The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-04
a Female Ledyard ss s,er-ia.
Correspondence Of the New York Observer.
ORooMIAH. Persia. Aug. 3 49,

4 lew evenings ago, knock AT the door
of our mission premises was soon followed
by the quick step Of native, who came to
DR.. Wright with the statement that there
stood in the street a woman, who knew no
language, and was entirely unattended, ex
cept by a koordish muleteer moment
alterward another native came with the adj
dilional statement, 'the lady is dressed in
English clothes and says, in your language,
will you give me a little water?"
DR.. Wright, whose curiosity and aston
ishment could hardly be otherwise than
highly excited, by the announcement Of q
lady in European costume, speaking En-
gliSh, in the street at night, and unattended
in this remote and barbarous land, where the
appearance Of a European man is a thing
OF very rare occurrence, soon had ocular
proof OF what his ears were so reluctant TO
admit bona hde European lady standing
before him, having letter for Mr. Stock
ing from an acquaintance Of his at Mosul.
which introduced us 10 Madame Pfeiffer, Of
Vienna, who had performed the circuit of
the world, thus far. alone, and was now
fastening toward her home.
Who, then, is Madame Pleifer7 She is
a German lady, fifty years old, of great in
telligence and most perfect accomplish
ments, and to appearance, thoroughly sane
on every subject unless it be her style of
travelling which is at least somewhat pecu-
liar.
Madame Pfeiier, leaving her husband
and her TWO sons, Zone Of them an officer
Of -. \
about two years ago started on her tour
around the world. An aged gentleman Of
her acquaintance accompanied her for some
time, but finding that she was obliged to
protect him instead Of his protecting her,
she left him and proceeded alone.
From Europe, Madame Pfeifer went to
Brazil, where she admired the brilliant flow
ers and the magnificent forests more than
almost anything else that she has seen, and
where she came very near being murdered
by black rufiian, who attempted to rob
her. She still carries scars Of the wounds
Their received, but states, with evident salts
faction, that she had cut off three of his fin.
gers IN self defence, when several persons
prOvldenially came 10 her rescue.
She had intended to cross the continent.
from Rio 10 the Pacific Ocean; but finding
things ia TOO disOrdered state TO admit Of !
1t, she took passage in a sailing vessel at
RIO, in which she doubled Cape Horn and |
went TO Chill; and after a short stay at Val. |
paraso she took passage in another vessel
for Tahiti, where she made an agreeable |
VISIT among the memen;os Of which she |
has lnaan Dau,arefS au-orranb
From Tahiti our heroine traveller proceed. |
ed to China, where she visited several of
the points most accessible to foreigners |
mlngllng socially with the missionaries there,
whom she mentions Familiarity by name, as
DR.. Bndgeman, Dr. Ball, Mr. Gutzlaf5l
DC, the autograph Of the last named she
has IN Chinese. One OF the strongest i'm
pressions which she seems to have brought
from the Celestial Empire, " is the immi-
nent insecurity Of foreigners at Canton.
From China, Madame Pleilfer went to
Calcutta and from that city travelled over
land, across British India, TO Bombay, pas
sing through a great variety Of incidents and
adventures on the way, and holding much
pleasant intercourse with Protestant mission
aries, enough herself bonn and educated
Catholic) at various stations and Of different
nations
From Bombay Madame p. went in a
steamer TO Bussouah; and thence in another
steamer TO Bagdad; and from Bagdad she
travelled in company with caravan up to
Mosul, as a memento Of which place, she
has q sculptured figure of the human head.
taken from the ruins of ancient Nineveh.
From Mosul she crossed the formidable
KoOrdsh mountains TO 0rOomiah, caravan
journey Of twelve days, (but protracted in
her case, by tedious delays, to twenty days.
in company with Koordish nuleleer, on a
route Of greater exposure, humanity speak
ing, than any other she has travelled, during
her circuit Of the world.
After visit,of one day with US, Madame :
Pfeifef fastened en- toward Tahreez, in :
tending 10 60 thence through Georgia to :
Tlfis and thence across the Caucasus. n
through European Russia, to Vienna, hoping B
TO reach her home about the first of Novem- r
Der. n
Inc adventurous circumstances of Mad r
anne Pleiffer. during many parts Of her tour, p
inves, It with the most romantic and Thrill v
ing interest. Think, FOR instance, i'm her il
passage across the wild Koordish noun. "
tains, Of savage Koord.- pointing to the C
tassel on the Turkish fez (cap) she wore, to G.
which he took fancy, and demanding il fc
her by the significant gesture of drawing his Of
hand across his understanding, Of course, a
''give me the tassel as you value your head" ii
and she in turn repelling the demand by "
gestures unable to speak 10 him word 81
orally, in any language he could understand re
Through many such adventures she made m
her way safely to Oroomiah. carrying about o,
her person large sum of money, 10y acci. pc
dental necessity rather than choice) over the al
wild regions Of Koordistan, an manner CO
which seems to US truly marvellous. Her fu
practical motto is, Never betray fear and W
TO her strict adherence to that she expresses l.