Chapter XXXII

The garrison of Kars—Dr. Lanzoni—A probable outbreak
of typhus—The two Pachas—Whose fault is it?—If God
wills it, there will be no cholera—If God wills it,
the Russians will not come here—The hospitals full
of men suffering from typhus fever—The International
Commission—The Grand Duke Michael—Gumri—The Armenians
and their nationality—The Speech of the Grand Duke—The
Master of the Armenian school—You shall go to prison—The
Emperor Nicholas—Religious liberty granted to Armenians
in Russia—The document—The Patriarch's death—Suspicious
circumstances—Cossacks firing upon Mohammedans—Three
children wounded—Clergymen of the Church of
England—Hankering after the idolatrous practices of the
Greek faith—Wolves in sheep's clothing—Colonel Lake—A
little boy shot by the Cossacks—Russia the father of
the fatherless—The Rt. Hon. R. Lowe, M.P.—The Author of
_the Bulgarian horrors_—English officers and soldiers
massacred in the Crimea—The Court of Inquiry—The Duke
of Newcastle's speech—Russian officers butchering the
English wounded 275

CHAPTER XXXIII.

The march to Ardahan—Molla Hassan—A Turkish major—The
garrison of Ardahan—The position of the town—The
fortifications—Procrastination in military matters—The
possible invasion of Great Britain or India—The
military governor—A colonel of artillery—The Russians
might take Van—The Ala Dagh Mountains—Freemasonry—The
ancient Assyrians—To Livana by road—By the river to
Batoum—Selling the horses—What they fetch—A bad bargain 287

CHAPTER XXXIV.

Ardanusch—The Ardahan river—Shadavan scenery—Crossing
the mountains—The roof of the world—The Tschorock
river—Mohammed is afraid—Kismet—If a Christian is
ill—Going to Paradise—Does a Christian send for a
doctor?—A vast amphitheatre—Kale, or the old fortress
of Ardanusch—Akiska—War—The Mostaphas are to be called
out—The road to Livana—The cayek 295

CHAPTER XXXV.

The precipice—Better to die to-morrow than
to-day—Livana—The Caimacan—The Padishah of the
United States—The Clerk—A man with a node on his
forehead—A Christian with a hump-back—The cayek—The
owner of the boat—The Georgians—Mohammed's alarm—The
current—Miradet—The Mudir—A deserter 301

CHAPTER XXXVI.

Price of corn—Indian corn—Barley—Hardly any horses in
the neighbourhood—Bashi Bazouks—The Persians—Bagdad—A
passenger had been drowned—Mohammed is sea-sick—The
harbour of Batoum—The quarantine station—The garrison—The
Cossack outposts—Shooting down Turkish sentinels—The
encampment—The sanitary arrangements are good—The new
rifle—The market—Money changers—A Turkish steamer—The
agent—If the Lord wills it—Farewell to Mohammed—His
tears—Human nature—Reform impossible in Turkey so long
as Russia keeps on intriguing—My fellow passengers—The
Pacha—Trebizond—Arrival in London 307

CHAPTER XXXVII.

The journey is over—Declaration of war—Her Majesty's
Government—An iniquitous and unnecessary step
on the part of the Tzar—The Treaty of Paris—Its
infringement—Impossible to foresee the consequences
of such an act—Russia's contempt for England—England
allied with Turkey—Applying the rod—A Conference might
be held in St. Petersburg—The solemn assurances of the
Emperor—Samarcand—Khiva—The Black Sea Convention—Let
the Russians go to Constantinople—People who believe
in Russian promises—A non-military power like
England—England ought to join Turkey 316