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From the National lntelligencer.
ssThe Turks, who are they 20
"THE TURKS, WHO ARE THEY q asks Monies
oUIEU, and he replies to his own question by coup
ling them with the Spaniards. = They the two
nations most remarkable for possessing each great
Empire uselessIy." Both nations, in different de-
grees, deserve the censure here expressed
To speak of Turkey separately, few persons in the
United States are aware of how pertinaci0usly that
nation has continued to hold in decay and darkness
the very regions composing the original seats of
Greek and Roman power and civilization; the great
regions over which the Cross of Christ was print
lively planted. The area of Asiatic Turkey, mark
ed by line of fourteen hundred miles from the
mouth of the Euphrates, slightly curving to the
Hellespont or Island of Tenedos, cannot fall short
Of if it does not exceed eight hundred thousand
square miles, between ATTITUDES 800 and 49,. Tur
key in Europe stretches from the Bosphorus at Con-
stantinope to Upper Croatia, and embraces the
original seats of science and civilization in Europe
!
them tone not very cOnsolng to pride of feel
ing is the fact that on the ground thus seized and
held by force of by this horde, in both Europe
and Asia, were written the entire Holy Scriptures
and the whole body of the Greek and Roman clas
sizes. On this same theatre, may We not say, there
have been invented, if not perfected, every art and
science which gives force to human, intellectual
and physical power?
Now, is it not strange that when the course of e.
vents has taken its reflux and the Turks called
| hr Of OoSta md is
tible revolution evidently in progress to relnquish
| their usurpation, they are styled martyrs Let
those who claim sympathy for the Turks show
US from their history since a. D. 1850 when and
where they have done aught to give them the shad-
ow of such claim. There is general fact which
could be more decidedly supported by the events re-
corded in the general history of Europe, Western
Asia, and Northern Africa than that the domination
! of the Turks was commenced pursued, and main
tanned by force-purely by the right of conquest
They entered upon Chrstendom alien enemies !;
they have since pursued their career alien enc
mics and now IN the day of their humiliation, the
completely of European policy operates to weaken
reaction
The appended historical table, taken from La
voisnes Historical Atlas, will truly exhibit the
claims of the Turks to the sympathy of the Chris
tan nations The readers of the National Intelli-
gencer may pause moment on the threshold when
they read the first item in the appended historical
view
A. D. 672, Constantinople beseiged five months by
the Turks
1899, Konia taken by Gilman, founder of the
Turkish Empire.
! 1926, Prusa, in Bithynia, taken by the Turks.
! 1861, Adrianople taken by the Turks
1893 and 1896, Ncopoli, the Hungarans twice
defeated by the Turks
l42l, Ga'lipoli taken by the Turks under ANU
/ rah II.
1929, Salon:ca, taken from the venetians by
Amurath II.
1885 Samendria and Belcrade taken bv the
| Turks.
1444, Great battle of Varna, Ladisaus King of
Hungary, defeated aud slain by ANU
/ rath H.
1853, Constantinople taken by MAI omet II, and
the Christian Greek Empire destroyed
; 1861, Trebisond taken by Mahomet H.
l47O. Negropont taken by Mahomet II.
l477, Croia taken by Mahomet II.
1873, Scutari taken by Mahomet II.
1921, Belgrade taken by Solyman II.
1922, Rhodes Island of, taken by Solyman II.
1871, Naval battle of Lepanto Turks defeat
ed by Don John of Austria.
1871, Famagosta. in the Island of Cypress ia
ken by the Turks.
1915, Canea. and in 1G46 Retimo taken by thu
Turks
1869, Gambia taken, after seige of nearly thir
ty years.
1858, Belgrade taken by the Eector of Bavaria
from the Turks, who retake it the mex
year, with Nissa, Semendria, Essex
and Orsova.
ZIG, Turks defeated at Peterwardein by Prince
Eugene, who takes Temeswar, in Hun
gary.
1856, Otzakow taken by the Russians from thu
Turks.
< 1869, Chotzim taken by the Russians from tn
Turks.
i ITO, The Ottoman fleet in TIE Archipelago de
" stroyed by the Russians.
Same year lsmael and Bender, in Archi
pelago, taken by the Russians
1888 Chotzim taken by the Russians.
Otzakow taken by the Russians.
= 1889, Bend n and LsmaeI taken by the Russian
+ who overrun the whole of Nloldayia.
Turkey IN Aaa.
1926, PRUSSIA in Bithvnia beseiged by Gilman an
: taken by Orchan.
j. 1927, Nicomedia taken by Orchan.
q 1860. Taken by Amurath |.
400, Sivas taken by Balazet, and retaken by Tia
" merlane.
II 1909, Angora, Bajezet defeated and made prisone
e by TameIlane.
It Trebisoned taken by Mahomet H.
:, 1880, Besieged but not then taken.
D 1914, Tauris taken by SeIim l.
- 1916, Aleppo Kauson Algour, Sultan of Egyp
Of defeated and slain by Selim T.
lily, Grand Cairo, Toumanba, successor of Ka
noou, is twice defeated by Sem |, VIII
l. takes the city.
n. 1922, Rhodes captured by Solyman H.
r. The preceding historical memoranda present only
~ few events, occurring long intervals in the cours
. of system of purely physical conquest, extendin
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