Litchfield enquirer., 1844-08-22
.Lsttsrs from Abroad V 2 No. 1E.r

| 2d, the lats suitaR n appearance sa palace-ol white marble, with gilded raiiings and lattices. An octagcnal temple contains the remains of the Sultan. his sister, and another person, who are u
 ried beneath, while above the bodies in reofn handsomely ,carpeted. and hung with long narrow pieces Ofsto6made holy from havingb been awhile in the temple at Mecca, are huge empty cofins cov- cred with crimson and purple velvet most elabo- rately wrought in gold; and over which number of the richest cashmere shawls are thrown. That of the Sultan is the richest having at its head the Fez which he wore, ornamented with heron's plume, attached to t by a crescent of briIliants. On low stands at its head are placed two Korans, most brilliantly illuminated, The Turkish charac- ters arewritten in gold on colored satin-lke papeF
 and otherwise much ornamented; one of which was made by the Sultan himself, the other by his sister, who is buried here. There is a beautiful garden attacheds with pretty fountains in theform of temples, and numerous drinking cups looking like gold, though believe they are only so in sem blance. We finished the, day. by ramble through the bazaars where we were some two hours much amused by the novelty, variety and richness of ar tieles presented. It is certainly singular and motley scene. The buildings are of immense ex- tent with harrow passages running in every direc- tion, forming perfect labyrinth, covered and lighted by innumerable small domes most singular in appearance viewed either from within or with out the shops arranged on either side of the pas- sages are very small and low, quite the reverse of fine. There were some beautiful embroderies in
 gold and silver and silk, Cashmere shawls and deli
 cate perfumes, Persian and Damascus silks, min ged with all sorts of English goods made expressly for this market, and by their large figures and bright gay colors to suit the oriental taste. The prettiest show was the slipper bazaar, containing such as are worn by the ladies of the Harem serag- lio, of velvet emb oidered in silver and gold, and some more beautifully with pearls and colored stones such as described in my last as worn by the ladies of the Ali Bey One might easily lose ones self here, and think we should have been unable to have extrcated ourselves from the labarinthian paths but for MT. E. who seemed perfectly familiar with them. This finished the days exploits, and taking our road through the Grand Cemetery of Pera we reached our temporary domicil at 5 P. M. and through the kindness of Mr. B.-I had been pro- vided with horse so gentle and easy that did not feelthe least fatigued, but passed delightful ming at the house the American missionaries, Mr.
 and Mrs. H. ,where Imet Mir. and Mrs. o. the latter a daughter of Dr. S. of New-Yorls, married to MT. o. an American. Iiae next day Ere sailed across the Golden Horn, accompanied by MT. and Mrs. H. took walk outside the walls of Constantne, passed the ~ Seven Towers'' and an immense City of the Dead, where should suppose million might have been buried. In it were five tombs in 3 row marking the place where were buried the heads of Ali Pacha, Gov. of Albania,) his three sons and grandson, behcaded by the Sultans order, and their heads sent to Constantinople. simple stone with its turban placed at the head of each grave, no foot-stones being allowed. We passed through the Adrianople gate and turned inside the walls by road parallel to the one we came, which brought Us to the palace of Constantine, the habi
 tation likewise of his successors the Christian Elm perors, while they possessed the city. Nothing now remains of the palace but the walls, within which number of Jewish families have built their dwellings, and through one of which we were ad- mitted and guided to the top. from whence we had the usual beautiful view.p saa ssH .6ssaa1 nafg5' On our way to the landing, we entered Jewish synagogue and into the church of the Greek patri- arch but there was nothing remarkable in either. During our stay, as I have before mentioned, we took caique, with plenty of cushions spread on the bottom and sides of the light bark, and seating ourselves on the bottom as unlike Turks as possi- | 1- 5.F+E Y F7.. . . ble, or in the space which would only seat us two comfortably, -four Turks could have been we'll ac- commodated after their fashion, prepared for sail
 1 up the Bosphorus to the Black Sea. These boats
 although so long and narrow, are so sEilfully man aged that they never upset The boatmen are har. dy and powerful men, and the hinder oarsman al ways takes upon himself to blow like porpoist with every stroke of the oar This is thought t relieve the chest and to serve also guide in the simultaneous sweep of the oars. Despairing, as l remarked before, of giving you any idea, of tho beauty of the scenery of both sides of the Bospho
 rus, all lined with palaces from sea to sea-, ant which loses none of its. charms by familiarity,) would note down only a, few objects as landmark to memory. The stream is just so wide that yo, lose nothing of either side when sailing up thu middle of it. It is continuation of villages ol the European side, one commencing where anoth
 CT ends. palaces. mosques and minarets bordering the waters edge, to which beautiful terraces witl trees and flowers form lovely background; kiosk
 and cemetery seats crowning the knolls, and hil
 tops of the beautifully undulating ridge on eithe