Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-05-14

oil their native land, arc now mute. At times, in
walking along the Bosphorus, you may some
wrctchcd Greeks flying from their pursucrs, see
some murdered body floating near the shore. I
mingled one day in group of the lowest Turks,
who were gazing on rho corpse Of one of their VIC
tins with an appearance of great satisfaction. One
of them took hold of the body with hook to throw
it into the but another wretch instantly step
ped forwards, and stripped it first of all its clothing,
when 1t was Cast naked iuto the water On visiting
hnc KHAN, near the Falau, which was freauc,tc,i
oy the rich Greek merchants, not being was TO be
seen save two Pcr'sau merchants, seated smoking in
the open area with pale and still eaturcs, and their
long boards dyed black. Much of the effects of the
captive Or slain proprietors still remained in the a
partmcnts.
What tales of blood might DO told of this war of
determination! Just before our landing at the tow,
of the Dardanelles, large village on the opposite
shore was attacked ut night by body of Turkish
soldiers, and men, women and children put &c the
sword, to the amount of several hundreds.
In the cruel evacuation OF Parga, when its moor
people knew not where To find an asylum and ca ch
i,'nily had distress all its own, father and mo-
ther-l knew the circumstance well-oftcred al,
| English officer their only and beautiful daughter
Take her signior" he said, " from the misery Il
round, save her from Ali Pacha, treat her always
with Kindness, and she will live with you. The
young Greek still resides with him, but her parents
probably persisted. Here separations like this nigh,
be said to be mild, comparrd 10 scenes, where
the parents were hutchered before the eyes of hcir
children, who were bornc away for the pleasure of
the captor.
AT Smyrna, after the frs, massacre in the streets,
the Greeks shut themselves in their houses, but Sc
veral times they made attempts to escape in boats
Having watched that the shore was clear of the cue
my, they hurried ON board with their families, to
gam some neutral vessels i'll the harbour The Turk
ish soldiers quickly gathered the beach, and kept
TIP fire OF musketry OH them. 1t sad to hear
the cries from the boats and the poor fugtives
dropping as the bullets struck them.
After left Smyrna, singular circumstance &C.
CURED TO an intimate friend and fellow t, av.Iier
who CHANGED TO spend short time there. He was
sitting IN his apartment i'll the hotel day, when
young and respectable Greek woman entered and
threw herself at his feet weeping bitterly. She i'm
piored him to save her life, aud procure her escape
Her friends had been sacrificed, and there was no
one she could trus; in and tho dread of being eve
ry momcnt discovered By the Turks was insupport-
able. There was no listening to this in vain He
generously sought for her asylum under English
protection, and in few days procured her a passage
In vessel sailing for Greece, where she was sure
to find friends, and presented her with supply of
money.
Among the pleasant rides around the city, is that
to the Aqueducs of JuS,inian, the forest of Bel
grade, about fourteen miles OFF. Having procured
horses, we left Pera early, attended by Musta pha
an honest january, well known to every traveller.
ana accustomed to 20 remote Journeys through the
empire AT few miles distance is tho Palace of
the Sweet Waters, favourtc summer residence of
the Sultan. Proceeding through pleasing coun-
try, we reached the Aqueduct of Justinian and soon
alter that of Bourgas The small lakes in the hear,
OF the forest their lofty banks darklv covered TO the
waters edge, afford some of peculiar bea utv
| We halted At a village inhabited by a few Greeks
and entered poor cofec-house get some refresh
| ment- They soun produced dish of mutton and
| some fruit; aud, what was more acceptable, some
very good white wine. In the midst of the meal
some Turkish cavalry approached, amusing them
selves with throwing the jerrid each other. The
ahrghted Greeks instantly hid the wine, and bro't
III its place vessel OF water. We wished the Turks
ut Mecca for spelling dinner they entered and
made some very pointed inquiries hut Musta pba
soon satisfied them, ana. after demanding some re-
freshmcnt, they dcparted.-W the heat had Al a-
ted, we directed our course towards Boioukdere :
the prospect from the hills Of that village and il :
valley with the Turkish camp still pitched i'm it, the
Slack Sea beyond, ana the river beneath flowing be-
tween the shores of Europe and Asia, was noble i'm
the extreme. 1t being evening. we turned down m
| ihcrapia; and being kindly pressed by Mr. L. to
sPeha day or two with hun again, sent the ianiZa-
~ with the horses back to the city. The next dav
being Sunday the garden of the French Anbassa-
dor Palace, with its long of trees OH the emf
nences, afforded cool and retired promenade Mr.
NJ. merchant, who lived close By, dncd with US :
we visited his garden in the evening and Ia kim ceo,s
onfhc terrace just over the wGteI, had pipes brot
lie was an elderly man and a batchelor, and had
lett Scotland long ago. He talked of his native
land with dcop pleasure, and Of the DAYS of his
youth-Singular, as the was going down on the
exquisite scenery of the Bosphorls, stretched like
tairy-land around u.s. think and to talk 50 of the
scenes OF lang sync,' and all their dear associa-
,iohs cup OF the whiskcy, and song of the High
lands, with sight of the kilt or hi. ain dear las
sie, would have been more dear to him than the
ARABIAN coffee we were SLIPPING, the eveniug-call to
prayers from the Mosque, tile shroudcd and still
forms of the women stealing along
The condition of the women in Turkey has I;tt,o
| n nd NE,
! Europeans has its source in Imagination thai,
reality. From their naturally retired and indolon,
habts, they care less about exercise in the omen air
'''h Ourselves. Ihey are very fond of the bath,
wnere large parties of them frequently meet and
SPEND the greatest part of the day, DISPLAYING their
iIi uicsses 10 eath other, converslng, and taking
refreshments From this practice, and the little ex-
posture to the the Turkish ladies have often an
exquisite dclicacy of complexion. They often sail
In their pleasure-boats to various parts of the Bos
phorus, or walk yelled the favorite prorepa doe
near the cemetery, or In, the gardens of Zolma
batcke, with their attendants; and they sonnet times
walk disguised through the streets of the citv with
out any observation. The government of an Fp.Iieb
Wiie over her own household does not eoua thar NJ
the Turkish, which is absolute, the husband srarcc
/ ~ ever interfering in the domestic arraneemeuts
ana IN case OF divorce, her portion is always piv
! en- up. o.
The practice of eating opium does no, apnear 70
! be so general with the turk; as Is rnu,onri,. h.
| icvod. But there is set of people at CONSTANT
nopc devoted TO this drug; and the Theriakis; ne
they are called, have that hollow and livid asncct
the liked dizziness of the eye at one time or the nm
natural ofshtiieSS at another which tell too pIanv
OF TINS destructive habit. They seldom live hevopJ
! thirty; lose all appetite for food and nc iii;
strength wastes, the aving for the vivid excitement
OIL opium increases. 1t is useless to warn Thcri
akce that he is hurrying the grave. He comes IN
! Tue morning TO Il large coffee-house, well known