Southern telegraph., 1837-05-30
No. IO.--vVhOle No. Iss'

lagos shnwe5the track Of the moFciloss de-
mon Of ins,Wrection. Every vessel in the
barber Of Fort Royal was crowded with re-
fugees, who, having hastily collected their
most valuable effects, had aed before the
tide of destruction. which was rolling fear
fully before that ill-stared Island. Among
them was a merchant of high rtpute, whol
with his wife and daughter, beautiful girl
of about fifteen, took passage for France
whiiher the day following the vessel sailed;
Fair winds gave them a quick passage to
Cape de Verde, and after tarry Of day
ortwo, they weighed anchor for Havre. AZ
dawn on the second morning after their de.
partlire, they lesped dark looking brig
bearing down upon them, and as the SUD
rose above the horizon, il portrayed to them
the truth, that an AIgerine Clrsair was
their carly visitor. S5mash we're tho high
seas infested at taat time with pitrates, that
every vessel was prepared for an ehcouqier
Immediate preparations were made for q
contest, should the Corsair overtake theml
and sails were spread to the breezes-
The pirate came on-tho contest was
fearfIl-;he father and mother we're muir
dered--and the beauriful orphln was made
the prize of band OF rliffilns: ID a few
days they made to the BIrbary Coast, and
she was sold to the Bey of Tunis for ten
thousand sequins. The prediction Of 4
fortune teller, years before, that she wonld
one day wear the coronet ofQ leen, Impress
ed on her mind with aconyictiOn Of its irulhi
which spread halo of light around her
amid the darkness of the worst Of slavery
Her beauty made her fayorite; and about
two years after, Sultan Mustapha carried
her in triumph to Constantinople: Her
beauty, her virtues, her ample powers 10
please, made her the exalted favorite OF the
Imperial Seraglo, and she became the hon
ored Sultana. Then indeed were the pre-
dictions other destiny verified, and she wore
the crown as Queen Of the O!tomln Empire:
Mahmoud H. the present Sultan Of Turkey
is her son, and 10 her influence upon his
early character, may be attributed bis taste
| for European customs, and the frequent in.
novations which his will has uiads among
the customs Of his people. !.
The last act of importance, and which
seems like a great stride towards the eleva.
ton of Turkish women to The same station
which females hold throughout ChristehdomI
is the opening of the Scraglio, and permit:
ting the women to come in and gd out at
their pleasure, and enjoy themselves upoIt
the lovely plains which stretch along thd
hanks of the heautif, B1sFharus:
The fate of that young girl was similar
to that of josephine, wife Of Napoleon:
She too, was the subject simiIarpredlction
andievcn when confined By prison bars, and
upon the eve Of conyeyance to the, guillo-
tine, that prediction stood up before her with
all the brightness and sacredness Of truth ;
/ and when the downfall of Robcspiere, caus-.
ed her prison doors to fly Open,-'Therc,'
exclaimed she to Madame Fonerqy, a iel-
low prisoner, 4 told you | should YET be
Queen of France And she was indeed
Queen not only of France, but of the heart
that beat in the bosom of that proud Gorsi'
T can who syayed its deslinies: