Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-12-01

Al Il
rur UAREM.-A letter dated Constan
tinople, Sept. 7th, says:-Ihe 4th 0
September will be chronicled in golden
fetters in the annals of the Seragiiot
and, in all probability, its anniversary
will be commemorated by the future
generations of Musslcman womc as
tho mgira of their deliverance from
the bondage under which the stupid
cruelty of man had for ages past con-
demned their sex to groan. In the
earlier part of the day the Sultan SEM
for them 10 inform them that he had re.
solved on releasing them from the per
petual Imprisonment in the precincts o
his palace, to which they had hitherto
considered themselves condemned foi
life, and on granting them the facility
of occasionally seeking recreation out
of doors. They might in future, whe>
never disposed to frequent any OF the
public walks on the B~osphorus, freely
acauaint him with their wish or nc
would feel it a pleasure to indulge tneir
inclination. 1t were more easy 10 I'M
apine than describe the ~pleasurable
sensation which these words oi the
Sultan produced upon ais fair auditory.
Their lord, it may fairly be presumed,
at that moment appeared to their eyes
as an angelsent from heaven TO release
them from their letters. They stimuli
taneously threw themselves at his feet
and believed them with tears Of graft
tude. The ladies did not it may read
lily be believed, employ much time be-
fore the toilette mirror. A few min.
utes after the reception of these glad
tidings they were already embarked,
proceeding with all the rapidity which
the concentrated energy of fourteen
sinewy boatmen could impart to their
hight bark, towards Hunikar Skeilsy.
A strange coincidence must it, no doubt
have appeared TO them, that this very
sweet spot, where the Sultan but four
years previous sacrificed his independ-
ence upon the altar of Russian peridy,
should become the theatre of the first
act OF their own emancipation.
The rapid movements ofthe britschas,
and the loneliness of the valleys they
crossed, soon drove away, apparently,
all gloomy r~ecollections Of the past !;
for on their arrival at the delightful XII
osk of Tokat, they all took an active
part in the scene of merriment and fro
lies, which continued without intcrmis-
sion until the lengthening shades from
the surrounding bills apprised them it
was high time to return home. So en-
chanted were they with this days pas
time, that on their arrival at the palace,
they besought the sultan to allow them
to return to Tokat on the 9th, and did
not desist from their applications until
they had secured his consent.
THE FAMILY OF MoNTEzUMA Ex-
T1ycr.-The New Orleans Bee states
that Marsilla de Ternel, "Count of
Montezuma," died in that city on the
22d of October. He was a Spanish
Grandee of the first class, and a lineal
descendant on the female side, of Mon
tezuma, emperor. of Mexico, and victim
of the cruelty of Cortez. He was on
account of his liberal principles, ban
ished from Spain, and his property con-
fscated by a decree of ~Ferdinand.-
From SPAN he went to Mexico; but
taking part in the politics of that coun-
try, he soon found himself obliged to
leave it.. He nevertheless received q
pension from the Mexican government.
He selected New Orleans as his resi-
d~ence--had resided there many years,
and was much esteemed for his polite,
u%nassuming demeanor, and social qua
lities, He left no descendants.
RAPIDITY OF CoMMUNIcATIoN.-A
late number of the Liverpool Courier
gives us some extracts from the official
log book kept at the Liverpool Tele-
graph Office, and by it we are in pos
session Of instances of such extraordi-
nary rapidity of communication, as
appear almost incredible. 1t appears
to be u rule in this Office frequently to
send a communication at one o'clock,
through the whole line from Liverpool
to Holy head, in order that the differ
ent signal men may regulate their time
pieces this is done by a peculiar sig
nal, exactly as the clock strikes one,
which notifies the time, and asks the
question, is there anything to report z
An acknowledgement or answer TO this
is returned, either yes or mo- as
the case may be. The distance from
Liverpool to Holyhead, from station to
station, is seventy two miles hence
there and back, one hundred and forty
four miles, and this signal and answer
is considered unusually long lit occu-
pies one minute
"Is SHE ENGAGED" is a question
not unfrequently mooted touching in
tcresting young ladies. It's a pity
some generally received sign, bearing