Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-09
MUTLNY ~ THE HAREM.

Ire following Is related by disrraccd Grand vi
ger, who like many ofhis predecessors had bv tho p,
Price Of ms sovereign, risen from obscurv 10 the
highest Office in the state and from the same cause
had as suddenly rcapsed into his former cond,ion
Con my appointment to oficrsvI found ercrv ,b;ng
IN confusion all the provinces usual either in roc
beion or starving the rabhlc ofthe city BURNING the
houses overtier own heads every night by Thousands
Tor the purpose OF enlshtennI the sublime brother Of
the sun and moon the ianizaries carving their ket
ties through the streets with fresh agas head IN
them every day: ami the ladies' OF the Hare,n. from
the sultana-mother down 10 the dingcst Nubar that
ever wore nose, scOlding, crying. clanourin1 and
vowIng revenge, from morning till night.
"Fhe business without the seraplio looked had
enough ont the business within was unspcakablt: |
own that | was perplcxed Ayoubs himself would
aga came to me every five minutes with tears in his
eyes, and instnctivcly turning his bond round his
neck, to feel whether the head was still upon the
shoulders.
black Visage more hideous If possible hs wooy locks
stood up like porcupne qrills and in his mos, bah
oonish language, the African attempted to tell me of
the Ventan dashed uto fragments bv those
pretty tornentors; Of the cashrneres worth thou
SAND dollars piece, ripped into fragments before
his eyes Of the piles Of French lace Persian tissues
Saxon porcelain and hundred other fine things torn
burnt, or flung at his head by those doves of Paradise
The plain fact was, the whole Harern was in state
of mutiny.
demanded an audience of the Sultan and found
nun IN his Kiosk : trying 10 smoke way thought.
told him TO lay down is pipe or be prepared 70 Law
down his sceptre. He was IN DESPAIR refused ~
listen to reason, and conlforted hIrszs the us-;n
al way, with saying that II i Hrs:-e II the bok
oil destiny that ms career si b. so-1- Il -Tgt.
Il insisted upon It, that If rnosr.a !. sses pf.rc
TO cure himself ola headache IL -.sT -ef iafe
little trouble to save he head.
ITO satisfy me Of the hOpsleaaes IL sf-.i-s. b.,
oignness led me to the terrace u the 19peT gardens.
and from that most hallowed sy1. rave ne 2 vi.
view of the riot within. Riop--why by the bad
OF my father the word Is tame; the thing was rebel
hon, rage, fury The womgn had al got loose md
we're acting according to the good VII aud peasur
OF the SEX TO the amount OF oggnr the unfortunae
slaves and mute5 in every direction; CHASING, thor
old governesses with rods through the grounds and
breaking every thing that came in their way win
COWS IuIDhure' the heads Of the negroes, and the
commandment against swearing.
"Since was bora, I never heard such a rnelaa n
voices, such screaming. singing shouting and laugh
ter; never was there such an uprCar from human
throats' There were enough Of them too: for the
I'VE hundred fair wives of the sultan looked liz,
scattered diamonds, among the mob of brown rcd
black, and yellow mous crs, that came rolliup tu,n
ping and fighting, ont OF the courts Of the hafem in
70 he gardens "ilderuess OF monkeys was 81.
lence to them; a wilderness Of tigers was tameand
4 what do you think was the cauee,'
! ihe most trlhing IN the world Of course" SAID
the ooyar But as any thing would have done il
\ Iiom toothPlcB to throne ] cannot venture {,
SuesS. Lhe love ofhuvlug their own way, perIaps
/ Right. Though You Christians keep no hsreIns
yet am satisfied that man. in all parts of tho pJobc
knows tolerably VOL the nature Of the case. Tho
immediate uproar rose from the seizure Of EJpnGt
| peddlar's back.
"Ihe fellow vas an agent Of the Ambassador &, wa,
earned with cargo OF rbb1nds snowy enough 10 SO,
whole empire OF women in instruction. The SOY
was seized and his cargo was unluckiy embozzed by
the kislar aga, Tor the private cmolunent ss usual
OF that grand functionary. The matter might still
nave been hushcd MP in the happy secrecy that or.
tingushes 50 many other Ottoman blundcrS: but tl,e
black brutes avarce spoiled all. lie began to sci
rihbands 10 the sultan9s on hsown account tho nree
was enormous. But what will not beauty Give ~
he more beautiful Neckl1ces. bracelets and tiaraa
heavy with Jewels, daily disappeared. The old eoyor-
hesseswere M CONSERVATION, the nrgresses were
ped, and the Tnutes whipped with no fnurovr
ment IN their knowledge, aud the sultnnas ,ycyo
threatened in vain with the sack and plunge in tbe
BOsphorus. - "''
''Nothiun would do. in the midst oftbs universal
stripping and whipping it transpiped for the hazard ~
all ears, and the sutans throne that lie precious com
moditios for which the suanas were .acrifcng ther
topazes by the pound ought actually TO sve been theirs
without the expense of piastTe. The news dropped
among those heavcn'y croaforcs ike match into a