Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-04-02


thing similar o'that adopted by mischisvous
men in getting up a dog fight. These men
simply phce Two dogs in front OF each other
and phcr mutually directing the attention OF
the one 10 The other slyly tread on their tails,
when they fy nt each others throats and
afier blood is once spilled, even their mas.
tcrs cannot separate them. II these were
sensible dogs. they wonld mutually turn round
and throttle tho designing men who sought
to embroil them in fight, merely for their
amusement. II is evident lhut Great Britain
is averse to war with America at this time,
and therefore her dogs tail will not be pinch
ed-but as il is OF the Bull breed il may st
by any other dog whose tail may be cunning
ly trod upon, whether by Martin Van Buren,
or any other trescherous friend or master.
The only European country from which
Mr.. Woodbury. has made returns, that de.
msnds gold and silver exclusively for GO
vcrnmcnt dues excepting the SIX before men
toned, is Turkey-which isa large empire
extending over part Of Europe, Asia and AZ
rica. Most Of the countries which compose
this empire border OF the Mediterranean and
Black Seas. The Inhabitants of this PAT
rERN foreign gourrnmeM," profess the Ma
homedun religion, aud their laws permit
oach Turk to have four wives-who they
keep confined in what they call IIuraIns.-
The men shave their heads, wear long hssrds
and also wear white Turbans. This ")oreigr
government" however, allows none other bu
a genuine Turk TO wear white Turban.-
The ruler Of this PATTERN" 10 called tile
Grand Signior-who is the absolute master n
the lives and goods of his subjects, and whose
heads he has been in the habit Of removing
with as little &C remony rs the crazy Emperor
Paul Of Rusfia used TO remove the hats froH
the heads CT his subjects.
Air. John p. Brown, United States Consul
at Constantinople, The capital Of Tho Turkisl
Empire, writes Mr.. Woodbury.. that
"Tha reven nue. Of this cap: Il is collected
in specie, both gold and silver, by the Custom
House otficcrs,und the chief Of each corporate
trade or guild, whose bankers nre response
Bile TO the government for the amount, which
is known"
"Un,il quite lately, the administration OF
euch province and source of revenue was
sold or rented by the government TO Pa
chas for one year, either payable in advance
or guaranteed TO the treasury by American
bankers, in whose solvency the government,
could trust. These Pachas, re.sold the mi.
nor employments to sub. COVE rnors or direct.
ors, each Of whom, as well as the Pachus
must have a solvent bunker in this capital
who ID security to the government for the
amount. The PachGs are now salaried, and
the government dispOses Of the sources ui
revenue directly to the directors, receiving
the amount in advance, or a guarantee Of iis
payment from such bankers, resident in this
capital, as It can approve. Consequently the
bankers are responsible 10 the govcrnln.n nj
tor the amount whether il is collected OF
not. They receive it from the Provinces Ell
thcr in specie, transported on horse back, or
by bills OF exchange, and pay it into the
treasury al the capital in specie. Should any
of the bankers fail 10 pay the amount for
which they are security, the result would be
immediate coniiscation Of their entire proper
y, besides all uncertain personal punishlnen Mt
No other money is used in this country than
specie and bills Of exchange, (sub-treasury
drafts) and the former is Of very base alloy
The mint isa government, speculation and
there are no corporate bodies for banking"
Travellers represent the extortions OF 20.
vernment officers throughout the Turkish
empire, to be exceedingly oppressive and in,
human. The people in many provinces are
obliged 10 deliver the produce they raise te
the government officers, and receive any
price they choose To pay them. Mr.. Jones
Chaplain of the United States ship Delaware
IN speaking of Egypt, a province Of the
Turkish empire, which he visited. says
"Thc traveller through Egypt is constant.
ly struck with two things: one, the high state
of improvement in oil public institutions, and
the energy with which they are conducted
and the other, the vassalag &C, the extremely
abjcct state OF the people. No subjects in
tho world are in such a wretched condition
as those of the Egyptian Pasha. They have
the appearance Of freedom, but throug hout
the whole country every man is slave to
the royal master. They till The land and ma
call the produce theirs but when il is gath.
cred in, he cOppcls them to carry it TO bis
orc-hUuscs, end there he purchases il a,
h's own prices, which are just sufficient tt
keep them from a miserable death. The
stores thus accumulated he sells all over Eu
rope, wherever a good market can be pro
cured; the money is laid out chiefly in the
support Of his army and navy, and thus the
avails Of their labor are returned to the poo
wretches in the shape Of the "nezzom," o
soldiers 10 keep them in subjection. q
course they hate both the Pasha and all hi,
armed forces most cordially; brit for this ht
CAFES nought, and thus we lave the spectacle
OF nation apparently prosperous, but in re
atty extremely miserable. He is SO sewers
IN his exactions, that if II cultivntor wishes t
plnnI tree. he must provide an eqnivalen
Tor the ground it may occupy and in ont
village up the Nile, where we stopped to &c,
vegetables, they informed us that they hat
none for themselves. The last season thei
grounds, they said, had no, yielded the quan
tity OF grain required, and this year they ha,
been compelled to convert their gardens int,
wheat fields, in order 10 make up tho dc
ficiency."
Again he says
Fifteen years ego there was a scarcity O
grain in Europe, but a great abundance il
Egypt, and the merchant sovereign had OF
Opportunity Of realizing an extremely hand
some profit on the products of his soil bu
the Nile happened at that season to be unu
sually low, and vessels found il SO difficult tt
load at the mouth Of tho river, that his harvcs
OF grain was in great measure lost. liz
then conceived the idea Of canal to unite
the river with the secure and excellent hor
bor Of Alexandra. With him there is but q
short interval between planning and exc
cutting. lie sent his soldiers into tho coun
Try with requsItioDs on the various governor,
for nen, according to the size Of their villa
ges or districts. The poor natives were
hunted up. and being fastened to long poles
by iron collars around the neck, forty To o
pole, were thus driven down to the line mark.