Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-10-01
The impending fall of the Turkish Empire.

We have been favored by a Liverpool merchant
with the following extract from letter just received
from his correspondent, long resident in the Levant
sConstantinople has recently been the scene of
very many extensive and destructive cOnhagrations
no less than eight to the same number of days
by which property to the amount of $50 millions of
piasres is SAID to have been destroyed. The cause
of these terrible fires, which entail ruin to thou
sands is undoubtedly discomfort at the maladminis-
tra,ion and extravaganza of the government. A
change in the ministry is announced, but by
satisfactory one as it consists in of the same
opinions those set aside and it very CUES
tionable if some serious be not ere long
resorted to by the suffering people. Surely those
hitherto put in force but tend to increase their
misery and ruin. Ottoman rule is fast drawing to
close in Europe; and, untitled as they to adopt
the new order of things it is high time they were
set aside altogether. The question seems alone to
be- who to replace them in the possession of their
splendid country? But this fear to their removal
cannot much longer continue to prevail The Greeks,
fancy, will Not be tolerated by civilized Europe,
looking 10 their incapacy to govern exemplifed by
a quarter OF a century of fragrant misrule Who.
then, is to come This is considered to be of little
moment seeing that change but be for the
better still European jealousies will oe put in mo-
ton. Nous re1rons
The French are peremptory in their demand for
immediate satisfaction on seventeen different subjects.
With the Charemagne screw liner on the Bospho-
rus to back them at Tripol the French admiral, La
satisfaction, threatened to lombard the place: and
the French admiral La SUISSE, is supposed to have
proceeded for the Dardancles. The present mo-
ment is a critical one for the Turks, and may en-
broil the political horizon of the Europe -Lrerpool
Journal.
WASHINGTON AGAINST SwEAR1NG.-The following
ls true extract from the original " General Order
Book of Gen. Washington under date of Goth Ju-
ly, 1873:
Many and pointed orders have been issued a.
gainst that unmeaning and abominable custom of
swearing Notwithstanding which. with much regret,
the General observes that it prevails If possible more
than ever. His feelings continually wounded by
the oaths and mprecations of the soldiers whenever
he is in hearing of them. The name of that Being.
from whose bountiful goodness are permitted to
exist and enjoy the comforts of life, is necessarily
imprecated and profaned in manner as wanton as
it is shocking. For the sake, therefore, of religion
decencJ and order the General hopes and trusts that
officers of every rank will use their influence and
authority TO check vice which is as improbable as
it is wicked and shameful
If officers would make it an invariable rule to
reprimand, and if that does not do punish soldiers
for offences Of this kind it could not fail of having
the desired effect"
A STARTLING REORGANIZATION Saturday. one
of our citizens was on visit to Canada and about
the time the storm of that evening was COMING on,
started in carriage to return to the American side
When about midway of the suspension bridge :,
the storm struck them with appalling fury. The
wind blew perfect tornado, while the air was
densely filled with driving hail and rain and so no.
tent was the wind that the bridge swayed lateraIlv
| to and fro ten or dozen feet making one giddy
with its vibrations. So appalling was the commo.
ton that the horses stopped and finally fell on their
sides on the bridge, while the driver in the extrem
ity OF his terror, seemed incapable of making the
least effort to move from the perilous spot TIE in.
mates OF the carriage could with difficulty keep their
seats, and tor short time expected nothing else but
| to be preclpltated into the surging waters below
Rochester Amer