The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-08

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Majesty to mortal combat <ffesto - IN
hugo, but symmetrical arms Were in eseeya
OF tie full dress of FieiA Marshal Il te seryi1
OF Itolstein. Now came his sword the only M
d of hls equipment which knew no change Th,
blade, OF Roman form, was four feet six inche.
IN length, and the hilt-a basket onc-Iarpc, anc
OF massive workmanship, most conspicuous upor
winch, amid the figures of uniforms, leopards
nonf and crowns, was the frightful skull and
The sword, held out to the full extent of hi,
! army would keep foe at respectable pistol .sho,
distance. That this singularly eccentric and in.
terebtipg character is a booded Planteoanet we
have his word and parchment for il. III no has
none OF the blood, imagination could not con-
ceive more perfect representative of the house
rom which he boasts lineage, He is now IN
eertfln whether he wifi attempt 10 excite, TIE
MOOR IL 70 O., .5ysrru and feconaper Spainrthe
taetlea5lllty of which, he seems perfectly sat
ishen ot-oe, whether he. will go into Ciraassia
10 ana that people against the Russians. j, He
thin kss however, The Wikfirst take "a reconnois.
sande' oftthe British Indies, tossee whether lie
cannot prick on the natives to make head 8ainst
thelf oppressors With the Dolniriicans on the
Island OF Hayti, he will have nothing more to
40 ior' as he says, when there, provisions for
theif army being scarce, he suggested the .ecou-
omle p policy Of eating the enemy. which was de-
cameo ana he .maintaiRs that, no people can
achieye conquest. whose stemacl,s are too weak
TO eat wei, cooked anigger meatr,i, Itseems en-.
tirelg. immaterial upon which side be il enoasea
II there, only be- fighting. 'Heexpresses depp
regret that he was; not in Mexico during, our
war, as he says the Mexicins needed jusff such
man >for Their leader, IT, politely; suggested
that we had several Plantagenents in command,
ana great number ,in the ranks Of oau., army. !
lie nassau the kpight-eErantry of the Plantage-
menus, and. possesses beyond, question nl the
courage attributed to the wandering knights of
days gone sbyit"For the Guelphs, particularly
Her Majesty, he entertains the most Sovereign
eontcnpt;; and when speaking Of Victoria, his
LOON and emphasis Impressed me with what
k'ellard planttagepet says to Somerset, ...., =,
- -!'tsBy nay soul, this pale and angry rose. u;
AS dognHaacs OF, my beod.drinkiag hate, oi' .,,
WI! !fareses, and my factisa, wear a. .,,,, i
Until 1t withsr With to the grave, - "e,,,:.n Il
or honrlsh 10 theaheght of ray degree. u" '',,-r
He had Just challenged, b, public procama-
ton! the Governors OF, Malaga, Algiciras, and
Cadizw7all Spanish Generals +7androSe .Draken-
burI"-her Britannia sMajesty's .Constloat Ca.
dlz7-for some offences against their "ony and
true sovereign, TO- meet him on the ,s'neutraI
ground, and there, in kDightycontest, rive him,
satisfaction really regret L could not proenr,y
you a'copy of this really rich and admirably
written 'pronuncmmehto. He speaks OF Consul
Bakenbury as doubtless directly descendug'
from person OF the same name, "who some
years ago put to'death two small children il, the
Tower Of london, and That fearing that ,aheir
blood might be avenged upan his head will ire.
fuse the meeting" You may set him down as
under the Influence, Of the moon, bat Iser ously'
do het. He is one man ina miilion,andI wouldiI
not be surprisedif he should leave mark upton'
the age III whicrlfe lfses.H Afahotet, Joe Smith.
Matthias, the Prophet the OCCUPANTS of the Bnf-
fald Platform, and FaustiR 1st, have ali in their
own way :aellieyed the Observation-Disclosures INTO.
reV, ana there is no logical reason why such a
mao, Prince OF the blood of Plantaganet, j,osI
ses$ing as much, if not more ability than either.
Of gigantic stature, qf unguestienable and des.
perhte courage, Of superior education, quickpef-'
ception and great observation, should not send
Between the red rose sS aud the white -, .%
y thousand souls to death and deadlyDight.h i
SLAVES IN, CoNsTANTINoPLE, New York
Copner and Enqulrer notices the paragraph. rela.
tive t0 the slave mark in Canstantinopleywhich
was SAID to have been written on the authority
of Mr. Brown, the American Dragomatf'at C6ii.,
stahtinoplc, and says: ".,.,
We haze the best reason to believe that the
statement Of Mr.. 'BrowIf WIS oinaceurattiy re-
ported, -sinceit does not correspond either with
what he himself told It's eighteen months since
| or with our own personal knowledge There
arg no clreassian shave markets, nor any 6therI
slaH markets in Constahtinoplt. The former
have, not existed for great humber of years
the latter were abolished BY, order Of the Sultan
in 1876, It's true that slaves continue TO be
sold, but it is always done privately, though not
secretly. There are two and but two districts
~ Ior near the city, where Circassians arc kept
for sale and there only, at private houses: sFhe
principal one is ia the suburb of Tophana; tie
bother is in the city near the famous "Burnt Col.
I ulnn" in the street of AdrianopIe Here they
/ are taught the Turkish language, and made ia
miar with al Turkish accomplishments
"a Mahometan may attany' time obtain adms.
sion, and Frank usually by the payment of a
little bucksheesh The fair captives may fire.
qqently be seen in the streets of Tophana yelled
with the .yashmac and unattended ), and, their
Clreassian owners, who by the way are frequent
y their own fathers, are to befound at the coffee
houses slipping their kvorite beverage, and chat.
fcfing with customers about the price of their
beautiful merchandise This traffic il not dis.
reputable among the Turks, and those who en-
gage In It are generally styled "Agas" like other
men of consideration. The prices stated in the I
above paragraph are far too high. An odinary.
black slave in Constantinople generally. brings,
from 500 to 800, and an ordinary Circassian
from $3.50 to $3.50. The prices for them vary
not only according to their. personah attractions.
but according to their age, since they are sold
from the age of eight or ten years upwards -
= Males usually fetch a hisbet price than f..
qqles;-Circassian girls of uiequalled attrac-
tons, and the rarest accomplishments OCCASION
ally command $1,000 or. l4oO, bat they are then
only purchased by the, wealthiest in the, land.
The virgins purchased for the Sultan's harem by
his'mother, the Suitam Waldo who, in accord.
anceswi'h long custom, presents him n new enc
the finest that can be possibly procured every
year, never cost more than $4,000 piasters., or
about $2 ,o0o.AButwthin the last few wears,
poEgany has became less fashionable and pre-
fvaleht; and as The Mahometan law requires that
white females when once purchased Shall
become the wives of their lords, the demand for
Crcassans has consequently diminished. q, The
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