New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-02
IMPORTANT RROM EUROPE.
LETTERS FROM THE EAT OF WAR.
BY OUR ows BAsHI-BozoUK-[w. VI. rHAcKERV.
Fros. rOreh
Fross TUnoh
JOURNAL OF HE SIEGE OF sILIsTRM.

JOURNAL OF THE SIEGE Or sILisTRh.
ScUTARi, Tuesday.
My DYAR Sir: In ordernot to be recognized by the
53d bo,s whom knew intimately al Du0dalk, II
hereby present my best regards TO Col Blake and the
ohC err of that regiment who have the best mess OF
any regiment in Her Britannia Majesty service and
(" keep out oi the way OF unpleasant reHeoa,res with
Gfn. Lord R-g!-n, Gen. ii Il. H. the Duke Of
C--ubr-dge and other scquaintaDces of happier
yeaTs have taken the precauiion sincS my arrival
here of dyeng my face, beard and hands, and wear.
ing plaster ov' my Dose ana righteve. use Bur
CESS walnut ketchup for my face and iSnds IN pref
ereDce 10 India 10Y, which | employed at fr-t; but
for rhch the flies and wasps, which abound IN this
country, have great liking.
Yesterday, as was having ab audience OF the Sui
tens mother the dear Sultana Nslideh, a whacking
big hornet attracted by the cOnfOBnded sny settled
close my nose stung me, aud occasioDed atrocious
agOnies. Of course had tO grin as if nothing
the matter, and continue the conversation, which was
DaOst init resting. When the Snltana left us could
bear The pain 10 longer, but rubbed. my nose, and
tore of the platter which covered that and my eye
Iswas so swollen that the gallant and excellent
English PI-nce who made one at our consultation,
very likely could not recognize me. At any rate he
did rot. dancing dervish, IA most holy man. and
great favorite OF the Sultsnas fetched leaves
out Of the garden, and having chewed them, TO
mented my feature, which speedily resumed is own
CLASSIC shape. Mem-T0 inquire what the plant is,
ard sepd some TO dear friends at home; where Jsi
lcr c sp1ra may often get sweled eye still, praised
be luck at elections fairs and so forth
to ire in private the part Of her imperial son, of
SO, aIe out of the question The young Princes
NoOna for those who like that style of beauty is
lovely certainly. She il but sixteen and must weigh
as many stone. Her eyebrows meet Her complex
ion il very fair though / must say / think she is
paiItC6 Her teeth are not good, owing TO the guam
Iity of sweetmeats they take When 90 10 see the
SUltana Nad,b 6m half choked with the lamps OF
sugar. candy which Gm obliged 10 swallow whenever
say anything witty, and that Of conrse, At every
other obs,rS GtOn. II feems NlIoOna remarked mo
r. was riding in the Valley Of the Sweet Waters ters
then must have been the hand which held out The
three rhodoGendrous ana the polyentbus from behind
The pink and silver cartaiu- of that enerald-green
GrobG9 and was pleased with my personal appear
Njoora thou art not the first by long chaks,
who has been charmed by this figure!
Wishing to s"Uthc every ltdy's disappointment as
much as pOssiblo-wben hint given in n certain
august quarter told of the few ai-ehoods which
have uttered ia my life, and said was married in
my own country. And the upshotof this silly fb was
to show how Vseless II Is :" ''-
The yourg lady's imperial grandmother did not
seem TO consider my previous marrlage an objection.
All thatwe hall require is that y OODa shall be the
first WIFE end if The second makes any objection,
"my dear Colonel the Sultana-Mother said in her
arch way. there is plenty OF sacking IN the bazaars
" and the BOsl lh"fOu- is very deep.
