Beaufort, Francis: Karamania, or a brief description of the south coast of Asia-Minor and of the remains of antiquity: with plans, views, &c. ; collected during a survey of that coast, under the orders of the lords commissioners of the admiralty, in the years 1811 & 1812 (London, 1817)

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bility of a British man of war being con-
cerned in any sort of treachery. It was,
therefore, not very surprising that consi-
derable agitation should have been ex*
cited; yet it prevailed even in a greater
degree than we had at first supposed;
for the pilot learned in conversation, that
when we were about to anchor, the troops
had been called out, the gates secured,
and the guns trained and primed. These
suspicions, however, were somewhat dis-
pelled by our frank and unreserved con-
duct ; and at our last visit to the Bey, his
increased serenity was apparent; yet
even then, could he scarcely repress his
joy when the day of our departure was
announced.

Adalia is beautifully situated round a
small harbour ; the streets appear to rise
behind each other like the seats of a
theatre; and on the level summit of the
hill, the city is enclosed bjr a ditch, a
double wall, and a series of square towers,
about fifty yards asunder. We endea-