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Rh and got to Sebatopolis before noon; which lat place is one hundred and twenty tadia from Atelephus. We pent the remainder of the day in ditributing the pay to the oldiers, in reviewing the hores and the arms, and in oberving the dextrous activity of the horemen in leaping upon their hores; in viewing the ick, and in urveying the proviion of corn, and the condition of the walls and of the ditch. The ditance from the Chobus to Sebatopolis is ix hundred and thirty tadia; but from Trapezus to Sebatopolis two thouand two hundred and ixty tadia. This place (Sebatopolis) was formerly called Diocurias, and was a colony from Miletus. The nations which we ailed by on our voyage are as follows. The Colchians, who, as Xenophon oberves, border on the Trapezuntines; as do the Drillæ, as he calls them, but who eem to me to be more properly called the Sanni; a people, whom he records to be of a warlike dipoition, and very hotile to the Trapezuntines; both which characters they preerve to the preent time. They dwell in trongly fortified places, and do not live under a monarchical government. They were formerly tributary to the Romans; but of late, being addicted to plunder, they do not pay the tribute regularly: however, now, by the Gods' aitance, we will either oblige them to be more punctual, or exterminate them. The Machelones and the Heniochi border on thee people, the latter of whom have a King called Anchialus. Next to thee lie the Sydretæ, ubject to Pharamanus; and adjoining to the Sydretæ are the Lazi, a people ubject to King Malaas, who holds his kingdom from You. Bordering on the Lazi are the Apilæ, governed by King Julianus, who received his kingdom from your Father. The Abaci border on the Apilæ, whoe King, Rhemagus, received his crown from You. The Sanigæ border on the Abaci. Sebatopolis is a city of the Sanigæ, who are ubject to King