New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-07

perfectly tevc except ~ Gre point. with no fsrm-
houses no orchards, scarce q tree OF any kind. MT
even fence or hedge to rcieve the eye-nothng,
indeed, but an occasional lodge In garden Of
"cueumbers" lmelonsb-in Isaish used ss IN en-
blem OF desoation Not more interesting is the city
itself Il is built entirely of stone; very few Of the
buildings are than story high the roofs are
Est and one may travel half the length Of the city
upon them without once descending to the ground
There are great numbers Of mosques in the city, but
only two respectable minsrets. One OF thess rises
reary or quite $50 fee. above the surrounding buh-
iuss and affords an excellent vie~ of the city. M
associate ami myself ascended it soon after a
rival here. Although the good Mussuiman who-kept
the door gave US special permission, the Turks wsre
greatly incensed that we thus polluted one Of tbs
sacred places. and when descended we found sew
era fellows at the door, armed with elabs. In vain
cid we urge that We went up by the permission Of tho
porter. They allowed US {, pass, on the ground that
are were strangers, bat they fell upon Armenian
friends who had accompanied US, in way that, 10
one no; familiar with the cruelty Of savage men, was
quite fearful. How did republican blood boil to
see these miserable fellows beat our fricnds-they.
the mean while, not daring to lt hand, or even To-
mOnstrste, though perfectly innocent Aud for such
abuse there no redress. This is Turkey as it nov
is. We trust that it will not long remain so. Ths
war will take the sword aid the cue from the hand
of the Turk. Nay ,as gay soon come when Gsd
shall make our esSJGgs sisSteeusnsss"
The bazaars of Tic city. { nssksts, yery large
in some cases there being acres under one roof
One who has never visited the Eastern World csnno,
well understand what we mean by bazasrs. They
NAV be defined as narrow, covered streets, lined
both sides with email shops, which entirely opeu
70 the street. and are so constructed that all the goods
are seen by the passer-by. The Paaoeis an immense
structure but has nothing of that magn6cence aboat
Il which is usually associated with the word Iadeed,
most European nations would think it unit to be used
as barracks. The yard of prisoners penned up Like
flock of sheep and the occasional light Of some ono
Going mental service, with ponderous chain attached
to band and foot to prevent bic fleeing, reminds the
vi.itor that he is either among half barbarons
people or in land where there 'ares, who feel
that they ought 10 Be men. There are many ruins in
the city, and about it, OF which must be very
ancient The most prominent of these are two old
castles, one Of Turkish and the other Of Genoese ORR
GIN Caearea was the first place Of any considerable
Importance that the Turks took possession Of this
side the Euphrates. II was seized by Alp Arslan the
valiant lion about the year zoos. Probably this the
Turkish castley was erected soon after. II was
strong structure in its day and could well resist the
then existing mode of attack Its moat il still very
perfect, and large trees growing in its bed show
that it must have been dug centuries ago. Thstowers
have fallen, and the walls have been shattered by an
earthquake. The castle has, at some period been
furnished with guns, but il is entirely dismanted.
except that at point guns arc kept to proclaim the
beginning and ending of Turkish seasts and fasts.
These too, will soon be unnecessary
Some Of the towers of the Gcnoese castle are still
Atty feet high although is evident that their heads
have toppled at the bidding of the earthquake. Az
one looks upon these rifted, gapng walls, now the
home Of bats owls and lizards he longs to have them
fad tongue, and tell Of the brave ones who have de-
Tended or have won shem. But alas! the darkness
that rests upon them is like the darkness of death.
W.AF.