Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-08-24
,alscel lANsovs SELECTIONS.

MISCELLANEOUS SELECTIONS.
From Colton's visit 70 Conssantinoris.
FrxALr AUCTION AT CONSTANTINE
80 From the refreshing enjoyments
81 The bath. i started off with the Ar
men;.n 1uide, for the Aurat Bazaar;
where. instead Of robes and weapons,
thew deal n beauty and blood. The
only being who there appeared to ex-
cite,any great degree ofinterest among
the purchasers, was young 6 Georgian,
surreptitiously taken, several years
since, from her native province, and
brought to this city, where she was
porehased by Jew, who, to enhance
her value, placed her in situation
where she had acquired many pleasing
personal accomplishments. The yio-
lent death Of her attentive proprietor
had, perhaps, fastened her disposal; at
least, It was the cause Of the sales be-
ing more public than Unusually the case
where an individual, SO sweetly re-
commended in her charms, is to be
purchased. She appeared to be about
fifteen years of age, yet, at that period,
to have attained her full stature, and
maturity Of form which, after years,
may confirm but not improve. She
had on an extremely thin and plant
robe, which every breath Of the breeze
that was stirring carried against her
form, displaying its rich and graceful
proportions. Her carriage was free,
easy, and winning, and betrayed re-
firing consciousnesso of her exposed con-
dition. There was something in her
air which seemed to evince . slight
sense Of humility and sorrow; yet, SO
far.from injuring herattractions, it gave
them cast of extreme delicacy and
sweetness. Had she been trained ex-
clusively in reference to this occasion,
and taken the deepest interest in the
issue, it is impossible to conceive in
what respect she could have heighten-
ed the impression which her youth,
beauty, and artless demeanor created.
Several Of the Turks present appear
ed very intent on her purchase; they
watched her slightest motion with that
yearning fondncss which one reveals
when surveying . fascinating object
that Is only just beyond his possession.
They presumed not to lay hand even
on the borders Of her dress, or to lift
the long thin veiIthat would have quite
concealed her Beautiful face, had she
not permitted the rdfiling air now and
then to carry it partially aside. The
female servants that attended her stood
near by in respectful silence, and eyi-
dent grief, at the thought Of their scpa-
ratien from their young mistress. My
eyes were 80 attracted to the rich flow
Of her chesnut hair, a. ii floated down
her shoulders in long luxuriantfestoons,
and othe swimming softness of her
large blue eye, which her stirred veil
occasionally disclosed, that | did not, at
first, notice the excitement which the
sale had created among the bystandcrs.
A number Of oacrs were made, rising
above each other in quiet succession,
tilithelast, reaching twenty hun
dred dollars created for some time a
breathiess pause, when one Of the COM
pany, stepping to the salesman, said
something il tone altogether inaudi-
BILE, and the auction Of charms closed.
II was Instantly rumorcd that the indi-
vidual whomade the last and success
ful offer, was an agent Of the Refs Ell
fendi, who intended to~makc present
Of this beautiful Georgian to the Sultan.
This appeared to reconcile, in some
measure, the unsuccessful competitors
70 their disappointment; though they
turned away from the spot with The
look Of one who has lucklcssly lost an
invaluable treasure.
INTERESTING RELIC. The New
York Star states that the bark Detroit,
which was the British flag ship 1t the
battle of Lake Erie, 10 now fitting up
1t Buffalo as 4 trader on tho Lakes At
the time of the battle she was under the
command Of Com. Barclay, who was
an officer of the Nelson school, and un-
der that great Captain lost an arm IN
TIL battle Of the Nile; and his remains
81 me was shot OF on board the De.
troll. The companies way door on
which he was borne after the accident
u still retained. The Detroit was sunk.
and after being n years under water,
Ii sgain raised % Tough those pillows
lint have soiong olled over her There
~ u,any relics 81 The gagcmcnt pre-
servetl N bpard Of her, particularly ]
SO pnsipd shntr;n one s tie beams d