Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-20

Finally, at 4h. SAM 26s, en- sos. after the
ment of the total eclipse remarked fifth potuberance, the
eebles Of ALL appearing white at first and only presenting
faint colored tint after close examination. 1t was
thin thread Of light almost perpendicular the limb Of the
moon.
All the protubsance vanished at the appearance Of the first
ray Of the sun.
These five luminous appendices the only observed
by presented the remarkable character Of perfect fixed
ness Their contour distinct and we'll defined. The
apparent variation Of their dimensions appeared to arise
solely from the fact that the moon, il moved uncovered
successfully different portions Of them.
Visibility Of The contour Of the Noon beyond the SON..
Before the Of the total eclipse tried, but in
vsin to perceive portion Of the limb Of the which
had not projected itself upon the took
place the sun itself without The field of my telescope.
AT 4h. SON. 3d. $685. after the end Of the total eclipse,
very distinctly the whole Of the moon II
especially visible the periphery Of the After
seconds could longer distinguish IT. when, upon the
suggestion Of NJ Msuvsi having removed the slightly black
ened glass which was using. again got sight Of it. All
had vanished at 4h. 36m. IS. H@ &bt
LAMARTINE, in one of series Of literary articles
just published in the Pays thus describes the per-
sonal appearance Of the regning Sovereign Of
Turkey: at. la me-
"The Sultan, Abdul Medd, is young man. twenty six
or twenty years Of age, but Of appearance more
mature than his years would indicate He Of tall stature
easy elegant and graceful and his head is distinguished by
that noble and dgncd port which are accustomed to ad
mre IN Grecian statues and which owing the length
the neck and to the oval form Of the His features are
regular and mild his forehead high his eyes blue his eye
brows arched in the Caucasian his straight
without stiffness his lips full and just parted bis chin, that
Of character in the human face firm and well ss The
n,
calm consciousness of superiority, and by desire be loved
rather than feared by those around him. There is little Of
youthful mdity in his look and shade of melancholy
dwel upon his face There in his air and attitude slight
appearance Of assitude Of who had suffered and
thought before his time But the predominant characteristic
of his appearance sort Of profoundly sensitive pensive
gravity, the expression Of who bears upon him
thing holy, like people who bears it the presence Of
God and who feels the holiness of bis burden His phys
ognomy marked by the total absence Of voiy and of all
youthful expression the statue Of young pont than
Of young sovereign.
'There is exactly the portrait Of Abdul-Medid, Van
Dyke, there in days. would represent him upon
he would have doubtless painted DON Carlos
by the sinister shade Of Philip H. and made sad by the
presentiment. That counenance nspes sort Of tender
sympathy. One says to himself, there man devoted to
supreme power. He is young, he is fine looking, he is
mighty he will without doubt be great, but free,
unoppressed with care, happy One feels
strained to love him and pity him. For this object of
your sympathy, with all his grandeur evidently feels his
responsibility It is permitted to every in bis empire to
be young except himself The throne took him in his cradle
Hs costume wassimple, modest grave, and yetimPosng,
like his person 1t consisted Of tunic Of brown cloth falling
without folds low the knee, neck uncovered, panta
loon Of linen with ample folds black booes and sabre
hava
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The above passage describes the appearance Of
the Sultan as M. de Lamartine saw him in the
summer of 1850, when he repaired to the East to
take possession of the domain which had been re-
4 Gently granted 10 him by the Turkish Sovereign.
cannot refrain from extracting also from the same
paper the conclusion Of the address delivered by
M de L. upon being introduced into his Majesty 9
| presence. II throws light upon subject that a
year ago was exciting much interest here and else
where, viz. M. de Lamartne's intention OF settling
in person upon his new possessions. After thank
| ing the Sultan for his magnificent present. and al
| luding to his former visit TO the East, M. DE La
MARITIME reports himself to have said:
al must in conclusion, inform your Majesty why shall
ay this year but very short time upon the property in
your States of Asia, where mean to establish myself
revolution burst out in my country. was, Notwithstanding
the false reports to the contrary which have reached
in sheets edited by my enemies, completely stranger
to that revolution till the Of its breaking out But
when anarchy threatened to devour my country threw my
self one Of the foremost at the head Of for the purpose
of establishing the order. have done perhaps some
service to France and Europe BY modeang the revolution
and preventing universal war. naturally enough there
FORE incurred the resennetand anger Of the ve,y parties
that had separated. 1t il ths lot of all men who
devote themselves and place themselves between do not
complain but this situation obliges not yet to quit
France forever retained there once by my friends
and by my enemies must my friends must meet nv
enemies. great responsibility weighs upon me for the
past. must not seem to avoid it.. must meet il with all
its consequences whatever they may be- Otherwise would
be wanting to my country and to myself These sentiments
will be comprehended in the elevated soul of your Majesty
They called dignity among the Oomans they styl-
ed honor in Europe But the crisis shall be
minated, (aDd trust that will be before years)
will come and take up my abode defnively upon property
which owe to the mun6cence Of PRINCE the promoter of
civilization, whose goodness all the nations bless and will
not cease to pray the God Of oil and Of all civilizations
Proong his days and protect his frontiers and bis
liorations."
EQUINOCTIAL STORMS.
At the late meeting Albany Of the American Association
Equnoc'al Storms in which, after colatng the
logical statistics the subject be the conclusion
that there such periodical that there