Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-05-06
l;rTrEn fnom TURKEY.
CoysrANrrxopHE, Oct. 10, 1861


= morn. The 18th inst. we dropped ancho
in tbeharbor of this Oriental city. ou
lie missionary friends had watched for gu
nd coming, having learned by telegram tina
dir vessel'ha passed the Notifications a
m the entrapee of the Dardanelles, OF Whic
70 smoke in my last AS no one coul'
n. come on board until the'nccessary paper
s. we're secured, we could only talk viii
he them DIS their boat lay along side tn
of ship in the harbor. Soon, however al
% is arranged, and we are ready to olsen
d bark. glad enough to set foot once NOR
rs GU terra ftma Asour company is large
e We arc distributed among the differen
d missionary faMilics, aud ace are to be en-
o tertained at the house of Mr.. Washburne
e who is spending the summer at the VII
LACE of Kandilli, some six miles up the
n Bosphorus. STEPPING into Caique, with
. stalwart native dressed in white, for an
t oars,nan, we start on this short but in
D teresting voyage. This atyle of boat is,
| I believe, peculiar to the Bosphorus.
They arc built from thirty to forty feet
in length and abOtit three feet IN width.
and will accommodate four persons besides
the oarsmen. We take our seats On the
lotion of the boat, and n sort Of box
neatly cushioned. both ends Of the 'boat,
except this small space, being covered
nearly level with the top, aud running to
point, much like the regatta boats in
America. There are, pro badly, thousands
of these upon the Bosphorus, and large
number of persons ate daily transported
to and from different points along the
river, though there Are MANY large steam
ferry boats constantly runniUg. Our
boarthat had received instructions, which
of course, we had not understood, nor had
we any very definite idea as to the dis
lance we were to ride. The DAY was de-
lightful and the weather calm, and our
ride of six miles mp the Bosphorus, for its
novelty and peculiar Interest, will long
be remembered. The sdeiery along the
BoSphorus is delightful--in every respect
equal to that of the Hudson. AT many
points, the bluffs on either side are high
aud commanding. occupied either iy
thick'y settled villages, or by more scat
tered residences of people doing business
in the city. The Turks have passion
Tor building close to the waters's edge.
or even over the water, so that they can
step from their door into a boat In this
manner, many of the dwellings which we
pass are built. We pass several Of the
magnificent palaces of the Sultan and his
ministers, situated close to the water and
also the beautiful yacht of the former,
lying at anchor in front of one of them.
Here and there are the remains of an.
clent castles, which once served as fortiG.
cations, located upon the high lands.
while olive and fg trees abound, and or
aDges ane lemons are seen in the gardens
Our guide is faithful to his instruc
lions and lands US safely at Bebek, large
village which is sut urb of Constantine.
pie, lying on the West side of the Bos.
phorus. directly opposite KaDdilli, to
which place We were destined. Here we
ire met at the boat by Mr.. Bliss. one Of
The missionaries. who takes us directly to
Robert College-formcrly Bebek Semina.
fy-where we listened 10 an excellent
sermon in English by the venerable DR..
ohaufer, for many years missionary and
translator OF the Bible in the city. Those
who have read the Missionary Herald
have been interested in the history Of
Bebek Seminary. The school here IS nd
longer under the direction of the Board
but is supported by Mr.. Roberts of New
York Here instruction is given to pu.
pills representing no less than fifteen diff i
fercnt nationalities DR.. Hamlip, with t
whose missionary labors many of yonr {
readers are familiar, is President of the I
The building is pleasantly o
located in healthy position, on elevat S
ID ground, commanding fine view Of the !
Bosphorus,
After service, We diued with the Blissos
md afternards, just at evening, cros sed .
The Bosphorus to kandilli where kind b
friends, to whose hospitality we had been ,
assigned were waiting to receive us
Here we are, in pleasant quarters. on
''sh bluff overlooking the Bosphorus for
several miles to the North and the entire
Instance to the city of Constantinople ON 6
ne South, and here must leave. for the 8
present. v
l.. BARTLETT
me MoHAwKs 1T is not perhaps gen 6
H., H. l.