Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1829-10-22

has lately been captured By General Paske!
witch, of the army Of the Caucasus Is one oil
the most considerable cities in Asia. It's pop
ulation Is estimated by several geOgraphers at
10000, hut the traveller MOrier, who visited
the place in 1909 and remained there for a
week, during which he collected such inform
alton respecting its statistics as he was able to
obtain IN that time, states upon the authority
of a well informed Armenian, its Turkish
pnpula:iOn at $4,000. In addition to this.
there are about 5000 Pcrsians, between 90
and $4,000 Christians Of the Armenian per.
suasiOn, and 5000 Of the Greek Church. so
that the entire number UC inhabitants, from
the statements furnished by MOrirr, may be
estimated at about $50, 900. The surround
ing country is said, by the same author, to be
thickly covered with villages and in hi: b cut
tivation. The following is description "f
the city:
- ArzrOum is built ON a rising ground; on
the highest part is the castle, SURROUNDED by
double wall Of stone, which Is cheqnered AZ
the top with embrdsurrs, and strengthens"
here and there by projections IN the t"sh'""
of bastiOns, with openings Ill for the rccep-
ton Of cannon. 1t has 4 gates, which are
covered with plates Of iron. The whole IS
we'll built, and to me does not appear the
work of Musselmans. A ditch runs by it to
the south west near it is II tann"ry; and fur
Their along is row Of blacksmIths' FORCES,
| which seemed in good employ. In this d'-
J rectiOn, northeast Of the town, is the custom
house, spacious building. The pashas res
idence has large gate opening into a court
| yard. The houses are IN general bulIt "l
stone, with rafters Of wood, and terraccd.
| Grass grows on their tops, and sheep and
| calves feed there; SD that when seen from an
| ,>f bOl !, orIl
be distinguished from the plain at their found
alton. / walked through most of the ba-
zaars; few are domed, the rest are terraced
like the dwellings,. but afford u common road
| for foot passengers, who ascend ny public
Eight of steps. Wherevera street intervenes
bridge is thrown over, and the line cOntin-
ucs uninterrupted. The shops in the bazaars
are well stocked, and the place exhibits the
appearance of much industry. The streets
are mostly paved; but as in Turkey, in that
manner which is more calculated to break
the passengers neck than to ease his feet
There are 10 baths and 100 mosques. Seve-
raj of the latter are creditable buildings, the
Cio,nes Of which are covered with lead, and
ornamented with gilt balls and crescent.
This ~ the present state Of Arzroum; its !
remains prove that it must have been s,il'
more considerable. Every thing attcsts the
antiquity Of the place. The inhabitants, in
deed, date the foundation from the time Of
Noah. and very zealously swear that some of
their present structures ore contemporary
with the patriarch. With more appearance
of probability they aver that others were the
work of the giaours, or infdels. One in par
ticular is attributed to the latter origin. 1t
consists of an arched gateway. curiOusly
worked, all in strong stone. situated northwest
in the castle, and close 10 decAyed minaret
of ancient structure. Yet many Of the older
fabrics appear, by the true MOresque arch, to
he certainly Of SarAcenic origin; and many
| of the remains of mosques resemble those
buildings in Persia, with curious bricks, and
lacuuercd tiles, which were raised in the first
ages of MahOmmedanism. In all those at
Arzroum I observed round tower, with
very shelving roof. covered all over with
bricks. There are still erect several minarets,
obviously works of the early MussuImans.
Near the eastern gate of the castle, are two
Of brick and tile, and gate with Saracenic
arch and Cutie inscription, and many strong |
buildings around the remains Of fine portlcO |
Of a mosque. To the east Of the town is an
old tower Of brick, the highest building in
Arzrou,n, which is used as a lookout house,
and serves as the tower If the janssari-s at
Constantnople, or that at Galata. There is
a clock at the summit. which strikes the hour
with sufficient regularity
TFrom the N. Y. Mercantile Advertiser.l
BY the packet ship Birmingham. Capt.
Harris, we have London dates to the 9Th,
and Liverpool to the 10th September. We
have perused these Journals with attention,
and are now satisfied, that the accounts hith-
ertO published Of the disposition Of the Sui.
tan to treat for peace on the terms proposed |
By the Allies. are false nor do we believe in
the reported CONSERVATION Of the Turks, !
either in Europe or Asia, or that the Janissa- |
ries have created disafection and delivered up
place after place to the Russians as reported.
The latest advices received in London from
the British Ambassador ut the Porte, were Of
the 18th August, at which time General Die
bitsch was still at Aidos. Rumors were
sfoat originating in the German papers, that
this General had entered AdrianOpe, and
another account published 10 the Augsburg
Gazette was that Shumla had offered to ca
pitulate. These and other rumOrs published
10 the German papers, which pretend to ac-
counts of the 10th from COhstantinople, are
pronounced by the French Journals, which
contain letters from COnstantinople Of the
same date, to be so many fables. The latter
say, that SO Ear from there being any truth in
these accounts. the Sultan had sent of 10000
men to Kirk Kilissa, to reinforce Adm Altman
PaCha. and to enable him to repel General
Diebitsch and it is added that the accounts