The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-10
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AN ACCOUNT or TIE TAKING OF CON.
STANTiNopLE BY the TURKS IN 1853
From he haiian Of Car, Giouamai Sasredo. Of
Tenice
Mahomct having obtained possession of
Greece, considered the taking of Cons,an-
tinople, the metropolis Of the Greclan Fan 1
| pre- ard the key of the East, as necessary
To complete his conqucss. For this pur-
pose he assembled the principal of his We
tcran troops aud their mos, renowned lea
ders, To know what were the difficulties that
I stood ~ the way Of an undertaking Of so
: much Importance. One great obstacle was
the transport of his Asialic forces across The
straits OF Galiipoli; the passage Of which
Ind been often contested by The European
powers, therefore to cut of all communica-
| ton of the Greeks with the Black Sea, he
raised n strong fort iD the narrowcst part of
+ the Bosphorus, and having prepared all the
necessary materials, he gave orders To his
principal officers to put il into a complete
state of defence. by the erection of three
large and massIyc towers, that were To be
completed within three months. Those
obstacles which nro impcdimenrs to little
princes, tho great with their abundant
means easily overcome. The news of these
iormnlable preparations quickly spread
throughout Europe The Pope, the Re-
public of Venice, aud the King Of Naples,
that were bound To project the Greek Em-
plrc, arn,ed thirty galleys. the comn,nnd of
which was conlidcd To Giacomo Lorcdnno,
whose father had been renowned for many
brilliant victories. The union however Of
The Christian forces proceeded slowly,
while Mnhomet. whose orders were severe,
no sooner commnnicd, than he was obey
ed. lie made abundant preparation Of ,
every KIND, both Oi arms and prov visions, iu G
winch he consumed Two entire yenrs. As G
soon ms ho was prepared, he commanded 7
Turacnno Bass,, his furious minister, to 5
run through, the Morea, that he might di- h
vclt the attention Of the Chrisliun forces #
he then made Saraaia Begcrbci, from Eu- +;
rope, advance within sight of Cous,antiuo- IA
pie. On the left The Europeans pitched u
their tents, on the right HE Asintirs, ~ the q
middle the JanlZnrcs aud The volunteers "
at The head Of the centre body commanded Il
Mnhomet IN person. Zogano, the snltan's g,
cousin, wlIl seventy thousand combaiauls ~
at Galaln. Their armament o
consisted of two hundred aud fifty vessels I
OF different kinds, aud upward Of two hun I,
drcd aud fifty thousand men of arms. d
To resist tins formidable power, the En- u
pcror Constantine PaleoIogus had only n u
guard of about six thousand Greek soldiers, u
and three thousand Venetian aud Genovesc "
auxlllnrics. At tins period there happened =
Io
Ruicno, who endenyorcd by his cxhortn- Q
tatIon and advice to animate the Creeks to I
constancy aud 6r,pnoss, an advice of liiile 9
bcncfi, against the powerful aud rcsisiless a
vigor of the Turks. The Christian Em- !
peror extended large chain ncross the en-
trance Of The port, which reached from the
Tower of tic French Ia the Bridge of ,
Pcre while MahoDet on this side erected
a bridge Of upwards of two thousand PAGES
~ length, that he might better defend the .
outer ranks oi his army. In the city there
were many noble Vcucl'ans engaged 10
various kiids oi traffic, who displayed the I
creates, readiness ~ assisting the Empcrior -,
To defend his throne among ihcsr, were
particularly distinguished Nicolas holIuo, t
Giovanni Lofedano, Baiista GfIssi, aud :
tOu.aTinD tOHtHffnl, VINO were bbi'ib"fh VI
ut different posts, and especially at the 81
Gate ChcrsIna, where they brovcIy dis'm- "
euishcd themselves, defending II against ~
every attack, and never leaving 1t I'LL they cj
we're carried away wounded. There were u
IN The port three Venetian merchantmen, l.
and three Geoovese transports, that had u
arrived with warko stores and PROVISIONS, ~
aud sorne small Candiote vcsseiS Al the 81
snme lime fortunately arrived Gloy"nni Ia
Giusiiuiano, Geuoycse, sufnaincd The IT,
| our, who had with him iwo vessels aud oi
fur hundred soldiers. He was qWckly CO
taken into the pay of the Emperor, and br
proulsed great rewards If hc would resist ~
tho efforts of the enemy; Ia liin, was con ie
fidcd the protcc,ion of the Roman Gate. bo
The enemies commenced the attack on ~
The outer wall of the city, bot where brave cr
" repe!led by the Greeks, who being un- ll
nolesled by any charge on the port, con- er
:cnira,ed III their forces against the shock tb
~ The l,nd sldr. Mahomet then turned M
as attention to- gam pussession oi The bar bu
Dor. bat not being able To pass over the tn
.hs,o, he instantly commanded SIXTY yes 'n'
.els ,., I,s drawn sut &c ii. water, and the ;,
soldiers somruncs by dragging then, and M
ou.t,,n,s by csitying llicip, Al length, ~ ~
pie Il ,,ey obstacle, launched them a IL,