Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-09-20

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true LAYERS ii ,he honor aud came Il ihs rount,,-
The lanAers. II has been SAID. me fuund every
where, aud many Of lhem in remote rccions are
working to good purpose fot themselves aud man
kind:
Mr.. Rhodes. tie Ssitan's Narai Afchifcef
"The neSi day roak oaiqnr at roplaua and
~ent up 10 HE Nlni stds Al the heal Of the Golden
Eorn 10 visit Ms. Rlules. 10 HON had rltrt iInt,
4 friend IN Smyrna. Nj. Rhodes Is ataiivr ol .onn
lsiaud, but iioni his e,houd .llem of New
York. aud take prea prasurr IN sa,nr ia Il hr II
an honorsio our State and county. Thu reader
"hl remember Wat. some years agn, Nj. Ethinul,
one OF our most PROMINENT cuilens. under a ms.
sure OF public and domestic calamilies ciI his ma
tive city. lie sa'lcd ham New lutk IN nbraul,lnl
corvette, ITS destination unknown. aud came Ia an.
chor under the walls al the scraglo ~ the hatbor al
Cons,anilnorle. The Sultan Jaw hrr adn,i,ed l,rr
and bought hei; and saw her ,idrnr like y tliinr
ot lie on the waters 81 the Golden hum = lIol al,
beauty.
The Lame OF his skill aud tie beautiful spec meu
he carried ant with Inn, nc, oinlnen,,d M,. E.k-
iofo 10 Tue sultan rs N instrument buill mp the
characte, OF The Otuman navy; and afterwards when
MS iul' salue became knnwn, the Sultan renlarhr ed
OF him that America must ne n rrc,u nation If sh,,
could spare hom her SC vice such u man. Had hc
ived even IA Tie decline Of HE lac would have made
Tor hi"seh 'cpni'ion IN thai distant qnaitrf ui
the globe equal TO tlr,f he had leu behind hun and
reward. Mr.. Rhodes went ont "a E,biord's f,,, y
man. aud on his death the task ,f completing ms IN.
p'oyefs Wink dev"sed on hun. 1t could not II We
fallen upon b'uer Fruma lournry nn ship
builder, all at onre Mr.. Eho1rs found hiu>rli
bfoughf into onsc iclaiion> with tie se,a,k,r, ,,rl,
the fels eiendi. The grand vzrr and HE sultan HIM.
sell but his good SENSE never deserted him. He
was then preparing Ter the launch al The cIrnt ship
the longest as hr s1nl-and lie knew the t,mcn,,ous
oi every ship tlft nna'cd-ln tie world | atrain-
med linn. At.
SWIM 40 siihll degree Of iHetrst tina, | y,ra ed
atownsinan, entire Strange, in tie connty b, las
skh aonr, standing N the head OF the great nav At
establishment uf The sultan lie MAS dressed M 4
blue roundahou Jacket vi hout Mln>krrS or n,,.st,.
chcs. and EXCEPT ihai hr wurr tie tatbo,,ch va,
thoroughly Amcucanm his apprafarce an, n,ailrls
whie MS di0G"uan constantly l., LlS side, Gun
mHncatlng htN orders 10 EundItdS of u.ista, he'd
Turks and IN th' same breath lac Vas t,kug w,tl,
me 81 shlpo"d' Is ~ NV Nntk, and rr"pir and
hin2s most iamIiItr ~ oui native rIt> Nh, Rlwr,
Knows aud caI's but liu fnr things that do ,a IN
h'cuiAlei, oaHccln Inn ; hts While Thoughts a,r o
ms business, aud IA thu he possesses an ambition
and industry wotih, o al praise As an H. sian,r o.
ms discf etn'n. lAiihnlai, pInper IN the sttyrr o.
that suspicious aud dcsputtc pov.rbnenI | ma,
mention that, while staudlng near The shir and ne
marking Piecr o' cleh stretched acns, ll~r stem
Iaskeh nm her n'hi a,d lac told he did no,
Know tha u was panl.d On h,rsfein nj hrs dr,r
oman knew, BIN he had never iooocd uud,r that h,
| S,l
dom met .oni air ,ad itii whum "A, ,,oi,
pleased, aud al ailitc he put hi srli ou pinnact
IN my esin'aiisn h, elin. me ilai, II | ia,
yard The next day al ON, wonld the sultan =
There MS 40 ma LIVING, whom had e,,afrf de
sire to STE. Al twrye o'cinch | mas At the yad hu
the sultan did nul come. ! me,i a.an, aud ms la. II
ness had come NO hours b, fie tie tnnr; aud az.
companied Mr.. Rhodes the ship, aud l,li ia,
yaiu less than five minutes before my arrival; Ia,
ea'q"e "ass'h !mgai the lntle dook-ns attendants
we're CARVING 't'ys oi refreshments 10. slooiil,.
gtound Ia the rear, and Two black euutr h, b, nnu-
ing 10 thu ser1sho. hau,>unel, .lirs>,d IN h,np
black clocks al Tue prls>c clotlI with gold l,eadei
canes aud rings IN their fingers wee sIii iiu..unr
ooutie sup, 'he'' .hr'nluaie faces aud musical
voices al osce belia,lng their neni,a Character
. The next day was The day ui h,e launch; and
early IN the morning. ia the suite of Cuu,,uo,lor,
Porter, went hoard AN cd steamer mo, ,i,d ia
the sultan expressly for Mr. Rnude>'s Am,,,c,,,
hiends The waters al the ld.n linrn wee al
ready coycred; Thousand OF c.iques wrh then iy :,
sharp poinis we've cutting thron Ia II, ~, resting In
guIs ui'"n ITS sarte; aud ,lr SHIPS mnh ih
stu proud Banner o the aud sIIanceis
the hiss al esery nation IN Cn,stendum, aud sail
boats, ion.b0ais and fowbuas, Ambassadors bdirc.
and eaqurs Of effends, brys, and lacia>, milh ~,
SIX hags streaming ~ the wind, wine cuun,Ie.
thousands were assembled the banks To helm ,
the extraordinary spectacle OF an American sh, III.
largest IN the world, launched IN the hsbnr uC al,
otanooui. The sultan Was tieU living At his beau
.Hu p'iacc al SWEET Waters, and Obliged Ia u,
s ~ CTR boat he had made a great affair a., IA,
launch; had invited ALI the iiplni,ai,c CORPS and
through me reis ehendi piricuariy requested III.
presence Of Co "'nodoe Porter; had stationed l,,.
nafem on the opposite side III the river; and 4.
saw prepared for tiimsrf The sl,,,, a tenn n,
scarlet cloth trimmed with gold .suec,rJ Ia 80. ,
appear ~ all the p0inp and spendur Of the great, q,
Potenta'e on ear.Ii had already seen esouyh n,
coasince nc tha, the days Of Eastern magn6ceuce
1so eoae BY or 'hat'he gorgeous scenes which my