Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-02-14

SITUATE himset into nus acquaintance: and as he was
an expert horsean, and his talent and studies Law the
same way with MIR. Smiths he drew him from bis
Tattersalls $50 ~ "
But Mr.. Smih'S restless genius soon hurried hin,
again INTO Flanders; where lamenting to see such
OF christian blood, he resolved try his for
tune against tho Turks. In order to do this he pas
Sod through France, with variety of adventure and
misfortune, IN which he always showed high and
martial spirit. At Marsecs he embarked for Italy.
pu. inc snip meeting with much foul weather, a
raooie OF pilgrims on board hourly cursed him
lot Hugonot, rai,od at Queen Elizabeth and his
wnoie nation, and swore they should never have
iair weather long as he was in the ship. AT
asI the passions of these pous christians rose so
nigh, that they threw him overheard; trusting, we
may suppose, IN the merit of supercrogaton of that
hoy pilgrimage; to eXpiate the trifng offence and
Peccaoio OF murder. However Smith, by the divine
got safe to small uninhabited island,
Sah'st Nice IN Savoy. From thence he wus the next
gay taken OIL by French rover who treated hi ave
~ kindly, and with whom he made the tour of the
whole Mediterranean, both on the NIuhometan and
Shriston coast At length, after desperate battle
having taken very rich Venetian ship the e,ene
rous Frenchman set him ashore with his share oftbe
Prize amounting to five hundred secuins In specie and
box OF rich commodities worth nearly us nc5 more
And now out of curiosity ranging al the regions and
prlacipalities of Italy he at length to Vienna
and entered himself gentleman volunteer, in count
Meldrltchs regiment aginst the Turks.
He had not been long in the christian ariny before
he was distinguished for of great personal
bravery; and in the sieges OF 0lumpagh and Alba Re-
Sais ie was the author of some stratagems which
showed happy talent for and did signal service
10 tne CHRISTIAN cause. He was thereupon mueijaely
advanced to the command of troop of horse and was
soon after made sergeant major of the regiment a
post at that lime next to the lieutenant colonel. But
count meidrich' Transylvanlan nobleman by BIRTH
afterwards passed with his regiment, out of the npe-
RAJ service into that of his natural PRINCE Sepsmond
bathorh duke of Trunsyvnnia. And here endeavor-
ing to recover some patrmonia ordships, then in the
possession of the Turks, he laid siege to a strong
town, chiefly inhabited by rcnegadoes and banditti
w Mist their works were advancing slowly, and with
great difficulty Turkish officer issuedout of the town
and challenged any christian of the dignity of cap
tam, to single combat. Many were eager of the
honor of humbling this naughty Mugeuman; but /,
was at last decided by lot, favor of captain Smith
Accordingly, the ramparts of the town being filed
with fair danes and men in arms, and the christian
army drawn up IN battalia, the combatants entered
the field well mounted and richly armed to the souul
OF hautboys and trumpet-where at the first en-
counter Smith bore the Turk to the ground, and
went Oft tri,Inpliantly with his head. But the nfde
garrison being enraged at this he afterwards
two other officers; and being great master of his
arms and the management of his horse, he carried OF
their heads IN the same manner. After which, be-
ing attended with guard of six thousand men, with
three Turkish horses led before him. and before each
Turkish head upon spear, he was conducted TO
the generate pavilion who received him with open
arms and presented him with fac horse richly ca
parIsoned, and with sciuetsr and belt worth three
~,
ing 20 view his army gave him his picture set i'll gold
settled three hundred ducats upon him as yearly
pension and issued his letters patent of aobesse ry
ing him three Turks heads in shield, FOR his arms
when coat he ever afterwards bore-and it was ad-
nlitted and received in the herads office in ENGLAND
by sir William Segur Carter, principal king at arms
But utter, the duke of Pennsylvania was depri-
we'd OF his domInlons by the emperor; and Smith, at
the fatal battle OF Rotteron III the year 1901; was
left upon the field among the dreadful CARNAGE of
christians dead But the pillagers perceyine life
IN him, and Judging by the richness of his habit and
armor that his ransom might be considerable, took
great pains to recover HIM. After that he was pub
icly sold among other prisoners: and was Bought by
a bashaw, who sent him to Constsntinope rs q pre-
sent to his MISTRESS Caratze Tragabizanda besut
full young Tartarinn lady.
Smith then % years of ace in the bloom
OF life and as it seems, ola very handsome person.
For this Dung lady so moved with compassion
or rather love- for him, that she treated him with
the utmost Tenderness and rerardand 10 prevent his
being i'll used or sold by her mother she sent him
into Tartary, to her brother who was bashaw of Nal
britt, on the Palus MBotis-Here she intended he
should stay to learn the language together with the
manners and religion of the Turks, till time should
make her mistress OF herself But the Bashaw srs.
pecng something of the matter from tho affectonate
expressions with which she recommended and pressed
his good usage, only treated Smith with the greater
cruelty and inhumanlty. Smiths high spirit raised
also by the consciousness of TragabiZandas passion
could but III brook this rash treatment. At last be-
ing one day threshing Alone at a grange about n
SdEle HoIn Tue mouse, the DQ5uW came and took
caslon so to kick spurn and revie him. TINT forgot
ING all reason, Smith beat out his brains with his
thresaing bat, then rejecting upon his desperate
state he hid the body under the straw filed his KNAPP
sack with corn, put the tinors clothes and mount
ing his horse fed into the deserts of Circassa After
two or three days fearful wandering, he happened
Provdentnly, TO get on the Castragan great road
that leads into Muscoyy Following this for sixteen
dsys with infinite dread and fatigue he at last arrived
at Muscovite garrison, on the frontiers.-Herc he
was kindly entertained and respected, as also at all
the places through which he passed Having ira
yelled through Siberia, Muscovy Transylvana and
the midst Of Europe he at length found his old friend
and gracious patron the Duke of Transyvana, at
Leipslck, together with count Medrtch, his colonel.
Having spent some time with them, the duke at his
departure, gave him pass ntimatng the service no
had done and the hoHors he had received presenting
him at the time with fifteen hundred ducats OF
gold TO repair HE lossps: and although lac intent
OH returning to his native country, yet, bng -nih-
cd with this money, he spent time ia favel'inz
through the principal cities and PROVINCES OF Gcrlaa.
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