New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-29

the whole face of the shore looking down upon the 0okn
Horn and upon the Bosphorus Tophana and 0alate
are involved in its general Here all the Eurspeans
with their respective Embassies and Consuaes. have ths
residence.
The view from the buryng ground Of Pere Is Of tho
finest in the world Here all the gay people Of the Frsnk
City assemble in the evening and wander among the tomh
with merry chat and laughter or sit beneath the cyprso
trees eating rutioes or smoking their chbouques wh3e
Arab and Frank
-in brotherhood share
luxurious rest In the perfamed air.
Far away looking over the roofs Of Tophsna and 0satas
stretehes the Golden Horn, with lis deep blue waters
spccked by many caque and rejecting the white sas Of
hundred ships Beyond suddenly rises Stsmbul isssh
s richly mingled masses Of dark foliage and white palaces
enyeopng the Peninsula whose point terminates In tho
Sultans Sersglio with its gardens-whe over a rises
Mount Olympus connecting earths scenery with the sky
On the opposite Continent OF Asia is the hill and suburb
Of cuar covered with forest of expresses that servo -
conceal the burial place of the city and here too many q
the Osmans have taken up their rcdencesnce they b.
eye that their empire in Europe drawing to close but
resigned they the ulGment Of one OF those strange
prophecies like that which prepared the Yncas for the SUB
iugaon of their country they will doubtless die fearsy
in defense of those walls fearessy won by their fierce
ancestors For they are q gallant people still
The steep shores of the Bosphorus are mostly WOODED "
the waters edge and almost continuous village runs ro
Pers 20 Therapia where the greater number Of Ambss
doris have summer residences Sometimes 1t Ia broken ~
terraces shaded with esed vines deep recesses among
the cliffs where the inhabitants sit slipping sherbet sne
smoking their chibosques
The stream tsefis haunted by dolphns below and Ans
dsmnees above ihs waters These lost souls are DARK co.,
ored birds about the size Of teal that keep forever wa
derng with rapid wing up and down the straits ThsH
resessness and shekpg cry and apparent homelessns
have obtained fos them the above appellaton The Tus
are said 10 believe that they human souls In ass o.
probaon but Il seems strange that such paradise shosie
be selected for aace Of purgaiory
The triangle. which allowing for many vacant places
within the walls IL entirely covered by Constantnope
tbus washed on the northern side by the deep waters OF mo
port and ON the southern by the Sea OF Marmors mo
base of tho triangle tbs ground Immediately tsyond mo
walls which attaches Il to the European Continent An
snsn elevated Cat with some sght inequalities The land
on which Constantrcpl Is built though generally hhiy'
stones gradually down the Serago point the apex Of ms
triangle shelving of on each side to the Sea OF Manofs
and he port.
TIC Roman founders Of Constantnople. Wishing thse
ter new city should bear some resemblance TO tho ono
tboy had t managed 10 dscoyer in tho h1y chain 'hse
fsms the peninsula seven points which they called he
seven Hills" From whatever point the spectator looks
lawn on magnificent sambr five Of these are generally
tncushable The one at the acute part Of the triangle
"a covered by the Serago vast palace OF the susn m
euauo the Hrem, whose windows look out upon tho
1 waters ofthe Bosphorus
4 oer many oys-bestsD breast"
Tesecond hill Is crowned by the bold and lofty dome OF
the Asnanich mosque while the st oftier one OF Boy
man the Magnificent towers on the third. An ancient
saueduct attributed 10 the Emperor vsens unites The
summit Of the third and fourth hills On the fh point.
the most elevated Of the little chain, there slender ony
tower built In ls2s In which guard constantly ke~
watch the breaking on, Of fires which necessarily very
frequent and destructive in city where all ms P'vsa"
houses are built entirely Of wood.
To Il. position upon these hills Conannople owes n
only IL picturesque and beautiful sppearance but m sa"
bry and comparative cleanliness As summer residence
s delxhul but the climate In winter Is very dsagce
able and has OF those counterscng comforts which
make Us warmly welcome winter TO ourown hesrths
From the old State Prison. called the Seven Towers" 70
the serago Point measuring along the shore Of the Zee q
Mamors, cannot DO mneh sh0t Of five miles Thbhm s
ongest side Of the peninsula The old walls and towers arc
in very ruinous state While the side fsng the port
they have almost entirely disappeared But on fss lana
side ntnople preseBs double line Of suong ~
lofty sone walls tho york Of Theodos'us II Hch p'gns
be easily put INTO complete state ofrepar ana WHOA ID
ther more dspated pars present such magnificent ana
peureque specimens Of rara remains az probably no ohsr
city can boast Of msDing they are win ivy thar war
worn fronts deeply ssarred nom the casaders and ms
TurAsh baiferng engnes they st present most mpcs-
ing appearance Ruin even in their most decsged psrs.
las only made hem reverend and les them eli er LOFTY
COX.
From the head Of the port to tss ka Of Nasmoss shs
length Of this Enc Of defense rsfAer better hsn fosr ms
Rectangular towers flank at shoz intervals those shScy
wane-the refs Of the GreeiAa Empie-Sr the usss~
rcsy s the Greek inscriptions insersed Oh men nee
nor have the Turks their AsIves been Ct me uospe TO
e ,u,o.rous resl crosses that carved over Tho
gstewayS .,.
Beyond these vsk ses extensive eemetey where Ne
evpress shadows .ss Mosems tomb with Us sculPtured
tnrbap and the ,rsbinth keeps watch By the Asnaa
rave lis I'D these homeless people brought this sres
with them fom the shores Of Lake Van, and now love V
sec those sbo dear to them sheltered IN their s sep
by It's 4neestral shade. o.,
ca this side Is the Top Kspoussi the Cannon os's!
through which marched in triumph Ashomned H. 80
near which fell Pakoogus the last Of the Christian =.
perors bssyely fighting to the last His w~ % ~ ~
iunaI coursee-ste Wild brain fever Of the mones. ~