New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-04
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1857
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him The Kissing Of the scarf occupied
hcu, The Sultan sat quietly during al this nnie, us
,o.,nre,sirc total Indifference 70 al that was gohS
IN The r,cst skillfal physiosnonist could not nave
s,nd in il the shadow Of expression II this was
Tho s,iouet,e prescribed for him, he certainly acted
With marvellous kill and success.
The long line Of officers d; length came to an end ana
,,nc,ed that the socntes were now over but site!A
rsue cared the Seh ~ IsG or High Priest OF the
Msbou,esr religion His authority IN religious matters
,,sn.cepds that Of the Sultan and i final and rrevocs
HE He was very venerable msn, Of perhaps seven
- five wears Of age and his lettering steps were sup
no-,ed bv two roahs. He dressed in long green
robe embroidered with gold and pearls over which his
whit heard flowed below his waist. In his turoan OF
white cambria was twisted scarf OF coth-ogod lie
kissed the border Of the Sulsn mantle which ssluta
lion WIS also made by long line of the chief priests oil
the MOSQUES Of Corstantnople, who followed him.
These priests were dressed in long robes OF white
Green. blue and violet many OF them with collars oil
pearls and golden scars wound about Their turoans the
rieh fringes falling on their shoulders. Ihey were
rsve stately men, with long gray boards and the WIS
dcrn of ace and study in their deopset eyes
Among the last who came was the most important
persousce OF all This was the Governor OF Mecca (as
believe he il cslled) the nearest descendant OF the
p,b, ard the successor 70 the Calphatc in case the
family of Ottoman becomes extinct. Sultan Mihnoud,
on his accession 10 the throne the last descendant
Of Orchsn the founder Of the Ottoman Dynasty, the
throne being inherited only by the male heirs He left
,-rosous. who are both living AbdulMedjid having de
rarted from the practice OF his predecessors each oil
whom slew hi brothers in order make his own GOV
or,ieutv secure. Hehas one son Muzud, who il about
ten wears old 20 that there three males OF the
family of Orchan In of their death the Governor
of Mecca would become Caliph and the sovereignty
would re established in bis family. He Il swarthy
Arab Of about fifty with bold, fierce face lie wore
superb dress Of green the sacred color and was fol
lowed by hi. two sons young OF twenty and TWEEN
tyiy,o As he advanced to the throne and was about
TO knee and Kiss the Sultan robe the latter prevented
him and askcd politely after his health-hc highest
marx of respect in his powerto show. The old Arabs
Eace cleaned with such sudden gush of pride and sat
isacton that no flash of lightning could have ilunnat
ed it more wildly.
The sacred writers, transcribers Of the Koran,
co,cd the procession, after which the Sultan rose and
entered the seraglio The crowd slowly dispersed,
ard IN few minutes the grand reports OF the cannon
on Sersco Point announced the departure OF the sui
tan for his palace the Bo,phorus The festival OF
Pair,n wac now fairly inausurstcd and all Stamboul
was given up festiyy. There was no Turk so poor
that he did not in some sort share in the rejoicing Our
Fourth could scarcely show more flags, le OH more
biz guns or send forth greater crowds Of cNcurons'
than this Mosem holiday. H. I.