TO NEAPOLIS. 
Seraivashtcki and Guhashtchi. The road was 
in many places wide enough for a carriage. 
About half an hour after we began our journey 
this day, we observed before us, at some 
distance, in the road, the most remarkable RemaTii- 
11 11 11 able Rocks. 
appearance caused by rocks that we had ever 
seen. At first we mistook them for ruins, 
somewhat resembling those of Stonehenge: but 
as we drew near, we were surprised to find that 
the supposed ruins were natural rocks; rising 
perpendicularly out of the plain, like a Cyclo- 
pean structure, with walls and towers; the 
road passing through the interstices by which 
they are separated. These rocks are porpliy- 
ritic: they have that lava-like appearance which 
is sometimes confounded with volcanic pro- 
ducts. 
We then descended towards another lake, ^^* 
. , in • 1 1 Beshck. 
upon our right, and of greater magnitude than 
that of St. Basil, the lake we had passed the 
day before. It extends at the feet of this chain 
of mountains, from ivest to east ; and is called 
Lake Beshek. There are two towns of the 
same name, the Lessej- and the Greater Beshek. 
We observed some boats upon this fine piece 
©f water. It is about twelve miles in length, 
