Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-07-28
,Dppo.cH TO CONSrANrINOPLE.
~ from Dr. walsh's Journey.

80 nv the gate which is known oy the name
Yo,ovsi or Gate Of the Cannon. 1t Is
| e,rsd 1'op Kapousi because the Turks have SET
ever j, some large globes OF granite, such as
,svuse for balls in their immense pieces OF
,rdnance; and they have placed them there 10
commemorate the spot where they entered ana
,ook possession Of the Christian world but II IS
! bsely shat this passage which admitted inc
/ Crescent, win soon admit the Cross. Ancient
nrophecies are very current among me iur$s
!r,;rh have powerful influence on their weak
,,1 sgperpatural fancy Among them is
Incidence Of names which is rather curious.
Cars,,p,iuonlc was taken and lost a, different
.;mes by persons who bore the Same name.
The L,iins undera Baldwin Obtained posses
som of II, and under d Baldwin they were
,g,i, driven out Oft. The city was rebuilt,
.nI made the seat of the Greek empire by a
c,ns,au,ine, the son Of Helena, and IN the pa
,,;,r.b,,e Of a Gregory. The Turks oblainrd
no,ssSsjon Of II under Il Mahomet, AMI they are
frrry persuaded they will loae II under Ma
homeland that Mahomet the present relgninS
Sultan; and To complete this chain OF nanrs, IL
The lime tae Greek insurrecuon broke out,
Constantine was The heir apparent TO the Rus
sian Throne, and 4 Gregory was the ra'riaN u
Of Constan,inople. Thy hanged at the tune
one of these ominous persons, and the other
has since abdicaled the crown.. Still they are
peI,uadcd that events will happen as they are
iscrerJ. and the fatal comb nation OF MahIm-
q. Gregory aud Constantine, will yet destroy
their power in Europe.
The present Sultan is in the vigpr OF li'e
lie succeeded To his brother Mustapha IN the
wear 1905, and so has been on he ;hrone twen-
" wears. He is nov the only survivor, be-
lieye, Of thirty children, fifteen boys and hi'een
girls-which hi, father left, and rs the last OF
the male race OF Mahomet Of an arc n to
reign; and II is 10 this circumstancr, they Say,
he is indebted for his inyiotabilitv. Had there
been ano, her Of the sacred race old enough 10
substitute in hi, place, the Janisaries would
have long since dcposed HIM tie had two
sons, one about the age of ten, TO whom their
ewes were TUNED as his successor, "heh he
should arrive al competent years, and he knew
by experience il was as easy for them TO do
this as TO say it; for both his predecessors had
heen slraugel, one OF them was his own bt o.
Their, His son prema,ureiy died; and II was
reported that his father had made away win
Inn, lest he should be set up in his plIce. IL
IS known, however that the boy died OF small
pox and that his falher had given an eXtraor>
dipary example To- his subjects, by having his
surviving children vaccinaied; and SO has
shown, in one Instance at least, disposition 10
adop, European Improvements m things no'
/ merely military. Tie is moreover, nun well
Nersed in oriental literature, writes rnd undrr>
stands Arabic well, and his hata sherIffs, which
he always dictates, ard sometimes writes With
his own hand are dmired for ,hci' style ard
compo Sition - tie is not i man OF morse OF
cruel di, position in his own family, on the con
tyary, he has several daughters by different m p
;hyrs, 10 all cf whom nc is ,ffer tonaeiy attach
ed; s. in his o. diGsry intercourse III private lille
he is urbaue and stable. His public conducr
however, has oeeu 'naik'6 by cx:raoi dinary
herccness aud rnres. n lug Iigoar, no onir 70
Rains, but ~ Turks themselves; and Ia THIS he
has shown an inpartia! disregard o huma
life, and not a strict adherence 10 human obli>
CATIONS.
But whatever hts Conduct has been TO hi
own subjects, TO those OF Other nations he ha'
Afforded the most inv,olable protection. ri
has discon, nued thx bArbarous practice Of his
predecessors, IN sending Ambassadors to III.
Seven Towers, instead ofwhiCh, whenever the
d,acree, and are disposed 10 depart, he AT ,rGs
them every facility, and those Of their nation
who please to remain ar, In security During
The frenzied excitement oil the po2ulaoe, whict
took place at the breaking ou' uf the Greek
iusurrection; the odium and prejudice Of the
Turks extended t. ali Chrislians,yrt the Franks
were perfectly safe, while the Greeks were sho
without mercy by the mob; and, norwi,bsland
ing Few accidents which occurred to indisi-
Guals in The conGusion,we never hesi'ated towaih
abroad, either in the town or lis vicinity, for
business or amusement, though every Turk
was armed with yatagau and case oil loaded
pistols, which he was ready TO use on the slight
Is, pro, ocIiion. On more recent occasions
where such real cause Of complaint and irr:ta-
lion existed, it is but justice the present Sui.
tan to say, that his moderation and good faith
have afforded examples that The best Christian
nations IN Europe might be proud 10 follow.
Journey from Lonstantinopie 10 England, by
he Rev. r. Walsh, l.. l.. ID. SC. This is ons
Of the most amusing and Instructive, and at the
same time, The most unp~tending, books Of
'rAvels that has issued from the press for seve
gal, I