The Litchfield County post., 1828-01-03

lOV Wltn ltS cypress gfOVeS m lront-man0. on the right is DoriDabaxes, the summer residence Of Inc Sullan.-The wharves of Galata and Tophana are crowded with shipping; and when the wind shifts to the Southward, hundreds of vessels detained at the entrance of the Dardanelles fill the ba- sin of the PrOpoDtis, and add life to a scene always varied, and always agreed ble.
 My last excursion was to the acgueductS and Bujukdere. We set of on horseback and passing some fine downs in the imme- diate vicinity of the town, arrived at a SC. duded, lonel v, and romantic spot cal- led by the Franks s'the Sweet WaterS."- We soon reached Justinian'S Aqueducts, a fine remnant of antiquity, in the most per- feet state of preservation and the structure is such@as to defy the effects of time, for centuries yet to come.-We traversed sev- eral forests of fine oak.-The road was al-s most impossible, from the roses and nu- merous climbing plants, which were fes- tooned from tree to tree.# It is now in the middle Of fspring, and the ground is cover ed with anemonies, tulips, ,and other plants cultivated in our gardens. We halted at the Greek village of Pirgos, and entered very comfortable cottage. The proprie- tor is great sportsm m, and in the sport ing season frequently accompanies the Eng fish settlers on shooting excursions, as the woods abound in game. At short dis tance from this village is one of the finest acqueducts in Europe, but think of more modern date than the other. Unfortunate-
 y none of the guides are able to answer the queries traveller is disposed to ask i; and any information with regard to the dates or history is out of the question. Af- ter passing succession of smaller acque- ducts, we stopped at the Belgrade. This delightful retreat is much frequented by the Franks in the summer, and during the sporting season. There is no inn, and we stopped at the cottage of Greek-a man of the most patriarchal appearance. He represented himself to be an hundred years old-and as he had been to Jerusalem was a :" Hadgi,", or pilgrim, and privileged to
 wear his beard This venerable man re-
 lated to me, the indignities he had lately suffered during the passage of detach-
 ment of troops proceeding to join Ibrahim oCun iu tH0 4WOI0ds AuE HOSty HI dHuCi~ patton of frequent visitors, had furnished his best room with profasion ofrich mats carpets. aud sofas.-At Belgrade, is the grand reservoir for the supply of Constan- l tinople; the water here is excellent, but it contracts so many impurities in its jour- lney to the capital, that when poured into a glass, il itresembles lemonade in colour ,& requires filtration to make it drinkable.- We slept at Bujukdere, a small town upon the Bosphorus, fifteen miles from Constan- tinople; there is considerable Frank pope ulation, and an excellent inn at this lplace. Several ofthe Ambassadors have summer residences here. The neighbours hood is we'll wooded, and is extremely pic. turesque; the plane trees are peculiarly fine. remarked one with several stems issuing from one trunk, which near the ground was twenty feet long. It is near Bujukdere that Darius is supposed to have, crossed with his immense army for the inc vasion of Greece the channel is about a mile across; the entrance ofthe Black Sea is distinctly visible on clear day. The, Turks keep up chain of Notifications on both sidei ofsthe Bosphorus, the Asiaticy side of which'is very mountainous. We returned by Terrapia, a small town on the
 water side. here saw the ruins of seve!
 ral houses which the Turks had destroyed at the ecommencement of the Greek Revo-
 lution. One noble house was spared, but
 the owner was sacrificed; he was ., rich
 Armenian, the master of the mint, and for
 years a iayorite at Court. Jealousies how
 ever, arose, an ,executioner was sent for, &
 the Armenian was hung from his own win-
 dow, We returned by water. At this
 point the Qualifications are very numerous,
 both banks are covered with towns and vil- lages, but the rapidity of the current is
 such as scarcely to allow the traveller time to contemplate the varied beauties around Thim.-These enchanting and uMequalled
 enyirons, far superior to any thing have yet seen in other capitals of Europe, would
 under better order of things, be covered Iwith tbe country seats of the richer mer-
 chants and gentry, instead of tho crazy
 habitations of the present occupants-na- Lure, however, has completed her work, . though man may have contaminated the soiI.--The hills are clothed in most lux urant vegetation, and the rocks arc tinged with myrtle, olive and other evergreenss to the waters edge.
 As to Pera.it consists chiefly of one long | L &A.