Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-02-20

rest OF US in small parties at o,b., -.t; IL
each of which Turkish ,fiesr .saIe., d
q presume < so will you) ia sho me'mt
70 eat. There were spoons, bu, NJ ~ - nov
forks or plates. The first d; "s SAve
soup, composs d Of rice with ciaa,no, WIS.,
Our Turk put his spoon INTO the d.; .a Sc
all the gravity of wise man. OF n l." p VIII
| followed his example aud then n. ' I'S
= Another officer stood h-,weeo ~. 'a
hand on & remove dishcs. S-ven,r-,
dishes succeeded; they were Gen 'r
preserved ounces, then harsh m,t ~"
meat and onions, then ,u,kies and CHIT
and preserved apples, sc. &c. &c. t,r'.
were all removed with so much RAM
that i, afforded most laushable sceu- :;
should have burst forth. bur tina, t .A
The grand seignor was looking at US. 4,
ter tasting the soup | turued to e.r,
man behind me to tell him how s',,S
was, and that ! meant tobreakfast I,o'
that dish alone; but in turning aeas % II,
table it had vanished. The fouls
tore apart with our hands, and in IA. ~,
try We put our tore Anger and thuml,. a.,
brough, with them as much as possl5I.
After this bowl Of sherhst wa,p,,
duced, and from this We drank with O.,
spoons. We thea returned to cur rlsn,
and slave brought some per'um,d watr
which he sprinkled OH US: and .aohrr
some alloes, burning, which r. psss.d "a.
Der our noses. Y,u ;has see nss II.
Christians were "frd I" wished "a af
tbs orders had been that tA,y shoai nav.
been washed, fer my Eigh, hand Was u.
ua,nented with the marks OF Turksy hass,
and apple pies, ana onions. Tns c.fsms.
ny being over we prepared Tor The sra, v.
iect ct our journey
"We lief, the pivan and proceeded ,sry'
the courtyard to some seats. where to- Ct.
cond imperial order was to be EXECUTED =
|" 1.-the naked be clothed - for the urt.
think Europeans indecrns!y clad, or raku
DOT at all dressed, ID thsir usual gar,ncns.
Here the minister was presented. as sdi
as his suite, with superb peliasc. AZ
those Of US wko were TO ise admitted 10 !;&
royal presence, were clothed with sar. u
ordinary robe which reached nearly "a *
feet. AS only few we're ai!eweI 10 tgat,
and as more than that number wers re.
s4nt. most of whom beius English, haia
stronger right TO this favor 'han e'ystf ~
heart beat with joy when ny name Us
pronounce d, aud when thc- Turk pur 1ss
gown upoa me; Fever was SO sssA
plrasea with oasrt az ehambye. aad asfa
frls dressed in go agreeable enanues ts!S''
We then entered the ianer court hsiHsaa
1000 Jaaisssris, who guard ,he pa':s,
then bstween the gea.!emsa Of she palat,
who arc soss of Turkish lords, then isI''
rows Of slaves and dwariy; and as VA
were entering the presence, slave s'at
each OF lis by the shoulder, les, we shos'd
not make obeisance 10 their soysre'ga.
and thus were we ushered before tie BIZ
tau. The minister and his suite ssade
bow with the:r hats on, bat the rest g w.
60. wilhs,andiag our friends ON our saos'
dsrs, made no chcisaace whatever, ar
kept our heads covered also. He Es
seated on his throne, With his Yixier s!2sI
ing below 1t; and towards US a few o. s*
slaves peculiar to me palace were place.,
The Sultan regarded US as We catered, 's'
during our whole visit. 1a- n.iais'rr r.
drrssed a speech to him ia Engtsf: Ns
was translated by the Drsgoman, zsd az
Yizisr replied in Turkish, ana his aa'Sa
was rendered in English by the sane l9'S''
prefer.
The throne IS very large, and wss c"
breidsrrd and literally covered ~ith pSs@s
The room, though small, was most sufr'
ly adorned hut | merely looked at ns%
nam-n.s, fSr I vas wholly ensrosssd-?
coate mp!ating the monsrch Of SO MANI s.r
lions Of people, SEATED IN spieod"7 oil '*
ti,-oae Of MS aacrsnrs. He is cne' y
roic looking man, and his cosaseHs'@s'
said 60 BIZ truly expressive OF his cS'fx
tef. His eyes, his beard. and nu''a.""s;
are black, and his looks SO piercing mN'
felt daun,ed wh-n thought l "st u A'
These form fine contrast TO his sS'',
white turban. adorned with fea'h rs NV
!oadtd with precious stones. BY as o.,
laid his sword, sparkling with Gcms' q !
every thinp indicated the 10 asn, EcrRcc "'