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LEAVE TREBIZOND.
[Chap. xv.
CHAPTER XV.
Leave Trebizoml—Scenery on the Shoves of the Black Sea—Platana—Akjah Kaleli,
anc. Cbrdyle—Character of the Inhabitants—Inji Liman—Cape Yoros, anc.
Hieron Oros—Iskefeh Dere Su—Gellita Kaleh—Kerasoun Dere Sd—A'illage of
Fol—Buytik Liman—Cape Kereli, anc. Coralla—Eleheu, anc. Philocalea—
Goolak Kilisseh—Ferry over Tireboli Sii—Reach Tireboli, anc. Tripoli?—A
Turkish room—Silver-mines near the river, anc. Argyria.
On leaving Trebizond I determined to proceed along the
coast to Sinope by land, though told I should meet with
many difficulties, arising from the ignorance of the natives,
and from the impracticable state of the roads. The former
of these causes I endeavoured to obviate as far as possible
by engaging a Tatar or a Chavasse, having been convinced
by the experience of my last journey that I should thus get
on with greater facility, and meet with more attention, both
from the authorities and the inhabitants. On the application
of the consul, the Governor placed at my disposal Hussein
Agha, a Constantinopolitan Tatar and Menzilji of Trebi-
zond.
Like the rest of his order he dearly loved his pipe and
his ease; but notwithstanding his want of activity he always
procured me horses without trouble, and secured me a com-
fortable konak wherever I wished to stop. Unless a great
change had taken place in the behaviour of the Tatars, I
do not understand the difficulty which many former travel-
lers complain of having experienced in managing these
personages. It is true that, like all their countrymen, they
have high notions of their own importance and the position
of their country, and regard their own class as one of pecu-
liar merit: it is also true that they are inordinately fond
of money, and frequently jealous of control; but they are
honest and faithful to their word, and with a little manage-
ment their faults may be easily made to counteract each
LEAVE TREBIZOND.
[Chap. xv.
CHAPTER XV.
Leave Trebizoml—Scenery on the Shoves of the Black Sea—Platana—Akjah Kaleli,
anc. Cbrdyle—Character of the Inhabitants—Inji Liman—Cape Yoros, anc.
Hieron Oros—Iskefeh Dere Su—Gellita Kaleh—Kerasoun Dere Sd—A'illage of
Fol—Buytik Liman—Cape Kereli, anc. Coralla—Eleheu, anc. Philocalea—
Goolak Kilisseh—Ferry over Tireboli Sii—Reach Tireboli, anc. Tripoli?—A
Turkish room—Silver-mines near the river, anc. Argyria.
On leaving Trebizond I determined to proceed along the
coast to Sinope by land, though told I should meet with
many difficulties, arising from the ignorance of the natives,
and from the impracticable state of the roads. The former
of these causes I endeavoured to obviate as far as possible
by engaging a Tatar or a Chavasse, having been convinced
by the experience of my last journey that I should thus get
on with greater facility, and meet with more attention, both
from the authorities and the inhabitants. On the application
of the consul, the Governor placed at my disposal Hussein
Agha, a Constantinopolitan Tatar and Menzilji of Trebi-
zond.
Like the rest of his order he dearly loved his pipe and
his ease; but notwithstanding his want of activity he always
procured me horses without trouble, and secured me a com-
fortable konak wherever I wished to stop. Unless a great
change had taken place in the behaviour of the Tatars, I
do not understand the difficulty which many former travel-
lers complain of having experienced in managing these
personages. It is true that, like all their countrymen, they
have high notions of their own importance and the position
of their country, and regard their own class as one of pecu-
liar merit: it is also true that they are inordinately fond
of money, and frequently jealous of control; but they are
honest and faithful to their word, and with a little manage-
ment their faults may be easily made to counteract each