Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-11-30
REM, RIVER DANUBE, l
October 25, 1852.


October 2j, 1859.
"I came from Cons,autinople here without bal
last, as they charged three English shillings per
ton, which 1 wac unwilling to give. I made the
passage to GaatE in six days, aud did not tow
through the Bosphorus or into the Sulina, and
consequently saved at least G25. l arrived here
end loaded in advance Of NIL the Cleveland feet
left the Vanguard at Oonstantiuople she is not
yet in the mouth of the River The Kershow came
by this evening. She left Cardifone week before
left London for Newcastle to load, so ] an con
siderably ahead Of her. l arrived at Galntz 12
miles above this place, on the l4th October; took
on $50 'kiloesE Of barley, aud then came here to
| finish loading. 1t is slow work, they have no
docks here, and is done by steging from the shore
At 3alatE loaded over i've vessels, aud two ves-
| sells loaded outside the Dousman, 1t takes from
IS to 80 men 10 load each tne,-i O., to clean the
grain and carry it on board. They haul the grain
0lonside on the bank, heave 1t on the ground, or
| canvass, and screen 1t three times over with
swinging screens, Eve screens in each tier, meas
ure 1t, put it into bags, and Greeks and Modayi'
! ans carry 1t on board and dump il in the hold
The grain merchants and shippers undergo the
expense Of loading, Some 40 or 45 vessels were
loading at Gaatz the same time was.
| "Ihe farmers are two centuries behind those Of
the States i'm agricultural Improvements. They
use OK teams here altogether. The wheels Of theii
| wagons have no tires, and even tue hubs are with
out baud5. l have seen over 500 teams OF oxen il
| one day here OF one color, aud lhat Whltc. IhG
country about here is beautiful and the climate
magnificent The Danube ia very crooked river
and very difficult TO ascend. Some vessels
passed have been "a days getting up; but fortune
favored me, and 1 succeeded in making the pas
sage in AZ hours. So much for the way in which
English, French, Greek, Italian, and Austrian YES
sells work.
| "If it were not for those Internal Lay days,
shonld like to sail from England to the Black Sea
but was obliged TO lay at UoustantinOple so long
q DAYS in all, that go. completely discouraged
This evening, Oct 25th, l lack abouta thousau,
bushels OF full cargo. so will be loaded by to
morrow noon. TheU / shall have TO 60 to Galatz
twelve miles above here; for my bill of lading an
clearance viii have TO stop at Suipa, mouth q
the Danube, at COnstantinOple, and the Dardanell'
The port charges are quite light here; about tw
ducais at Ga'atz4 A. e.. % shilings; at Sulinl
Health dues and Pilotage, 2I3 piastres- hitY-tou
3 shillingH, Exchange varies wonderfully here
Coustanunople the English pound is woTt1 id
pilsters; at Sulina, l0s al GalatZ, 96 at lbralli
Sc; and in Austria more yet. At Constantinopl
port charges are about "a lOs. Should hay
good luck 10 getting down the River and over th
} bar, think ought to be in Falmouth or Cork
the first of December Hope to and a letter frol
you ON my arrival at either place.
"GALATz, Oct. 81.
81 met Capt. Pierce here this morning. II
: Sexton and d. G. Pierce have arrived. / wOu
have done better had not chartered from Lol
. don. as freight is los. / only get %. Sd. Lea'
Reni this afternoon. Truly yours
u J. NJ. SMITH"
Mo, ks o. OF kl,low Is Turkish saln measure &C