The Sun.
London, England, 1809-12-29 00:00:00

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SINGULAR CHI C U.llB i`/INCR.

The following singular circumstance is copied
from a Paris Paper:—,
A young Mahometan female, stolen at the age of
nine, from a wealthy and, respedanle family at 'Coic--
stantinople, was sold by her ravishers at 4russ.e, in
Bothnia, and fell 'into the hands of A very severe
master. Employed one day'in. watering flowers in
the garden of her patron, she was perceived by an
European, who was smitten by the grace and beauty
of het person. Young, rich, and intelligent, he suc-
ceeded in rescuing the girl from the horrors of cap-
tivity, and in conducting her privately to Cataihee-,-
In managing her education he became more and
more attached to her, and resolved upon giving her
his hand. This was, however, as yet Only in con-
ternpiation ; the license of his Geverntnent, and
the consent of his family, were first to be obtained,
and his pupil was as yet but ten years of age. He
concluded her to Constantinople, lodged her with a
Bishop of the' Greek Church; 'for the purpose of
making:her a convert to the Christianfaith, and re-
turned to his own country, in order to prdcure the
necessary permission.
Two years elapsed °without the unfortunate girl's
receiving any intelligence of her future husband. In
this interval the C7:reek Bishop died, and the Neo-
phyle, abandoned. 'by the heirs of the 'prelate, was
obliged to live retired,
,and buried in the most pro-
found obscurity, for I.eAr of being.discovered by her
Turkish connedions, irreconcilable to her change
of religion.
Her benefaaor was to lie A cot'npensatiOn to hth.
for every less, which she must experience in conse-
quence of this renunciation of' ter family and her'
faith. She thought-only of him, and she conceived
the bold tiroje'd of rejoining him, notwithstanding
all the dangers of the journey. She set mit on toot
from Constantinople, and arrived,at Vienne, where
she was informed that the European had died a year
before. _

Then • Mary •(such it the name ef our heroine),
seeing no other asylum for her but the bosom of that
family from whom she had been torn at so tender
an age, went to Trieste for thepurpose Of setting out
from thence to Constantinople. When she arrived
•iu the first 'or these places, it had just received
a French garrison, but every thing was still in the
uroosi contusion. Mary obtained admission into
a Grecian monastery, there to wait for an opportunity
of returning to her native country. A Sub-Lieu-
tenant of infantry, named Dartois, beCame ac-
quainted with her, paid his addresSes, aiid married
her at the end of a year.
Madame Maws still did not renounce her de-
sign of returning to Consantinople she thought
that having become by mattiage a„Frenci) woman),
it might be possible for her to appease her rela-

tions.
Her husband; obliged to quit Trieste with his
regiment, consented to her going 'to a city, wlkre
she had every thing to apprehend, and 'where she
had experienced so many misfortunes ; but they
were not yet arrived 'at the end of them.
One evening Madame Dartois, in the street 'of
Pera,, recoguizid through her veil, her old Bithynian
master, 'who was seeking her in the town of Con-
stantinople, and who had sworn to kill her. Ter-
rified at this meeting, she dared no longer to go
abroad, nor take the smallest step towards attaining
the object of her visit;VO the Turkish eipitAl. She
received, however, Iters frOm her hiasbanct,-atid
.remained in this state of anxiety for the space of up-
wards of three years.
M. Dartois was continually pressing his lady to
come to France. His letters were importunate ; they
determined her to undertake the journey, notwith-
standing the war now carrying on between the
Turks and Russians, who obstruct all the toads and
passages: She.set out Pram Constantinople towards
t lte middle of last July. She traversed Hungary, and
passed through the Austrian camps ; but at the mo-
ment when she arrived at Grati, site found her hus-
band expiring of the consequences of-a wound which
he had received at the battle Of Vagrana. The dis-
consolate widow arrived at Schoenbrunn, at the
very moment when the Emperor Napoleon was
'about to leave that palace, and to set out for France;
she was fortunate though to find 'there his Excel-
lency. the Duke of Ba-sano, Minister and Secretary
of State ; General Le Brun, Aid-de-Camp to his Int.
perial Majesty; M. Le Chevalier Arnedee Janberi,
and several other persons, to Whom ,she had made
known her deplorable condition:
The Emperor became acquainted with it through
his Minister, and immediately his Majesty, by a
special licence, allotted her a pension ot one thou-
and six hundred francs, of which the fist year's
product has been paid her in advance.
Penetrated with gratitude for the greatness of his
benefaaion, Madame Dartoii threw herself at the
feet of the Duke ot Bassano, when he announced it
to her. This affecting scene ended by her request
to the Minister to permit her to visit the grave of
her husband, for the purpose of watering it once
Chore with her tears.

• A gang of gypsies were lately apprehended in the
parish of Wellow, Somersetshire, by the High Con-
stable of the hundred. Several depredations have
lately been committed in that neighbourhood, doubt-
less by the above gang. . Eight of them have been
committed to Shepton-Mallet gaol. One of them,
supposed to be the leader, a notorious offender„on
seeing the constable approach the tent, rode off Gil a
small poney, and took the road for Radstock. There
were .-sound in their possession a large. quantity of
lace, handkerchiefs, gown-pieces, &c. supposed to
have beau stolen ; also some . letters from their old
companions, which appealed to have been recently
written.

