessel at the rate of 
four hundred and fifty piastres per month, en- 
gaging to find our own provisions, and leaving 
the crew to provide for themselves. They fell 
to work briskly, preparing their vessel for our 
reception ; and by the next evening, at sunset, 
having every thing necessary on board, we were 
desired to embark. Mr. Riley went with us to 
take leave of the Governor, from whom we had 
experienced great kindness and civility: the 
Greek Bishop, and the worthy French Consul, 
accompanying us to the shore, and taking leave 
of us upon the deck of our little bark. At eight 
o'clock we were under weigh : a land breeze 
drove us smoothly along ; and the Casiots began 
their evening hymn. This reminded us of a Antient 
r i At Custom of 
passage in Longus 1 , who, in the very seas we inging 
were now traversing, describes a similar cus- Ves P ers - 
torn : " While they rowed, one of the crew 
(l) Longus, lib. iii. Pam, 1778. 
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