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244 TRAVELS IN EGYPT, NUBIA,
of science, and apparently very little pleased at being doomed
to bury himself in such a place as Cyprus; where, he told
me with a sigh, he should be obliged, in a year or two,
to fix his residence.
The costume of the Franks is, for the men, generally that
of Europe. The consuls have an uniform, which they make
as rich as possible with embroidery. I saw them all in
grand gala on the birth-day of the Emperor of Austria, whose
consul received a visit of ceremony from all the others. The
costume of the women is Greek, and almost similar to that
which the late travels in Greece have rendered so familiar to
all readers. The descendants of the Venetians still preserve
their dialect, though purer Italian is spoken by many of the
Franks.
This island, which is said to have been divided, in former
days, into nine populous kingdoms, is now reduced to be-
tween eighty and ninety thousand inhabitants; which, accord-
ing to common report, is daily diminishing. The produce
of the island is still considerable in corn, wine, oil, and silks,
notwithstanding its neglected state. A considerable quantity
of salt is collected in the neighbourhood of La Scala, in an
extensive lake into which the sea water passes. The salt
is produced by simple evaporation from the rays of the sun,
and collected in heaps at the east end. The north side is
confined by rising ground, where is a beautiful mosque, built
of science, and apparently very little pleased at being doomed
to bury himself in such a place as Cyprus; where, he told
me with a sigh, he should be obliged, in a year or two,
to fix his residence.
The costume of the Franks is, for the men, generally that
of Europe. The consuls have an uniform, which they make
as rich as possible with embroidery. I saw them all in
grand gala on the birth-day of the Emperor of Austria, whose
consul received a visit of ceremony from all the others. The
costume of the women is Greek, and almost similar to that
which the late travels in Greece have rendered so familiar to
all readers. The descendants of the Venetians still preserve
their dialect, though purer Italian is spoken by many of the
Franks.
This island, which is said to have been divided, in former
days, into nine populous kingdoms, is now reduced to be-
tween eighty and ninety thousand inhabitants; which, accord-
ing to common report, is daily diminishing. The produce
of the island is still considerable in corn, wine, oil, and silks,
notwithstanding its neglected state. A considerable quantity
of salt is collected in the neighbourhood of La Scala, in an
extensive lake into which the sea water passes. The salt
is produced by simple evaporation from the rays of the sun,
and collected in heaps at the east end. The north side is
confined by rising ground, where is a beautiful mosque, built