New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-13
A TURKISH MILITARY CEREMONY.
Ifsnnndence Of The London Timea

WIDDIE, Friday Dec. ., 1853.
Yesterday Of those grand bursts of military en-
thusssm which the present crisis has been engendered
and which has recalled TO the population here those times
when the Crescent eliminated to the terror of Europe
The names Vida and Sofia all that remain of the
sister Queens and capitals Of the long defunc Bulgaria
but the Moslem Widdin pregnant with memorials OF the
long struggles which have often Redeemed the Danube
with blood The arsenal ofthe citadel from which write,
still shows the drums Of Cause ell Ghoury, the last Of the
Msmeuke Sulans which the great Sem sent across the
Balkan to tell that the Sodans that began with saladn
had ceased 10 exist Here too are those huge unwedy
habets Of the German Lanzknechts Of those old bygone
deys when the ancestors of the present Magyar mobiles sued
for vassaage at the thon truly Sublime Porte aud the
horse tails ood erect from the hills Of Syria TO the shores
Of Yemen Even the Of the soleInnty am about
TO describe is the record Of fall evil tongues and evil
dsysthe soraglo where Pasvan Ogeu that stiff necked
rebel long deed his sovereign and which later lodged
in boay sndscy Hussein the once truculent destroyer
of the Janissaries.
Tie army now assembled here is in numbers not far
short Of that which two months ago at 0muz In
science dr, discipline dress aud equipment would be
useless TO institute comparison but as moral specse
me army at Widdin must strike the coolest and most IN
nnpa ssioned spectator The impulse from within Is
stcnger than the command from without everywhere is
visible. deep flowing enthusiasm which directed by
science may work prodgies left to ITSELF fruess devss
tation and ruin. -
Before we proceed further let give the list of tho
Ahmed Ps.As General OfDiviOn attached
lsms rs.AA President of the Council Ofthe
LrussnsS Gspsrsl SIusphs Paha Of the Army Rouues
Saam Pssha commsndant Ofhe Fortress OF
Eshmed P.ba BIsader Infantry, Army Of conn,inOPle
sssym:s P.'ss BIis.dc5 Of Infantry mPs, G01Ts
osnsn Ps.hs Brissder Of Artillery lmPeriL Guard
sssSaI f fsss f bssSS C.v Amy ROa@ss
sUsm Infantry sisht regiments at e0.... ......ssSS
ARTILLERY, ana shef Tesmss' at 2 Is,
ssshi Bsysshs lks 81,
ssssi Arlsry Miii. 400
~ siascn for .s.ssc Sick and per
nt-my deduction Is per eent.''.''''.''''''''''' |'o2
For days beck the provincial authorities and dyar
notable bad heen pouring into Widdin and yesterday
morning all the town asiir for holiday. At mid
day the Paha gave entertainment The various corps
sso literally regaled and In the of the after
noon the dgnitares assembled in the grand divan SAM
Pashs in the right hand corner wearing sable eelsse OF
that gorgeous old oriental amplitude which the eyes of
The ulems, Is much more pleasing than the starved
scanty Frank cut introduced by Sultan MahmOud and
much suitable to the enyirns of the Danube and the
Balkan. OF the eleven Pashas whom the warke crisis
has assembled here several were absent keeping watch
and ward in kalefst but lshmal PSsha was present
Turk Of the old school, but looking what he is every inch
OF him fearless captain Ahmed Pashs also was pres
ant he speaks German uer.ly having been seven years
at Vienna and gone through the European school Of the
more shsruse studies OF Els profession. COaat Jnsky
che Polish engineer IN chief whose Turkish name cannot
ss this moment reooect remanoda at haeiS; u was his
presence that has given rise 90 the false report heard all
drought Hungary that Gen pembinski was at Niddin.
On he LEFT Of the Pssha sat the Cad aud MuiG, the
ssrmsr of whom asked who was on which SAM PaSha
gave the Vemo, In the choicest high Turkh several de-
tails Of the journal in which this appears which produced
more han Msshanahg he also added that Il pa
per not favorable TO Turkey which, notwhstand
ing the crowd OF Pashas, Beys and Uema and as the
actual business Of the day was rot vet begun took
courage to remark with the greatest respect that the pa
esdsta Of the journal in favor Of solution Of tbs great
crisis without the horrors Of general IN no
vsy to be Interpreted hostile 20 Iarkey palliative Of
the Russian occupation Of the Principa!ies This intro
duced shoTt political discussion at the conclusion OF
which SAM Pasha declared himself satisfied Sai Pashs
not withou, sly touch of irony and on good authority
give you one Of his recent sayings. When Count Nes
selrodes circular read 10 him. in which ssFess g laid
on the defensive attitude of Russia he sgrokod his beard
and said Very defensive very defensive shon qlle
sgree With Count NesseTode If could only forge; 'a
a Wslsehia Il not on the Rlssian SIDE Of The Praa
Edhsm Dey the Diyan Elcnd., ontored, AM on hs
knees prssepfed TO Semi Pahn the Firnan a 6lot1 AMI
ell isng with respect the withdrew TIE bos -