, 1877-06-19

doTn from the snowy mountain sides, Irritating
and unp!"nsans In hfsh degrec in winter u,r
ths efeat Id opprs.,ite hea nc T. L i
by fionds o! sand appears cqua!iy unbcAfabir. 1t
Is. however; tla.stc spot. and The du't Of The
tntbcd b. the feet Of the far famed TO- COO aho led
BY Henorlon to II shores Of The nleet o<a, r.
vss!ea ta ths Mo'a ss xehkcss a. " paf's ana te
constructed BY Greek de,eFtess from the army ot
a ~ "a H. TO ~ psk
Who hsre helped q populate the.s di:tf!en. Xcn.
ophnons n account o. ihe ,honsy whsh, when esten
heen consit1crcd m amusing esrnr; hut tntoxtca
tton, and oven death. Invariably follow 4 too copt.
oas consumption Of that dcleacy, when n,anufac'
nts4 nt me 6eea on the ountaina between befa
The Town q Etzeronm, ::.tsuased nearly Q, 600
higher !han The splugen Pass. and onlY 100 yaria
y The roois of IT, nnd HOUSES ars iii mi, md the
ping actoss The latter. might easily walk along Tie
top nf The town. the appearance OF which, when
covered by tue tonuiatloh enjoying tho coolnaas Of
gay. animated. and e1ttaordiny. resembling fait
q ths summit Of fiat mountain. Tae walls Of
or.es sna @hc -
sansAr!es. baths. founta!h4. Chslstfnn charches.
and sufsulnan mosques. old tonbs covered with
tsddics. afa scattered 1t Intervals Throughout Er:
zcroum, which. besides III dirty and crooked little
atrcett. h trarcracd by anclent nnd subtcrranaan
pasAagca. communicating with marsh aome d!s.
The precise date Of the construction Of Eszeroum
noasy ent + + sstsn 1hat
aftron5 fort. msde Il the Capital Of Armenia; and
that me Patriarch fezrs. In the year G3a. A..
sasu, xoar Il. c.pa1 81 tie eoaty
The hase Of operations, md ts key Of Kan, there
y no1llng In Ef1eroum 70 show that either ofien'
hF Ia tLutt,
inadc It. walls. for. bc5oud crowds nf ltc'aa sol
tl!ess Wild C!.cas*ians, and Daa!,t.Ilazoukh. vim
sapf anps s 9S taa y s ss tsoo & IL Se tn
ta @e sssT oss ha,s Sey "ss.
new. and constructed acenrdins to kuropean mud
that the, viii cause The eeaauerins of Irzeroan,,
eher enc eeny 01s eS fei ~e 3 M
nated on htyt bill: commands the whole town,
!; not saprlled With h. water; bat. s.sn + IL gaf'
jnceht cm!ncnce. entirely undefended, Affords
s.err fsc.lisr fo5 nrs.lan oeenpat!on. bseanse.
nsns T.. a}k. san sbs sr
can eas1y tnke possession Of it, and then n,o,ln4
On to :he great fort bring. the place 70 terms.
tho mos: crowded patt Of, The town;, but. iale-
pendontly Of either sus.lan cannon-halIs Or tsus
slan strategy. Il j. the general upnou that Elzc
.oum % will not hold ont for greater period than
Provisions ore doubling sad trcnltnK fn price al
most every day. Tie Inhabitants express thci
d!teontent and anger at having sola!cfs and voluu
tceEn hilfctrd In priyatt houses. Dcpu&attnua o
women constantly !rrltase the old Paeha with lont
ctamofs: and complain that, while thel
the enomy from long datauces. thcy AMI
| their families are left to Atsrye. Mean
while the Clrta.alana. heavily .armcl empty. .pock
eted, end vcfy hungry. being unable ~ reshl th
temptation Of foecibfy a2propnatng wl,aleves eat
ahcs came within thc!r reach, 70 alarmed th
rcaccable part OF the population With their rnugI
anu nnrouth manners that tho l1sha acnt them t.
swslt the furnished army composing the fUrcs o
Mukhtar. who. contrary to the custom. Of wnr Il
iike case. hAa nne a.! ~ t!oop* or as!pishcd r.
really good training, md Kidding thtm Of what b
| may iblnk superduous ncsh.