New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-04
LETTERS OF AN EXILE. mo. XII
Long Journey-Fate of "a Turkish Rebei-Retreat
Of an ExiIe-The Plunder of English aad American


COne.ponoeree o. The n Y Tribune
RAY MAY OGLOU, (Asia Mnor) March l. 1855
have failed to keep my word 10 the readers OF TIE
Tribune by writing during my journey through Asa Sl
nor syria and PALESTINE but really found impossible;
and ali could do after each long aud wearing day ride
through wind aud snowy hills and forests, of through
sand and the scorching blast OF the Remsin over dry
plains and stony roads was 10 write down few notes
lust to tx MY recoecOns and 70 prevent ofgeuuness
fCm getting the better Of them. Little by itile lett
of writing TO my friends my relatives, my brothers AMI
ssers BY degrees began also 20 leave oil thinking oil
them OF any thing OF the WEAKNESS I'll the past
day and Of the suffering awaiting me on the mOrrOw.
such is the effect Of pT0tracted and irksOmo journey
among strangers, speaking language quite uakn0Sn 10
YOU living in an atmosphere quite Inherent from that IN
which and have been used % move aud oreathe
through barren and depOpulated country through mud
dy silent and gloomy towns, with unpleasant ecmPAn.
ions the prospect Of danger and doubt as to the end OF
the expedition Now that have entered what consider
a comparative haven, look back to my wandering
with clear recollection OF all their incidents, and y Wa
be relief to ind that have gathered during my Pc
nance. information enough to make II worth sunenns
Nv Journey has been long one, asd through e1an RES
hut seldom visited By foreign travellers Stating rom
the very northern extremity OF Asia MINOR not lar I'oh
the Black sea. have visited ancient Gaiatia, bthyni
Csppadocaand Cilica ar as Iafsus thence en.erhs
Syra coasted the Syrian through AleXanirettt,
Aptochia Latahia. 1OrtOsa Tripod, B,yrouth Se.da
ULe ancient Sdon.) Sur Che ancient Iyfe) ana D.
John of Acre Thence suddenly turning 20 the lei ahd
leaving the side, 6klTted JAe loot OI Mods atl
crossed the hills Of Gahlee reached Nazareth, saw IL
FL EN- and Napouse he ancient S4maria) and finally en-
tered the sacred walls Of Jerusalem. ms vas my
course in going In returning went as lar as Nazareth
aein by the zane road except that visited SeDdsJe
then instead OF turning to the west and the sea io-
lowed northern route Tberad andits burning lake
admired the beautiful submits upon which Is pereAed the
holy town OF Saed went through that tract " desert
stretching from the Benz Jacob one OF the JOrdans
springs 10 Damascus to seek few days rest IN that
hoe MY
/ morths From Damascus Weut TO Baabec; from
Basbec 70 emOn the cedars Of Lebanon, Hens NAuca
and AltppO Mountaineering the extensive plains inhabited
by the uTcOmans and passing around the loot 0i the
Daour Daghda reached Alexandreta, and thence me
Taurus There / changed my road once more, aud IN
stead Of going through CappadoSa kept 70 tie north
west and spent twelve days crossing the chains oil the
! Taurus and Anti Taurus and getting 20 konlAh'
the ancient capital of kaTamania Prom h0nah en-
tered GalatlA, but from different SIDE AM lIa
nov LETT on the right, and traTerSing The hurilsh
territory crossed the kurdish mountains which tOn tne
Black Sea extend as far as Bagdsd We halted at the
small town Of BaglesdJV ON the north side oi those
mountains and from these 10 m! home was on! 'hree
hOurs ride
As have have already said it painful journey
full ofmEgnay dangers ana OF too real suffering lhSd 10
90 through he TurcOman plains, the kurdish Mountains
lie Tobber population OF the Daour Dlshda TIE A4I9
Of the DruSes and the Metuas and the much dreaded
regions Of the Arabs, the BedOun the Ausa anl me
Nezdees.
From nv farm to Angora the ancient Aneyro, 60
whose inhabitants ST Paul directed one OF his most ei-
oquent and reproachiui epstles had TO cross tract
Of land not long agO the theater ot civil var, whose
~iusiuel leader as closely connected with my presea.
abode The farm thar l occupy 0e..rsed PFsf9asi! %
Sus.a ey one If those Who raised me Standard OF re-
beiOn against the late sultan tiis ia'les vas NO'
erper Of the whole cOu ~ stretching from AngorA TO
b. ON one side aud Castan BIO and Ichansafa on
Ne other Dissatisfied with tie delegated authority he
was likely TO inherit IRON his father MusJa Beg gather
-. 4. "A r - q.
ed together army, chiefly composed Oh cavalry made
alliance With cousin OF his possessing much influence
and rge fortune Ia the neghbOrinS province, and IL
dyc.- rs a.her 90 refuse 10 pay tie tribute 70 his
soYeIecr hegsa O. f0rty tie principal towns Of his
fther territory, and IL Punief tie sarrolnlns coun
trT Soldiers and ischas we're sent IRON Colsantnope
rtip.t the sdveaturnus youth AMI bis adaeTents but
Pschls ard soldiers were sh2neiully defeated Sew
ers ,esrs q constant good fortune much increased
TIE authority G, AusIa Beg and his cousin that they
inside Irea.ies Of alliance nth Al the rebels wh0
II lat Period deso.ated the Ottoman Empire. The
Pacha 81 Scodana being heeged IN his resideace BY
the Sulgan's troops, O.. two Asiailc Bc!s marched
- bic rescue psssng viii sole "a their troops through
Constsurn,p pc Itself The ntguato o. The Sultan rose
r. is climax and the slnlaatoa Oi lie lsOeu; rebel
rs ster1unedou Infantry ard cavalry had faded bar
tiI,ry wss ct to be tried and Dere Beys f5rIhcaton'
vers rot csnnon-procf For many days MustS Bey and
n, sdhereuts opposed VO0deuu leafs OF personal c0ur
are a. the Laundering Of cannon. tasees and rockets
Nallll after wall the tOEn vas little better than heap
ofr,ips and las, attack hourly expected IL Wa
AZ thar critical moment that several friends i1terere
Nusta Beys father was restei either by blood friend
hin 10 the whole set Of Pachas- Some OF those ac
trsy in favor offered 10 the defeated chiefs the Sultan
rsrlcn, and even important oces in the Ottoman army
Nusta Bey had other chance Of escape aud with thai
raSipess Of submission 50 peculiarly Characteristic the
Oentss he sauntere cuf Of his sUmbedOEn gates, and
surrendered himself calmly. and without any afectafOs
either Of courage or ofcOnhdence TO tAe COMMUNICATE
chief Of the Imperial Srces.
He vas taken to COnstantinople, eomp1enied BY TIE
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