or Erzeron, a city of Turkey in Asia, and capital of Armenia, or Turcomania. It is a pretty large town, five days' journey from the Black Sea, and ten from the frontiers of Persia. It stands in a delightful plain, at the foot of a chain of mountains, which hinder the Frat, or Euphrates, from falling into the Black Sea. A neighbouring hill supplies very fine springs, which not only water the fields, but the streets of the town. Erzerum is surrounded with double walls, defended by pentagonal towers; but the ditches are neither deep nor well kept up. The beglerbeg, or bailiff of the province, lives in the seraglio, which is very ill built. They reckon that there are 18,000 Turks at Erzerum, 6000 Armenians, and 10,000 Greeks. The Armenians have a bishop and two churches; and the Greeks have also a bishop, but the church is a miserable place. The lait are mostly braziers, inhabiting the suburbs, who work the copper brought from the neighbouring mountain. They drive a great trade in copper utensils and furs, particularly martins skins. Five or six days' journey from the town there are oaks that produce plenty of gall-nuts, which are brought hither. This place is the thoroughfare and resting place of all the merchants trading to the Indies, especially when the Arabs are watching for their prey round Aleppo and Bagdad. E. Long. 40° 50'. N. Lat. 29° 46'.