Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-08-18
Correspondence Of tic Charleston Eucn. Ns,0s.

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cossTANrINoPLE, JuneiSS, i ga z.
s,S Since my return from Ephesus, about,
three weeks now, hayenot left Ibis place,
although Z expect 10 do o!shoFIly Sflrsl Tor.
Mount Oiymphus and then for Bionnt Ida;
Am the .neiS hborileot of hich lalter spotst
ia al q Soaie al "a sc6series
sofscoai aud ulphnr, which intend having
worked quite. Constanti-
Z nile my lime passes pleasantly enough.
No one has contributed more 10 my ENJOY
ment here than our minister, Mr.. u abney
S, Carr, who is much esteemed here both
ia his official as well as;priyate relations.
( IL is only few days since. thatthe Grand
Z Vizier Reshid Pasha, to show bis respect
both for the man and for The Government
he represents, gave a splendid dinner 10
the Minister at his palace on The Bospho.
rus. The other Americans invited were
MIR. J. P. Brown, Secretary aud @Draeo-
man 10 The American Legation, Dr. j. B.
Davis of South Carolina, and myself.
AS you will scarcely be satisfied without
description ofthe dinner, will give you
an outline of ir, though know beforehand
YOU will be disappointed 10 tlnd nothins
{ fTurkish.in it. The American Minister,
accompanied by the other representatives
ofour country, ascended the BosPhorus in
his caique, manned by len oarsmen. The
stars aud stripes were flying at the bow,
spread out by a stiff nonherly breeze,
showing all their beauty to thesIurks and
myilne Them almost TO annexation. Thus
we glided up the channel, passing rapidly
the splendid panorama That is stretched
eoul on either hand, and which unlike most
otherssighIs, grow in beauty the oitener
they pass before you. On our way we
stopped asfew moments at Bibec, village
ON the European side, where The Ameri-
can missionaries have established school,
Of which shall write al some future Pe-
riod. Just above this point we passed the
famous Castle of Mahomet The I'd. built
! ! prior 10 his taking Constaulinople. lit.
lie further on is the summer palace OF The
Grand Vizier. which, like most other Iur-
kish.palaces, is large wooden house with.
/ out any architectural prelensions; 'he'door
Is Immediately on The waters edge. On
landing we were met by The Usher, aud
passing through files Of Dumberless SER
5 5 yanfs. arrived at the ecepiion room, where
ss,he Grand Vizier met us a la franc, that
: is 10 say, by shaking hands most cordially.
sOn looking around the roum saw Two
( Europeaas, one son Of the great tbanker
Z Ro,hschild,- The other Hungarian Baron.
The rest oflhe company consisted of ma
I nv Of the dignilaries of the Turkish Gov
ernment. among whom might enumera'e
Refact Pasha, Salem Pasha, Said Pasha,
&c. &C., but as the names would convey
10 YOU very little meaning, | will merely
remark that all the important ministers Of
state were present. Soon after taking our
seats pipes were served with Jassamin
stems TENS aboul eight feet long, with large am
bersimou,h pieces, most richly set with dia-
mocnds. Many Of the Turks, as we'll as
1he Grand Vizier, speaking: French, ena-
Sled me 10 enler iuto conversation, much
1 ofwhich was. about our country. The
room in which we were was strictly orlen-
tas, having the walls panied and groups
Of carved flowers in relief on the ceiling.
Ii formed one Of the suits Of rooms belong
ing 10 The hare.n Of The Grand Vlzler, 6u'
1he occupants had been dislodged on Ihls
/ occasion. # he 1uriture was european. LID
I per being announced, the Grand VlzIeI ,
conductedslh The Minister 10 the table,, seat, seat
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