Constantinople : and the scenery of the seven churches of Asia Minor . ce called by the Turks, kalchan, or the , and an infinite variety of others, crowd the waters in incredible quantities, fornine months in the year; and the boats engaged in taking them are so numerous, as tostretch from side to side of the strait in such a way as to bridge the current; and theeagerness to take them is so great, that all ranks indulge in it, from the sultan to thehummal. Mustapha, the brother of Mahmoud, was engaged in it when he heard of theinsurrection in favour of Selim—and he left his f
Constantinople : and the scenery of the seven churches of Asia Minor . ce called by the Turks, kalchan, or the , and an infinite variety of others, crowd the waters in incredible quantities, fornine months in the year; and the boats engaged in taking them are so numerous, as tostretch from side to side of the strait in such a way as to bridge the current; and theeagerness to take them is so great, that all ranks indulge in it, from the sultan to thehummal. Mustapha, the brother of Mahmoud, was engaged in it when he heard of theinsurrection in favour of Selim—and he left his fishing, to strangle his cousin. Thepresent sultan is so fond of it, that one of his apartments at Beshiktash has a trap-door over the water, from whence he often angles. Nor is this amusement confined tothe day : by night the waters are covered with many lights, which float in various mazes,and form picturesque objects round the islands of the Propontis. A brazier is projectedfrom the prow, in which a glowing fire is kept up continually, and the fish, attracted by. WITH THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF ASIA MINOR. 41 the flame, hover about like moths round a taper, and are harpooned as they approachthe boat; when the water is disturbed or muddy, a small quantity of oil is cast upon thesurface, which renders it transparent and every object distinct* The Baluk Hana, represented in the illustration, is distinguished by another circum-stance. It is situated on the sea of Marmora, below the walls of the seraglio, and aboveit are seen, towering, the dome and minarets of the mosque of Achmet. The torch in thecaique is not for the purpose of fishing, but for a very different and dismal one. Whensentence of death is passed on an inmate of the seraglio, he is brought to the CapiArasi, a space so called between the second and third gates, and there arrested withinthe doors, as it is ordered. Here the executioners reside who despatch him; and thestrangled or headless man is brought down to a kiosk
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