a city of Dalmatia, remarkable at present only for its ruins, which might furnish abundant materials to gratify the curiosity of antiquaries; but indeed they are so buried by repeated devastations, to which that unhappy city has been exposed, that rarely any vestige of them appears above ground. "I went thither (says Fortis in his Travels), in hopes of finding something worthy of notice, but was disappointed. Nothing is to be seen that indicates the grandeur of the Roman times; neither are there any remains of barbarous magnificence, to put one in mind of the ages in which the kings of the Croat Slavi had their residence there. It lies on a small island, surrounded by a harbour, which in former times was capable of receiving large ships; but is now become a fetid pool by means of a little muddy river that falls into it, after a course of about six miles through the rich abandoned fields of that district. The ancient inhabitants turned this water into another channel, and made it run through the valley of Drafnich into the sea; and the remains of the bank raised by them for that purpose are still to be seen. Notwithstanding, however, the depopulation of this district, and the decayed situation of Nona in particular, the new inhabitants have not lost courage; and animated by the privileges granted to them by the most serene republic, are endeavouring to bring the population and agriculture once more into a flourishing state. Proper drains for the water would not only render that rich territory habitable, but moreover very fertile; and the brackish marsh that surrounds the walls of Nona is well calculated to supply a considerable quantity of fish, especially eels. The government generously granted the investiture to private persons, who already draw no inconsiderable advantage from the fishing; and did they but adopt better methods, they might every year salt many thousands of eels, which would greatly answer our internal commerce, and save at least a part of the money that goes out of the country for foreign salt fish. To the left of the city of Nona, the walls of some ancient ruinous buildings appear; which probably in ancient times were situated on the main land, though now surrounded by water. 'The sea forms a narrow channel in this place, which is easily fordable, and, at low water, the smallest boat can scarcely pass.'"