New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-11
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
GA1rTIER's CoNsTANTNOPLE.

In spte Of the LAPSE of twenty years since tho
journeys of which this volume preserves the record
It's freshness and Nivacity amply compensate Tor the
want Of novelty in its contents During that PERIOD
Constantinoplc has become almost rs well known 10
travellers and readers of travels as Florence OF
Vienna, but it is never too late in the day TO re-
produce the sparkling descriptions and acute rciec-
lions OF so brilliant master oil style as tie present
anthor Theophile Cauticr was unsurpassed IN tue
faculty of clothing common Objects III expressive
farms lie never failed to detect tho peculiar physI-
ognomy of scene, and to represent Il III nal""'
proportions and living colors. His power of language
was equal 10 his kecnucss Of insight. No writer
better understood the subtle feliGties of phrase,
which not only reveal a subject 10 the understands
ing hut impress it upon the Imagination HlS
descriptions accordingly, While they SHOW no lach
Of accurate observation, are always enhVeneu Win
an cifcinC vein of poetry He never seeks lor ''o'
b. displays Of forced and artificial hnmor W"'h Ill
the end become rs wearisome as tho dniicst prose-
bat keeps the fancy pcIpeiually awake 10y ms rare
power of lucid and picturesque recital Inc de-
parture from Marseilles at which Poit the Noyagci
cmharks for Malta his way TO Constant'nop'e'
furnishes forctaste of the glowing narrative when
is in store for the reader.
But coue ont The anchor Is mp The pad'u,uS sulNc
the water Behold rs gong ont OF me haroo we p he
other coast Of the Mediterranean know NOT IL n mas
L. en- remarked. but MarstllifS ana It's
NOR southern in their character, than tnelr Iic
would 10 warrant You have hcTe Nre NJ a.
oenomy OF The south displays isei III IN s s,ii miles
farther south have air much more northern inns
line Of craggy and broken rocks, ~ Whloh w ua,e
and gives glimpse of the distant town surrounded ny
Its villas, which dot The lands e WIN 'no,nr lo'S
A. we proceed meet here aud there a ie" smps
with swelling sails making towards thc hau'l, H ,
ley hope To reach before nghal; , unc1 - ~, IN
selves in the recedne distance and solitude " s 70 w
hcayc beneath the ship; aud all or und tgr Is 10 u,
seen only the and the SKY some hst cISSt 49, ="
nrecv foam known in French az pO9tpRs ~heell' noal
at intervals upon the blue pasturagc of Inc Waeia AZ
anct poet would have seen n ines nv
sinec cloud plnnges the like bail 81 hrc and
sSs 10 9r saGas m at dew fails upon the
aud ponorstes ones clothing with lis aetld hHml.S
threatens TO declare itself al the inst plunge wch ne
vessel may give little severely or incon- dcI"t "
Tho passengers 20 below, one by one ana acc9ninae
Themselves they beet IN TIE chests Of drawers
waves more regularly thau was in ant by IFS nurse
you do not necessarily sleep The better i,r 1t; ana you
neut> ~ the per- eual9 rrcnTius -ornd 81 te pei,
which strikes the hours and MARKS inc quarters ior inc
crew.
The arrival at yalette affords the occasion for
lively scene. The city presents itself in the form OF
an amphhcatcr, quietly repOsiug On the bosom oi
the gTccn waters. Ships OF all nations, English sar-
dinian, Neapotan, Greek, are lying at anchor at
various distances from the shore. Upon tue quay
are seen English soldiers in their scarlet coats and
immaculate white trousers, while wagons with enor-
nous red wheels recall The ancient vehicles Of Naples.
We nom the shore. \ Whole fleet Of small
boats rowed FULL speed hears down upon the steamer
We are surrounded h,mn'd III, invaded \ pacific on
slaught place boarded az al points In
moment the deck is covered with crowd. pushing
shouting and oibOwilg: and utcrng iugun OF al con
coiyablo languages and dihccis ull one might fancy
himself u; bDe, ihe dl OF the dispersion of the
L. what nation YOU belong. these fIceOus polyglots
try upon You English, Italian, French, GIerk-nay.
ft Tho In n llfII
Lsey De understood The conticrs, The wait Re from
the hotels pursue I". hunt YOU nay i'ty ASST
of their respective hotels into hands, overcrat.
your was'trlt, ycur poctctsacualy into your
1athand; The bOatHen pull yOu about Ugh; and let. y
the Iu by The collar o tie coat, or the skirt Of the
Paic"i, at The nse Of tearing NOn 20 pieces if:ins
winch they don't seem TO care about! They
9uair,l about you, ana nm oI;r Eon, Vrc,ie2 %
hculals Stamping "ehaNlue hsc mn l'o'-'Sr' nnl'
IN short. " He'd and wounded Tctk0Hcd together,
nobody quite dad; 30 that IN TACT tn senr0 inut,
nhS satIs p'i nS t ne ras M tn tr nuo
to f.,ns,rr II To- his boar TO I'M. h,itucn and the
,o;cs 20 or i wa@T Of the one must not
who on Won pacets enormously iar.c M rces dunn-
uliscl small. dt - true they ore eNccrdiie)
rcinua,d, among this motley crowd some types
of glossy black hair small mouths, aud spanking Is Ia
fyI, in fact almost African. u"n the na-is OF reSu-
frcqucuty aud appeared 20 lc proper 10 lie Maltese
IncsC heads planted upon MUSCULAR lnfcats ana
marsi'o hots, Mich have apparently not !st been re-
produced by Tie painter would furnish novel and stik-
ple:-iinon trousers, ghteucd II tne waist ny WOODEN
cold, iul shui red cap cooked over one eal, and
neither nIuNs mon stockings.
The approach to Constantincple showed the Olym-
pus OF Bthynia Oh the Asiatic coast, crowned with
eternal SHOWS, rearing its lofty crest amid the
ing clouds, which giisened with manifold spendors
of silver aud purple The shores of Europe were
also visible dotted with ranges of white mansions
and masses Of veIduIc above which rose tall chin
news of brick the red color Of which Obclsks of in
dusry rendered them strkngly like the red Obelisks
Of Egypt. At the entrance of the Golden Horn, a
marvellous panorama was displayed, ike the scene
Of some oriental spectacle Never did city present
magnificent show in its undulatiOns between
SEA and sky.
The land ncnes TO The very verge OF the water, and
and this wilderness of all DIS
play their blue dowes, while their white mindIets,
shoot upward. sharp and bright in the clear sky of the
pgnomy hightened by thu soft aud slNeS vapor which
hangs about the earth and the buildings. Amidst all
thess marets behind the mosque of Baazet, rises TO
prodgous hight the III the scraskier. is
displayed the signal which indicates the outbreak and
TIE locality VI accidental fres.
There are no quays i'll COnstantnOple, and the
town plunges abruptly into the water. The ships of
every country approach the houses, without being
confronted 10y piers Of granite. Near the bridge
which occupies the center of the Golden Horn are
stationed the steamers OF England, France Austria,
and Turkey, where is concentrated all the life and
activity of the town. Myriads of boats glided like
fish amid the azure waters of the gulf directing thcr
course towards the vessel iii which the author was "a
passenger.
A. usual the deck Of the Leondas covered In an
instant with polyglo crowd. II medley OF Turk
ish Greek ItsliaI, Armenian French, and English.
sadly perlexcd amidst TINS babel although before start
ing had studied Turkish under the best masters when
there appeared III caque, Ike guardian angel the per