New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-05
KOS5UTH IN EXILE. +. No. II.
A Ride in The shadow Of Oi,H,pHs-%he va 'c
LAND of Astn flInoT-Arfivai sthutahyh'
sorrespopes pee Of rne gr1bune.

AtsYatreiome but interesting journey across
,he II ountsifs and plains of aFcent @yS'a ara
Bytbris, have just arrived at this dreary place o.
exile for the Hunsariaps, situated on tina head
waters Of the river Thymbrius about Two hands cd
n lies south cas-: from Constsotn7Ple This portion
# Asia Miro, hAa seldom been visited 5y fors'sn
traveller. and believe that, with the excePt on OF
the n,is,iona,ies l am the only American who hss
ever been in this place.
AS my companion, Mr. Fiake, could not tor "sh'
Of time 90 further than Bfouua, Mr.. Craze one OF
the American missionaries stationed in that city,
resolved TO accompany mo to Kutahya tor the Pnf-
pose Of distributing B bles among The Armenian'.
The mission es SEMI to this part Of the East labor
entirely among the Armenian population, az Il
would be useless to sts=mpt the conversion OF the
TURKS The follower of Mshomet never changes
his faith.
During my stay in Brousa Mr. Crane and mis-
amiabs lady nude their house feel Ike hons to
me by their indness and hospitality, and "a ne
speaks The Turkish lsnguaga with greai aaency
wss much grhtifed to have him as travelling
Companion,
We employed as surudg<e or guide an Armenian
called Hohsnnes the son Of Z adik, ora name being
all that is given to person in the East, TO which
sometimes that OF bis father is added to diasin
epish him from O hers bearing the same title.
Hohannes, the aon Of Zadik, Was BY profession
tailor. but having soul above buttons and tired Of
making Turkish nOwsers for the ladies of Bfousa
be was desiroua to become traveller and see the
world. His appearance was decidedly in his
favor for he WIS good looking fellow, acme thirty
wears OF sge, with fine Circaasnn face, dark hair
and mustscbe and withal an expresaion of honesty
ard intelligence which you do not often hpd among
the Orientals Hobauess stock Of English, Of
which he seemed quite proud, wss not very exsen
Awe, hut the changes he rung on "yeI, very
good, !" and few other expressions picked up from
,he mis- scn srles, mingled wi'h bis Turkish, MAIDS
his Conversation truly amuEiDg he was to De our
general factotum, guide cook, servsnt, o'tIer,
pipebearer and esco,t, for armed with pistol and
vaughan or Turhish cutlas', he vas to be our de.
fenoer az anst the attacks OF all wandering kourds
or other robbers that We were toll would De SUES
to WAY lay uH on our journey. In this latter cspa
city, howe ever, my freud tie missionary seemed to
have but little confidence in the velor Of Johannes,
for he remarked that as general rule, these
fierce looking burudgees whose belts bristle aitn
aims, when attacked by osherr, were always the
first TO throw down their pisiols and run away
leaving the poor traveller to shit or himself
1t must be further added liz aaeschipg the char
acter Of our guilds, thethe wa2 married man, but
it was quietly whispered that Mrs Hohannes did
not make her husbands home very happy one;
and sthough the TurAi,h Law in iss leniency and
regard TO poor human nature, allows man to take
two, three or even four wives ult0 himself, if he
chooses 40 ,hat stands betssr chance, per-
haps Of finding angel among so many. Khan In
those )cts privileged countries where only one
cboi is given gu yet the son OF Iadla aeened
sA,ih6ed to leave FIR a time The pleasures OF lie
matrimonial, in order 70 breathe the Air OF indie
psndence He wanted he SAID to make oil
/ erirpRge to Jerusalem, and then go with me to
America, two plsoeO ~bich, according to his sup
Orsltnn, we're about the Same dlatRnco from
Brousa.
Having hired horses and prepared everything
REQUIRED for the journey, covetless for Heeplng
and he necespary proglsons for the lnner man.
beside large bag OF tive piastre pieces a coin
thai seems to % compounded OF tln, copper ana
little silver, we left Brousa on Thursdey, the Itth
md directed our course through a broad beautiful
valley, with the grand M slan Olympus on cur
right, his snowy summits etteflBg nthe MONDAY
We slept in the village of Kastel, small place
at the kestsrn extremity Of the great Brouns Val
lev. COZ stating of few huts, and the runs oil az
old castle or Turkish fortress. In the evening aa
We wandered among the ruins, aome boys OF the
village tine " stones at US from distance, kno~
ing BY our dress that we were franks or lnndsi
christisns w G pursued them and they moleased
Ne no fnrther bus could lot he p remarklng 70 my
missionary friend that those Turkish boys were
Only acting ia the restof the world and shat be
ligion which ought TO bind men more closely 10
each other, only seemed to divide mankind INTO
rects par, OF wnose business 1t @aE. el'her Nor
ally or fguratvcly, to stone those OF dniofens
faith.
a little coHee.house afforded shelter To- our.
selves ard t0rses; room - sc over the ataoie,
AID hence fllsd with neas which seemed to de
light in drawing our Christian blood il We Eore to
iudse by Their experiments in practical pile
botony.
During the night and morning heavy rains tell,
ano the mountains were covered with DARK, 10 r.
erirg clouds. but We rose eariy and pursued our
wAy to AkSee, or White Water village, situated on
suift torrent, that bears off .he melting snoHa OF
Olympus.
After six hour. riding we arri7ed at the town OF
Ie1ighical New Lake, in the center Ct large
valley OF baslD some 20 mitsiu lepgth and breadth,
zhich is enc of the richest AID beat cultivated in
The " hula Turkish Empire.
To the south and east the Akdoea range, or
White Mountains wboae tops @cre hi1den Wlta
fescy, rolling clouds added much to the grandeur
of the picture guough The Valley ran gentle
river on whose banks VS. nes largo caravan OF
centls consulting OF hundrads ailoRln6 each o.aer
in long train, making tie scone truly Oriental
Che cxmslis as necessary to- the plains and the
deserts Of the East as she chip or the ocean, nos
only As means for bearing the productions OF oae
lard to another, but to speak tanscsndentally, he
is required a, part Of the picture be seems 70
hsruonz with the character OF Oriental scenery
It's caravan il essential to complete the romance
Of degeTr scene Is Arc The MlnRretF gitievtng in
the suD to give beauty and inserest to an Eastern
city. -,
an zoe, long bearded Turk, 'who gave US his bast
room les usual, over the htabe,] and biz woaen,
although we could not get sigh, OF than, prepared
di,h Of taourt or sour milk SO universally eaten