Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-10-29

OF the Ottoman Empire, IA MallEo0ud Il
was born July 90, 1885, and ascea,lc6 :,
thr0ae ssth July, 1908. ConsequeDtIs /. -
"a years Of age lie has tso sons and e..
daughters
The extent of the Ottoman dominica.
the statement in a late foreign paper. \. e.
mated at AZ ,444 square miles, of which IN
900 are in Europe. The European non,S
ton, including Greece, is about O.oOf fo@
of whom not more than ?, 900 are Tu,l,
OF the remainder, 9,000,OO0 are GresI.
SOC, 900 Jews, and $4,000 Amenians. m.
whole population of the Empire, in Eurora
Asia and Africa, is 23,650,0OO r"
The Capitdl-Constantinop has ,,n;wo.
sally been considered one Of the most =.
markable, and, in point of situation, sec,,r;'
ty of ITS port, and other natural adyant a..
ranks as one of the finest cities in EufTsS.A s =
Placed upon strait dividing Europe from
STA, it commands on the South, BY its corr.
munication with the Mediterranean, an MIN.
terrupted access to all the nations of Eur9.
and the coast of Africa; whilst, on the Nor,b
by the Black Sea, TO the Danube and otbs,
great rivers, IT has access to the interior Of
Germany, Pola nd and Russia.
The Walls Of Constmstinople,-The walls =,
the land side of Constantinople are aboot sSa
ntBCS III ltHkli, iIOit tttC SdSut OIL The
Towers, on the Marmora, to the po,4ba.-
point of the Golden Horn. There are thu ,.a
lines, each being eighteen feet from the otbs,
surinounted by their ancient battement. ana
towers, one hundred and eighteen in numbpr
The Frankfort Commentator gives
the following account of The circum
stances which led TO The death of YOUNG
Wickliffe.
Fatal Duel "A meeting 10 ,.,.
tie by single combat controversy be.
tween Mr.. Charles Wicklffe. and
Mr. George James Trolter, of Lev
lngton, took place on Friday, the On
instant, and unfortunately ierminated
in the death Of Mr.. Wickliffe.
The principals. with The attendants
usual in such cases. met ABBOTT nine q.
clock, on Friday morning, upon tbs
line Of Fayette and Scott counties
near the Henry's mill road, and Tough,
with pistols, at the distance Of eight
feet At the first fife, Mr. Wickliie's
pistol flashed, and Mr. Trotter's bail
passed through bis waistcoat, without
wounding AT the second fire, Mr.,
Wickliffe raised his hand before The
word was fully expressed. but instant
ly let it drop. and before he could raise
again he received his antagonists ball
just above the hip, but fired while in
the act Of falling, and missed bis adyer.
sary The wound was mortal He
died about one o'clock
Mr. Wickliffe was the challenger.
The effcnce for which satisfaction was
demanded, we have no, heard stated
positively; but il is understood 10 have
been given by certain illusions made
by Mr.. Trot,cr, in the Kentucky Ga.
zetic. OF which he lately became The
editor, to the death Of his predecessor.
Mr.. Benn'ng, who, il will be recollec.
ted J, losI his life by attacking Mr. Wick.
life with q cane, when the latter sp.
piled 10 him for the author of certain
unwarrantabIe structures upon the con.
duct and character of bis father, which
had appeared in the Gazette, and es-
pecial'y, it is supposed, by contemp-
/ tuous notice ola caution, suggested by
the Reporter, that the persecution Of
young Wickliffe might be carried loo
far, IN the course of which notice his
situation was compared TO that Of
"horse thief"
Napoteon's Description Of lie Kingof
I'russiG.-"When was at Tilsit, with
the emperor Alexander and the King Of
Prussia, ! uas the most ignorant of The
three in military affairs These two SO.
vereigns, especially the king of Prussia
were completely au fait. as to the nun.
Der of buttons there ought to be in front
of a jacket, how many behind, and the
manner in which The skirt ought TO be
cut Not tailor in the army knew bet.
ter than king Frederick bow many mea'
sures OF cloth it took to make jacket
I'm faci" continued Napoleon, laughing,
Il was nobody,in comparison with them.
They continually tormented me about
matters belonging to tailors. of which
was entirely ignorant; though, in order
not to affront them, / answered just as
gravely as ifthe fate of an army depen.
ded on the cut of jacket. When | went
to see the king OF Prussia, instead OF a
library, 1 found he had large room,li Ike
an arsenal, furnished with shelves and
pegs, in which were fifty or sixty