Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-04-20

l'he following Is from the Paris correspondent
of the Cincinnati Gazette "a curious story
is told at this moment of second Joan Of Arc
who has appeared in the Turkish army. a
girl named Cara, descendant of Solomon
Pscha, former Governor Of Moroch, in Asia,
arrived lately at the city of Adana, on her
way to Constantinople. She marched at the
head Of corps of irregular cavalry. Many
persons tried to persuade her to abandon the
strange enterprise but nothing shook her
courage or her resolution to combat the enc
mics of her country. Some persons thought
to intimidate her BY saying if she was deter
mined 70 remain in the army she must give
trial Of her skill by an assault at arms.
The Governor of Adana, who was informed
Of the fact, ordered that the young girl should
be brought before him, and he asked her if
she still persisted in her resolution. She re-
sponded in the affirmative, and added that she
would engage willingly in the trial at arms to
which they had said she must submit, provid-
ed they would give her for her adversary the
bravest and most vigorous Of the 1000 cava-
liers Of which the detachment was composed.
The combat took place Immediately, and after
contest of some minutes, the cavalier chosen
for her adversary was disarmed by the young
girl and declared vanquished. The Governor
then ordered that she should be regularly en-
rolled, counted her down 1900 piasters, ($75)
and gave the rank of officer to her brother,
who served in an inferior grade"
RUSSIA Nor DEsPoTIsM. The prevail
ing idea in this country in regard to the gov
ernment of Russia is that it is despotism.
1t was SO till the year 1911, when the late
Emperor Alexander declared it to be GA Con-
stitutional Monarchy" and gave the Senate
the right of demonstrating against any ukase
or edict contrary to law. There are ministers
from the great departments whe are response
BILE to the Senate, large body partly deIiber-
alive and partly executive. The Senate house
is located in the city of St. Petersburg, in the
same square which contains the Winter Pal
ace, Admiralty, and other large buildings,
beside the celebrated equestrian statue Of Pc
ter the Great, and the colossal column 1.-THE
largest shaft in the worldly erected by the EN-
peror Nicholas, twenty-five years ago, to the
memory Of his brother Alexander. The writ
er happened to be in St. Petersburgh at the
time, ON an errand Of business, and witnessed
the ceremony Of raising the shaft to its high
pedestal where il now stands--the pride Of the
Russian people and the wonder Of strangers.
The PROGRESS. 'How travelI said the
coach, as the horses ran away with it. 'How
! swim = cried the exulting pig, cutting his
own throat at every stroke. Don't shine 7
sang out every farthing candle, that could on
ly be seen because it was dark. 'We are all
equal swore everybody, when all were try
ing to get above their fellows. tDown with
the rich n exclalm men, each of whom is do
ing his utmost to become 80. 'We are all
brothers 2 shouts the Frenchman, Just when
he wants to cut all the worlds throat Why
do the low governi They never do SO but
when great men have ceased. Why do rogues
succeed best! Because they are most to the
public taste. Why do SO many fools make
books Because there are no wise men to do
it. Why does the softer sex seek to turn
manly? Because the rougher sex have got
womanly Why do women aspire to fame !
Because their lords aim only at notoriety,-
Why do the ladies writes Because men can
not. " esm 4 gt.