The Turkish ships in the harbour presented a similar appearance.

At every loop-hole a large lamp occupied the place of the muzzle of the cannon.

At nine o'clock in the evening, salvoes were fired from the ships; and at the moment that the cannons were fired, the lamps vanished, flashes of light and gunpowder-smoke filled the air; a few seconds afterwards, as if by magic, the lamps had reappeared.

This salute was repeated three times.
The morning of the 23d was ushered in by the booming of the cannon.
All the Turkish ships had hoisted their flags, and garlands of coloured paper were twined round the masts to their very tops.
At nine o'clock I proceeded in the company of several friends to Constantinople, to see the grand progress of the Sultan to the mosque.

As with us, it is here the custom to post soldiers on either side of the way.