New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-09
Ntw1lprk Dailp G,ibu,ts
Bayard Taylor in Northern Europe
No. LXII.
RETURN TO THE NORTH.


in the French steamer Meandre. The voyage wn
repetition Of the two which hsve desenbN
YEAR. sgc. ard l shall make 40 further nose Of
than 10 advise sll my friends and readers Who uay
witt the Orient to choose the steamers OF IL
French Mssag,ries in every possible case, rather
than these Of the Austrian LLOYD. OSer the N.
rippled 4Eeesn our trip wa'a luxurious ole, and
though We missed Sunium and saw the Tr Jsr Ida
by twilgh We sts AIMED around Sera8bo Point and
into the Golden Horn in the full blaze OF no,a-s
piece Of ri good fortune to those who see Goa.
stsntinope for the fst time. La ths Category.
were seven Americans on board the steamer, ia.
cludipg ole who h.d received the ishts Of citxea-
.hip BY another act than naturalization.
Iutticed but three changes in Constsntnople sirce
I frat cav IT, ia IS52-to wit Pera isightsd Wit
ess the hotels have rsised their prices FIVE frsccs
a dsy. and the dogs Of Stsmboul 40 longer bnkG
Gsours. In all other respects, il is the cams mM
lev Of unparalleled external spendor and ilteral
filth, imperfect Europe and shabby Asia The last
change Of the three is undoubtedly due TO tAs
Wholesome trainr given to the dogs aforesAa By
the soldiers Of the allied armies. 1t Is an sstonsa.
ing fsct that dogs Of the most orthodox Moslea
breed now tolerate the pre- sence OF the Frank VITA
out spa-l. Moreover. ST Sophia. then sccessblss
OILY through the potent zeal of the Grand Vze
now sees it, dools turn on their holy himgss form
every day bribe. Even at the mosque of E!cas
standard bearer Of MahmOudII, Twas Refused d.
mission only because it was Ramazsn. Toere ns
Turkish iLeater in Pera TaIkish plays (sIapsM
from the Itsliap) are acted BY Turkish actOn aal
oh shade Of the Prophet Turkish women y.
pear unveiled upon the stage. This, however, does
lot signify much. Polygamy and the secludao Of
women are a part of the Moslem religion, sud With
that religion dies the prestige Of the race, Tia
| fratern zaiion of Turkey with the Western Poscss
has forced her to reliDquish few antiqaated PIE.
judices-and that is ALL
The grand fete of the Night of Predestcatioa
took place two days after our arrival, end. with
the recollection Of its magical uuinators six
years sgo fresh in my mind, promised ny COM
panons a spectacle .uch us they had never yet
witnessed; but it turned out to be comparakss
failure. The Turkish Government has wisely
grown economical. Tae far-echoiog thuodea ola
thousand cannon, booming up aud down the length
of the Bosphorus, were wantiog; ard though We
hoated in the mid,t of crowd Of caiques in To
Golden Horn, the waters were dark underneath u.s.
and the sky dark aboye-rot lighted to red !rsos
parency, as l once saw them, with tie minsssts
blazing like fiery labces around the fiery helmets
Of the demes. We waited uutil the Sultan hA
finished his prayers IN tie Mosqus Of Toptsueh.
rid shot homeward in his gded caIque, followed
by his annual virgin.
We had rather an adventurou, trip to the Sweet
Waters of Europe. The wind was blowing strongly
fiom the west, but took four-oared caIque, aOd
after passing Cassim Pasha where we weIe mns
exposed to ito force, supposed that we should set
on without further trouble. But on turning north
ward into the valley Of the Swee. Waters ca no
on perfect hurricane. We could scarcely breathe,
and the bOatmen tried 10 vain 10 manage our egg
shell Of a craft. We drove first upon maneY
island; then upon the shore; then down stream;
then against pier; and finally, striking upons
rock, the caique began to fill. We were in tho
edge of swamp; Braisted and lifted the lady out
into the reeds, and We made the best Of our way
to firm land. All landmarks we're lost in Q cloud
OF dust; the tempest blew with such force that IL
was barely possible to stand; and when We at last
wore round so as to scud before the wind, we were
almost taken off our feet. This was the first ship
wreck which either Brasted or myself had evereI.
peIienced, the latter q mariner of thirteen years
standing. After much search and the payment al
q pourd sterling, / procured joltug Turkish
ARABIA TO take us back to Pera but on crossing the
brow Of the bill above the Sweet Waters We were
several times on the point of being overturned BY
the blast.
The steamer in which We took passage to Galstz
proved to be our old friend the Miramar, with bee
gallant captain, Mszsrevitch. We had soft Spring
sunshine for the glorious panorams Of the Bospho-
rus, but the day became partially obscured a. we
entered the Black Sea, and about FIVE in the after-
noon, the sky being clear oDly 10 the nOrthward,
most singular mirage arose in that direction. Yes
ses were seen suspended in the air, about two de-
grees above the horizon, with inverted images be-
low them. Beyond them ran long line Of low
coast, which in the north east rose into hills GOV.
cred with patches Of dark frtrees. There was ~
land nearer than the Crmea in that direc ion, and
it was about leo miles distant. What, then, were
these shores They were no mere optical delusion,
for through strong glass the outlines appeared
very distinct even to the projecting buttresses ard
recedng CULTS Of the hills. came to the concu-
sioD, therefore, that it actually the mountain
shore Of the Crimea which beheld LmOs! from
the mouth Of the Bosphorus. The wind was blow
ing cold from the north. h.west at the time with dull
clouds overhead, but the phantom picture vi"
lighted with stroDg sunshine, and the sails Of the
vessels appeared to hang almost motionl.".
After two disasreeable nights and one disagree