The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-07
THE EUROPEAN WORLD AS 1T is.

Sketches from The files Of foreign journals
received at The Union" office By d,
Cambria
We extract from ''the Belfast News Letter. III.
following interesting account of the recent capture of
a SLAYER;
March a. lss5, learn that her Maestys brig Albao.
on the morning ofthe LIST Of this month, deserted yss
no, close on her Al, noon the pnnace was sent
her In chase On the Id the lieutenant az ~
but having 10 pull s against SSs
reach her until the przecrew had managed escape
their boats ON boarding her she proved be the bHS
masters mate in charge the pinnace proceeded amer l
mgtiyes but did not get up with them before they haS
crossed the bar at which place large number Of native
had joined them and commenced brisk fire of musketr
our boat whose soon returned II with inere,
Aer while, observing the boats beyond their reach hey
returned 10 the prize when found that she was adm
and her cables nnshaekled These speedily secured
and RATS OF slaves moored alongside smoun,r
in all on board the RATS $50 in numberTo%
whom females 100 OF them about Is years age ma
exceedingly well looking the children under y yss
ofage Three otthem died on the morning she was taken
In OF the letters the writer says of all the honb
rble and disgusting to relate They all quite naked
some Of hem had broken open cask OF palm oil and Gov
erred themselves herewith and then licked each o,he,
They also got hold Of some raw pieces Of pork which they
ate Ike rigs. The stencil was horrible indeed H.
Msesys brig Heroine dismased early in the year On
lima
brig Of 900 tons OF Losndo.p
DR. WoLrf IN BoKHARA.-As much interest ia
felt this side of the Atlantic in the late en,ernr
sing and charitable journey Of the Rev. Doctor 10
parts which, with Us, may well be called unknown
we lay before the readers of the Union" shor
account OF some of his wonderful adventures az
given by himself at recent meeting called in Lon.
don TO listen to his own history of his travels Ii
IL full of interest Notwithstanding the Doctors char
acleristic peculiarities are strongly developed
throughout IL;
He said, before he began lay before them the motive.
which led 10 has journey Bokhara and the details OF ,
journey he should In the first place. make public dec
ration to calm the anxiety Of the friends Of the victims on
whose account II had been undertaken The brave the ga
LIANT the courageous. the highprncipled soldier Charles
soda lieutenant colonel o. the British army and H.
Captain Arthur Connolly had been put death in the most
cruel by order Of the Amer Nesr UeBe
Abdooi same Khan There also six other Eng
lsh officers and Italian nobleman murdered in simsr
II In the year ls4i that he first heard Of CoI
stodds,s imprisonment and offered his services
to go and lihcrse him, clear. hear, heart For having
De- r " sH ~ oesn men wei treated
found the nation large well disposed he doubted moi
being apie 70 succeed ~ .ne ne heard after
been murdered but he did not believe the report and N
then felt an additional wish TO go and ascertain their rea
position. Hear hear) The very day after he had pub
shed the In the paper his gallant and excel
lent friend Capt Grover called upon him Richmond
rendered him his assistance in the most cordial manner and
offered him. II necessary, accompany him in his pro
posed journey Cheers) lie should here beg TO offer la
thanks Lord Aberdeen for the Kind Recommendation,
which he gave him TO the various ambassadors and dp
matte agents Of this country Sir Graham also gave lin
the l4h of October lss2 The meeting could have no s
Of the interest which his journey excited when arrived
at Malta multitude assembled to welcome him and Ar
Patrick stuart governor and Admiral sir Edward Owen
received him with the greatest Kindness He nlso met viii
great Kindness at Consantnope Sir Stafford Csnnpr
procured him autograph letters from the sultan who al
all night to write them [iesr hear, hear In December
he arrived at Trebizond The snow then so high that n
he frisk lint
walk the mountains 10 Erzeroum at which place he
received with the greatest kindness by Colonel wsca
and his friends He then proceeded TO Tabreez where
also with the kindest reception from Colonel shell and
through whose intervention he obtained the greatest
Teheran he learned from Colonel Shell that the Shah Of
STA wished to see him. and both from him and his prs.
King Of Bokhara Aner describing his reception Meta
and the remaining places on the route to Bokha and
the fate the captves the reverend gentleman pro
ceeded to observe that he found the greatest alteration
among the Inhabitants Of Khorasan since his Journey
He then unable to obtain any hospitality kindness
from the natives but now, owing to the recent in AZ
tne name am ina wa.
met by chamberlain Of the Khan, who accompanied
him TO the capital He was treated raher kindly on II.
way and perceived the country to be very rich and beauh
full concourse Of 900 persons met him in the streets
Of Bokhara crying out Thou art WELCOME and "fs,c,
upon you He was dressed in his black gown and BE-
red hood doctor Of Trinity college, Dublin and be
carried his Bible raised open before him He was told that
he should down from his horse approaching the hing
and that he should be bent down by the shoulder hrs
times in his Maestys presence He also told that Col
soddart had refused to let any lay his hand upon
his shoulder bow down his head sna that when was
attempted he had laid his hand upon his sword On going
before the king he gave up all his letters asked
his Majesty who he was; and he replied dervish Eng
land; and after some conversation he was conducted p
Khan the commander of the forces whom he had been
duced in his former journey to regard the greatest
him. that Col stoddart and Capt Connolly murdered
together about twenty months previously, in place behind
q The md he
very knife by which the deed was committed. He w@@h
that their hands tied and their threats then cut
go paradise and Col stoddart said to the execun
go and tell the tyrant that die christian that die
He Or Wolf) was himself kept prisoner for several
weeks, during which every word he spoke written
however, admitted to him, and though they were CON
manded to speak in Persian he con,rved by holding
his example TO on other forbidden subjects,
chauntng in Hebrew il they reading from their
Persian ambassador with the letter from hi, master the
Shah OF Persia which insured his liberation at the veg
for the purpose most probably Of taking his life the learned
doctor resumed his seat amidst loud cheers"
DEAN SwIrr AND THE VIcERoY WHARroM-Ths
following extract from a new work reviewed ina
late number Of the Cork Examiner is not more
Characteristic Of Swift than Of Wharton Itexhb
its the peculiar traits Of each most admirably
ny iohhf ptieHCeu preDeuQary loOku suuuon,
earnestly round upon the person who had sccosed nm
with an expression OF curiosity and wonder, evidently
some doubt as to the spirit in which the observation h
been made He beheld tall stalwart arrayed 70.
clerical costume rich that OF churchman who na
not attained to the rank of dgnary in his profession
could well be- and in all points equipped with the most PEI
iect neatness In the face he looked in vain for any my
cation OF jocularity twas striking countenance sim
ing for the extreme severity Of its expression and @
stern and handsome outline. The eye which encouhp
the inquring glance Of the elder Of the eiea
blue, singularly penetrating and commandlng-the ~ /
brow dark and shaggy the lirs full and finely formed
their habual expression bearing character Of haugny
and indomitahe determinationthe complexion Of the ~
was dark; and as the country prebendary CARED upo
countenance, full II seemed Of soornful stern ne
less energy and decision something told him that be O
ed upon one born to lead and to command the people
CONVERSATION BETWEEN SWIFT AND WHARTON
swift so it is by --. | am glad to see YOU"
---, am"
81 am glad, my lord replied swift gravey, that ~
take such frequent occasion TO remind this godes''
pany OF the presence of the Almighty IN,
well, you know rejofned Wharton good-humofe@l,
the Scripture saith that the righteous sweareh ""
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