Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-26

Reception If fis British Ambassador at he Court O,


The Austrian Ob-,rver OF the eeth July. contains
tho following account Of the reception of Mr. Cor
don at the Palace of the Porte Const antnorlc by
the Can,acan, VINO holds the post of the Grand Visier
"At half past IL o'clock i'm the morning of the 9th
July, the procession set out from the Hotel of the
British Legation for Topchane, to embark for the Pal
of the Porte. IL was opened by three trumpeters
followed by 100 lIuans of the Grand Seiunior's
Guards Alai Tscha,,scha ON horseback Ia Tschok-
adurcs of the Ambassador, habted in white md Is in
red; l6 servants in yellow livery preceded by the Por
ter of the Apartments; Wallets de Chambre, in deep
blue, with gold lace, among whom was the Clerk Of
the Chancery horseback who acted rs usher ofthe
Embassy. Next came the band of the British frigate
the Blonde preceding the Bambisch Ami Boy of the
Grand Seigniors Guards, who attended Mimandahr,
(CommisSioner,) and two Drogmans Frederick Pisa
nj and Mr. Wood, in blue turned up with red the
Drogmans Coaoro and Anthony Psani, in Oriental
costumes the Officers ofthc English armed vessel sta
toned in the port of Constantinope; the Chief Drog
man, M. Chabert, accompanied BY Page ofthe Porte
and two foomen: the Secretary of the Embassy, Mr..
Parish bearing the letters ofcredence surrounded by
six ootmen, in skybue livery and with silver sticks
After him came Mr. Gordon, accompanied by Lords
Dunlow, Yarmouth and Grosvenor, Messrs Mellish
and Viers and the other personages attached to the
| Legation. The cavalcade was closed by company
of British marines in scarlet, with relocks and bayo
the sabaschi (preect of Police OF Galaia with
small suite the British Consul General Mr.. Cart
wright, with the persons attached to the Consul
late, all the English residents and visiters at Consan
tiEoplc, and 100 men of the Sultans horse guards.
Upon reaching Topchang, the Ambassador embarked
with the principal persons of his Legation, the
grand yacht Of the Embassy. The rest of the per-
sons who formed the procession entered boats of Brit
ish armed and trading vessels III the roadstead On
coming alongside the revenue vessels, the Anbassa-
dor received by the Tschauchbaschi. and intro
duced by the Kiosk of the director of police; the
toinary honours were rendered, and coffee pipes, and
sWeetmeats presented TO him. After this pause, the
procession moved forward BY the gate of the gardens
and the great of the Divan for the Palace of
1.-THE Porte. The same order was observed as at the
departure of the procession from the hotel of the EN-
bassy, except that the TschauschbaSchi, who had
done the honours TO the Ambassador, mounted on
horseback his left. and dozen police officers pa-
ced themselves at different points preserve order
Here Also the British marines took their places, and
marched with drums beating and trunpets sounding
amidst nnumerlble multitude who had never seen
amy thing resembling it since the Embassies of the
Count dc Virmont and the Russian General Kutu-
soi-In the grand outer court of the Palace of the
Porte 600 men of infantry troops commanded bv the
Serassier in person. were drawn up in battle array
This superb troop rendered military honours 10 the
Ambassador; the English soldiers were drawn up i'm
Tiles at the foot of the grand staircase leading to the
Hall Of the Dvan, and their band PLAYED martial mil
sic. The Ambassador had scarcely entered the State
apartments Of the Grand Vizier, when the GAMMA
can Pacha presented himself surrounded by the Min
listers. He was received by the Turkish courtiers
with three shouts he seated himself at the corner of
large sofa, having on his right the Refs Ehcndi and
The Cabinet Secretary and on his left the other Min
lsterS and the Tschausc!i Dasc who remained STAN
ding. The Ambassador took his seat in an arm chair
opposite the Caimacan, and delivered a speech in
English, which was translated by Esrar Efendi (thc
Drngman of the Porte having been sent to Choumla
This speech occupied nearly half an hour Tho C,;
nacan immediately replied. The Ambassador vos
Then invested with herrdni military cloak of yellow
cloth, richly embroidered with gold and ornamenad
Witha diamond clasp All the persons attached to
the EMBASSY admitted to the audience, received vel
low scarlet, CRIMSON orange coaks, of value pro-
portioned to their rank. The price of the Ambassa
doris cloak is computed at 5000 pastres. In time of
peace the Ambassadors invested with pelisses of
honor According to the changes introduced recent
y, the Sultan and all Grandees of his Empire wear
nothing but the hervani so long as the war continues
thus he has assinilated the British Ambassador TO
nmself and the value of the diamond clasp makes I'D
Tor that of the costly fur of the pelisse USUALLY oiven
1t IS worthy of observation, that the decree which
prescribes the hervani TO be worn durinp the war
sets orth that no one but the Grand Seignior himself
Is to have 1t ornamented with diamonds The cere-
mony having been concluded, the Amba. return
ed home with the procession in the same order ns at
his arrival. The flags Of the English and French
vessels IN the roadstead of Constannope were fvnu
all the day, which contributed in no small degree 10
augment the Pomp of the ceremony"
4De:tyUetiee Srm.- The Liverpool Chronicle Of
me l2tho OF August says, that most destructive food
occurred IN Scotland caused by the quantity of rain
which fell between the Sd and It'll of August:
Lieven vessels were wrecked the coast the crews
OF eight of which persisted. Large trees were thrown
down or torn up by the ROOTS the storm appears TO
have been particularly violent in Berwicksre Perth
and Aberdcenshire.
Under date of Aberdeen, 5th August, it il stated
that since the great storms in 1899 and 181 no SINH
lar visitation had happened in that quarter The
WIND blew hurricane, and the rain fell in torrents
hooding the rivers and streams TO a degree that was
out TOO fatally evlnccd by the Of devastation
and mischief which marked their course. The river
Dee attained an elevation Of about feet above its or
binary level and in some confined places not less than
12ieet similar rise took place in the DON the Ury,
and the Deveron. Great quantities of sheep timber,
hay, &c were carried away into the sea. Bridges
were also destroyed, and the turnpikes inundated-
Mr.. Crulkshank, merchant in Abcrlour, who was on
one OF the haughs obliged to fly to tree for re-
fUge; he remained there about FIVE Hours utternp the
most hcart-rendng cries for assistance and was at
last borne down by the irresistible torrent. At BanF
the lower apartments ofneary oil the houses were in
undated. The horses of the south mail were drown
ed gulf IN The turnpike, caused by the torrent
The manufacturers AT MOntrose had suffered great oss
MI. VIM. Williamson was drowned BY his horse lean
ing the embodiment at the end of the road between
kemnay and Monymusk. The schoolmaster at Glen