Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-05-13
From correspondent fthe York Daily Advertise,
SMYRNA

~ ON RNA, January Is, 1881.
E"ntiemen-A walk through the Turkish quar-
Ter OF our city, seldom fails present objects of more
~ Iess lnteres, and from such a walk | have lust
returned had not proceeded flY, when NV ears
were eaiuted 18th the mingled sound Of music and
huAan voices. Following in the direction from
which 1t came, soon overlook o,mpanv Of ar, inn
CESS recruiting FIR The Turkish fleet at Constantine
pie. TWO of the musicians were fanclfulv dresscd
one of them black, who beat on q small tambourine
had long tin tunnel on his head fer a can: and a.
ho'tF'r, who seemed to be music master, besides
'rnnel o: larger nose. had rumher ofiewels md
small mirror at aChed to it in trout
Ihey succeeded in persuadng about fifty or sixty to
take the Sultans money" two hundred piasters each
as little Greek boy told me- but one of the officers said
hVe hundred This ragged regiment exhibited the usual
variety OF dress, size, age and features some smoke
.h c' anu wGre' presume from Agers; but used
the creek language, and had come probably from Ne
sloPont ana the Morea. was most interested, howe
Ver IN two who Greeks, as it indicated return tn
e Ola practice of employing that class of subjects in
tue marine Most of the men had staff in their hands
and also their officers several of whom as we'll as of the
mem seemed, from their counenances and manners to
90 UNDER something more than Mahometon stimulus
Aney matted once or twice in making the circuit of Turk
town. when cost their leaders no little trouble bv push
ing and beating, to collect the straggers Pipes and
CoHee were brought out for the officers, while the men
haSened TO the groceries to buy rolls of bread and
sweet cake, composed of bruised almonds honey Sc
oone OF then III the spirit of the Koran saw dividing
heIr orsel with hungry dog, that''sood expectant
by" At one of the resting places too observed the
Su0a!terns and the musicans,who endeavoured b,y ,
ing the Harlequin, to divert the luckloss wghts whom
ney had entanged entering shop part by themselves
10 recruit their zeal, in way presumed which would
not be thought quite decorous before mixed company
of mussumans. Fi
MY OBJECT IN going abroad usually do, on Satur.
days. being exercise and observation, continued for
some time to follow in the train, with multitude of
lurHlsh boys In this way, had all the opportu.
nlty one could wish, to observe the features Of
thousand of Turkish females. whose attention was
wholly absorbed by the music and company before mo
Not untrequently there agreeable and sprirhv
countenonccs to be J should think round foa-
lures and black eyes most frequent, but my de
partment OF observation, much may make against
me- must own not to have the ''human face d.
Yine Their dress, often much patched and tattered
as wen as the interior Of their open houses from which
they had poured forth in crowds to view the passing
sgh' indicated great poverty Yet into these ignorant
and cherries dwellings, Christianity pure and midi
hied when its influence shall have more thorourbIy
Pervaded those of the Greek and Armenian. yyT;cR
crowd the foot of the hill beneath Them NAV vet no
the solid comforts and ennoblinr Joys which sy,y; o
IL from ouT holy rclirSon. "