The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-10-15

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dustry. The streets nre mostly paved
bat fss IN Turkey in manner that is
moro calculated TO break the passengers
neck than to ease his feet. There are six
teen baths and one hundred MOSQUES. Sc.
veral Of the latter are creditable buildings
the domes Of which are covered with lead,
and ornamented with gilt balls and cro-
scents.
"This is the present state of Arzroun, its
remains prove that it must have been still
more considerable. Every thing attest
the antiquity ofthe place. The inhabi-
tsnts, indeed, date the Foundation from the
time OF Noah, and very zealousy swear,
that some Of their present structures are
contemporary with the patriarch. With
more appearance Of probability they aver
that others were :hc work of the giaours,
or inhdeIs. One in particular is attributed
TO the latter origin. Itconsis,s &c an arch.
ed gateway, cufionsly worked, all in strong
stone, situated northwest in the castle, and
close TO decayed minaretvf ancient siruc-
ture. Yet many Of the older fabrics ap.
pear, by :he true Mosque arch, to be GER
tainly Of Saracenic origin; and many Of the
! remains Of the mosques resemble those
buildmgsin Persia, with curious bricks, g.
lacquered 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.-Thcrc are still erect several
minsrcts. obviously the works of the early
! Mussulmans. Near the eastern gate Of
the castle, are two Of brick and tile, and
gate with Sarscenic arch & Cuhc ilscrip-
ton, and many strong buildings around, the
remains Of o fine portico of a mosque. To
the east Of the town is an old tower Of
brick, tho highest building in Arzroum,
whichis used as a lookout house ,aBd serves
as the tower Of the janissarie at Constan.
tinope, or that al Taluta. There is clock
at the summit, which strikes the hours with
sufficient regularity.
"ln Arzroum there are from four TO ave
+, thousand families of the Armenian, and a.
bout one hundred Of the Greek persuas ion;
the former have two churches, the latter
one. There are perhaps one thousand
Perslans who live in a caravanserai, md
manage by caravans the trade Of theft own
country. Trebiz1nd is the port on the
Black sea to which Tie commerce of Con-
stantnople is conveyed. The Turkish in
habitants ofArzroum are fifty Thousand fam.
|. ;lios. This amount Of population give from
the authority o" well Informed Armenian
/ but MS all sIch details in a country 80 III
, regulated are exceedingly suspicious,
! have already taken the liberty 10 deduct
. more than one third from ihe number Of
/ Turkish families in the original estimate.
But the reduced statement still leaves in
Arzroum, at the rate Of FIVE persons n a
+. family, total Of 100000 persons besides
- Armenians."
Ofthe noighboring country Mr.. Mor.r
r says, "we left hrzroun, and proceeded Il.
! cross the plain to iliJa, distance of five
. miles only. The plain is covered with vii.
lagos. | counted thirty on one part, and
+ tho cultivation is proportioued 10 the popu.
4 ntion. The season was advancing June
. 81 !: in some places the corn was a foot
=, from the eround.& there was besides much
!, fire pasture" On proceeding from Hin,
:, he describes the country on the right and
, lef az studded with villages, ami richly
n cultivated. In srch country, The moe,
active part Of the population of which are
Christians, Gen. Paskewitch will not And
i difficult 10 sustain himself.
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