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LAST VIEW OF ARARAT. 
which sufficiently accounts for the seeming disproportion in the 
comparative short distance between the Aras and that river, and 
the length of time consumed in the way. From all circum¬ 
stances, I should suppose that the point of the Arpatchia, where 
the Greeks forded, might be about twenty miles eastward of the 
town of Kars. The western part of this stream, as I intimated 
before, being now known by the name of that town. This ford 
would accord, better than any more eastern, with the direction 
Xenophon afterwards took to reach the city of Gymnias, and 
the holy mountain called Theches, (at present bearing the name 
of the Tcheh chain,) and thence to Trebizond. Few passages in 
history are more affecting than those in which the able leader of 
the Ten Thousand describes the feelings of his Greeks on running 
up that mountain, and beholding the Euxine, whence they were 
to embark for their country ; their shouts, and cries of The sea ! 
the sea! calling him up, to enjoy the same grateful sight, whilst 
the hardiest veterans by his side, burst into tears, embracing 
each other, in the fond hope of soon returning to their wives 
and children. (Anab. lib. 4.) 
November 6th. — At seven o’clock this morning we were 
again on the plain, making our way rapidly over a fine level 
road, on a course S. 70° W. Having gone two miles, we passed 
the village of Elivan; and after eight more on a full canter, in 
like manner flew by that of Karajok, said to be half-way between 
Hassan-kala and Arzeroom. At Karajok we pulled up, and 
rode thence rather slowly for a couple of miles, which brought 
us to the foot of the mountains bounding the great valley to 
the westward. We now began their ascent. The wind was 
piercingly cold, but the sky clear and cloudless; and on looking 
back on the distant country we had left, I again saw stupendous 
