Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-09-14
NATIONAL pREJUDICES.


object of no Sigh, ridicule on account OF his
pompous CLAIMS tina; the superiority OF his own
republic over every other known nation on EARN
shall be universally recognized. Nor Is he
alone in his vain.glorious boas,ing The vola'
tile Frenchman will tell you that Paris is the
most extraordinary city OF modern days, be-
cause il is there that promotes are lwiried 1T
capital style and, the launches, OF frogs de-
voured with gout The naughty Spaniards
would engage your car with dissertation upon
the wonderful volume and richness OF his ma
tive tongue, compared with which all others are
barren and feeble, and fit only for the dry de-
,ai.s of buying and bar,ering and selling The
effrminate Italian assures you that his is the
only land OF song, and bluff John Bull main
tains that the roast beef porter, and broadclo,hs
of Old England are the only articles hi Tor
decent man, IN any country, to eat, drink and
wear.
In the following extrac, from Madden's Ira
vels in Turkey, it will be perceived that the
Egyptian quid nuncs, like The little knots OF
politicians that cnngregaie around our country
stores and'taverns, have the same ideas OF the
insignifcance of every people beyond their own
borders that is every where more or less pre-
Valenr:
"The Navarino business now gave a politi.
cal turn TO their discussions, and many OF their
opinions of European policy and power were so
singular, that could with difficulty bring my
self to believe they were seriously delivered.
"a fierce looking little man, with green
lurban, high in office, preached the snbjec' Of
the late battle The Giaours tavr burned our
ships said he, but God will burn them; hell
is hot couch, and grievous couch 1t shall-be
to them, we are told by the prophet Pleose
the Lord responded. a fat merchant. and his
Inshallsh was doled out with great devotion.--
sWere all the ships in the world Joined agaiHs,
the Sultan in The Gatle 2 asked an Arab Sbeik
in the simplicity Of his heart; Ay, all, an
swered Ulema Of great eminence, all the
Caffres Of Fraguestan were leagued against the
true believers, how else could they prevail what
ten Of them could face one true Moslem? bat
ten Thousand to one are 100 great odds; and
were there not forty thousand Of their ships
against us?' Allah Wakbar,' SAID al Effen>
di, man Of learning, there is but one God,
and if The English were not at Navarino, the
trancowa, he Nempsows, and. the Muscowa
would now be food for The kelp Ell bahr! hr
sea dogs.) Allah Karin e jacula,ed an old
priest, God is most merciful, it is only the
infdels who say that the ships OF The Sultan
were burned; i, is impossible, because The
Giaours could no, burn them Calam thsib !
cried dozen of The party it is well spoken,
il is the ships Of the unbeievers That are burn.
ed, MOI the Sultan's.'
:. Did not the Algerines,' said grave old
man, destroy the entire fleet Of the English
few yesrs ago, and where they to fi"d ano.
ther all al once? is ship like pas'ek, wa.
ter melon does it grow in the land is il like
rain drop? does IT fall from the sky wal
lah callam haib God was called to witness
by several, that i. was good saying
The English are a great people, said
young Mslim, secretary Of the governors,
{ ,hey are very great people; what razors can
be com pared to English wha; pistols vie with
those Of England? do no, the Pae has cannons
come from Englandi 1t is very true replied
the U!ema, and they have conquered all the
world excepting The dominions of the Sultan.
India is theirs and some Say the Indian Mos
bid ! exclaimed the priest, "a MosIem under
an Infidel, it cannon be; the Lord would no,
suffrr dog, Csffre, 10 call a true believer
Servan Min Allah "
1t is even So said the Effsndb and the
EnSlSu HOW want 10 Uc our InaSUT is, anu tney
will be one day. II has bee+i long prophecied
we must fall STEAMBOAT will see The son Of yell
lowness, the Russian within her lofty walls, and
Mars will be bone between the dogs Of France
and England, but the latter, must have it, IF
either Of the Caffres must have H. said Inc fat
merchant, lie, it beFihe French; if we only
could keep our money and our women gu, of
their reach, they are good humoured iH6dels
enough, they love fantasia, they are always
merry
1t was not easy said the divine, when they
were here, to kesp either our money or our wo-
men from the Caffr-s confusion 10 their race
he other in6dels plunder.d the people less
bu, who loved them more? Were they not
both the enemies Of Gods prophets and his
lawsf
A e. cd looking young man in an Arnaout
had hitherto been silent, now gave
his opinion Of The two powers The English
Giaours,' said he, have most money! be.
cause they have only to send to India for as ma.