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determined to rough it out, as usual, in our 
caique. The Greek houses of every description, 
it is true, swarm with vermin ; but we could 
not pique ourselves upon the superiority of our 
accommodation on board, even in this respect, 
from the swarms of cock-roaches by which we 
were infested : and some rats, the athlete of 
their kind, during the last night that we remained 
in Panormo Bay, actually carried off, not only 
the author's books of plants, filled with speci- 
mens, but also a weighty Turkish poignard, tied 
up within it, used for the double purpose of 
digging roots, and as a weapon of defence. 
Early the next day we landed, to seek for 
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some remains ot the antient city, which was 
nearly in the situation of the modern town. 
The antiquities of Naxos relate almost exclu- 
sively to the worship of BACCHUS. The inhabi- 
tants are still much addicted to drinking, and 
every medal and gem of the island prove how 
prevalent the rites of Bacchus once were. This 
god is represented bearded upon all the Naxian 
corns and signets. We obtained several, which 
we shall presently describe. Below the window 
of a house belonging to the Chancellor of Naxos, 
we found an Inscription, upon the capital of a 
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column, of an order in architecture unknown to 
us. It was discovered by a monk, who was 
