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ADRIATIC.
11
CHAPTER II.
Leave Trieste—Adriatic—Corfu—Greek and Albanian costume—Sta. Maura—
Cephalonia—Ruins of Krani—Samos—Ithaca—land at Patras.
Tuesday, Sept. 1.—Having embarked the preceding even-
ing on board the Vigilante, a schooner belonging to the
Austrian navy, we got tinder weigh soon after daybreak,
and with a fair breeze stood out of the Gulf of Trieste, en-
joying the panoramic view of the snow-clad Alpine ranges
to the north, and the hills round Trieste. We found our
vessel comfortable, and a fast sailer, and the officers civil.
During the day the views of the coast were varied and in-
teresting, and about sunset we had a distant glimpse of the
amphitheatre of Pola. The sight of these ruins made us
regret not having travelled down the coast as far as Zara
or Ragusa, which would also have enabled us to see the
remains of Diocletian's villa at Salona near Spalatro. We
might have reached Zara on horseback with great ease,
from either of which places vessels are constantly passing
to Ragusa, and from thence to Corfu. From Zara to Ra-
gusa the journey by land is not safe on account of the
Turkish mountaineers, who frequently attack the Dalmatian
territories. Not long before a body of six or seven hundred of
them had crossed the frontier and committed great excesses.
Wednesday, Sept. 2.—This morning we found ourselves
sailing past the bold and rocky coast of Dalmatia, having
during the night passed the Quarnero, a narrow gulf or
channel, remarkable for the violent winds which are con-
staiitly blowing off the coast. The interesting district of
Croatia intervenes between the kingdom of Illyria, of which
Trieste may be considered as the capital, and the more
southern province of Dalmatia. Its constitution is very
ADRIATIC.
11
CHAPTER II.
Leave Trieste—Adriatic—Corfu—Greek and Albanian costume—Sta. Maura—
Cephalonia—Ruins of Krani—Samos—Ithaca—land at Patras.
Tuesday, Sept. 1.—Having embarked the preceding even-
ing on board the Vigilante, a schooner belonging to the
Austrian navy, we got tinder weigh soon after daybreak,
and with a fair breeze stood out of the Gulf of Trieste, en-
joying the panoramic view of the snow-clad Alpine ranges
to the north, and the hills round Trieste. We found our
vessel comfortable, and a fast sailer, and the officers civil.
During the day the views of the coast were varied and in-
teresting, and about sunset we had a distant glimpse of the
amphitheatre of Pola. The sight of these ruins made us
regret not having travelled down the coast as far as Zara
or Ragusa, which would also have enabled us to see the
remains of Diocletian's villa at Salona near Spalatro. We
might have reached Zara on horseback with great ease,
from either of which places vessels are constantly passing
to Ragusa, and from thence to Corfu. From Zara to Ra-
gusa the journey by land is not safe on account of the
Turkish mountaineers, who frequently attack the Dalmatian
territories. Not long before a body of six or seven hundred of
them had crossed the frontier and committed great excesses.
Wednesday, Sept. 2.—This morning we found ourselves
sailing past the bold and rocky coast of Dalmatia, having
during the night passed the Quarnero, a narrow gulf or
channel, remarkable for the violent winds which are con-
staiitly blowing off the coast. The interesting district of
Croatia intervenes between the kingdom of Illyria, of which
Trieste may be considered as the capital, and the more
southern province of Dalmatia. Its constitution is very