. Voyages et la politique au Proche-Orient. rie les défauts de robe et drillall le plus parce qu'on les voit côte à côte avec bien habillés et bien-percés les troupes européennes. Bien sûr, theprovision Turkishirregulars mentionnés ci-dessus qui exclut de la Sandjak, a eu un effet des plus excellenteffect à l'état de ce district, qui a ainsi les performances de l'beenspared Bashi-Bazouks activein, Crète. En dehors de son importance politique et stratégique, Plevlje 194 dans le Proche-Orient possède, dans le monastère serbe de Sveta Troica, ou theHoly Trinity, un monument historique d'considerablein

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. Travels and politics in the Near East. eir defects of dress and drillall the more because one sees them side by side with well-dressed and well-drilled European troops. Of course, theprovision above mentioned which excludes Turkishirregulars from the Sandzak, has had a most excellenteffect upon the state of that district, which has thus beenspared the performances of the Bashi-Bazouks, so activein Crete. Apart from its political and strategic importance, Plevlje 194 in the Near East possesses, in the Serb monastery of Sveta Troica, or theHoly Trinity, an historical monument of considerableinterest. The monastery, which is situated about twenty-tive minutes from the town, in a bend of the mountains, is quite hidden from view by the trees of the ravine untilone is close upon it. One of the monks, who entertainedus there, told us that there were fifteen of them altogether, and on the occasion of any great national or religiousfestival, the great courtyard and the rambling woodenbalconies above it are crammed with people. In the. THE BAZAR, PLEVLJE. (From a Photo, by Miss Chadiuick.) courtyard are the monuments of the abbots, and an oldchurch which contains some quaint mediaeval frescoesemerging from the whitewash. There are also old picturesof several ancient Servian rulers, such as Uros, Milutin, and Helena. The church also contains the pastoral staffof S. Sava, which was bought from the Turks by somedevout Serb when they pillaged the monastery at Milesovo, a few miles away, and brought here. Half undergroundin the courtyard we saw a small library, which boasted acuriously illuminated Serb Bible, with some extraordinary 195 Travels and Politics pictures ; but most of the books seemed to be modernand all of them were mouldy with the damp—for here, asin most places in the East, the monks seem to know andcare very little about literary matters. From Plevlje to the terminus of the Macedonian lineat Mitrovica, it takes four days to ride over a very roughcountry. I am told

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