Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-12

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fishing in inc Boston Courier, we extract the
following, written in a happy vein OF ease and
pleasantly:
RECoLLECTIoNs OF TURKEY.
Sra-Tbe Grand Visier is the Atlas OF the
IN, Turkish empire. His title indicates his
duty, for it means q carrier, one thar carries
burdens, or one
"who would fardels bear"
n. is keeper of the great seal, his seven tails
are of the Ionges, and his turoan has the gilt
Ter Of Golconds. He is the greatest subject
in Turkey; and though he has not the power
Of directly taking life, YET by his influence
with III, SaItaa he is sure 10 survive his enc
mics Yet The Visier himself, like Russian
monarch. seldom dies Of old age; thirty three
of these grea, men, have been cut OF IN the
midst of their projects, by destiny and their
masters. The Visirr may administer lusice,
or The reverse, wherever he is, though there
is an appeal 10 the Sultan in person, Il The aP.
p-s.an, will carry Goals" upon his heac, and
no one dare stop him while the hire is burning.
This is, to be sure, rather hard way Of
coming at Justice, but no worse than going 10
law in some other countries.
men, and though his salary Is oa' small, MS
income is immense. Perhaps his commissions
are high. when his interference is wanted "iih
the Sultan, either for offices or pardons. mere
is no particular training neediui Tor WISER,
one Sultan found This officer IN his barber, and
another in his cook.
The chief of the Bes,andghies gardeners is
The head Of the psice in Constan'inople. when
he takes his evening rounds, niue is tnt voice
of merriment. If the great man should rear
sounds of rejoicing when in an Ill hum"r nm
self, il seems reflection OF his own low sp'r
It's, and h orders stones % be be thrown into
the windows Of the jewellers, 10 reduce 1" the
rate of his OWE the spiris OF those within
If there should BE sill, fraction over, ne te-
duces it by ere Ind ba,'inado.
The same officer steers The Sultan's boat,
and has therefore many chances OF SAVING his
friends, or what he likes as well, OF inJutlng
his enemies. There are five iheusand vi The
Bos,andghies, contained in nine ranks, and
each is known by 'he color Of his girdie, which
is changed nine times before The at,ainmen, oil
the hignest rank: ofener thar any OF our po-
liticians save ono, has been known to turn his
coat
When the Sultan takes the air upon the Dos
phorus, he sometimes aries one OF his dwar's,
to afford the amusement ha, all great men
find 10 butt There are in the Seraglio twelve
of these dwsrfs, and forty mues, ,dont prln'
tina, muies) who are rot placed ,here with the
benevolent in'ent that fills ar asylums oil the
deaf aud dumb, out that they may see and not
tell, .ufftr, and no, complain. Besides these,
there is a superb corps OF eripplcs," who be-
ing ranked according 10 heir defects, prone
ton comes first, 10 the most deiormed. II is
here great privilege to be deaf and dumb,
and if a cripple al the same lime, so much The
better, bu, TO be all this, aud dwaris and
eunuchs is" terque quaterque bfaie."
In the East, all changes operate slowly, es>
pecially such as bring improvement. Yet
where The people have no rights but those OF
prescrip lion, custom is stronger Tor, than in
free countries. But Ignorance is an attribute
Of the East, where Gaen, Hippocrates, and
Aristotle, are 10 this day the highest and latest
au horitirs
There The Turk never travels, nor does he
seem 10 have in he slightest degree the Yam
kee principle of curiosity; and he is not only
ignoran, but has hostility TO knowledge,
though this may be said OF the Ignorant Of
o her countries. He is just but not mercifui,
and has an utter indifference 10 waste OF hu-
man lite. Simple homicide IS not Sufficiently
sanguuary for his tastes; they require car
mage. While the cannon were roaring that de-
struyed twenty thousand Janissaries, II was as
Joyous a calm at Pera and Calais, as if i, were
targe, shooting, or holiday saluiing.
The Turk has so high an opinion OF him>
self that he can but have a contempt for olh-
ers; and when an Austrian Ambassador in
formed Visier Of the marriage OF an Arch
Du,chess, that nigh, change he face OF Eu|
rope, The gallant reply was that the Sublime
Porte did not interest itself in the union Of one
hog with another.
The Harem signifies 'the Forbidden and ,ru-
ly, a curiosity 10 look a, females is in Turkey.
more dangerous than tyger-hun'ing in Bengal;
though perhaps not more perilous shan in Lon.
don or Paris, yet wha, is gond manners a, Par
is would be rudeness at Isrambol. French,
man in making call, would ask after the la
dies Of The family, but at Co"siantinople he
could no, more affront his host II follows
that Turk never introduces his vile 10 his
friends
The market for the beautiful Georgian slaves
is place too sacred for any but true believer,
and il Christian should be found there. he
would have unwohted indulgence, to be merely
wanted to qui, The forbidden premises.
Il is strange tina, both men and horses are OF
more symmetry and be autv in the icInity of