The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-04-04
visit To the scraglio Palace.

be had from the Government, and
that is to bc paid 70 roundiy. An of
| iicer or two must attend with his
sword and stall: and they must be
feed well. Then at every mosque
and other sacred place you visit there
arc servants to bc feed, if Il party get
through the days excursion for tort,
dollars they do very we'll. MI. Brown,
the Drayullan OF the United Sat )
Legation, kindly procured for us u fir.
man and sent his own cevassc to
lead us. The Government sent an
other, 50 that we We're well provided
with an escort. Several ladies' Joined
our party, and added largely to the
pleasures of that delightful aud inter
csting day.
Where the Golden IIorr, scls up
from the o>pl'urus the old city OF
Byz h,ium stood. and Muhomrd II.
selected this unrivallcu site Tor his
palace, and laid out 'is grounds, and
prepared rr>lIcucn thilt had no
equal in The Eastern world. Armed
50 itincis admitted us l,y the great
pavilion, which is called the Porte
il gate, and from this the Ottoman
Empire takes ITS lanc. tilty men
are the usual guard at this door. We
were at once in the midst OF Vast
court. yard, Che whole pala ace grounds
arc three miles in circu'ij and passing
across It W" were conducted into The
pi'ace. ~ Hight ct STAIRS pr"lSh. us
I" the au'licncr cliamb ber, wric il
hrinrht, rarprlru ;hd surrounded
/, win II ''ch '.irai- he tllr"n' room
WAS tsr'''>llrd ":ti cilaiIS ald sofas,
ShcwinS cohi'r'nil! 10 NvSlc, II GUS.
tn.ns.
Aholhcr ana ;.'!olErr chaiiher. AMI
we entered the S''i'hh ba,h, uX'"t
"ltly littcd up, I'M "ilt'ht sn!nt OF
lile cohtrIVanceH Tor c"ui!rrt which
"oie' people rnJ'y. y brass bar
a'cr"N~ Il door We were passing, told
us. or at least the guides informed us
that tins w. lhr runrancc OF the h;l
rem. y" Pr"'anr loot may cross t!ia'
hlE+-h Id y" man hul ,G'' hush !d
Is i'll""'" !" enter the lurh> aifaF'
i'l'H'S h'r his wives. bnl Il '"nE Ha!.
l.fy opening near, WAS now mt"r,';.
''H% on enc >rln win cn%raNln->.
'h''"l 81 NaI"'i'"n 'Mli.'-; AMI on
''t' "'''e' S'''. i '"N - "'"d''AH look
e" out u "n t'r coat. lhI> l. li"
"''' III N"''" i"' h'i!d''a AM !nl.
"' '''i H'i''a'' are i!''\ a,>rm-
'"" l"r 'lh. h'I">"!''r'i; "i their ON
'''''i '"'u. li''' each "'r "i "'n
'''I A''' hrf afl 10 M''i MS Iar'r ::
"''" IL l, s"'h 'lla' lie dr''i'N III, hand
ke'' mel III the 1r'l "i The one vii"
h's p'c' .''' most S"crr>SlnI.
h'"" II 'l''> hall We "rr" l''l along
I" the ''''a'" "'ln"y "f the Sultan,
AM. "l'''e al i'i''' '''S 'hr r'>i"iS, swords.
o''kS' !a';'2'l"-' c'"I"t"r>, >ahrr>, c'r.
'' '''s'','I W. 'N ''''''''''i'' a'i"rhrd WI:
S"'o a''o l'''c'' "'S H'''i'.S, my altrn
''''' wis cai't" |" All a'!J i''iIS apart
...e"', t"e o"''al 5 htd chamber.
Two J'''''H'''e' IN hay "'Irted guns
>''"'i 'e'''c '''t "i"h door, ANA per
,'''ttcu me /" t"k ~. 'l'i MT enter
!. was go, 'c' ''''"''" 'lr company III
,"c '''''''' '.''' ye"ne"'" "er' not "f
.""'" {" ~ W AZ" III" ''''''c> Prr>u'n'
''s '"' '''e'r P''N''cSc' FASTENED t.
s'el' ~ o'' ,n' CROSSED guns OF the
S'., 10 "'""-"l '''''', I" il S."de'' nan
WI '''c .''' e'"'' we c"h'u see lic
''':'S'''''cc''' c''''h a''' It's S"'d ana
,''''>' "'.'''''>" c','"i'!' ana 't'e sum
i,'''' '''' "'''''' u '"H c'''','"er, where
Wv ':'''SI u''e"ss man III 'iie 'rN.sl'
'"p'. ".' o'''''' s''@', III yam '"r
H'ccl'' ''E'C comes "h""'u |" nm who
ea'HS ~ viii Itlc sweat hl MS brow, ,anu
VIZ ~ u''' . '''' "e''' !. c,o"''
~ ''' sl'u,''S "' me PAL zee. ana
",'' '.r'' '"e M "'''er ; e"S'' are many h'a"'
t'"l o"I S''''l. cottages, which f'"m
'''''e !" '''"c nave oech erected MT
s.'I "e,''. ~ one "' a'"'her OF ne
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''ee,''u''S ~ ''e ''S'c I'll '"r'' 'a'r IL,
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