Geographical Position of Malta.--A Pivotal Location.--Warden of the Great Inland Sea.--First Sight of the Group.--How to reach the Island.--Early Inhabitants.--Language of the People.--Phoenician Colonists.--Arabian Dynasty.--A Piratical Rendezvous.--Suez Canal.--Two Sorts of Travelers.--Gibraltar. --Harbor of Valletta.--A Place of Arms.--Various Bays of the Group.--Dimensions.--Extensive Commerce of the Port. 1 Island of Hyperia.--Where St. Paul was Wrecked.--An Historical Bay.--Rock-Cut Tombs.--Curious and Unique Antiquities.--Sovereignty of the Knights of St. John.--An Anomalous Brotherhood.--Sailor-Monks.--Ancient Galleys.--A Famous Barbary Corsair.--Antique Norwegian Vessel.--Navy of t…
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