TO THE PLAIN OF TROY. §7 
their language the original interpretation of chap. 
many antient appellations, may be proved by ■ ' > 
various examples, in the names of rivers and 
places. 
Having procured at the Dardanelles proper 
persons to attend us as guides, during our 
intended expedition to the Plain of Troy, and a 
four-oared boat to conduct us thither by day- 
break on the following morning, vjq returned 
on board the corvette. We informed the captain, 
as well as the crew, that it would not be pos- 
sible for us, consistently with the plan we had 
in contemplation, to sail for the Mediterranean 
in less than a fortnight. Our ambassador had 
sent his cook on board, with money for the 
army ; and had previously urged the impropriety 
of delaying the vessel during her voyage : 
therefore, as all seemed desirous to overtake 
the Turkish fleet, which we were informed 
had not passed Tenedos, we resolved to send 
an express by land to Constantinople, to ensure 
a passage, upon our return from Troas, in a 
small merchant vessel, belonging to an English- 
man of the name of Castle. This we had left 
lading with stores for the troops destined to 
Egypt. It had been, originally, nothing more 
than a bomb-boat, captured by Sir Sidney Smith 
from the French ; yet the desire of gratifying our 
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