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

From TIE n y. Courier

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THE GRAND STANDARD OF MAH0MEf
!. A ridie,,uu, story founded on Doct' WALSH
book, has gnt the POUNDS ithr ai'"rs, stating
? thai the Turkish standard Is nri'l'rr in"re NO
? I.ss Than ,h.. sarH cfnftts Of slahon.f. J.
: ihDse VINO are acquainted piih ORIENTAL cnsiuine
II IS unnecessary 20 sa, ihiit'" turks do no
war and hase nrs.f warn wnhi! ciG'hts Bn
snfh j. nc fenoIanc. al tine world with f"ea's
toITtukish Affairs, and such is the prejudice a
gausi every person and thing apperfainina IA
the descendants OF OTHsss, thai u one we're Il
assert that the sacred standard was made OF Nj,
hornets Jaw bone, he would aud hoe, oil bcliev
eB.
Our latr roufryInan, GEorSE BETHuxE Eng
LtsIi shortly b~iore his death, fnrnishe,i til,
Baltimore Emerald with the true history of the
Prophets hammer the antiquity oil which dates
from the flEoYEA, more than I2OO years ago,
which has never beet touched by foemHn'.
hand during the dangers vi four hundred battles
land which has heen moved ia triumph over
Egypt, Arabih, fallestine. Syria, Anatoiia,
Poland, aud, Austria, as far as the gates OF ieli-
ns.
iis origin was AZ singular, rs its history has
been ien,nikable According 10 Mohamedan
history II happened in the following mauper -
After Mohammed had lain concealed three
day. in cave near Mecca. together with Aba.
Reker. aLd hrs sou Abdaiah, Says The historian
Ahmed Efendg) he quilted his retreat on he
fourth, and followed by hi. two faithful COM
panious, took the road to Medina, working NJ
every step new miracles. HIS coun'ensncr a.
lone astnnishrd aud dispersed various rites ef
the kor.ish =. his follow citizens of Mecca
who plotted 10 assasslu ate him. which had Or
casioned hs fignt, who with aims in thei,
hands soughi him on all sides. Some missed
him some fled from him others eniig hten ed
by he first words he addressed 10 them, fen N
his knees. embraced his doctrine. and followed
him to Medina. OF this aunber, was Buriened
Scbmy. who was sent in pursuit of him at the
head Of seventy Meccesns. From crsei ene-
nv the officer became onP of his most JEALOUS
parlizans In the exthcy ofhis joy, Scbmy I'M
wound the shawl OF his iuiban. attached il TO his
anre. and made OF il banner which he conse
Grated TO the glory of the Prophet. This was the
first standard OF lsamisn. The standard bearers
Of all tho hnssuman montrchs have since held il
rs an honor 10 dec0ratr Themselves win he
name OF Scamy rs having been the 6rs, stan.
dard bearer OF the celestial apostle" So say.
the historian.
The Sannijeas Sherip, 10 its present state, is !
rolled up in another Gag which was used by the
nha"ph ohrr the TWO are enclosed in foris
co'erlngso i sllk, and the whole envrioprd in a
FN'' " 7"'"'' W b'tcb CiOtp. In the midst OF
these envelopes are deposited q small copy Of
the Koran, written, as is believed. by the hand |
OF Omar the coapaniou and SECOND successor
OF MohamIned, snd one silver KEY of the sane. |
tha'y OF The temple AT M"cca-the same thai |
was presented TO Selim l. by the Sheriff of Nee |
ca, III sign oil homage aud submission, The sa- |
c-eh flag thus envelope Is twelve feet long and |
Is sirmonn'ed by a sort of pomu,el of silver,
%HHe IN 'orm winch rucloses another copy Of |
the Koran written by the shand' of Khaliph O.-
man, the Secretary and third successor of Mo-
"a.nr'eos
I'M standard, with as lance or staff. is pre-.
served IN gorgeous chapel in the Ialsce OF
III" Ottoman Emperor. where are also preserved
some other relics of Nobammsd. s,,L 40 80,
- = Wv ""'''' " o""o' "nere ne exclaimed
oil a., r,a, - ~ y ~ p'oepe' VINO nave GOV T.
h,o..I - \. 70" =, nc "os' High wnh
"'"'''e NC NV eu mem 10 worship God
1'o"' -"o'as winch reused his followers 10
'' u"os' furious enthusiasm and also coarse
,''"" = so'' 81 gambler, winch hr wore whe
:" ''' '.a pufs'u II OF nj is. anh de
49, w" W '"' "o'sh'P OF me tod OF
- NV" Wv p'op"NS MS chaprl D. r
-. f'".' " " '''"'p VIII me ottoman En-
I
,aa,;','., '"r custom uli 'he recent insnr-
A, ''e '"n,ssa'P', 'nai me standard Of ,
s."'''a 'n'"a oever De carried from thu .
60, 49, = g. '"e "'",e o, The Grand Se'g"or.
csoeP' "neh the n'and Niser, 90 the sultan |
s.,r.t ''' Is e'..'ed especially to contain the
sacred banner Attached 10 its lance, il is pa | +,
10 "Po" ''a'pe OF ebony wood, adorned ~ith '
"a ~, 81 sn'e', INTO winch tine d e staff pass
h.r. ,h "e ."' 81 every campaign I Is carr Up b
ri f,,m ,tS I,n.a t H. "e"',on u IL o''ac y
f' no" lis '"nte and deposited in Golfer mos,
u e"'' o. ""'"e''' a'--"heo taken out ana whrn
: ,.''' S"','" ceremonies are practIsed the b
Ina" anu '''e "'ahaees OF the Empire are | r
.'' costly description are burnt with proia- /
III
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Greek Marriages ar,iages in Greece are '
Uniformly negotiated by p,oxv confaen,,aI
female t'end Is dHpnedby each of the pariI,.
between whom an alliance is contempia,.a tn v