The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-31

The National Intelligencer publishes
an extract from a letter received in
this country relative to recent improve
ments of commercial character in the
interior Of the Turkish empire
"On the 18th of November last the
! Mooadsmizsd road -vl4-o,. Las k,o-, l..
construction for two years between
Ghemiek on the sea of Marmora and
the city Of Brusa, il Asia, was formally
opened for travel Brusa is about nine
hours travel from ConstantinOple, five
of which are by steamers 10 Ghemiek
In the winter season this important city.
which contains a population Of seventy
Observation-Disclosures, Greek, Ameri-
cans, Jews and Franks, for want Of
good road to the seaport, has been al
most entirely cut OF from eOmmunica-
ton with the capital 1t is the seat Of
an extensive trade in raw silk, as well
as manufactured silk and Roolen goods,
carpets, velvets, saffron, turpentine,
wool, wine, &c, and possesses an ex-
tensive trade with the chief towns of
Northern Asia The new road will Sc
means Of transportation Of its rich and
varied products. and will be serviceable
at all seasons Of the year
A few weeks since a railroad was
completed from Smyrna to the city of
Magnesia (Manisa in Turkish about
forty miles in length. This Is a -four
ishing city of thirty FIVE thousand in
habitants, about One-iOurth of whom
are Greeks and Americana, and has
largely engaged ia the manufacture Of
cotton and elk stuis and goats hair
shaWls, and is on the great road be-
tween Smyrna and the most productive
regions of Asia Minor 1t is also one
of the most ancient cities of this part
of Turkey, and was a large and opu-
lent city 70 the latest period Of the Ro-
man empire. It is intended to carry
the road to CRssaba and Ala CHER, two
important seats Of trade further in the
interior
"The railroad which has been in ope.
ration for more than q year from Smyr.
ma to Ephesus, distance Of fifty miles.
will be finished TO Alden, some thirty
miles further, in the coming spring.
Hitherto the wool, silk, CARPETS, tobac-
co, etc, have been transported at such
heavy rates from the interior by the old
route from Alden TO Smyrna, AZ to
greatly enhance their cost prioes-the
freight of ton Of tobacco costing about
a dollar between these two pOints. The
completion of this road to Alden, and
Of that to Maguesia, will be the source
Of additional prosperity and commerce
TO the thriving city Of smyrna
AN active competition exist between
Russia and Turkey to secure the transit
trade from Russia to Turkey and Eu-
rope The Russian government, taking
Of the utter absence Of ser.
viceable roads between IrebisOnd aud
the Persian frontier, has recently com
with its usual vigOr, the con
strUctioa Of paved road from Poti. on
the Black Sea, by way Of Tsuris, TidiS,
&c, u the Persian frontier, and has |
built a port at Pot, A portion Of this |
road is already in use, and has divert I
ed such a large amount of trade from I
the old route between Trebisond and {
ErzerOum and Persia, as to oblige the I
Turkish government to enter upon [
the construction Of q permanent and (
rOad from Treibisond TO the /
Persian confines, about thirty-iive days /
distant by the existing route, and which /
IS next 10 impossible in water A Z
corps Of competent engineers and q /
large working force are engaged upon |
this road, the completion Of which, I
some five years hence, will be Of i'm .
mense Importance 70 both Turkey and .
Persia"