The Newspaper Agency Office, established in
'EdinbUrgli by Mr. SMITH, is the first Undertaking
of the kind eiier before attempted in that Country,
and It deserves the attention and encouragement ui
.the Pubiic on many accounts. To consider, the
new. estab!ishment as promoting merely the accom- •
moition of those immediately concerned in News-
papers, is to .Iwk on it. in a very coptine4 poini of
view. lt is intimately connected with the- progrt-,4s
and prosperity of the. Country, and promises to be:
of ewinetit utility to all tnen of 'business, both in
Town and country, who may have occasion to•ati-
vertise in Newspapers, or may !rave any. other bust-
iless to transact wito„them.

PIPING ALL HANDS I—The &towing sfAimsical
circumstance is said to have happened at a sea-port
in this country, a tew weeks ago :--A gentleman.,
with his family, landed there from the West Indies,
and intending to remain. a short time, until he could
hear from his friends in" London, applied,to ihe land-
lord of the inn, to which he had been conduCted, for
accommodation ; but was told that three bed rooms
could not be provided for his family, unless lie would
engage them for a week certain, and that the lowest
charge Would be a guinea a day for the use of them,
To this exorbitant demand the gentleman, afLer smile
expostulation, acceded.—Soon afterwards on going
„to the Post-office, he found letters lying there for
him, from his friends in London,' requiring his im-
mediate departure trout that pk.ce, as soon as ho
should arrive.—On his return to the inn, he informed
the landlord of the circumstance, and hoped pay!.
ment would not be insisted on for the rooms which
he had :•carct,ly occupied, but to this, Boniface would
'by tiO means consent, and high words arose between
the parties; Capt.. J... of
..,the Royal Navy, who was
Well known to the landlord, happening to be in the
house at the time, enquired into the circumstance,
and discovering the imposition intended to be. prao-
Aised, offered. to take tote bargain off the gentleman's
hands, :which was cheerfully assented to, by both.
parties,- and the litter immediately departed with his.
family, after thanking the Captain for his interposi-
tion. lonnediatedireCtions ys ere given for the beds
to be prep4ed, as Capt. L. sail it was his intention
to--sleep on shore that night. What, all three r.
enquired the .Ncaiter. " To-be sure l•am I not ifv.
pay, for them ?"- was the 'zeply. In the evening atm
Captain returned, bringing wit h him his boatswain,
and cabin hoy, to whow begaVe ditedicitis to occupy
two 'of the beds, " and recollea. my lads," said be
I.vareh apa watch, every • three libitrs pipe.
for a gentral muster."
ThOr,7. orders were striBly 'COMplied to the
great annoyande of every guest in 11:e houtt. in the
Morning the landlord conalaitted heavily-, of the 'dis-
turbance, and hoped the Captain would !i
it ; but the latter said "stwas his way at sea, and
did he tioi pay. lor the rooms'" Piping (IV "fluffs
Was repeated on the second night, which produced
fresh remonstrances front the iandlord., why declared
" that 4-such practices were continued it. would be
the ruin of his'l3nuse, and he. shotild be satisfied
the CaptaM would pay far-the niOn's occupation 01._
the rooms, and discontinue his noaurnal
Capt. L. deciliord, " (hat sleeping on shore b,c found
congenial to hi's health, and :conibini4 sea custot*,
with land Conveniences-, atf..4ed hint an.arnpie funoi
of amusement." The third night produCod2i rope'
tition of the alarum ;. but in •thy morning Boniface
Waited upon the disturbers of his house, and Nit?
Many bows and cringes informed him', that he Tyvaii,
extremely to.tOrego any charge for, the three
nights lodging, it the Captain would consent to:Steep
on. bonrd his,ship, there he tnighttpipe althttntl3-
frequently as he pleased ; to IA NO otter,. cap.c.,
I. L. with apparent reluaance acceded;.

A few days ago, as two sawyers Were employed in
cutting up an oak tree, about 13 inches in dialriter;,
for the use of the Earl of litEttßY'scollierr, in Ita'.7
ford, in the County of Lancaster; the mart in the
perceived something to ifibve in the cut they \Verse
then cutting; Which, on exatnination, proved to .h
a full-grown toad. The , animal was, gnite. glivo
when taken tip, notwitittit;anclingonePL\heiegi ha 4
been cat off by the saw. Toe cavity iu wLich .
was fopud was exactly in the cent rc.iof. the treit, jusr
large enough to contain the body, and measurer: tort-
yards and a half from the root or bottom. The tree
was perfeCtly sound in every part, and not the .least
crack or aperture could be discovered that had
communication with the atmosphere. . That part ni
the oak which contained.the toad is now in the pus'
session of Mr. JOHN FOSTER,ni Liver.pool..