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arestiesa Tho 1itas stccp that IT,
quirH cs'S 'ty At Intervals and ms rfsd
when at 6 daylight crept into tho court.
But II : 'cara to worry yum readers With
atoo le narrative Of pertonal experiences,
although, -. b. sure, much Of the coTresuond.
ents production must bo Of that nature. The
fa!n continued during the whoto Of my four
days ride to Erzcroun, spelling whatever Of
grandeur or beauty there might heyo bccp In
inc scenery. It WIS ride through dark g1ens,
and passed ovcf steep aud rcrJ bad roads, and
at night there were execrable khans offering
poor accommodation for travellers. About noon
on the fourth day va gallopcd into Efzeroum.
and found ourselves
IN TIM MIDST OF WAR
-Four batta1fous Of Turkish infantry vero
quaftercd in the town, besides several COM
pantes Of caTa1r1, aud the Russians wesc con-
stanay expected hhuael PaAhs, the Governor
ofthe town, sent me an invitation to visit him 1t
hishouse. hartog learned Of my arrival. Ao occu-
pies large, wandering building near the ccnt1o
Of the town, differing only In stze from tho
other dwellings, found tho Paaha in hte IT.
eeptson"room seated upou : !. 3hiun with his
lat legs tucked under his still fAtter body,
Through my interpreter be asked Z great manY
questions regarding the status Of tho var, Of
which found he Was entirely ignorant. Like
all other Turks With whom hare convcrsct, hc
wanted to know when England was going to
1orN III TIE CONTEST.
lie had had no news from Constantiuople fot
month, ind did not know that the Russians
had advanced into Eoumanta. lie was greatly
surpraaed when assured him TINT tho Grind
Duke would cross tho Danubc with largo
army, and Affected to laugh at the sapposttlon,
out could sec that he was anxfous ia mind.
lhroughout the interview. hoWcvcs, tbs faaha
maintained ttts stasesv courtesy. After rartak-
Ing Of coffee and smoking cht1,ouk with him.
retired. followed By many expressions of friend.
Illness on hts part, ..,
Erzcroum Is n town Of about 10000 fnhabf!.
ants, l5lug at the foot Of tho Deseh Dagh, =
mountain having double peak. In the dls- i.
tanca It has picturesque look, but here, a IL
many another case,
DISTANCE LxNDs ENCuANTMEST.
Tho town, which Is kind Of overxrovr
village, Is built without any regard to comfort
Or beauty OF architecture. Tie street ate tp-
pared, the houses small and miserable. The
climate. moreover, is said TO b. stal less beas.
aolo, as tn winter tho place Is exposed to thu
widest blast of the SNOWY mountain, and in tho
summer the sun burns the earth With fcrrs
intensity. OF neither OF these extremes hare ]
sSs eT "a opp1anty ts rsGr Of 5uF personally
eold, requiring an ovcreoas outdoors and . lrs
iu the houkc. The town ts
61ooo FEET ABOVE TIE sEA-LSyrI-
70 the student Of history It Is interesting ~ ope
Of lo.ooo. lu another letter shall take occa.
sion 10 refer more particularly 70 tho customs
aud aspects Of tho town.
Dcanite Information. regarding tho conpo..-
Inn nf lin Ta,rb fnf $nrs &-. At.
movement OF sle different bodies Of troops, Is
exceedingly difficult to obtain. Moukhtsr
Pasba fs the commander.in-C thief. N you aro
aware. Under him arc Hasaen Paaha, 1t Ua-
zerounl. There arc In tic ncighborhood Of 10
GU mcu and 4,00O horscs ln the field, making
10 battallons. Of the movements OF tl'c
troops you havo doubtless been informed ~
telegraph better than can g!7c them 10 you.
THE scuAMI1s.
When WAS In Constan.inople great thtpes
Msre e1psfts Gt o so u tss,a@} Mshsmst
tue brother Of tho son Of 8chatuyi LETT St,
Petersburg at nbo1t the same time on q similar
snlssion In behalf Of tho Russians. Ono might
Of no araii, but suc1 has not proved to Go the
case. In dispatches forwarded 10 CanstantInp-
ple even before left TINT city announcements
Tcte made Of ~ uprlsing In the Caucasus.
Nothing was said ii to tho cause OF tho revolt
against Ruasla, nor werc any names published
u connection Herewith, but hers In Erzsrouln
1t Il openly slated that the son Of 8chamqY has
DkoUN Ills WORK.
No doubt he can WELD 4 mighty influence
among the Wild tribes OF thu AsiatIc bos,isr, a.
did his luther before him. hut when the bseth-
ren meut, atrayel - they are on opposite Sides,
will there not be a conflict between thctui botll
are possessed Of The fierce daring Of their tribe.
The family ttcs between them aro but slender,
as they llAYo been separated from au early age.
some aaJ oF other shr story may come out ot
their meeting. Ia the rocky tastncsscs OF tho
Caucasus and an encounter such ~ might bo
looked for In the strange realms of Foinanco
rather than In the aetuAi lite Of tho present
century.
THx INVADERS.
will close this Introductory letter by stating,
briefly, that thers arc large Russian forrcs bo-
tween ErEeroun and Kara, and they arc b..
not sec how 1t fs possible fOr the Turks to utlcr
my resistance to a mcil-organIxci army such as
Enc Grand DUKE aflcaacl IL reported to COM
nand. 10 bc 1urc, tho uatuFnl ruughucst uf
Tho country hinurrs military movements ii
great measure, but Eych tltee cnu be surmonnt.
ID by patience and, and for the rest, Uen. Nell.
kolE will meet with lfttlu obstruction MoukhtAr
l'asha, In supEcmu command Of tho Turkish
!orccs In Asia, Il Without tho confidence even OF
:hs Turks, and as hu has allowed himself 10 be
,cxtcn 1u every engagement hlthcrto, 1t IL not
II gaintng the affection or sympathy OF the ilt-,
labitants. Turkish sute tn Asia IL uuomeI.
H. II. s.
A nEMINISCENCE
NOW SHERMAN CROSSED TIE TENNESSEE
10 tas EIAs- cf TA4 Tribune.
CufcA6o. lima 70. .-In aurvsvinv tha Eaatsfs