The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-06-03
Louis Napoleon and the Sultan Descended
from American Ancesfrrs


Napoleon and the Sultan of Turkey is full
of interesting and marvellous incidents, sone
of (which are probably not generally known
to our readers.
These two monarcils. row so corliaIly mi.
ted in the struggle to maintain the INTEGRITY
OF the Ottaman empire. are both cranlsons
OF American ladies'. These ladies we're born
and raised in the same nci.hborhood, on the
island of Martinique. one Of the West Indies.
They were of French origin. and companions
and intimate friends in childhood and yosth.
They were Josephine dc Ta.cher and Miss
S.
The history ofJoscphinc is generally known.
She went TO France and was married 10 NJ.
de EcluharnaiS, bv whom she hal one son,
Eugene, and daughter. lIortcnsc. Some
time after the death Of Beauharnais, Jose
phlne was married to Napoleon Bonaparte.
and became Empress Of France. ITcr dauch-
ter, llortcnse. was married to Louis Bona
rarte, then King Of Holland. and the present
Emperor of France is her son by that mar
riaCe.
Miss 5. quilted the island of Martinique
some time before her friend But the vessel
that was conveying her toFrancc was attack
ed and taken by the Algerinc Corsairs. and
the crew and passengers made prisoners
But this Corsair ship was in turn attacked
and pilla-cdhv Tunis pirates, and Miss 8.
was carried i,v them to Cons.antinoplc, and
offered for sale as Slave. Her extraortlina-
ry beauty and accomplishments found her a
purchaser in the Sultan: and she soon became
the chief lalv Of Scraglio. AMI SuItancss Of
Turkey. Mahmoul IT. was her son, and the
rrcScn, Sultan, Abdul M.il is the son Of
Mahmou,l
thus the two sovcrcisns. who now occupy
so large space in the worl:.s evc,arc grand
sons of two American creole girls. who were
rlavma'cs in their youth. and were as re-
markallc for their hcantv and excellent dis
positions. as for their varied anI singular for
tunes.
Both Of :lcse in the height Of their
power. remembered all the friends of their
youth. and provided r,unii i'entlv for their
welfare. Many Of the relatives of this Sal
tancs> left the island of Martinique and SET
tied a, Constan'inolic. where their descent
ants sill reside and enjoy the favor of the
Sultan.
I The :,witancSs died in 1911. the Empress
Josephine in 1911. and their cran,l>onS nnw
rule over two wide and powerful empires,
anl are entering. as friends and allies. upon
one of the most mo,ncntous and sanc,.inarr
struggles in which Europe was ever involved.
'-I'h:<Iuy Po<'.
SLrEItNG OK SvNpAY.-A minister or
the Kirk" in cooi oil scotland, once div
covered his wife had fallen asleep in the
midst of his homiIr on the Sabbath. So,
pau>inc in the steady. and possibly monoton-
ous flow cf his oratorv. hc broke forth with
this personal address sharp and clear, hu, We
rv deliberate:
Susan
Susan opened her ewes and ears in twink
ling. as did all other .lrcamcrs in the house,
whether asleep Or awake.
''SuSan. dinna marry YOU for vour wealth.
sin We hal none And linna marry vou
for YOUR beauty. that the hail congregation
can see. And if We hac no grace. | have
made >air larc.in
Susan'> s.umhers were c.icc.ualv broken
up for t,ia: ,la.-n.r 4. l.. .>fonc
THE FIr>r FEtIr az WAr.-A letter
from the Hrv. VIM. &. Sliau.ilcr of Cnn>tan-
tinoi,!e. draws a melancholy picture Of tie
distress wlichthc Eastern war has already
occa>ion"d among tie poorer classes of tom
stan'ino,lc. H. SAYS there Is no commerce.
no business roin" on. Int little money 10 hc
seem and thousands Of human beings are d,-
inr Of HUNGER, thirst. max kedncSs and disease
Rats and mice arr eaten ly manr 10 alar
the cravings O. hanger. and ycoplc who lpu, \
few months since were compara.ivcl, ri,!, in
worldly goods now leg FOR Tread Mr. Sl,ar-
flcr states that although he has resided I'm
Constantinorlc for twenty wears. .h-ou-h all
III" horrors .. war. plague. famine and FIRE,
he never saw such distress as now exists.
CrEE roE roNI-Frl"N-A ,nrrc-i,on-
d. n, o: Tie Baltimore Clipper. wriiin. trem
Washington sayS:-
\ fi;rmi inf,,rn,> u :ilat willie S;lfi:'rin.-
with lone-h lon twenty wears asn. Dr. Fr..,-
ci> Le Baron, late Aj.othcrarv General ot
The niicd States. adyis.i hira Ia iii Tin,
Tie vii, So: ~nap Az! Gurs :i:nc r.ixc,,, az.
LinI it tightly over the ttlon. This h. did.
and ia the co,lr>, ot twenty four hnr,. !. was
drawn TO head. when the core was r,,mpr-
ed. then by t!,c appliance oc the r-,al I'oni-
ice. Tie sor, was enun hrai.,i Oar ini;,r-
m,.l,t rema:h> that II Is a severe exi,"licnf,
Lat one Tia: : to tc preferred 70 i!. c,i>.orn-
AIRY treatment.
p:,rr ,""u E,lr J, NIlxc.-A l..i.!,t
and Interesting !i;tl. "., alicr. syrar> ,.' ave.
di,.! or Mon'lav las. III ,iie ,illar,. If New
ak. from ronvu-s"ii>. i'rnrnl: oa lr rxrr,-
>iye "xrrtiars iii iun,I. I.i,.g Ike ro;r." So
WIS competing with several of l,..r s-l.o
coy, i;'in::>. ia H. cx-r..i>. who w.