Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, &c&c: during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820 . ther design than to look into theempty holes in its sides, they continued questioning, and withsomething of a less quiet demeanor, all the way to the the crowd dispersed a little ; but Ahmed Aga beginningto apprehend that something very disagreeably serious mightensue from having gratified my curiosity, hastened our horses;and the instant they were ready, we mounted, and set off. It was four oclock when we had again thrided the narrowstreets at a pretty quick pace, and t
Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, &c&c: during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820 . ther design than to look into theempty holes in its sides, they continued questioning, and withsomething of a less quiet demeanor, all the way to the the crowd dispersed a little ; but Ahmed Aga beginningto apprehend that something very disagreeably serious mightensue from having gratified my curiosity, hastened our horses;and the instant they were ready, we mounted, and set off. It was four oclock when we had again thrided the narrowstreets at a pretty quick pace, and took our course along theedge of the river, completely overshadowed by its thickly pres-sing houses. In this track, we passed the outer wall of a finemosque, dedicated to Sultan Bayazed, and soon after crossed theYekil-Irmak over a fine bridge of seven arches. The waterbeneath seemed very turbid and foul, and yet is used for alldomestic purposes. But the banks being steep at various points,the inhabitants are obliged to raise it for use into woodenaqueducts by means of large wheels charged with leathern. ?I ^3^ i. SKETCH OF THE CITY. 713 buckets on their outer circles. The flow of the river keepsthem in constant action ; and, as they move round, the regularprogress throws the water they have taken up into the woodenchannel placed properly to receive it. Had I been resident inAmassia, the state of the water would have made me regret theneglected situation of the pure flood from the Derbend, whichonce reached the city through its long mountain-channel. In our exit from the town, a travelling merchant asked leaveto join our party ; and from him I learnt, through the enquiriesof Sedak, that the houses amounted to 6000 at least; and incalculating four inhabitants to each house, we have an amountof 24,000, which, I should suspect, exceeds the real populationby one-third. Amassia has a manufactory of silk, which rivalsthat of every other place in the East, and is therefore its greatest
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