New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-31
ASIATIC TURKEY.
s,r,,.,oueeres Of TeeH. II. Tribsne.

o<sstslouceres Of Tho n l. IrbSne
MosUL, Turkey Thursday Jan. IL, 1854
II is said tba. Abdi Pasha-the rascaliy Governor
who reiosed me redress for stoning got in Darbek
ard WHO wss made Commsnder-in Chief OF the Turk
ish ttoops near ErzerinL-hss been killed by his own
solSitrs for ordering Of them 70 De shot ~hue
fleeing before the EussiAns The report may not DC
true IL is certain the Turks had bad some re'ef'e'
int. st region though IL is announced IN the oo'efh
nent organ Tic Joarkcl de COHsGntaopk na' 'ne Of
10y has gone into winter quarters IN mars; -
t.y who're dispetcLes must 90 on hoissDsch' anu
ar ,oo, rculate all sorts of stories il is often din
cult to get reliable intelligence. A., ,.-;..,. -
Turkey 10 learn that Oh agreement IS maze DC
tween Russia France and Great Britain to annhii'e
The eTurk,h Empire and make an an.eao.e division oi
the spoils. .o,o..tlv or;o+
Int II NAV be the cain before storm IL surely VIII
be- ftressonsble designs are seriously oy
the sultsns protested friends, and these designs be-
cone known 10 the fsnatics Of the interior Inc hels
Of foresnes and native Christians would be none 100
secure on their shoulders in such case. r.
Coed viii come out Of this Russo-l urAsh ahai: IL
EpoIard does really engage 20 aid the Porte materially
dopltless II will be on condition that MOhanmedans
NAV turn Christians in safety-a thing disa!lowed by
the Koran but necessity OF the grow of Chrisanlty
ard it's influence European Governments Inc pres
ent gultsug reforms met vita great opposition,
Int the Japffaries are dead tie TgH-a IS secured,
ard the troops DO Fran clothes though they be
a mere csricatuIe. And il may be that the Stts
eLhlam viii be able to justify from the Koran the
spostscy CT lis followers We shall see and that 700
very soon-or something worse for the hohsmmedan
power must cone. 80
The Noelems throughout Turkey are getting to
understand that the Car thinks il hs mission t. destroy
their faith Bey told the other day, it is religion
"aQaintt religion, AID what people can cope Win
"hoslems when fighting for MObammed :! 1t is sad
that many Of he Russian sodiers wounded az the lae
battle on the le bank Of the Danube had been pierced
with dsccers and swords, if in a hand-tohsnd
conflict Tie Turk can fight for his faith even now,
and perhaps rs ercely his fathers did al Rhodes and
Malta lie feels that unless he does fight his hour has
conc. , .
And this reminds OF some late discoveries that
have been made in KoyuDjik-a gorgeous triumph OF
AN Apsyrian King His enemies, apparently Egyptians
febt yaliany but at length fee in great confusion
willie the yicors cut off their heads they overtake
them, or pierce them through with spears. Captive
women bear babes and skins of water and provisions
on their backs children crouch by their side as thelr
proud drivers prick them with their lances or beat
them with their war.clubs The men are manacled
and scOurged.
new palace has been uncovered in the ruins o
Nineveh-a palace whose beauty excels any yet found
in Atsyro.
Huge monsters-compounds of the lion, man and
eaQle-guard the entrances. The slabs are tn line
preservation representing the King and his officers al
q lion hunt war and victory, state
PROCESSION led by euDuchs the Kings chariot beng
drawn by men, with affairs and priests and griifns IN
fine picture Of Assyran manners and religion as they
were three thousand years ago
The workmanship is most exquisite. The slabs are
10 aaorn the walls of the British Museum. H. L.