Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-02-18

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A lovRlY mosning IN October, IL, vas
rendered gloomy one to the inhaeitants Of
aMartiniqus. Repeated injuries inflicted BY
the ruling powers, coupled with burning
Idssirs among many ambitious and perhaps
|patriotick men, to crush foreign induence up
selves as free and independent people, bad
long rendered residence there Precarious.
On the morning in question, the banner OF re-
volt was seen feating in proud defiance up-I
lon the walls Of the castle Of Fort Royal, and
lin the far distance the smoke Of villa9esl
showed the track Of the mereiless demon of
instruction. Every vessel in the barbour
Of Fort Royal was crowded with refugees,
who, having hastily collected their most val
Iuab!e effects, had fled before The tide q des.
itruction which was rolling fearfully over that
|ill-starred island. Among them was a mer-
chant Of high repute, who, with his wife and
daughter, q beautiful girl Of about fifteen, took
passage from France, whittier on the follow
ing day the vessel sailed. Fair winds gave
them a quick passage to the Cape de Verbs,
and after tarry of day or two, they weigh
ed anchor for Havre. At dawn Of the sec
ond morning after their departure, they es-
pied darklooking brig bearing down upon
them, and as the sun rose above The hor-
i.on, il portrayed 70 them the truth that an
Algerine corsair was their early visitos. 30
much were the high seas infested It that time
with pirates, that every vessel went Prspas-
led for an encounter. Immediate preparation
was made for q contest, should the corsair
overtake them, and all sails were spread to
the breeze.
The'pirate came up-the contest was fear
ful-the father and mother were murdered
|-and the beautiful orphan was made the
iprize Of band Of ruffiians. In few days
They nearsd the Barbary coast, and she was
sold TO the hey Of Tunis for ten thousand Sc
lQuins. The prediction Of . f0rtune-teller,
years before. that she would one dav wear
the ccronet Of queen, impressed on her mind
with conviction of its truth, which spread .
halo Of light round her amid the darkness Of
the worst Of slavery. Her beauty made her
Ia favorite, and about two years afterward,
Sultan Mustapha carried her in triumph 70
|ConstansinoPle. Her beauty, her virtues,
her ample powers to please, made her the ex-
|alted favoT,te Of the imperial seraglio, and
she became the honored Sultana. Then in
deed were the predictions other destiny YER
flied, aud she wore the crown az queen Of the
Ottoman empire. Mahomoud II, the pres
ent Sultan Of Turkey is her con, and to her
influence upon his early character, may be
attributed his taste for European customs,
and the frequent innovations which his will
has made among the customs of his people.
The last act of Importance, and which seems
like = great stride toward the elevation Of
Turkish women to the same station which fe-
males hold throughout Christendom, Is the
opening of the doors Of the seraglio, aud per-
uniting the women to 60 in and out at their
pleasure. and enjoy themselves by rambles
upon the lovely plains which stretch along
the banks o: the beautiful Bosphorus. The
number who were confined in his seraglioI
was about six hundred.
The fate of that young girl was SIMILAR to
that Of Josephine, wife Of Napoleon. She
too was the subject Of . similar prediction,
and even when confined by prison bars, and
upon the eve Of conveyance TO the guillotine,
that prediction stood up before her with all
The brightness and sacredness Of truth; and !
when the downfall of Robespierre caused her
prison to be thrown open, s3There," exclaim-
ID she to Madame Fonteany, fellow priso-
ner, s'I told you should yet be queen Of
France" And she was indeed queen, not
only Of France, but Of the heart that beat in
he bosom Of that proud Corsicaa who sway
ID its destinies.
PouLTnY.-T The celebrated agr,cultur,ss, Arthur
Young, says, "the poultry house should contain IN
partment for the general stock roost in, anoth-
for setting, third for fattenog and fossih for
r. he IN laeoev thor el,ns,oA H.. 6Gh