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44 VISIT TO COMMANDANT OF KIS AMO-KASTELI. [CHAP.
summit of the arch is visible: the ground about is evi-
dently a good deal higher than the ancient level3'.
I paid a visit to the Albanian commander of the
fortress, who had passed as we were examining the an-
cient remains. He received me with the ordinary civi-
lities. On my presenting him the Pasha's letter, I found
out, what did not at all surprise me, that the Arnaut
could not read. He, however, sent immediately for the
Kadi, who performed the office of secretary, and with
whom and another Cretan Turk of this place, I had a
long conversation about the blockade of the Kasteli,
and the sufferings of the Mohammedans within the fort,
where the plague was then raging most fiercely. They
were at first near eight hundred men, and were barely
seventy when they capitulated. This place consists of
the castle, and a small town also walled in : they are
not, both together, much more than half a mile in
circumference.
On leaving Kisamo-Kasteli we proceed to the south-
east : the olive-trees, which we pass on either hand, are
more than half of them uncultivated, and the ground
below them is covered with furze and brushwood : we
arrive at Lower Palaedkastro in about half an hour, and
a continued ascent of half an hour more brings us to
Upper Palaedkastro. I observed remains of ancient walls
before arriving at the village, and, on entering it, noticed
a curious tower.
Being still distant many days from the hour of our
deliverance from the Greek Lent, I was astonished to
see the peasant who was our host for the night produce
some meat, and make preparations for cooking it. On
35 I did not hear of any remains westward of the present village.
Pococke says, (p. 24:").) "Near the west corner of the hay was the port
and town of Cysamus—the port was a small hasin within the land, which
is now almost filled up; it was defended from the north winds hy a pier made
of large loose stones, not laid in any order. Along the shore to the west
of the port of Chysamo, there are foundations of some considerable buildings,
which might be warehouses; a small rivulet runs into the sea at this port; and
east of it the ancient Cysamus seems to have stood." After mentioning the
castle
summit of the arch is visible: the ground about is evi-
dently a good deal higher than the ancient level3'.
I paid a visit to the Albanian commander of the
fortress, who had passed as we were examining the an-
cient remains. He received me with the ordinary civi-
lities. On my presenting him the Pasha's letter, I found
out, what did not at all surprise me, that the Arnaut
could not read. He, however, sent immediately for the
Kadi, who performed the office of secretary, and with
whom and another Cretan Turk of this place, I had a
long conversation about the blockade of the Kasteli,
and the sufferings of the Mohammedans within the fort,
where the plague was then raging most fiercely. They
were at first near eight hundred men, and were barely
seventy when they capitulated. This place consists of
the castle, and a small town also walled in : they are
not, both together, much more than half a mile in
circumference.
On leaving Kisamo-Kasteli we proceed to the south-
east : the olive-trees, which we pass on either hand, are
more than half of them uncultivated, and the ground
below them is covered with furze and brushwood : we
arrive at Lower Palaedkastro in about half an hour, and
a continued ascent of half an hour more brings us to
Upper Palaedkastro. I observed remains of ancient walls
before arriving at the village, and, on entering it, noticed
a curious tower.
Being still distant many days from the hour of our
deliverance from the Greek Lent, I was astonished to
see the peasant who was our host for the night produce
some meat, and make preparations for cooking it. On
35 I did not hear of any remains westward of the present village.
Pococke says, (p. 24:").) "Near the west corner of the hay was the port
and town of Cysamus—the port was a small hasin within the land, which
is now almost filled up; it was defended from the north winds hy a pier made
of large loose stones, not laid in any order. Along the shore to the west
of the port of Chysamo, there are foundations of some considerable buildings,
which might be warehouses; a small rivulet runs into the sea at this port; and
east of it the ancient Cysamus seems to have stood." After mentioning the
castle