102 FROM THE COUNTRY OF THE CICONES, 
CHAP, and swamps of Thrace : yet, in the distant 
, ^^^; . perspective, mountains appeared all around us; 
the horizontal line of the sea being broken by the 
heights of Samothrace, by Lemnus, and by other 
islands. Every traveller will recollect how 
much shorter distances appear in mountainous 
regions, even when journeying slower, and over 
bad roads, than when traversing an extensive 
campaign, where the dull uniformity of the 
prospect causes weariness. About half the way 
Achoorin. to Kishun, wc camc to the village oi jdchooria : it 
is inhabited by Greeks. From this village. 
Territory all the rcst of our joumcy to Kishan was over 
Apsynthi. the same maritime and wretched land of the 
Kishan. ApsYNTHi. Wc arrivcd at Kishan about three 
o'clock in the afternoon : it is situate at the 
eastern extremity of the plain of the Hebrus, 
upon the side of a mountain, towards the ter- 
mination of the range of Rhodope ; distant eight 
hours from Fairy ; twelve from jEno, the antient 
iENOS ; and twelve from Gallipoli, the antient 
Callipolis. In stating these distances, it 
standards of the Musulman invaders of Greece were fixed, when the 
army was encamped. When or whence the Hebrus took the name of 
Maritza, it is not easy to determine ; but I find it in the history of 
Georgius Acropolita, (p. 64.) who lived in the year 1222 ; Ey«ov, Sv x,a.\ 
MaoiV^av y^uimij; KaTovt/^K^ti Xao;. " Hebrus, called commonly 
Maritza." fValpole's MS. Jnurnn/. 
