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12<br />

CONTENTS.<br />

CHAP. V.<br />

Departure from Constant<strong>in</strong>ople. "Voyage to Chennecally. Sestos <strong>and</strong> Abydoj.<br />

Tower of Le<strong>and</strong>er. Arrival at Chennecally. <strong>the</strong><br />

Jo<strong>in</strong> Capta<strong>in</strong> Pacha's fleet.<br />

Visit of <strong>the</strong> officers on board <strong>the</strong> Sultan Selim. Character of <strong>the</strong> Capta<strong>in</strong> Pacha.<br />

Present state of <strong>the</strong> Turkish mar<strong>in</strong>e. Dishonesty of a Turkish mar<strong>in</strong>e. Visit<br />

to <strong>the</strong> ancient Sigaem. Recovery of some curious rema<strong>in</strong>s of<br />

antiquity. De-<br />

scription of <strong>the</strong> pla<strong>in</strong> of Troy, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> tombs of Achilles, Patroclus, <strong>and</strong> Ajax.<br />

Mount Ida. Description of Chennecally. Castles of <strong>the</strong> Dardanelles. Abydos.<br />

Decapitation of a Turkish Admiral. Dardania. Orders received to return to<br />

Constant<strong>in</strong>ople. Arrival <strong>the</strong>re. 5^<br />

CHAP. VI.<br />

Reception at Constant<strong>in</strong>ople. Castle of <strong>the</strong> Seven Towers. Palace of Belisarius.<br />

Apprehension of <strong>the</strong> plague. Execution of several Turks for robberies. The<br />

Harts, or residence of <strong>the</strong> Turkish merchants. Sudden changes of wea<strong>the</strong>r at<br />

Constant<strong>in</strong>ople; fall of snow. Panorama of Constant<strong>in</strong>ople.<br />

Fatal effects from<br />

burn<strong>in</strong>g chaicoal seven ladies of <strong>the</strong> Gr<strong>and</strong> Vizier suffocated. Use of t e bath<br />

;<br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>Turkey</strong>. Travell<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>Turkey</strong>. S<strong>in</strong>gular religious ceremony. Dirt rent<br />

sects of dervises. Intercepted dispatches from <strong>the</strong> French army. The Ramarsn.<br />

Splendid illum<strong>in</strong>ations. Greek marriage. Ceremonies on board a Rus-<br />

sian ship of war. Feast of Biram. The chief of <strong>the</strong> white eunuchs. Shock eff<br />

an earthquake. Violent changes <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> temperature. S<strong>in</strong>gular punishment <strong>in</strong>-<br />

flicted on a Turk for assault<strong>in</strong>g an Englishman. Formidable hordes of b<strong>and</strong>itti<br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> vic<strong>in</strong>ity of <strong>the</strong> metropolis. S<strong>in</strong>gular mode of communicat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> plague to<br />

a French officer. Launch of a Turkish seventy-four. Le<strong>and</strong>er's tower. Town<br />

of Scutari. Celebration of Easter among <strong>the</strong> Greeks. Dar<strong>in</strong>g robbery <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

open street. Severe execution of Janissaries <strong>and</strong> seamen. Capitan Pacha sails<br />

from Constant<strong>in</strong>ople. Beautiful appearance of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Asia</strong>tic shore. Feast of <strong>the</strong><br />

Biram Courbam. Prayers on board <strong>the</strong> Turkish admiral's ship. Description<br />

of <strong>the</strong> mosques at Constant<strong>in</strong>ople. Execution of <strong>the</strong> Pacha of Nicomedia. Fete<br />

given by Lord Elg<strong>in</strong> on his Majesty's birth-day. Preparations for <strong>the</strong> departure<br />

of <strong>the</strong> Mission to jo<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Gr<strong>and</strong> Vizier's army. Anecdote of <strong>the</strong> Gr<strong>and</strong><br />

Vizier. 6$<br />

CHAP. VII.<br />

The Mission set sail from Constant<strong>in</strong>ople ; anchor at Pr<strong>in</strong>ce's Isl<strong>and</strong>s. Visit to<br />

Adam Oglou. Greek isl<strong>and</strong>s. Description of Patmos Stancho. Immense<br />

;<br />

Oriental pla<strong>in</strong>. Cyprus; description of that isl<strong>and</strong>. Plague of locusts. Arrival<br />

at<br />

Jaffa ; description of that place <strong>and</strong> its<br />

vic<strong>in</strong>ity. 89<br />

CHAP. VIII.<br />

Junction with <strong>the</strong> Gr<strong>and</strong> Vizier. Alarm<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>formation concern<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> break<strong>in</strong>g<br />

out of <strong>the</strong> plague. Encampment near Jaffa j dangers <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>conveniencies of<br />

this situation. Intelligence received of <strong>the</strong> assass<strong>in</strong>ation of General Kleber.<br />

Turkish artillery. Amusement of djerid. Encampment of <strong>the</strong> Mission. Turkish<br />

officers of state. Character of <strong>the</strong> Gr<strong>and</strong> Vizier; of <strong>the</strong> Reis Effendi.<br />

Description of Jaffa ; storm<strong>in</strong>g of that pUce by <strong>the</strong> French; <strong>in</strong>human conduct<br />

ascribed by <strong>the</strong> Turks to Buonaparte. Warm bath <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>. camp. Eruptive<br />

compla<strong>in</strong>t. Anecdote ev<strong>in</strong>c<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> extreme ignorance of <strong>the</strong> Turks <strong>in</strong> matters of<br />

science. Insurrection at Nablous. Undiscipl<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>and</strong> disorderly state of <strong>the</strong><br />

Turkish soldiery. Scene of <strong>the</strong> massacre committed on <strong>the</strong>ir captives by <strong>the</strong><br />

French. Military exercise of <strong>the</strong> Turks. Plague breaks out among <strong>the</strong> Ma-<br />

melukes. Russian agent at<br />

Jaffa<br />

dies of <strong>the</strong> plague. Review of <strong>the</strong> Turkish<br />

army. Plague cont<strong>in</strong>ues to rage among <strong>the</strong> Mamelukes. Description of an<br />

Arab village, <strong>and</strong> its <strong>in</strong>habitants. First stone laid of <strong>the</strong> new fortification at<br />

Jaffa. Dissection of a cameleon. Mameluke chiefs die of <strong>the</strong> plague. Insolence<br />

of <strong>the</strong> Arnauts, <strong>and</strong> weakness of <strong>the</strong> Turkish government. <strong>Egypt</strong>ian jugglers.<br />

Camp <strong>in</strong>fested by large packs of jackals. Desertion of Arnauts. Account<br />

of<strong>the</strong>Dehlis. 9$

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