The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-11-29
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND BLACK.

| The tOjl0wlng PeFSoHdtc " CouP1o "
The ..powers that be" in tho world ma!
.royo instructive to the feader. The first
oor,rai, 10 Of the young Sultan Of Tutkc,
Abdcl Medschid, the present Sultan, i
o5 years Of nge; dresses, With the eAceP
ton Of a Fox csp, in the European sly le:
and. isavc thai his face is unusually pale
and deeply piltei BY tho sm'l' pox, has
nothing very Noticeable in his pcrsonsl APP
noars,,cc. lie ;nhcriis little Of the intel
| iac,ual yiror vi bis father, AIahaaud, but
Ms heart IS amiable 10 o degree IL border.
=, on weakness. Ills sensibiii,ics ale
.uch that Ito never signs death warrants
sxcepl in csses Of the mist urgent neces.i
~ lie has FIVE or six wives and a large
Ijarcm. The latter is regularly increased
10 tho annual presentation Of two beautiful
and accomplished Circassian Virgins, one
hv his mother, the Snltana Valed,, tho 9th
- Inv Tie Grand vizier. The old custom III
..ck;ur The unfai.hful and throwing them
;nio the Dosphorus, has become totally or
.olc,c. The Sultan very frequently influ'-
aes in the use ofarden, spirits, and j. is by
~ means improbable thai he viii NEE; the
,ate Of his f,ihcr, who del in The prime o.;
bis life Of deliriam tremens.
Aide, Medschid has dispensed with much
r. he rliiering poinp tim, used 10 attend
the S..l,an's appearance ~ pubic, but yea
he oo.s 10 the Mosque every Friday III
great state. His splendid barge Of % oars,
escorted by numerous beautiful pinnaces,
IA Gliding will, swallow like swiliness up
,be Golden Horn Ia ,be Mosque Of E.onl,
near the valley oi.he Sweet Waters. amid
| The roaring Of the cannon from each side,
and tho cheers of The sailors md soldiers
from he decks Of the magnificent fnrs is
one al tho most shining sights Witnessed in
Constantinople.
Here is q description Of his sable n,aje:-
~ Of H,yti, nnd Of some II I,;s satellites.
s,ulouquc, or FAns.in !, Emperor Of
liayti, IS very fiue negro, nboa, tiiy
Years old, and Of very large fi.are. His
rhysiosunmy is mill, even when he orders
mn execution. Ills principle passion is The
luxury &c The .oile,. Several times da,
he changes his costumes or uniforms. His
ep.u'ei,es and coat trimmings are Of i'm
mensc size; they were made in Paris, ex-
pressly for him. being very execl'en,
rasalry otfiehr, he is fond u. American hpr-
ses, upon which he likes 10 parade.
II is we'll understood th nc knows mi
Their how Is write or hnw 4, read. lie is
fl of prejudice against those VIII are ac-
anain,ed With this ordinary knowledge.
and he says olie. thai he docs nnt wish 10
have ANYTHING 10 do with ilia, ..cnrsea pea"
which IN kcs The whites 81 able 10 deceive
,hn poar negroes.
Sm,oqnc j. mol only. ignorant but also
.,,pers,itio.s. The mas, iail iem,i i mqn near
him. i i, negrn named Papniai.a sorcercr BY
trade. anl the only orc naihsrised by
law u perinrm "Win.as." lie md the
pre,, priesiess ni lanlon." are The private
c,n,nst.lin.< of The Ex-prcsiien, and prcsen,
Enlnr,r rhey arc ihciwn piila:s OF TIA,
awful barbarian free masonry imported
from The shores OF Affirm. Who would be-
iieye that daring the last Yer b nlan sicri.
ti,sh,d taken place IN lla.,i, il, those facts
had npi been ssorn 10 hs men Of respects
biltr. residing in the country!
Tie E,ai-mgjor O! the Emperor j. very
numerous. They NAY be compared ton
quantity al Ieachns. Sucking the hi,rd II the
roun'ev. There arc, among this body. col
oneis who are cohb.ers by Trade, anil gene
rails Win arc caks. Pc, exc, the c.mi,nnn-
der os the Genie, is nm old negro from Mar
tncia. who s.ammrrs, and knows n,t eve,f
how 10 command his tro.ps. As lnr the j.
dicrs. they are more like herd Of nniml's
,han body oflnen. They are covered with
rags, and they receive gonrdia {. d.!laf)
month. when they can get II. M f'od CT
roofis allowed them; they sleep in the open
mir in their hamnocks.
The private guard ofFnnsiin |. called By
The inhabitants "'rhe Big Bnn's," although
they have 40 shoes, is a body Of butchers.
feadv 70 obey, nj nny time, the bloody will
Of their master. They arc commanded by
three brothers. named Vii,hes, BsrnadMia
and Occnn-Anne--a trinity 81 mnrdsrcrs.
whose actions are n,rocimis. As FIR the
magistrates Of the island. they nre the dis
honor Of justice, as well by the darkness 81
their arrests as tor their own imbcciii,y.
The press Of Hayti is nnmeless concern.
The language used by the publishers and
their reporters is certain pasois, which is
not even connrehensibie 10 themselves.