• A diocese the thirty-fourth in precedence in 1h* hierarchy under Ihe Patriirdale of by Google long to the schismatic Gre;k reh'gion are inimical to him; he there- ■ fore entreats the bishops of England to present to the mighty warriors of England, who fight for GOD and aspire to power, the bearer of the letter, one Joachim of Cremona, once a wealthy shipowner, then a poor man, but ever zealously devoted to the cause of captive Christians in Georgia.''
No monuments are left of these Christians of the fourteenth century, and all that remains of their successors the Turks, is the fortress built in 1578 by the Sultan Amurath III., over the ent''ance to which is a marble slab with an inscription in Eastern characters; the walls to seaward have fallen over and He in huge masses under water.
In the Woronzoff botanical gardens, named after the late prince, there is a goodly collection of exotics, including tropical plants, but tidiness is disregarded, and so is the necessity for weeding. It was at the back of these gardens that the Turkish forces were encamped, when Omar Pasha landed at Soukhoum-Kaleh from H.M.S. Cyclops in October 1855, to assume command of the expedition for the invasion of Imeritia and relief of Kars,
At the bazaars, which are poorly supplied, noble cherry pipesticks are to be bought for a trifle, also the curious rifle-rests of the Abhase mountaineers, converted by speculators into walking-sticks. The stalls are kept principally by Aimenians, and Greeks ply the boats for hire in the bay.
A delightful view is obtained from the military hospital, situated in a wilderness of beautiful vegetation, to the west of Mount Basta. These heights, it is said, are secure from the assaults of fever, but few people care to live at Soukhoum, for the local ' This interesline lelter, which it would appear never reached its desliimlion, is preserved in the public libraTy al Katisbon. Cod. Lot. 14621, S. Emm. 621. See Appendix XIV.
by Google authorities admit the mortality in the sickly season to be at the rate of 3 per cent.; it is impossible, however, to learn the exact truth.
There is a good bridle-path from Soukhoum to Touapse, with intermediate halting-places at Pytzounda, Gagry, Adler, and Lazareffsky. Striking inland from Touapse, a ride of nine miles takes the traveller through Gvysh'h peryval, to the village of Elysavetopol, whence roads diverge to Maykon for Transcaucasia, and to Yekatciynadar for Russia, Taman and the Crimea. I learnt from an officer who attended the Grand Duke Michel as aide-de-camp, when H.I.H. visited those parts, that the scenery and general appearance of the country, especially in the mountain passes, is superb. Horses are obtained at Soukhoum, but the traveller would have to rough it, were he even provided with the official document from the authorities at Tifiis, which requires that the starskynhs shall afford assistance, and procure accommodation when needed.
At sunset we were transferred from the tender to the steamer that would leave in the morning, upon its return voyage to the Crimea and Odessa,
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CHAPTER XLI.
SEVENTY- FIRST TO SEVENTY-FOURTH DAT.
The Boraal Novorossisk — Salt Supply — A Rouge and the soi-disanl Prussian— Kertih — Arrival at Theodosia — Population past and present — Diitinguished Travellers at CafTa— Pope Clement's Tower— Christian Churches— Museum— Antiquities —The Prison — Treatment of Prisoners — Roads from Theodosia.
We left Soukhoum-Kaleh at four in the morning, and touching at Sotcha, Touapse, and Novorossisk, reached Kertch at 3 P.M. on the following day. When near Novorossisk, we experienced a bora or mountain squall, accompanied by a change in the temperature which produced the usual excitement among the passengers, who unpacked their pelisses and overcoats, and immediately entered upon the cuddle system.