The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-09-23
Circ asslans and tho Sale Of Bsaatif Slave
Girls in Turkey.


4 lew day. ago there arrived at the quar-
antlne OF ireb'xond about 2oo Cifcasslans
WIN i've cargo Of great variety, bni winch
.hey ionnd some dii'ica'ty IN disposing OF,
'y reason OF 'he peeun'ary s'fa,'s ~ which
purchasers are i"Hi COW placed. nc ira
defs, who are steady friends oil sehamyl,
the hhhomet OF The Caucasus, aud the b't>
Ter aud determined enemies oil Nicholas,
whom, IN thelr hgufasive language, they call
tue '"iture oil tue SHOWS, hau Tor safe ~
packages oil human ilesh. lhsy were made
up OF dozen children, OF from 4 to years
old, and OF thirty females, ranging between
10 aud 10. Tho quarantine doctor re-
qnested mo TO accompany nm on his WISH
to thls strange spectacle. lhe supefln>
tendent ct the LazaFetio made The mer
chants aud their wares stand IN line, so
that we had nm opportunity OF making a
thorough examination oi tae parties Inc
Crcassnns were all very me men, large,
tail aud strong Their inquire WAS rs ox
quisiieiv beautiful as that OF woman !
their limbs were plump aud muscular their
hands ana iest were small Their compieS>
ION was swarlhy by exposure To
Tue mountain a'f--hu. lhe'r couutenahces,
notwithstanding, bore the impress OF sen-
tleHess and manly COURAGE their chest.
were lull aud round, and their step as proud
rs that OF monarch upon tue stage.
inelr costume WAS 'efJ picturesque II
Consisted oi great coat ofnHuientea WITH
l"nhsh'ii and when hited closely Of
trousers cat alter the 'ufN'sh iashion' ana
made oil light eolored cloth; OF esp OF
gray ielt with a band OF iamh'kln, the wool
81 when Is Io"s ana cuiieu' 'hey wore
red slippers without stockings, and CLOAK
OF lamosktn or ielt, w'th w"'ch ihey wrap
ped themselves Win 'he utmost uigniiy.
Alter having visited The merchants, we ap-
preached the individuals they had Tor sale,
40 near as the guards would permit ns. The
little tlfcassisns aud the females were
ranged before the doors Of the cells, aud
from their anxious air seemed to uquile
whether we were about tc purchase them.
Tho children were beautiful, both IN iofm
aud IN couuteuaHce. Yet the latter did not
exhibit that inianiile grAee which is go oh
setsable IA Europeans. They had an eN-
preston o. gravity, not unmlxed with care,
which almost made rs regard them as little
m,n who had already experienced the trials
Hno a''ne"i','' @. me- "u"s Is 'n"l "e'',
'heY seemed US " t"es hau ai'vauf pass"
,h'nus" 'ne term o. "e" 'S'''ouoe '"'',
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anu i"qHiiNe; Their NOUN punched ava
serious Al these peeu"a''''es h'lcH US
WIN ne much surprise a. sorrow, Tor hoy
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