The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-12-01

IL.
Porte IN 1912, atd FOR several subsequent voa,
has Just published a work entitled : rousto.,
noPie Ct lie B0pitTe de 1hrdce pendant Il, ".
nees 1912, 1913. ct 1914, ct pendant aI.
1925" Count AsDREossy has given Tie ,l
lowing spirited sketch of the acts and chs,a,".
Of Sultan MAsnouD.
The present Grand Seignior Mahmond II
(horn in 1884, elected in 1903 "a Prince Of ~
greatest character. has, in The space OF tua
years, and by vigorous acts, entirely suDn,ess.4
the Janlzarles, and detached from them ,ba
whole body OF the ulena., which, in The ,evoi'
tons of,he Seraglio, always acted with ,bsm
By extirpatin2 the Waliabites, he has re.sstab.
lished the pilgrimage 10 Mecca, ana reius,,,.s
himself Ia the exercise OF the Caliphat. II. b..
retaken Niddin, before whi,h the famous .Can;
tan Pacha, Hussien, had failrd-re .conuere,
Seryia, which five years of Comniotion had ION.
dered independent OF his saay-and subdued n,
put to death all the rcbrllious Pachns. Aoas
and Ayans. who had the audacity TO DISPUTE his
authority. He has done away with heredtnyv
Pashaliks both Pachas and Agas are now re-,
movable many of them ssere removed. and
then places supplied BY his own creature. in ,he
S~eraglio. The corruption of the Ministers OF
oellm III. having occasioned the deposition
and, in the sequel, the destruction OF tina, princa
h%lahnoud has chosen a Yizier without ralen,s
and n very feeble understanding. He watches
over his Divan with extreme vigilance. and
leaves it only the shadow of power he himself
directs aud regulates every thing IN q word
he alone constitutes the Government, Better
and sooner informed than his ministers Of what.
ever happens, by means oil his secret and ever
active spies, his measures are often taken before
the reports OF the vzier have lime to reach him.
Active, laborious, impenetrable in his designs, h,
jealous observer Of his religion, faithful to his
promises, sober, and an encourager of morali,y
onItan Mahmoud may BIZ Justly regarded AS a
phenomenon for Turkey.
"Snch was the opinion, " continues the Count.
q which We expressed in 1918, respecting this
sovereign, But since that time. Sultan Nah.
moud, by suppressing the Janizaries, has not
only annihilated that endless source OF troubles
and disorders destroyed the obstacle which, was
ever opposed 10 improvements however slight,
broken in pieces an instrument often useful to
the enemy alone lie has even changed one Of
the fundamental constitutions of the Ohmatin
Emplr' IA thing not sufficiently understood by
Europeans. Whatever he the result OF such a
step, ms bold IN the conception as u was difficult
and Eve dangerous IN the execution, IL cannot
but impart iustre To a reign in which hIahmoud
has exhibited all the qualities of d ruler Jealous
Of HI, power, with the talents and character ne
eessary TO make that power respected. "-Dir
PreliR, PIP, "a rs.
hABMbUbI NV H1St S1iIdD, Tor gnanV Ape3
who has openly taken his seat in she Diyan. in.
stead of being concealed behind a screen, accor.
ding TO the custom Of his predecessors He con.
sui S and converses familiar with ali his Ministers.
lie IS accessible 10 all his subjects. Once a week
he proceeds Instate 10 The greatmosques, on which
occasion lie receives memorials from Greeks and
Turks, beth Of whom address him with the MI
lest confidence that their petitions will be heard
ana ihsiI grievances redressed. These memo
rials are all read TO him, and bis dec,sions are
Instantly communicated 10 the petitioners
The GIeenDck Advertiser pays the following
tribute 10 the worth of MAHmopD.
Nehmou has been represented Of a sanguin-
airy disposition, and as a monster OF cIueIt,
yet the Truth is, thar he has exhibited more in
stances OF Gle 'cncy and generosity than any
IN march We could name. Besides il is a mis-
take 10 suppose that over any but his immediate
servants he rules IN an arbitrary manner. Tho
neancst Turk has rig hts which are sanctioned
by law and established usage. and of which the
Sultan has no power TO deprive HIM nor would
an attempt TO do so fail 10 raise up n storm 1hIch
not even the VicaI of the Prophet Of God
could allay. But over all who fill any office
IN the state, or receive wages II, his hands,
his sway is boundlcss ; from his decision,
whether for corporal punishment, partial
confiscatlon or even death itself there lies no aP-
peal. Nor is this any other ihan q mater
OF satisfaction TO the Turks generally, with
whom the agents o. Government nre no iayou-
rites.
Inc personal character of Sultan Mahmonc
must have great in1 uence on the events Of the
present war With Russia. He is inGexlbIe ip hh
purposes, and careless alike of the threats or
promises Oh The Christian powers, obsflnaf}
perseVeres IN his designs. Conscious that MS
empire Is ut this moment stronger than IN"
oeeh Tor u century past, and that from the sane
NY OF hIs vicarisi d~ignity-(he is accounted Inc
'egl'' .nnte successor ofthe Prophet by a gTeat
Po .tion Of the Mahomedsn world, many OF
whose Princes, in other respects independent.
receive investiture at his hands)-he can AZ any
time, by hnturling the sacred standard, roust 10
: dreajfu energy all 4" true believers lie ap'
pears n~ndismayed at the approach o! the preS"'
crisis, aid his people evidently share in BIS CO.."
hdence. and repose the fullest reliance on 'e
wisdom OF his experimenting government
The Monks OF Mont. Santo, Mount Amos
never taste annual food they live on 'tee"
bles, olives, and cheese. In 1906 one oil 'a"'
fraternity was in good health, at the great AZ
: OF one hundred aud twenty years.
Easseiguist, in his travels iuthe Lesantr ~
lates the following singular fact ADo'S
thousand Abyssinians. who were destitute
provisions on a journey TO Cairo, il'fu =,
Two months on gum arabic, and arrived w."
70 without any unusual sickness or mor'aH'.
{ Ia Queen Elizabeth's time, the breakfast ""
" my iordc and my lady" consistent OF :, na
a chyne OF mutton, OF ella II chyne OF q
, bo'ied;' and the children had a chikynge'
ellis three mutton bones boiled with eu'"'
f quarts OF bee, aud vine"
TO MAKE FINE LIGHT BISCUIT.
To fuyo - - .oIIa SnOO :
full oil batter, n tea cup full OF cream, a II"
sour, small tea spoon full of pearl ash-""
! them as soft AS possible. roll very thin, cut '"'
out and bake in five minutes-t the whole p'o''
hiteeh minutes. These oak es are very iar ,l
rior to ordinary kinds. and save all that 'e"'.
process OF beating, beating, beating, ill me '
thaid S shoulder rs alfncSi dislnea,et