New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-17
TURKEY.
nenth and HariaI Of Gen. BEN.


A letter dated AleppO Dec. 10, gives the FOL
lowing painfully interesting particulars Of the end
of this brave soldier:
A higher power has interposed 20 determine the
duration Of poor Benz detention In this place.
Love inst returned from his funeral You know
stand very little upon ceremonies, yet there IS
melancholy pleasure in observing the rites paid to
q fellow exile by foreigners in strange land.
Rer,'s sickness was neither very long nor paln'1l
q month before his death he was riding out. Some
siirbt attacks Of fever gave him no anxiety aud
he could not be persuaded to take any medicine
mill thee or four days before bis death.
His dwelling Law very low between gardens
near the banks of river. According 70 the unanl'
nous opinions of physicians the spot was exceed
inel,, unhealthy. Their adnOntions, however,
were disregarded. Every ply siciau told him that
his frame. weaken d with wounds and hardships,
had not vital force sufficient to withstand an at
tack of fever, which would be dangerous to a
strong man and which might IN all probability De
avoided by leaving his unhealthy dwelling. In the
svening he complained Of pains in the abdomen
sbout eleven he said he felt better, aud slept with
few intermissiOns until two, when he died. Az
ten next morning, as we went to visit hun, his
bo6v Law extended on a bier and several persons
we're engaged in washing and dressing the corpse,
while nolahs were praying around.
The washngs ended, the body was wound IN a
sheet and placed In a coffin, at the foot OF which
hing his fez A colored shawl was spread over
the coffin. A military intorment Is thing un-
known in Turkey; however, on this OCCASION Re
rim Pssha, the Commsndant, the French and
English Consus, many officers, and an immense
crowd Of soldiers, assembled. The procession
moved on without much order. From twenty 70
thirty moahs marched first, and began monoto.
nous and frightful iq-HiakQ MahG. We carried
him to the door and would have gone further 70
his place OF rest, bat Turkish etiquette forbade
A great rush took plsce. and every one was anX-
ious 10 catch last glimpse OF the cothn Strons
divisions of military Were posted on the line OF
proces sion, many Of The soldiers OF which pressed
firward 10 carry the tiin, even old kcrim Pasha
would insist upon bearing hand. Near Fried
ho'e the coffin was deposited IN the grave OF
saint where prayers were SAID Arrived az tue
grave the body wa taken out ofthe colin and de,
posted in a grave i've or six feet deep, the head
living toward Mecca.
Tire threads by which the winding sheet was
secured were then cut and the grave was hlled up
with large fat stones The promise, which Benz
had often repeated of late 70 relate TO US the en-
tire history Of his life has not been fulfilled. 1t Is
stated that he was only SO years OF age, although
he appeared much older. His body was uncom
monty weakened, but his restless spirit retained
It's force and vivacity to the last. From the mo-
ment of his transition TO Islamism, all his efforts
were directed to make his knowledge and expert
ence useful to his new iatherand, and the sultan
whom he greatly esteemed. l can say very little
of his political belief it is certain that he was
anything but Democrat and hated Socialism He
was heart and soul soldier The aims which he
set before himself he followed up with great per
severance. His conversation was lively and IN
tellectual he was especially lively when speak
ing in the French language, of which he was com
pletey mater. He bore his detention with great
resignation, and was quite resolved to close his
tumultuous life here. He had laid the foundation
of saltpeter mandatory here, and bad sent
specimens of his manufacture TO Constantinople,
whence he was empowered to proceed with his
works on q great scale at the cost of the Govern
ment he was also requested by the Government
to give his superintendent to large manufac-
tory of arms.