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Upon quitting the town, we ascended a chap. 
part of Mount Pang^eus, now called Pangea^ > 
by a paved road, and had a line view of the 
Bay of Neapolis. The top of the hill, towards 
the left, was covered with riiined ivalls, and with 
the antient aqueduct, which here crosses the 
road. Hence we descended by a paved road, 
as before, towards the north-east, until we 
arrived upon the shore of the hay, which is 
upon the other side of this promontory; the 
Isle of Thasos being- in view, towards the 
south-east. Looking east we saw the high top 
of Samothrace, which makes such a con- 
spicuous appearance from the Plain of Troy. 
To the south, towering above a region of clouds, 
appeared the loftier summit of Mount Athos. 
After leaving this bay we crossed another 
mountain, by a paved road, as before. As we 
descended from it, we observed the remains 
of an antient gateway, which once closed this 
militanj way. Continuing our descent, we '^^o. Mm- 
taris. 
arrived upon a plain, where we saw some 
gipsies, and passed over a small river; and 
came, in two hours from the time of our 
leaving Cavallo, to what is termed in the 
country a Tchiflick, or Turkish country-seat, 
called Charpcntu, upon the side of a hill ; above 
