Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-11-20
From the New York Home 'JoerhA.
A VGRITABLE DRAMA.

The Incidents beore recording what we know of her, lhey
are copied in the Courier des Eates Uns of this city, from
the Senaphore journal of Marselles, which usually gives
the news of the Orient on its first arrival al that port ne
event. that paper s,aes had made powerful sensaeh a.
ConsanlnOple
(TRANsLATIoN.)
Young Greek GIRL of extraordinary beauty, was fhar-
ried some years since to an English physician, Dr. MIL
ngen, who had taken up his residence in the CaP''
the East After the birth of several children the husoand
having discovered an intimacy between his wife and e''-
Pacha, the nephew of the Sultan, procured dvoce-
Soon after the divorced beauty made conquest OF Mehem
Pacha acha of Belgrade who married her on condition
of her embracing the Nahomedan religion
Although very much in love, Mehemei did not seem al
tel while to be completely happy One day. at least ne
reproached his wife that she had homo him no cnd us
covering thus the cause of his sadness, she determined TO
retain her empire him by deception few weeks al
ter she pretended to prospect of maternity, and IN pro-
cess of lne presented him with eoble boy=b0oght OF
stolen for her nv faithful slave who devoted to her
interests. The village which was the birth place, gave
spendd etes in honor of The event, the child was named
Belgrade Bey and the delighted Pscs had not the slight
est doubt that the infant was his own.
Soon after his Mehemet was recalled from his govern
ment Of proyince and sent to London (whee he now Isl
as bs Turkish Ambassador to that Court But, before his
Departure he expressed the wish to have another son.
brother to the beloved and beautiful Prince Belgrade and
his wife declared Significantly, at parting that there was
little doubt but his wish would be ga,ifed Leaving her
to fulfil her time at Constannople, the Envoy took his
leave and he child was daily born, the news sent to Eng
land and the name given The second Prince was Usnud
Bey.
few DAYS after his birth, UsnudBey fell dangerously
m and by order of the physician he was sent with his
nurse Pera rural village on the bOspharus ~here or
epners reside and where the air is healthier than IN Inc
city The nfan. soon rerraed in perfect health IN charge
Of ,e same faithful who had alone assisted at the
two births out there person in The household who
refused 10 recognize the healthy child as the same one that
was sen, away This was old euhuch who had brought
up the Pacha from boyhood and who was The confidential
master Of his depeudanrs IN the presenceof the other ser
wants, he said TO his mistress "adam If that osnud
Bry he has macul"usy changed while breathing The air
of the indes at Pera % The mother sard not word
, giving The euuch look uf fierce haired she seized her
child and left the apartment.
Bu, suspicion had taken possession of the mind OF the
and was well aware Of the ileglimacy Of Belgrade
The excessive affection Of Mehemet for that child alOne
prevented him, hitherto from discussing the secret This
apparent repetition Of the deceit, however, matte HIM re-
solve 10 clear his breast. He beuuk himself to fela COL
eced with care and sagacy. circumstance af'er ccu
stance and established ipdsulabe evidence that the Veri-
snud Bry died Of his disorder. and that another chd
hoht of pour parents was substituted in his place ke-
,nrng to his mistress he took The changeing IN his arms
and boldly addressed her: Madam, send back this child
bso vou TO Mussud, the fisherman. know all!' The
pretended oher al this, became yidly pale, land lett him
with the single exclamation, III is well"
Just before the hour Of mid day prayer the mistress In
ourcd for the eunuch. AS steward o the household and
his masters avori.e he had srmpuous apartments o his
own and bath to himself She was answered that he
WAS at that moment in the bath Her resolution was at
once taken The old man was attended by two servants
while pernrmng his daily ablutons, and these she found
in the ante. room and ordered mperlousy away She was
alone with him
"You wished 10 know every hing9" she abruptly bald
eyes, and know every thing" he replied
"lo whom have you spoken Of a"
s.'To no one ye,--Aut shall write 10 my master!"
"For how much will you keep the secret ="
81 will not keep -l will write immediately"
"fserc, then, is seal for your letser''
And with these Words she threw cord suddenly around
the neck Of the old man. he lay in his oah and sprang
back to s,range him. Weak and terrified he could offer
but feeble resistance and lost consclOusness One OF
the dismissed slaves had steahy returned and found her
struggling at the cord, and excamng with the rage OF
fury:
s.You would know all know more, then! Write, now,
10 your uas,er! Write, now, old fool!
A, these voceraons, and the chokings of the vctim
the slave fled spreading the alarm with cries Of terror
S,ms Of the servants rushed into the street with The dread
H news and others hurried the bath room, where the
old euhuch dragged from his bath, had fallen senseess on
the marble floor Deliberately unoosng the cord, The
mistress calmly and silently walked through the terrified
crowd and gained her own apartments.
The eunuch had been kind old man to the other ser
wants and their distress the ghu scene before hem
was unbounded Every possible effort was made 10 restore
him, bu, in vain He rallied for few moments summon
ed strength enough reveal the circumstances given
and died with the words on his lips.
All the vast city of Consantnope was aroused WIN e.
ecrc r,nidv by the news Crowds rushed to the pal
ace and spite of the high rank Of the guilty woman Inc
eati ordered her TO prison. coul'el was ue'p
London with the intelligence, and she will remain Impr's
onpd, and the affair unnvesgated further, till his return
The criminal all questions addressed to her. proudly as
sers her right the life Of the slave, and makes NO othe
attempt at paliatiun.
Here follows the N. P 10 the tragedy:
rMr Megen, the frs, husband Of the subject oi inc
pye narrative, was residing four FIVE miles ao'V'
Consannople the romantic shore Of the bosPh"f"uS
when we first had the pleasure Of making his acquaintance
He is The same WILL known physician who accompanied
Lutd Byron in his campaign in Greece and attended hin
in his last monenls AT the termination Of the Greek "af
he had pushed the great metropolis Of The OTeh'' a
established himself there in the exercise of s profession
EIe was very highly educated man. perhaps thrty-sl
years Of age, his was in The year lc94 and degh'u'
conversations His anecdotes Of the private life Of Lord by