or NAXOS, a considerable island of the Archipelago, 25 miles in length, and 88 in circumference. The whole island is covered with orange, olive, lemon, cedar, citron, pomegranate, fig, and mulberry trees; and there are a great many springs and brooks. This island has no harbour; and yet they carry on a considerable trade in barley, wine, figs, cotton, silk, flax, cheese, salt, oxen, sheep, mules, and oil. They burn only oil of mastic, though olive oil is exceedingly cheap. It is inhabited both by Greeks and Latins, who live in great dread of the Turks; for when the meanest of their ships appear here, they always wear red caps like galley-slaves, and tremble before the lowest officer; but as soon as they are gone, they put on their caps of velvet. The ladies are so vain, that when they return out of the country they have 40 women in their train, half on foot and half on asses, one of whom carries a napkin or two, another a petticoat, another a pair of stockings, and so on; which is a very ridiculous sight to strangers. There are four archbishops sees in this island, and a great many villages; but so thin of people, that the whole island does not contain above 3000 inhabitants. The highest mountain is Zia, which signifies "the mountain of Jupiter." There are but few antiquities, except some small remains of the temple of Bacchus. Some say they have mines of gold and silver; however, there is one of emery, which is so common here and so cheap, that the English often ballast their ships therewith.