The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-05
CoNsTASTmopLE, March 10. 1872.


General Sherman, Colonel Audenreid ana Lieu
tenant Grant are expected reach this capital a
the latter part OF the present month or Apri, anu
VIII, Is said, be the honorcd guess oi ehe Sui'ah
Abdul Azlz In the same manner mat tne hon. Will
liam a. Seward and his party were received by HIS
Imperial Majesty. A sui Of apartments nave been
taken for them by the Sutans command In one OF
The best hotels OF Pera. one OF the IDerlal yachts
viii proceed TO the Dardanelles for the purpose OF
carrying them up to the capital In they arrive
there IN the large frigate Wabash during their
stay here they Will be the object OF extraordinary
Attention on the part OF the Sultan and his Minis
ters Steamers calques. carriages, horses, &C., VIII
DO at their disposal and funclionary OF the Sub
lime Porte be named to accompany them In their
excursions Orders VIII be very naturally sent
80 the Pacha in command OF the fortress OF the
Dardanelles to receive the Sutans guests with
every mark OF respect and distinction. General
sherman will also certainly give the Notifications
of the Dardanees o thorough examination. He
Will inspect the huge cannnns, sui lhere which
fired upon Admiral DucSworth. when ne forced his
passage through the Straits, and pat the stone ball
IN his mainmast which is now exhibited at Wool
Rlch. These cannons have very extensive mouths.
some three feet In diameter, ana 1t Is a fact not
kenerally known that the sentinel always sleeps in
hne Of them when on duty at night.
BEFORE PROCEEDING TO TEE CAPITAL
be will, probably, also visit the Plains OF Troy ana
Shed tear over the tumulus containing the remains
pf Achilles and his friend Parrocles whose untimely
faces Will have prevented him from making their
personal acquaintance. He viii also visit the site
Of Illium-the Pergama or stronghold OF prlam, In
which this celebrated Commander Chief ana King
Of Inc FrOJans held out SO long against the COM
Dln0d forces, naval and military, OF the Greeks
end examine the construction OF that remarkable
fortihcation. He will investigate the military road
plong which the dead BODY OF his son, Hector, was
30 snamelessty (and contrary al military laws)
dragged In fronv OF. or around. the walls OF the
citadel, In sight OF his aged parents, wife and chill.
dren. The most important question OF examination
Will then be whether this could really have boon done
around the walls. or olly 'front.' OF them, ald the
distance from the fort, as by this means Will be
able to judge correctly OF the size ana strength OF
the arms then in use. General Sherman will thus
have an opportunity OF informing the SUCCESSORS
of ancient Troy ana the TroJaus how far better
such matters are managed in the modern Troy OF
the United States BY even the least baroarous and
cruel OF Its inhabitants. II Is fully believed that
the American General will follow the example OF
the Roman General Cesar, ana make turn or
two around
THE GRAVE or ACHILLES
In pau.is natua,tDus, 50 as TO appease hls
names and insure the aid OF his ghost in any lu-
ture wars in which lie may become engaged.
w Hethcr nc Will also loilDW OF nOS tHe example OF
he Roman Emperor, who inspired Dy the devoted
friendship OF Patrocles Achilles, sacrificed his
freud and companion on the site OF SO many de-
parted glorles, so as TO be able to erect q II ting
monument over his cherished ashes remains to DO
SEEN In such o contingency some small interest
may be attached 70 the choice WHICH General
Sherman Will make from his companions for so re.
markaoie an evidence OF his kindness AMI whether
1t Will be Colonel Audenreld, or Lieutenant Grant
who will be voluntarily inundated. II is, however,
fully anticipated that It VIII be the former as ne
has, for such length OF time followed the fortunes
or his INDUSTRIOUS chief ana gwen him SO many
proofs OF his personal deyoledness. Arrangements
have been MADE TO conduct General sherman 10 The
TONES OF PARIS AND ESoSE,
20 as TO enable Lieutenant Grant With hls own
eyes the resting place Of this frai couple who, by
khelr misconduct, involved Troy and Greece In so
eerl0us MISUNDERSTANDING, lL fdyaoGT Ell
pnonneMr Of one Mene.aus. an ola Spartan chief.
VINO was so fooiish as TO marry young ygiri OF
eighteen. II he should care to proceed further,
General Sherman may ascend
and bold communion with the king OF the gods,
Jupiter himself and even "shake hands, with him;
Tor It is believed, as not lately been seen any,
where else thai ne has not yet changed his place Of
residence. The scamander, river not so larse as
party with an abundance OF s in tie shape 81 silver
tr0ut and the Simos, II Is stated, Is just now full
OF the OniO which have greatly multiplied anu IN.
creased since the departure Of the Greek naval
forces ana the time when Homer die aed the little
volume Of poetry, still much admired by some per-
sons, especially the readers Of Popes imitation OF
Il. A copy OF these poems VIII be handed Geaeral
Sherman, Dy the present King OF the Heenes,
Rs to enable him to read them on the spot In their
yernacular. IL Is reported mere, and IL ls strange
General sherman has secured the services Of cee.
brated clcerone nov residing in Athens (of ancient
Greece ana not the celebrated one In OhO), q Or.
6ohllemaD, TO guide Ills wandering steps over
THE PLAINS OF TROY
and on the heights OF Mount Ida. DR.. Schlleman
Is citizen, not 10y nature. but by naturalization,
pf the United States and has alre9dy acquired some
notorsty, # not indeed absolute immortality, by ms
continuous researches after the bones OF poor old
Priam, which he believes were Inferred some centu-
res or more alter his unlimey decease IN spot on
the Plains OF Troy, mentioned In geography as
Modern Troy uillum Fesensl. He has no: yet sue
teeded IN nndlng them, and Intends soon construct
ing tramway Tor the use o. tourists on the spot;
but Is SAID mat he has been so fortunate as to ia
upon his crown, ana designs presenting it to Gen.
more elevated parts OF the shore near the tolnb
Of Achilles General Sherman Will be able 70 see
At the distance OF more than one hundred miles or
the moment that the setting sun casts shadow be.
lore Il, but much VIII depend upoa the state OF tue
weather and the eyesign OF the General
F PROCEEDING UP THE DARDAEELLEs,
party VIII see several points OF true interes, to
travellers generally. vlz:-ses.os and Aoydos-ihe
ofmsry resident q me latter e Vage Who was IL
she habit Of swimming over the Straits see
pomely maiden named Hero, LIVING in tue opposite
one dark light her light was blown out by the
wind, he came TO harm, so that she nad TO pass
supposed that Leander was drunk, put The melan.
choiy fact has now been fully proven. 1t IS sener.
ally believed that the stream derived It's name from
one Miss Helle Ia perect terniaksnt OF couTsel.
There also one Xerxes, who quite q dlstin-
guished military commander In his time, built
bridge over the Straits, which was iar superior TO
anything Of the Kind got up by General SHERMAN
during his march over the Tennessee to the ATTAIN
tic, and therefore, win be worth looking into by
him. This Persian General Oh MS return rom his
fOray with 1000 900 OF troops found the bridge 80
much In disorder that ne preferred recrosslng the
Straits In beat quite aioLe-a circumstance when
General Sherman Will fully appreciate when ne sees
the width OF the stream and tie switness OF Inc
current.
IN TIE SEA or uARIoRA.
1 After passing through tile Helespont ine Ucnefal
yll enter tue Sea OF Marmcra, which differs ironl
Lake Erie only in point Of the taste OF tho water ana
me lever quantity OF the bones Ia us 1sn. its