The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-14

the top, is iez or red cap, with a splendid diamond
radiant star, the centre one Of which If large as
one finger nail. There were several illuminated
korans of exquisite beauty sent by his mother sister,
and aunt. AlahmOud was the son OF an American
creole woman taken captive by pirates, was q man
OF great energy OF character, and had effected great
revolutions IN the customs OF his country 10 make
them asslmllae TO those Of the nations Of EmoIs.
and al one time hearing OF plot for the massacre OF
The Christians by The lanssaries, be threatened 10
take his SONS and abandon the city ifanv more such
crueltlcs should come 10 his KNOWLEDGE AT ihat
period they We're power behind the throne preater
than the throne liseli, and their rebelhous and uf-
bulen characters called down signal vengeance
their heads by the Sultan in 1876 On This coca.
sion, many thousands of them were put to The
sword and consigned 10 the flames in the n garrison
II Is supposed that not less than II OOO men ed aud
many ot them who survived that fatal day being
compelled 10 drag the dead bodies to the pospholus
during the night, after having their heads take OIL
were also thrown IN
We next went to the Mosque Ncurosmonis
which Is smaller but very handsome; The windows
were beautifully painted or stained Afterwards we
proceeded 10 The mosque OF BaJazet H., IN which
were old columns, about feet diameter. and -
feet high. In court Of this mosque thousands OF
pdgeons were feeding, or rather clouds Il them
we finished by gong to the mosque OF Soiamanyeh;
IN II are four large senite columns: about a feet
diameter; the windows are also of stained glass.
Ihls IS the only one IN which we saw many ostrich
eggs hanging from the CEILING, although there were
immense quantities Of lamps suspended within & or
10 feet OF the floor, Tie tombs of Solyman LII and
"a, are IN mausoleum close by. After visiting
this we proceeded en- 10 a caile and refresh
cd ourselves with cubabs la Tupue. 1t is large
dish, composed OF small bits OF mutton roasted IA
skewer over the coals, with bread. around which Tic
whole party sits each being provided with fork
VIII simply add IN regard to these mosques thai al
though several OF them are OF immense size--they
are shapeess masses and will not compare with
edihces tor similar purposes in Europe, in either
beauty or grandeur. Instead of the dome OF st.
Sophia beng " balanced in the air" as il has been
poelicaily expressed--the exterior of the building is
dshgured with immense abutments to prevent it
from being shaken to pieces by the earthquakes to
which this region Is subject. The eight columns ia
st. Sophia, which Were taken from the temple Of the
sun at Baalbeck, by Vacrian, and sent by Marcia
Ga Roman widow who had received them as a
doweD 10 the emperor observation-disclosures Of pcr-
phyry, are very insignificant when compared with
the stately ans gigantic columns we saw at Baal-
beck, and the eight columns from the temple o.
Diana al Ephesus, are not calculated to convey any
extraordinary idea OF the former splendor and mas
siveness of that editicc The dome of St, Sophia is
10 feet IN diameter with only IL feet rise and 100
feet from the pavement The length OF the church
Is lib feet and the breadth 2G9 feet Several OF the
other mosques are OF equal bulk and IN more ere
waited and commanding situations, bu; none OF them
can compare IN point of beauty with the mosque of
II. Omar IN jerusalem.
One OF the principal charms of the environs of
Consiannople is a sail up the Bosrhous Having
taken a calque we went up TO 1herapeia--a village
celebrated for IFS geld embroideres muslin The
scars are very handsome and worked by fe-
males, bnt too snowy for the taste OF American OF
european ladies. The sides of the Bosrhorus were
lined with palaces. On our return we stopped at
the Sweet Waters OF Asia-a pretty sepentne little
stream situated IN d valley surrounded by the most
picturesque scenery. As the weather was not very
favorable there were not many ladies walking.
There IS a castle near the mouth and on the Euro
pean side another toriification built by Mahmoud
I'd. In one OF our excursions TO the Sweet Waters
of Europe we walked back, passing the shooting
ground OF the Suans, where large number of CO.
umns are erected 10 mark the spots where the
arrows fell. As some of those OF the late Sultan
are not much short OF mile from where he is said
TO have steod-it ispreuy evident that my inlormer
also could draw a pretty long bow. We passed
through the Armenian buryng ground, and it being
tlle Easter festival, an immense concourse OF peo-
pie were assembled, engaged in dancing and various
other amuscments in this pleasantly situated but
melancholy spot We followed the fashion-took a
seat on n tomb stone, smoked narealeh and drank
cup OF coffee. One of our last excursions was TO
the Seven Towers-the day was beautifully clear
and we passed around Seragho point close 10 the
walls. We landed at the Towers five or six miles
distant, but not being permitted 20 enter them. we
discharged our caIque and continued along the old
walls which have been much shattered by earth
quakes although strengthened at very short inter
walls by square towers. We saw the tombstone
which marks the spot where the head of the cele-
brated All Pachn, OF Nanina, was buried near the
>ehon gate. Several other stones pointed out the
places where also were deposited the heads of his
sons From this we went to Greek church under
which Is small reservoir containing few small
hsl, concerning which these superstious people
tell some ridiculous story about their being fried on
one side by priest, and afterwards Jumping out OF
the pan INTO The water some four hundred years ago.
where they have been ENJOYING their liberty ever
since Having entered tbs city. we assembled the
Seraklers Tower, from the top OF which sproba-
bly, The finest panorama in the world. Ii is situated
IN the old serago and is 900 feet high TO the highest
point, and on an elevated situation.
My last visit was TO the Bagnio, a dark and gloomy
prison. mentioned IN Hopes Anastasius Many Of
the convlcts chained together in pairs, and
most OF them were picking oakum. ] went through
4 dark, dismal passage, to a Greek chapel, almost
as dark, which is allowed to the Christian prisoners.
Il Is our intention TO proceed next TO Greece and
having assembled Mount Parnassus taken a drink
nom the Casallan spring. and sighed DER depths
'ong deserted shrine, we shall probably visit some
Of the lonlan islands, and while IN the neigh
borhood ofMaggione and Como, before crossing the
Alps by the Sylvio pass and descend the Danube
from Ratisbourne TO Vienna.
The Van Buren, (ArkansaS) Intelligenccr Of The 7ih
u says;-Wc learn that Col karney with the dragoons
paid his respects few days ago 10 the seminoles
Gently arrived from Flerda and who became refractory
at Webber's Falls. Wild Cat aud his parry also
there Col Korney told them they had to leave for their