512 MERGE TO GYRENE.

“ On the 1 1th I wished to proceed to Towergha, and Mesurata, and thence to Lebida, but we had so many men and camels belonging to Benioleet, that it became necessary to return to that place. On our arrival there, we found the inhabitants eager to learn our opinion of the petrifications of Ghirrza, and they were evidently chagrined when they found we had brought some specimens away with us, thereby dissolving the favourite axiom respecting the futility of attempting to remove them.”

Such was the result of Captain Smyth’s journey to the petrified city at Ghirza ; by which, notwithstanding it fell short of his expectations, more was obtained than those travellers are generally fortunate enough to meet with who have an opportunity of comparing the objects described with the florid description of them by Turks and Arabs. With regard to the Eas Sem of Shaw and Eruce, it is difficult to say what place is intended in the accounts which these writers have given of it ; for we have already observed that no part of the Cyrenaica is known at the present day by that name to the Arabs of the district, at least not that we were able to ascertain ; and we are inclined to believe that one of the cities of the pentapolis is in reality Ghin-za Ruins Benhoulat Square Tower Benioleet Castle Wady Denator-huts .

Wou-lad-ben-Merian Pass Wahryan Mountain-summit Latitudes.

Longitudes. o 31 07 16 . o . 14 40 50 31 28 10 . . 14 18 15 31 45 38 . . 14 12 10 31 52 10 .

. 14 03 50 32 21 40 . . 13 34 22 32 07 50 .

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