Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-11-12
THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER II, 1910.

tHis poihts ~ kHc 1uithu WGHt puuHCsF W
Mosque every Friday. AL the appointed
time, we took our station in the street
through which he was TO pass. was
asionished to see so few OF his subjects on
the occasion. The spectators were prin.
cipally Turkish women, the military, and
few idle Franks. like ourselves. The
Sultan, to whom we refer, was Mahmond
the father Of the present Sultan. The
procession was headed by several old Eu,
nuchs, leading Arab horses, md immedi
a,ely after them came the Sultan himself
mounted on magnificent Arab charger
gaily caparsoned and cufbed BY a richly
lewelled bride. He was habited in 4
Franco Turco style, having frock.coa1
of light brown, and over j. a French mill.
tary cloak while his head was covered
by the high nizzam cap of Fezred, rich
iassel of blue silk pendant from il, aud the
from, Of il resplendently bright with jew.
els and diamonds. He wore sword and
sat his horse like a bold and easy rider.
He was past the age Of fifty, but his beard
and moustaches were dyed black, which
gave him the appearances of much
younger man. Hiseyes were black aud
piercing, his mouth firm set, and his
whole countenance indicated man oil
decision and energy. lie gracefully re-
turned the salute OF the Franks Who ruiscd
their hats as he passed.
The Sultan was followed by his Minis.
ter Of State and train of Pachas and
officials. One Of the Ministers held tin
box, in which the people having first
kneeed to the Sultan and held up to him
their sign of complaint, deposited petitions.
A poor Greek, who had been falsely
accused and punished, for using fraudulent
weights and measures by aCadji, who was
covetous of his property, dropped hspcti-
ton in the box. lie related infinitely the
story of his wrongs, showed US his cropped
ears, lamented his present destitute state,
and spoke Of his former comparative case
and abused his Turkish masters with
mos, admirable spirit. We were much
gratificd to learn that the Sultan so faith
fully carried GU. his declaration, tina. call
his subjects were equal before the law"
as TO destitute this tyrannical official, and
not only to make him restore the plumber.
ed property to tho Greek, but TO. undergo
the same unjust punishment no had in-
flicted on him.
In the afternoon we took n caique al
Tophan, and rowed down the Golden Horn
to the "Sweet Waters" the favorIte pro-
menade Of the Turks. In passing down
this channel, We stopped for few mo.
ments to pay our respects to our fellow
countryman, Mr.. Rhodes, then the naval
constructor Of the Sultan. He had sevc-
raj vessels on the stocks. and u beautiful
steamboat, built in the American style,
was lying at The quay. II was built for
the private use OF the Sultan, and was fur
nshcd with great richness and luxury.
1t was the only steamboat IN Europe ID
which saw the helmsman's box forward
the pipes, md cabin on deck. The
boat was richly gided and painted on the
outside, and wos out and out American,
in the grace and beauty OF her model.
The cabin was ornamcnted with bird's-cye
maple, aud other American fancy woods;
Mr.. Rhodes was dressed Ia 7nrqne, and
both he and his sons spoke Turkish !lu
emily. His vessels were universally ad
mired for their models and sailing quail. |
ties, and he introduced such u reform in
naval architecture in the dock. yards oil
the Sultan, as to render his fleet when
well differed and manned, very suih.
cicnt force. MIR. Rhodes was extremely
hospitable to his fellow countrymcn whom
accident or curiosity brough, 10 Consinn>
and he was deservcdly esteemed
both by the Sultan ond oil his subjects
who had any business with him. A little
Yacht was anchored in the stream, with
the American ensign at her mast head.
Il was pleasant 10 see the stars and stripes
in that distant land, and the banner of
freedom floating under the walls ofthe Pa
lace Of the most arbitrary despot.
Resuming our progress, we passed the
Fanal, the quarter Of Stamboul bordering
on the Golden Horn, where the old Greek
families reside. Many Of these families
trace their history to and beyond the Cruz
sades. The Greek is here spoken in al
most Homeric purity, and many Of tho
customs Of the ancient Greeks are here
preserved. The ambassadors Of the Porte
TO European courts were selected from
among the Greeks Of the Fanal, down TO
within few years past. These Greeks
are in general rich, many oil them indeed
are possessed Of immense fortunes. The
modern Creeks, TO speak in consradls-
tinc.ion to those of the Fanal, live at the
village Of Demetri, outside Of Pera, and
differ considerably in physiognomy from
those OF the Fanal. The latter have the
classic squareness Of face, and the other
distinctive traits Of the old Grecian physi-
ognomy, as expressed in the statues which
have come down 10 US.
The promenade Of the "Sweet Waters"