To have the rank 0. Pasha and palace at Constan-
tinope and NJ TheIapia with fifty millions OF piastres
DOWN and Jewels TO a stiil larger amount to divide
the con maId with Omcr P8sha and at the end Ofthe
war to have the hereditary pasbalic Of Syria, with
palaces built Tor me at Jerusalem, Damascus and
Beyroo-lhese, confess, were handsome efiers, not
to be- rbUted 30 much to mNmerit no doubt, as TO
the passion which young Nljoona bad conceived Tor
mt: who is Us is well known, her imperial fathers
tavoIite 10 whom his Highness refusing nothing
The poor thing actually tried to fascnate me by her
simple Accomplishments, and sang me one or two songs
fo her guitar. Asking me if was also musician, |
took I'D the little instrument and sang "Who ars TO
"epeak Of Ninety. Eight T. tout Of my friend DIifys
paper) III way which brought tears into the eyes of
lie Pr-nc-ss-s. No wonder they were affected IS
the poor exile sang
But marriage and turning Turk quite another
po,re de LOties. When Nj Nioona went weeping out of
the room. led away by her maids, and her grand
nober put The question TO me point-biank, wac
about to answer point. blank No! but look from
MY friend, the dancing dervsh, put me on my guard
Madam, said |, 81 must ask your R-y-l Per1nls-
"sOn TO have some conversation with my reverend
"friend here regarding the two faiths, and il he can
convince me-tten, indeed She is \ very warm
psTiisan of her creed; .he gave couple OF little
tracts, 1.-The Washerwonan of rherapla, and The
= BostInan OF the Bo' ph"rus ~hrb, she said had
convel ted a great number of Poles aud Hungarans
and left after my promising 10 study these works
Unless you intend to come round, Mulligoon,
said my friend the Dervish, "you h1d better pat
some distance between you and the Princess. She is
a fiery little creature and will have you straDged or
poisoned, ~ sure as your name Is what 1t 49,.
SO it seems there is 10 be no rest for me-n0t III
Dublin not in London, not in Petersburg, not in Con-
sdntiBopie! Finding that the coach was going 10
NUrna tllHt NfefnOOn ihIu UlOsl CDu-
veyances thore Turkish stag. coaches are took
place for myseli and my servant 10 IT, with letters TO
the Governor of Slisria. And by the time the clock
OF The Mosque OF Saint Sophia struck thirteen THE
hour al which the Sutana Mother had appointed me-
the next day, had left Varna and was on horseback
on the road TO Sllistria.
You low understand Why my death was announced
on the very first day Of the siege of this pace piece
of news which put poor Nioona into dreadful fury
sbe Y Us so enraged 10 think 1 had escaped her
lean,s do not envy Nobbi Pasha, whom she has
married since by order of her imperial father Nobbi
is quiet man, and she esds him and his family the
deu,es own lfe.
The Governor Of Silistya welcomed me with that
distinction which | am accustomed to receive from
brave men. Having been just obliged 10 hang the
colonel of regimentfof most refractory bash-bO-
zouks the Pasha was pleased to offer me the vacant
command, which accepted; and when had par
taken oi coffee and pipes, gwen my views On the al
fairs Of Europe the advance OF the Russians &C., 10
His Excelency-a person of the highest distinction,
greatest bravery and most aris;ocratlc manners-he
wroe u line by an ade.de-caup, and mounting
lorses, which were provided for Us, rode down to
the place by the Mosque of Sultan Sem, a little to
he left of The Bakers quarter OF the Oid Bazaar,
where my Bathi. Bozouks were quartered.
more drunken and ferocious set Of vagabonds
ewes never lighted upon. In the center of the place
tiev had stuck up their STANDARD with hideous kus-
san head surmouned by its cooked hat on the Top.
The tom.toms, kettle drums jnjslls and other music
&C tie regiment, were around this. The men were
scattered here and there, some sleeping, some supX
ing many intoxicated and under rude can 'py safe
do zen Of officers of whom gigantic woody 'naued
mulstro seemed he chief; he mad Il skin oi WINE ny
his i'd. As big as a portmahteau and was kDawlng
c OF lamb with his long fangs holding II up with MS
huge fists and elsring al me over the meat.
4" Are YOU the BimbaSh = says /" Are you,
Ger t.nei the Captains and LeuteDants Of this pretty
re gD,ent' ..;,,,
"Yes, they replied, seasoning their answer with
curses IL a hundred dialects
Then stand up!' roared out, e while read my
,,lx TAXI
hom The aide. % CAMP who. | must say, trembed
Ike mold of ielly kissed the p,per held IT 10 my