Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-19

'"''" ~ "rorr "a cAme ~ Gam,
ton with The Chan of the ushpcE | ~
tas, The Russian Counsclie.r If '@'
NJ Nrgr'' accompanies The csrar s''''
imperial envoy. He is very well s' .
ed !" the oric"t:l languages. and It 9,
thus control the Interpreters neca a ="
i" that country, which is no sm.n
'antasc. DR.. E,crsmann. and MD a a
i'ander accompany Mr.. Necri, sa
clan aud naturaiists. tits no, Ln p"!
NLe'her the "xp cdilion will 90 +"
marcand, The winter residence If
Chan; bul that is very probable,
marcand is the birth place of T,,'' |
lane; and though this city Ia. r IaT
much below What it VAS in his ,i"a
is still a considerable place. It iS,.
rounded by strong ramparts Of ,,,%
the houses are chiefly of clay Es
those of the Russian peasant. IN l%
same is the case in the city of Eocr,
ra, which lies about Sh German NIL.
from sam"rcand, and passes for u
second city in the country. In Nv
later lace is seminary for Mahon,S
dan priests, which is built Of stona'
are the numerous mosques and ca,
vansaries.
The expedition set out with the +,
lowing ceremony On the God Oct
Der, fine autumnal morninr Il,
troops intended to accompan, il, ="
sembled in the fortress on the uar.d
Gen. Essen, military governor Of Orr
burg, with his staff, the general ofb. |
staff and chief officers of the garrism,
alter having attended divine ser,r,
addressed The troops in a speech, whrb|
they answered by acclamatlons.-Te|
general alighted, and the cavalry DIAL
the same. Thanksgiving were pc,
formed, and the troops sprinkIed viii
holy water. All the officers of the or
bassy were present.-the inhabitar.
ofthe town flocked in crowds to Wins,
the solemnity which excited paricuir
curiosity and even establishment amar
the Bucharians, Chirveness, Girgiqs,
and other Tartars resident there. AteJ
this the troops filed of before zen. Es|
sen, marched in columns out Of ,hl
fortress, and took upon them the e
cort OF the caravan. They divide
themselves into advance and re;
guards, and patroles, commenced the
long and arduous, journey, amidst t
blessings of their relations and comp
Mons. The scene was now changrk
and the convoy was seen, consisting
sc wagons, and 47s cameIs.* chigI
in pairs, between the division of troq
and led by kirgise, in their natiaa !
dress. On the right stood that hand
some building. the Exchange Hall q
Orenburg, which is built in the stI
of the ASia1ic caravansary magazine
IN tn left was the only wood in ths
neighborhood; directly in front bour
less pla'n, and in the back ground t4
stream of the Urul. and ii
bastions of Orenburg fortress. coverd
with spectators. The weather extremt
|y fine, and the thermometer was at
degrees of reaumer above zero.
The military escort consisted OF 20S
infantry, who went on both sides
the camels, 600 Ural and Orenburs
COssacks. and also a detachment
horse artillery, with g pieces of cannof
The military is commanded by captaf
Lwikowski, Of the Ismailnof regimel
of guards. aid-de-camp to Gen. Vi
Essen. BY subsequent accounts
earn, that after fatiguing search
three days. an officer and the physcf(
to the Embassy found the Sultan
the Bnchariaus, in his camp, in W
StcPpe or desert, on the Russian tra'
tier. One of his three female slaves
suitanas, happening to be i'll, the ID!
stefan had an opportunity of seeing
her. He gives the following drscr'F
ton OF her dress she was dressed
rich 'Chalatan.' such AS the men veal
her head dress consisted of a bigh cay
in the form of truncated cone. ipt
cap consisted of gold, with gilt sI,'5
stuff, set round with many huhu,"
stones Of different CoIors. such as w.
large Birusi, turquoises. rubles' uD
monds, ame'hysts, comedians, asa1'
&c. mixed with coral and real pearl
On the crown of her cap some lta'n'.'
we're fixed in the Turkish iasa''"
from the lower edge, ha, ing nuln'"
of long braids of real coral beads '"1
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