New-York tribune., 1878-02-15

900 OOO) and many OF the wealthy merchants belong 10
this nationality the Bulgarans, however arc accord
ing TO the report the American missionaries, who are
perhaps authorities really the most teaciaDc
and progressive. The Americans have got an exceneht
college Bosphorus where they receive christian
children belonging all the nationaiities Then be-
sides all natives, finds motley crowd 0t sIrah
gers the rest OF Europe-ltalians, Germans ,iu
earians, Russians, Poles, Frenchmen English: @ Ihus
there altogether at least eight or nine natohs
ing about the streets Of this wonderful city, eght OF he
languages which one may hear constantly s3heh ] IA ,e
streets and five six which appear on the shop nOhts
THE APPROACH TO CONsTASTINOPLE
The term Darlanelles. meaning the Notifications In
distinction from the straits. is sometimes used TO
cover the principal castles, forts, two at the ell
trance the strait from the Archipelago ana two al s
narrowed point aud sometimes the latter two only The
strait OF the Dardaneles is about 45 miles in length
and runs in southeast direction from the Archipelago
to the Sea OF Maora, between which it forms the only
water connection. The strait varies in width from
. miles nj the southern entrance 20 500 yards nj s
narrowos point The forts at the southern entrance
are Kun Kaeh on the Asiatic shore. aud sedil Bahl
Al the extreme southern end OF the Thracan Chersonese
Owing to the width OF the channel which flows between
them and to the isolated portion OF sed BahF!. whch
German thinks might be easily threatened
by land force these fortcaions do not possess tie
military strength belonging TO the ether two castles
Tchanas Kalcssi on the Aslac, ana hld bhLl on the
European shore. The southern iOl, NUN haI1H "'u
Sedn ElhTi. were built IN 1853 hy MOhanncd W. 10
defend his fleet from the Ncneians Ihey are IN Io'd
repair and their value as pfacngh o.iehces ~ ,i
recently been augmented hy several nltt'Ets on VIC
Egumclian
and kd Bahri TO which alone NE lerh oasues 81 & ,c
DarGantlies applied 10y writer's, 10y virtue oi thtr
position, of their equipment ana or Tie pCW"IIui
shore batteries which support the are Consl antno-
ple best defence Not long part oi the old walls
pnd towers of which the fOrAcatons CONSISTED, were
puled down TO make FOR the krupP guns inrr;
sente1 by thc maker 10 Ahdn A77i w.'n ~, H.,
.Burun and SagaTa-Bu-un. armed WIN twenty
and FOUNDER Krupp guns support the 'ast 3
Tchanpk Kalcssi, the AsJtic STORE when cOnudid'
ali Inc southern part oi strait On the European shore
IA tLe castle klliGBlhri. with fifteen kfupp guns
and in ITS ncighhorhOOd are the three
shore batteries, Dermen Iaba. Tehan Iabia ara B1a
TabaWlth an aggregate armament oi tllll IN gu
10 the north OF these powerful deicBcs u another lori
on the Cape Of NacaTaBurun when adloins tha paFl
of tne strait al which Leandcr used 10 SWIM across
from AbydOs 10 sestOs To meet Hero, "A icat "hlch
Eyr0n repeated in $50. At this point TOO was the
bridge which XcrXes Is supposed 10 nave bu ana mere
Alexander crossed. Further ON l. Lamsak on tht
Asatc shore aud the entrance 10 the sea O Narnoi
1. Gnl!pn whose military Importance has been long
recognized.