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with new milk, are placed over a gentle 
wood fire, and the milk kept simmering 
for the space.of twenty four hours, when 
it is left to.cool, "On the following day 
the surface, which ‘has assumed a ‘con- 
sistent form, is taken.aff, cut into. small 
ortions, and rolled.yp.for use. .This.is 
the kymack-which is so generally used, 
and so -highly esteemed in ‘Furkey. It 
is an excellent subtitute for butter, and 
is also eaten with honéy, or sugar, or 
gait. - fPey pick 
“During “his residence at Buyukdere, 
the doctor relates such daily occurrences, 
as would be esteemed too dull- and un- 
important for what is technically called, 
stuffing, in agarrison gazette.) “ In com- 
‘pany with General Koehler, and the other 
officers, on the 19th, I dined with the 
Russian ambassador at his palace, at 
Luyukdere, where we were sumptuously 
entertained,’’ p. 19.—** On the 20th, 
twenty men belonging to the mission, 
and several women were sent to the 
above barracks. On the 2Ist, I went 
on board the-New Adventure transport, 
‘lying in the harbour of Constantinople : 
in the afternon | returned to Buyukdere 
by water,” p. 20.—“ On the 24th and 
25th, I paid my customary visits to the 
barracks, at Levant Chiffick. During 
the night of the 24th, Mrs. Wilkinson, 
‘wife to a corporal of the royal artillery, 
fell a victim to adysenteric complaint,” 
P- 21.—“ On the 26th, on my return 
rom the barracks I dined with the gene- 
ral,’’ p. 22. -Admirable accuracy ! gen- 
tle reader, it was Dr. Wittman’s habit 
to note down whatever appeared 
worthy of remark; and on ¢ommunicat- 
ang these notes to. those for whom they 
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VOYAGES AND TRAVELS. 
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thing, is truly marvellous; he tells us of 
the brazen pillar in the old hippodrome, 
formed by the twisting of three serpents, — 
and that Mahomet the second, when he 
took Constantinople, beat off the jaw of - 
one of their héads: but he has not added 
the circumstances which render this the 
most venerable relic in existence, that it 
originally supported the golden tripod,. 
which the Greeks presented to the tem- 
ple of Delphi, after the defeat of Xerxes. 
He says, that the house of Osman ee 
the caliphs, as if the caliphate’ still 
subsisted! and he speaks of the mufti 
of a mosque in Jerusalem, which is like 
calling an English vicar archbishop, or 
a French curé, pope. 
_ ‘The famous cannon at the Dardanelles 
are said to have a diameter of thirty 
inches ; the author saw a Turk seated in 
one of them, eating his meal. Baron 
Tott’s tale has been ridiculed, but the 
following anecdote will establish his ve- 
racity, if farther proof were now need- 
ful. . 
« At the time when Lieutenant-colonel 
Holloway and Major Hope were engaged in 
the survey of the castles and coast, a prac- 
tice was made by the Turks from the great 
guns at Chennecally for the purpose of con- 
vineing the English officers that their large 
marble and granite balls, discharged @ rico- 
chet,* would reach quite across the Darda- 
nelles. ‘They indeed furnished a jorlinchags 
ly proof of this; a family of three indivi 
duals, sitting in a field on the opposite 
side, having been killed by one of the shots.” 
Dr. Wittman witnessed some singular 
ceremonies of a public breakfast given 
by a Russian Captain, on board his 
ship. 
.*€ Previously to the breakfast, tongues 
and. liqueurs. were presented to us—a_cus- 
tom which we. were given to understand is 
constantly observed by the Russians. .Dur- 
ing the -breakfast, which was of the most 
sumptuous kind, several toasts, given by the 
eaptain,-weredrank, and cheered ' three times. 
The captain now entertained us with a Rus- 
sian dance, while a part of the crew, cle 
dressed for the occasion, sung to. an accompa~ 
niment of Russian music. Aftera short in- 
terval, the captain fell on the deck, apparent- 
ly ‘from accident, when the singers took him 
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