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CHAPTER XXXVI.
Return to Constantinople—Sta. Sophia—Sea of Marmora—Moudaniah—Lufer Su
—Abullionte, anc. Apollonia—Ruins — Kiz Khan—Rhyndacus—Ulubad—
Muhalitsch—Kara Dere Su—Akcha Bounar—Aidinjik—Krdek, anc. Artaki—
Bal Kiz, anc. Cyzicus—Ruins.*
After spending some time at Smyrna, during which I
made several excursions in its immediate neighbourhood,
the results of which have been already detailed, I paid
another visit to the ruins of Fphesus and Scala Nuova, to-
wards the end of March, in company with a party of friends :
the former of these places furnished me with some consider-
able additions to my stock of inscriptions. * From thence we
explored the interesting site of Magnesia ad Mieandrum;
and I returned to Smyrna, to prepare for my expedition into
Cappadocia and the more distant parts of Asia Minor.
I again left Smyrna on the 16th of April, having engaged
a tatar in the service of the governor Hussein Bey. We
had however scarcely reached Cassaba before I discovered
that he was totally incompetent to perform the duties I re-
quired. He willingly submitted to the impositions of the
Menzilji, who declared that my bouyourdi, or post-horse
order, was out of date, and refused to supply me with horses
on the usual terms. I accordingly determined to return to
Smyrna, dismiss Hassan, and proceed to Constantinople, to
procure a fresh bouyourdi, and, if possible, a more useful
and enterprising tatar.
I had not been many days at Pera before I fell in with
my old friend, Hafiz Agha: I had been so well pleased with
him the preceding year, that I lost no time in persuading
him to accompany me again. He had just arrived at Con-
* See Appendix, Nos. 270—273.
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CONSTANTINOPLE.
81
CHAPTER XXXVI.
Return to Constantinople—Sta. Sophia—Sea of Marmora—Moudaniah—Lufer Su
—Abullionte, anc. Apollonia—Ruins — Kiz Khan—Rhyndacus—Ulubad—
Muhalitsch—Kara Dere Su—Akcha Bounar—Aidinjik—Krdek, anc. Artaki—
Bal Kiz, anc. Cyzicus—Ruins.*
After spending some time at Smyrna, during which I
made several excursions in its immediate neighbourhood,
the results of which have been already detailed, I paid
another visit to the ruins of Fphesus and Scala Nuova, to-
wards the end of March, in company with a party of friends :
the former of these places furnished me with some consider-
able additions to my stock of inscriptions. * From thence we
explored the interesting site of Magnesia ad Mieandrum;
and I returned to Smyrna, to prepare for my expedition into
Cappadocia and the more distant parts of Asia Minor.
I again left Smyrna on the 16th of April, having engaged
a tatar in the service of the governor Hussein Bey. We
had however scarcely reached Cassaba before I discovered
that he was totally incompetent to perform the duties I re-
quired. He willingly submitted to the impositions of the
Menzilji, who declared that my bouyourdi, or post-horse
order, was out of date, and refused to supply me with horses
on the usual terms. I accordingly determined to return to
Smyrna, dismiss Hassan, and proceed to Constantinople, to
procure a fresh bouyourdi, and, if possible, a more useful
and enterprising tatar.
I had not been many days at Pera before I fell in with
my old friend, Hafiz Agha: I had been so well pleased with
him the preceding year, that I lost no time in persuading
him to accompany me again. He had just arrived at Con-
* See Appendix, Nos. 270—273.
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