Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-11-03
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
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\ SAILOR AIoNt. G.iH Turks.
- ~. had ISE:,l o,lr powder ouu oE5 ptsscoC';-
r. Corstantinop'a iud Tut tl- ;'lip i:.i7 Gu-''-
fashion, wl,cn We r;s;'od ty several luise-
soruo Of lanI, but mostly i!,,r, whose curiosity
wa, unY excited hy l.. lopr Of hi'liHC scu2 pc.-
tio- Of tr!c. Tpcy voted -. u;,cc.e. "t""s.r ul-
gentce, when VIC n!or,rej Item that suot"~ was .
no; allowed on th2 qalTtNr-drcf; 49, Is las rs ,
Tu.,; seated, rat e. spotted IiHscf on caro- ,
radr slide, fast ,.iI desire TuaT:sr.,a CT to
warn him from III" prohibited ground. rs it,
srcaecd in morrimcnt the Turks became more IN -
rated from being bsdgarsi by boy ; Al los, On,
moro tolsms than The rsst ASKED smother n;'-2.
snsn fine o,li se.l nae. B. IL manor OF means
r-o:.d nv vendor, 5u: how much viii Won Ci5c cor
hin, for he ia good looking voun-,tar : 'Tliry
dollars said tia Turk. The proposition MT
t.g, but tno prico r.lj.cl Ia forty; tire TAX
Instantly agreed 20 tho pu-ohasr nnl called ono Of
his :ure'nd tribe to me- being ;l.s pro2a-'v
~ she moan iiHc lie proceeded 10 count ont his
NJ OF the cop"tan. Row Begin to fancy this 70
jaIr, md making dart Al The RIGGING began -
scId up liks MONKEY. Nv 1;:r:i.scr y, first h.
gym hsndlo h- pistols. hut nay vcrdcr ~ N strr
ped thvt proceeding. The 60 nranion o. tho 'j'ufA
tcssn - ascend the rigging in pursuit OF me 10 th-
infinite nc--iment OF tho crow, who ha7stipg
with rGht"r It my trigh. and :hc Trrs's crncs-
The officers nj dinner, and w. nd ~ shirto
ourselvor. 7 had heard stran 70 stories % tGosa
Turks, and fc!t By means inclined to venture
colt IN their clutches; the coH-aQ icacc WA HAT
became excessively nervous, AMI did not mount th>
rigging with half my usual lily. sill. however,
Kept long Way ahead Of my prrsuer, and when
he arrived al the main top, comfortably seat
ed On tho cross trees. Like great fool that vac,
began 20 mount higher, in.e ii of descending
side IS re mounted on the ether andthc Tnr'E,
seeing my error III Judgment, fastened TO avail him
self of the opportunity, and followed to he
trscs. ] began to think was captured, when
the captain of the main-rcp and Of his gang
relied hold of the Turk and dashed Linn the top
r'ast rigging. This prnfluation OF lis person
Violently resisted by the Turk, who kcAod and splut-
tcred in ell directions, but lie in the hands of
sailors, and thoy left him to his med tatinns and his
prayer, bound hand nd foot 10 tho rigging. l now
descended, and passed tbs cnoi'y, Erinning like
young monkey at tho trick, while ne foamed in all
the fury OF Nahometan rage. a. his companion
dsck had began to ho c!anorou= fcr hi, property
myself he and his dollars popped in Il boat
and sent shore, and our prisoner was the orlY
Turk left on board. He behaved hinEclt with all
the sucn gravity Of his sect urt tho began
N near tho horizon, and then he began prayer to
Allah in the most orthcdoS style; INT fGHiuz that
was useless, he roarCd ont with most S!cutorian
iuHgs 10 be released; the Turks ID TIE boats along
side and round the slip, joined in the shout, and
thc whole harhor was in an n?yoar. This brought
the urst-lcutcnant on dock, who instantly oTLsroi
the Turk to he released nj down hn came iuqui-.c
with rage, and his mustachcs hrsti:ng Ike i.ol's
whskers. On arriving upon deck 10 looked round
with tho utmost disdajn, spit upon tho deck mark
OF contempt, which was against "a cider and dis
cpline, makinGa slight prayer to Allah. he jump
al overheard and swan on shore. lie there ul.
dressed himself anu washed his clothes, whit his
comrades joined III ICEl accidlnftiCnS 20 Allah.
rnd then chartered away like many monfcys-
This bad beginning, and very rcerir c,,st ne
my life and liberty, vii! be seen horecti,r
Lord Byron formed party TO visj- tie French
minister at BoUyonk-dcre- village situated the
BosphoruS, and not far from the coUmeraanlsut OF
tho Black Sea; we ro6o and spent very nsrseaalc
day at the country resort Of the different ministers.
Lord Byron, myself and some others entered i
boat, aud pulled into the Black Sca--morpy to say
we had been there; our return MIR. Dale orc OF
tho Lieutenants of the Salsotc, became e ddeuly
inasPosed, ard our janissary AID guide Musiachc,
who had been in En- glaud and spoke Ia. qua &c.
was left to convey him to Pera h. easy PAGES. AZ
the night had advanced, the rest of our party be-
gan 20 gnop home. There was a difference of o.
pinion - TO the road, and the party divided; Lord
byron, the purscr OF the SalSc';c and myself kept
one road whilst the o;"ers advanced 20 Il fire round
which sOnc Turks Gated We soon lost our
why, and became more and c0nii:scd rs 10
our route. Tho night crept on, and il wa. ahou'
eleven o'clock when We cal cd halt TO take coun-
sci. II Il still but dark evening: on our RIGHT
was hedge which seemed TO enclose some cypress.
trees and on the left open field We had
scarcely begun to talk and that in a very low tone
of voice, when heard wheiIe close to ~; It
was answered more in advance Of us, and Byron
began to think were in net; he whispered us
TO be quiet, and to follow him. He wbistlcd
exactly the notes as We had heard,
md suddenly turning his horso 10 tho right
scrambled through the hedge, and found INN
eelt IN a burying ground | rcvrr much
Of a horseman, but that night Aatcrcd my
self | faced the hedge like a hunsman; all my
5nsdoods in lashing tho Tur; alot came before me-,
md | concluded that no punishment could be adc-
quate to the crime Of Chrlstjans violating the
sanctuary Of the dead, and galloppng over the
lastrcposing spot Of the frtinu-Ovcr grave and
turbaned stone rode with alaru3i, velocity.
I keeping near possible to his Lordship. We
heard a noise behind, before, and around US, but
recovered breath, and nope, in emerging froa the
expresses and finding ourselves close to Pcra. The
"thcr party arrived about an hour aflcTwa rds and
had tumbed into scraPe also. To Lord Gyron'S
excessive cooincss indebted for our escape,
FOR gentlemen do not assemble dark nights and
damp dl;chos, merely to whistle Ike night
lngaics to ore uuo nor, Mother do travellers
jump over hedges and stumble over Commissioners.
without being properly cony;aco,. Una. some dan
ger s to be apPrci:rnded.
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