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It was reported that St Jean d'Acre was being bombarded by the English fleet; everything looked most threatening. We met Colonel Hodges, who was hourly expecting to receive orders from Constantinople to quit Egypt. A Russian and an Austrian ship of war had arrived. The French steamer due that morning had not arrived; they said it had been detained at Syra for the mail from Constantinople.
26th. Argyri left us and is gone to Syra. She was very sorrowful, and the parting to us all was painful. Although reserved and timid, she has become extremely attached to us, and we trust the three months we have passed together will not soon be forgotten.
As morning broke the day after I left Suda, I was about eight miles from Syra harbour, steaming slowly, when I saw what made my heart leap into my mouth, viz., a regular blockade-runner exactly of the type used in the American war, going at full speed for Syra harbour. He was outside my little squadron, and must pass within a mile or so ahead to get to his port.
Here, as at Syra, we find an isolated mountain, round which a town winds almost to its summit. September 12th. As I came on deck to-day with the sun, the mainland of the Morea was in sight on our right, a great plain, with many villages scattered over its surface, and a background of bare hills. After losing sight of the Morea we sailed once more on the high seas.
Return to Alexandria Egyptian burials Catacombs of Alexandria Viceroy's palace Departure from Alexandria The steamer Eurotas Candia Syra Paros and Antiparos The Morea Fire on board Malta Quarantine St. Augustine's church Clergymen Beggars Costumes Soldiers Civita Vecchia. September 5th. At five o'clock in the evening of the 2d of September I commenced my journey back to Alexandria.
"Amy Ringgan was a sweet good woman as ever was in this town." Again her daughter's glance and smile went over to the speaker. "You stay in Queechy and live like Queechy folks do," Mrs. Douglass added, nodding encouragingly, "and you'll beat both on 'em." But this speech jarred, and Fleda wished it had not been spoken. "How does your uncle like farming?" said aunt Syra.
Like Psyria, in the course of ages its name has been contracted, and it is now known as Syra. Between it and Smyrna there has been much intercourse from time immemorial. A Christian merchant resident in Syria would thus have facilities for sending letters left with him either to Smyrna or Philippi.
He had almost reached the dockyard, which then marked the outskirts of Syra, and was still walking along the shore, when he saw his well- beloved Liakos in the distance coming from the town. The professor had a habit of quoting Homer on all occasions, and was reputed to know the whole "Iliad" and "Odyssey" by heart.
September 11th, between three and four in the morning, we reached Syra. The terrible contrary winds with which we had been obliged to contend during almost the whole of our passage had caused us to arrive a day behind our time, to make up for which delay we only stayed half a day here, instead of a day and a half.
All we could do was to stand by her, while she tried to get to Syra. with her foresail, the only one left her. This she succeeded in doing.
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