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Travels in Turkey, Asia Minor, Syria, and across the desert into Egypt ...

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66 TRAVELS IN ASIATIC TURKEY,<br />

ropean side, <strong>and</strong> purchased a cask of w<strong>in</strong>e at six paras <strong>the</strong> oke,<br />

somewhat less than three pence English per bottle. In <strong>the</strong> afternoon<br />

we sailed for Constant<strong>in</strong>ople, with a fair <strong>and</strong> steady breeze,<br />

<strong>and</strong> passed Gallipoli late <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> even<strong>in</strong>g. On <strong>the</strong> 3d we entered<br />

<strong>the</strong> Sea of Marmora with a fresh gale; <strong>and</strong> on <strong>the</strong> 4th at noon,<br />

<strong>the</strong> transport anchored <strong>in</strong> Constant<strong>in</strong>ople harbour. On our l<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />

we found that <strong>the</strong> General was not yet arrived, which happened two<br />

or three days afterwards. The officers paid a visit to Lord Elg<strong>in</strong>,<br />

by whom we were <strong>in</strong>vited to d<strong>in</strong>e on <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g day.<br />

CHAPTER VI.<br />

Reception at Constant<strong>in</strong>ople. Castle of <strong>the</strong> seven towers. Palace of Belisa-<br />

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

Thehans, or residence of <strong>the</strong> Turkish merchants. Sudden changes of

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