New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-25


v,s, nool OF standing water, which, swollen oy tne
liver. flowing into il first oyerfowed the country
% the Cyauaan rocks ard after forcing way
through the Thraeiss BosPhorus, formed the hei'
lespont. sJ
that for some time after tie early delages tne re-
menbrance Of which VS. preserved IN tiadi'ious
In other places beside Ssnethrsce, only the SUN
NIT of the mountains were Inhabited, the water
ss vet extending over the leVei srvuDo' 'ua'
men descended first TO the bills, then upon
The plains. and thus by degrees reached the sea
sLote. and that improvement in cispostions,
cu.toms .pd modes of life accompanied these
chapees Of situations, so that from whd rus.
tics without laws, they became social, civilized
aid well regulated. ...,
The Islands in the Mediterranean look as II the!
had been washed and rounded by the seton OF
water. The shape OF the islands OF the Archl
pelsgo, and the form ans direction of the head
lands Of Greece and Asia Minor plainly Indicate that
sn in mense body of water once flowed down from
tke Euxne Gambia, il is true, lies with ITS long
diameter in an east ard west direction but there
the current must have been detected toward
Sicily. There is a magnificent audacIty IN this
theoIy but scientific facts appear TO give 1t strong
support.
And now begins from the deck of the Eaphrate
the most magnificent panorama OF which the world
can boast We can neither paint lightning nor
give in words the flush of Aurora and the fragrance
Of the finely flushing rose. Equally impossible is It
10 describe the marvels Of beauty collected along
the blue waves Of the Bosphorus. The Orient
and the Occident are here brought together, and
the stately grandeur of the North sottened by the
gorgeous srabesques of the sunny South. Nature
has exhausted her resources, History lsvished her
choicest associations, and Art piled up her mo-
rssaue ard chilseled wealth in the work OF en-
nob.nC this enchanting spot
Along the Bosphorus, rolling like mighty ser
pent 0f seven coils between the dark EuIlne and
Il slvery MarmOra, Creator aud Man have col
lected all that is most beautiful in form, color or
grace. Here are rugged mountains and sylvan val
leys tie melody of birds aud the music of water
tie roma of the cypress and the breath Of flowers
Its rushing waters-hOw often they have mingled
their perpetual dirge with the hurried, dlthyram-
bic tread of barbaric peuplads Its forest
crow ned hights-hOw often they have echoed and
Ieecho,d the thunders of angry nations Glorious
region
That cirelins admire,
The lalG HheIe Power ishis 70 dwell.
Ald War hi. u.shte't deed. can tell
And P.etry, 10 s~eee.t sIsh,
Atiul.s her voice snd lSr-.'
Ruyukdere. 1herapia Bebek and score of other
villages Inhabited by Greeks, Turks aid ArmeDians
are passed in quick succession. Here is SUM-
mer palace of the sultan, and there the residence
of f,r-icn ambassador. Here are graceful kOsAs
and konak., there cupoas and khans. In one place
the minaret of mosque rises out OF sylvan re.
treat in another oriental kahve ls the resOr, OF
pleasUre.seeking groups. Crumbilng castles are
not wanting nor forts tristliDg With cannon.
On these terraces. washed by the lapsing waves
and shaded with orange and jasmine, statuesque
Mosleus make the delicious klef; in those roman
tic retreats. cooled by the perpetual showers OF
fountains. naiad and nereid bands Of Turkish
beauties often do coDgregate TO eDjoythe sweet
earth and the balmy air-the choicest luxuries of
the ereat-eyed Orient Now we glide 10y the pal
ace Of a pasha, whO a Seanus at home, aud
VeIres in the provinces. has grown wealthy by ex-
tor1ion in some distant part of the Empire TO live
in eastern magnifcence on the BOsphOrus: and
there behind trellised jGLOuseS. fit the pearls OF
loIdly harems rich i'll the wealth OF Clrcasslan
charms and Georgian curls
We notice the spot where MandeOcles of Samos
built the bridge for the army of Darius and where
the latter sat enthroned to see his myrads cross
the Straits. Here is pointed out the giant plane
tree under which Godfrey OF Bouillon Is said to
have encamped. Here is the maus0lcum of the
brave BarbsrOsss, and there once stood the pillar
of Symeon the lite. What more fitting place
could the anchOrite have chosen for his sell lnhc-
tious than where with alternate homage, the hills
Of Asia and Europe lay their golden shadows at
each others iett on the pushing uosVm vi tuc
Bosphorusi
Shooting past a headland. the Queen of eastern
cities rises before us like sphynI from the waves.
AZ We approach the Golden Horn, that grandose
stsntinople-sleeping voluptuously on couch
of seven hills, letting her feet dip in waters OF
sspLre and emerold, and bathing her minaret
and don e-iared head in roseate aud purple at
uo,pherc-becomes incOmparably beautiful.
Tie wish of my youth is gratfed, and nay
thoughts seem lost in the bewildering maginings of
an Oriental dream:
The Furoresn with the Asian shore
SEarkled with palaces; the pecan stream
Bere aid there studded with seventy four,
SopLia's euIos with golden sesmi
Tie c,ITe.s srOyes, Olympus high snd hosr;
Tie Twelve l.les, and more than | could drsss'
Far lee. describe present the very view
That chAru ed the charming Mary Montssu"
DR. JAMES o. MOVES.