Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-06
FROM TURKEY.
CORRESPONDENTS or rHE JorRRA1 or COMMERCE..


CoSsTAsTISoPLE, SEPTEMBER /, ls47
Ere this you have doubtless heard OF the defeat of the
forces of the famous Kurdish chief Bader Khan Bey by the
Turkish army anticipated that the Turks would
make such easy prey of this devastaor Of the HISTORIAN
Christians who, il pretended, could bring y thousand
warriors into the field In week after the first en-
gagement however, heseged in Of his castles he
obliged to surrender and shall have him, probably
for long PERIOD captive gaze Constantnople
success, well deserved by the extraordinary efforts the
Turkish Government has made establish through all
the country European tactics, has attended all efforts
to quel rebellion. That which occurred Of Erzoyum
was scattered and every rising Of the fierce Abanians
during the last five years has brought upon them signal dis
aste and no doubt the struggles renewed again of few
thousands to ward off the consumption for the army will end
in victory the side of the Turks. This, however, can
only be said the condition that the Turks should not be
| engaged in any foreign war.
The conduct of Greece in refusing TO apologize for the in
suit offered TO the Turkish Ambassador-himsef Creek
has been of nature to bring war while that of Turkey
has been most conciatory. Although the Turkish Govern
ment has renewed its threats Of withdrawing the exequaos
from all Greek Consus and of prohibiting all the Greek coast
ing trade yet the present aspect of things it is pro-
babe that matters will to that Point, but that both
France and Russia will, sincerely than before, tell
Greece that she yield something Of her peulant
pride, and not be the causeof occurring which would
derange all the commerce Of the Mediterranean.
Under the administration of the most enlightened and
liberal Grand Yizier that Ottoman Sultan secured,
Turkey is fast realizing and consolidating all those and
improved institutions which have only hitherto had exist
ence paper Reschd Pasha marches much less precip
lately forward in reform than he did his return from his
s embassy to France, and, result the capital is per-
iecly free from of conspracies yet thousands give
him the name of the Ghaour Pasha.
To carry his schemes of reformed administration he
IN the greatest want of suitable employees for every brapch
OF the service Their deficiency intelligence and edu
cation To remedy this evil there is Council of Public In
ucion who devng normal and elementary schools for
the whole people In the time there superior and
conday military school, superior and secondary naval school,
and superior and secondary medical school, The secondary
schools are preparatory to the superior In them all
Of education, liberal compared with any thing previ
ously existing, is pursued. But ALL there now
building (unde the shadow of Saint Sopha) university, to
receive pupils of every religion and be taught by pro-
ssos of whatsoever The secondary school for this
already exists a small scale.
The young and enterprisng Mr.. 1ayard Englshman,
has just returned from eight months tour Mosu where
he has been engaged in dsnterng the of tine
real old Nneveh 1t is pretended, with plausbily,
that NJ Bota has not dug the real Nineveh al khosabad
but that the mound called in the vicinity Nmrod Is the spot
about days journey from Mosu The discovery OF the
word Minus the inscriptions confirms this superstition
The Turkish rman gives the English the sole right to disn-
ter the remains of Nmrod, which many times larger than
khorsabad which belongs to the French The rvanes OF
these two nations however, will make better acquainted
dreds Of drawings taken by Mr. Layads hands will be
most valuable contribution, not only to general history, but
also to the materials for sacred history.
Dr. Smith, of South Carolina, who is in the service of the
SULTAN assisted by Mr. Hamlin missionary from New Eng
ard has had the honor of exhibiting the Sultan in one
of the halls of his palace the working of Professor Morse
Electric Telegraph. The Sultan, after devong two hours
attention IL requested that the machine might remain until
the next day. for the purpose of exhibiting TO all his
VeIs and Ministers. Dr. smith having declined favor
for himself, Sultan decreed diploma and decoration for
Professor Morse.