The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-12-05

- vocroy NJ When we returned to
y tora o. ~ lhe Day, and were Quietly mil;
: , ,J"alus her when we heard tbrondh IN /.
e bont tre NOISE OF oars and the foam,no.
y ebot through the waters; in a mor,aE,
q ,voro PasI Us IKE dolphin but the the ~,
draa, Oached' and with hissino swirl 81
3 H., alongside us, and few Tnrk;sh -
;nc. ~ ',ouiiced ON board as we were stas
~ " our defence, when fnd;nor =.
! terad not tne persons they sought. thew -,
ami aIu III a iew words of Turkish in anoloa'
th ~" Mithdrew; their boat arain Shot s'.Ds
fllst'tFe Reached our vessel busied will
vague conJectnres as to the cause Of tbi
abrupt and singular interruption. Morn
( ing, however, brought its explanation ~
gong on shore, we learned that inf;,rroo.
tion mad been received by the Pacba n
the intended fight of a party of Creek
from the city, and the officers in the Trr.
Klsh boat had been to iniercept then. II
appeared that the commander of an Aus.
Irian vessel, IN which they were to sail. had
given notice of their intention to their rov-
eminent, tfor the sake of a triflno reward
aiter having already been paid a consider
doie sum Tor their PASSAGE and received
on board the little portion Of tbei, pronertv
winch they had been enabled TO secnte
Ihe fugltlves had been concealed in an oh.
scure part of the bay, when his boat had
neen sent to take them off: but instead Of
nearing them on board of his own hrioan-
tine, he carried them in the course of tho
uiklsh barge, as had been previously ar
ranged. As the Moslems, however. drew
near The young man who was the chief of
the party, perceiving that they were hetray
eo' ana that escape was impossible, started
from MS seat, and plunging his yataqhan
~ the breast of the treacherous Austrian.
sprang with girl s. no sat beside him into
the waves. He sank instantly: hat. I'M
fortunately, the dress of the lady kept her
;tDove the water till drawn out by the
urks' and reserved to doadlier fate. From
All the circumstances of the affair. it was
evident that the individual who. perished.
was the unfortunate son of our araiable
ufeek irIend, who had been thus attempt-
ing bis flight with his bride and our antic
pations received melancholy confirm
alton, when, on Fastening towards their
dwelling, we found it surrounded bv Turk. !
ish soldiers; but, apparently, the inmates
had ned: whittier they had directed their
steps, we never learned.
But such is the life of the SmvrDiot
Greek. few evenings before We had
been with them in their garden. amidst
songs and smiles of Joy and merriment
LbaZ had DawGaaa. f9a9a. b:4t ban ~, hese
be to indignity and death.
TIE TURKs. The Turks are the finest
ooking race of men in the world their
wal heads, arching brows, .jetty eyes, and !
lquillne noses, their lofty figures and state |
y mien, are all set of'to full advantage by |
heir ample robes and graceful turbans; all /
5 ease and proportion about Turk there /
ire no angles or straight lines in his fea-
ures or person in all we find the pure
urve of manly beauty and majestic grace.
t is uncomfortable what miserable figure
IN Englishman or European makes beside
lin; his black unmeanly hat, harlequin
and strait cut coat, (which viii
me day puzzle those of posterity who shall
re antiquaries in costume,l contrast so
with the picturesque head
Iress, ample trousers. and floating pelisse
# the Ottoman, whilst his glossy beard
iings contempt on the effeminate chin Of the /
Tipped and locked European. His arms,
or 8 in the East all arm" usually consist of
pair of superbly chased pistols, stuck in
silken sash yataghau, with jewelled
landle; a larger and more clumsy knife,
allied hanjar, and cymetar swinging in
scabbar,l, covered with green or crimson !
evet, las the owner, being an Emr or
otherwise, is entitled to carry it, and orna-
nented with bosses of gold. The latter is.
n general, the most important end valuable /
'ortion of his arms; or even Of his proper !
Y. | have seen some blades which were /
aued at 300 or 300 dollars; and many are
aid to he worth triple that sum they all re-
ain the name Of Damascus, though it is by no
means likely that they have been manufac
ured there. The twisting and informing
ing of the fibres of the metal are consider
ID as the test ofexcellence, but have never
cen any possessed of the perfume said to
,e incorporated with the steel in the real
Damascus sabfes. On the blade OF each
S usually inscribed verse from the Koran.
either sunk in the steel, or set in, in letters
# gold.
The ahlutions so wisely ordained by the
Prophet, and so Indispensable to cleanliness
n the East, are either performed adjoining
o the Mosque, or in the respective dwell
ngs of the faithful and form one of the
most material points of his worship, for the
comfort of both soul and body. This prac-
ice, so important in Oriental countries, is
aTried to a still greater length by the
Arabs than the Turks, and do not know
the ablutons of the Hindoos may not be
raced to the influence of their Mahomme-
Ian neighbors. No being can possibly
AVE finer sense of personal neatness
han Turk, and no instance more strong
Y depicts the hatred ofthe Greeks to their
,ppressors, than the fact that in the Morea
hey abstain almost entirely from washing
n purifying their persons, on the plea that
{ is Turkish efeminacy. If, as Wesley !
aid, cleanliness is akin to godliness,"
he Mussulmen has large proportion to
laim; for connected with devotons, or
perhaps. arising from them, is his frequent
Use Of the bath, which to those of every
ank is esteemed necessary of life; and
perhaps there is no sensation in existence
n ore luxurious than, that which he feels
when reclining in the saloons of the public
oath, after having passed its ordeal of
,teatning perspiring, purifying, and sham |
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