434 ISLAND OF COS. 
CHAP. 
VIII. 
to the boatmen, and, without waiting for any 
answer, made all the sail he could to get away 
from the island. The Ragusans explained his 
conduct to us; for it seemed otherwise unac- 
countable that he should thus wantonly disobey 
his commanding officer, to whom, at the same 
time, he was so nearly related. 
On the following morning, we found that we 
had made but little progress, being off the 
Island of Episcopia, or Piscopij, called HeUika by 
the Turhs, and Telo by the modern Greeks, an- 
tientlv Telos'. Thence doublins: ao^ain the 
Triopian Promontory, we came once more in 
sight of Cos, and arrived near the town of 
Town of Stan'chio, Sunday, October the fourth. Here a 
Stunc/tio. - _ -^ 
Dervish, who came with us from Egypt, wished 
to go on shore ; and as we had still much to do 
in Greece, and were very desirous of leaving the 
Turkish frigate, we renewed our applications to 
the Captain to enable us to land with the 
Dervish. He told us not to lose a moment, if 
such were our intentions ; as the small boat 
which he had prepared was incapable of con- 
taining many persons, and it was filling very 
fast from the port-holes. We committed some 
(l) Sie Plate faciiig'p. '2'20 of the First Sectioi! of I'art II. of the 
Quarto Edition of these Travels, 
