Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-09-03
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The Stare Markei nj COusi1miHople - had
an opportunity afforded me OF 'eelns ms
borrid place. ~herr psrhapr, the ioseieH ~o-
men in the world are bought aud sold Ike cat
tie inspected nv every scoundrei who wears a
turban, and submitted To the scrutiny OF every
virago who affects 10 be judge Of slaves.
Franks are moi suffered 10 visit tins hazaHf ;bpt
now and then, when N opnlent slave mr.
chant falls sick, n Christian hAkkim. or doctor,
gains admitisnce The slave baLaar Is 'afg"
tundra gnlar court.y ard, with shed running
along a range of narrow cells on the ground
door, and gallery above. which surrounds
The building on the second stage the cham
bers arr reserved for the Greeks asd the Geor'
eians below are the black women OF Darfur n
Sannasr and the copppr-colored BEAUTIES at
Abyssinia, the latter are remarkable for the
:, mm,,ry of their features and the elegance al
their forms they commonly sell tor LOO dol
Ia ,. cam .h,la the hiarL women seldom
sring more than 81 dollars (l6i). The poor
Greek woman were hu ided together | saw
seven or rlghi IN one cell stretched on the,
nooI, som. dressed in the ve.iiges Of Tor.
mer fnery, some bali naked some of them
were from Soo hers from lspara they had
nothing lnc0mmon bur despair All ofthem
looked pale and Sckly and all of them appear
ed 10 be pining after the homes they were never
more to Sc again aud the frieudS they we're 10
meet no more. Sickness aud sorrow had
impaired their looks, bui Till they were
spectre. Of brauty aud the mrancholy still
ness of their cells was sadly conirasted with
the rosr- of merfi nent which procee led from
the dungeons OF the negro women. N scene
of human wretchedness Gu equal this. The
girl " no might have adorned her native VII
lnge whose innocence IN ght have teen the
solace of An anxious mother, and whose beauty
might lfaye beea the 1 eme Of many tongur,
WAS here subjected TO III" gaze Of every lcen-
tlous soldier who chose 10 canine her features
or her form, on the pretence of being buyer.
| saw one poo, girl Of ABOUT 10 Brought forth
10 exhibit her gal and figurc 10 an old Turk,
whose glanCps manifested The motive foc the
purchase he twisted her elbows. he pulled
her ankles. he felt her ears. .xam'ned he,
mouth and then her neck. AID all this while
the slaye.m' reliant WAS extolllne her shape
and features and protesting she was only turn
! q. uf thtieen, thai shr neither snoTcd nor
! started Ia her sleep, IN every lie pect she Wa
wa'rautrd. loliered about tlr bazaar uni
| sax this bngain bfoug 10 conclusion ;
| the girl wa, bought for $50 dollars, (shout so
Hering) The separation OF this young crea-
| tuIe from her companions IN wrelchedness
~as a new scene of di tress; she was pale as
death, md handy seemed conscious ot her
situation. while all the other giris were weep
! ing around her and taking their last farewell.
+, Her new master laughed at The sad parileg,
and pushed her before him 10 the outer gate ;
but mere she stopped for momen, and en-
treated permission to go back for the remander
| o her Greek attire, which dare say she phi
2ed IN IRE than ANYTHING ia the world, for pro
baby it Vas all on earth that remained 10 her
# what she brought from that home which
she had for evrr lett. The old Moslrn accom-
her returning 10 the gate, viii title ilt' baSsaay
under her arm, trembling from head to foot
aud eeping bitterly Il hladdel. S Travels
The Lobeiia hadta, plant thai grows spon-
taneonsly IN different parts of Norm America
has lately been found n eperl6c for eslhma
DR. Cutler, M asthmatic. htv,rg been eliec.
tually cured by it. has published treatise on
its virtues; and Dr.. Andrew, of Glasgow has
also found il to merit the Oh racler Dr. Cutter
aud other eminent physicians have given
| II.
TOO RICH-The Philadelphia Aurora
mentions, that laboring man, of that place
having received five dollars, on Saturday, as
his weeks wnges, in fit of intorication onclo
sed the bill in part ola peach, and swallow
ed il.