New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-25

Bishop, OF Despot, - be m termed. he ~s'in "'.a
,h.r rx.;,m or qout, but sent word that be would
receive 10 in The afternoon. The Governor Po-
E,eIy accompanied Us TO his residence de "
stout ple.loric fellow of sixty, with larse gray
eyes q venerable gray beard, and eountenance
which expresses intelligence 'hre"dness ana c0fa-
mesa. We were entertained with preserved ounces
and water, followed by pipes and coffee. The con-
versa.ion related principally to his ailmers and "
cot worth repeating. Francois was rather scan
daized because I ignorantly used the Ordinary
Greek form Of address, "e eugeHeia sds your no
bilty) instead Of "your holiness" N speaking 70
him. The attendants were young priests IN spos-
toic hair and blue velvet jackets. The Despo1 was
evidently suffering, and We made but short stay,
copsratulstiDg ourselves as We left, that We had
made choice Of the Governor fof our host
Toward evening, We received . visit from Mr..
Woodward, the English engineer who has charge OF
the new road. He has been year and hall IN
Crete, and seemed very glad to ges chance Of
speaking lis own language again. His account OF
the people went very far to confirm my own I'M
pressions. They are violently opposed TO improve
ment of any kind, and the road, especially, exctes
their btterest hostility. They steal his fiagpoles
try to break his instruments. and even went so far
as to attack his person. He 10 obliged to carry on
| the worn under the protection Of company OF Al
banian soldiers. The Cretaus, he says, are con-
ceited and dsputsttus m their character, to an as
| tonishpg degree. His greatest difficulty with the
laborers on the road 10 their unwillngnees TO be
taught anything, as il wounds their vanity to con-
fees that they do not know it already. They even
| sdyife him how 10 use MS instruments. II stone
is 10 be lifted, every man gives hs advice as to the
method, ard the day would be spent in discussing
the different proposals, if he did not cut them short
by threatening to fine every man who says smother
word. Their pockets are the most sensitive por-
ton Of their bodies, and even vanity gives way to
preserve H. The law obiges the population ofe,ch
district in turn, TO work nine days annually upon
the road, or commute at the rate Of s1 pissters
! day. This is by no means an oppressive measure
| yet men worth their hundreds Of thousands are
found in the ranks Of the lsborers in order TO save
the slight tax Some Of the villages are just begin
ming to Gee the advantage of the road and, when
| few miles sh.ll have been completed the engineer
THINKS the present opposition will cease. Nothing
| but an enlightered despotism can accomplish any
| good with such population.
In the evening" the British Consular Agent, an
Ionian Greek, paid US visit, aud there was long
fumarium in the Governors divan. The Agent,
waxing confidential began explaining to the Gov
ernor, how it was possible to cheat in selling oil.
"When you buy your oil" said he, "get the larg-
est cask you can fnd-the very largest that is made
and fill it, You must have it standing on end, with
| the cock quite at the bottom. When you sell an
Okla Of it, the pressure forces out in very strong
stream; it becomes inflated with air, and the meas.
ure is 6ued with less quantity Of oil. You can
| make gain Of three per cent. in this way" He
then went "a to describe other methods BY which,
all together, the gain might be increased to fifteen
OF twenty per cent. Francois, becoming inpatient
| cried ont: "Now zee that the ancient Greeks
were perfectly right, in having the same god for
merchants and thieves" The Governor laughed
heartily, but the Agent, considerably nettled ex.
elsimed "Do you mean to speak of me as theft
"No," answered Francois, with the greatest cool
ness; ~ speak of you as merchant" at this the
| Governor laughed still more loudly, and the dis
comGted Agent was obliged, by Oriental polite
| ness, ~ Laugh too.
Tie same person attacked Francois violently for
his disbelief in the annual Easter miracle at Jeru-
salem, prOclamipg that the fire actually came down
| from Heaven, and none but al infdel could doubt
it. The belief in this blasphemOus mpo,ture, l
nay here remark, is almost universal among the
Greeks. F., who has q hearty detestation Of all
Christian paganism, broke out with, "a miracle,
indeed can perform as great miracle with
uci6er match. Ask the Patriarch Of Jerusalem if
be knows what phosphorus is II he can turn
Mount Ida into lump Of cheese, 20 that We can all
cut frcm it a. long as we like, should call it
miracle worth somethiDg-but you 60 to Jeruialem
and pay FIVE hundred dollars to save your soul, by
lighting candle 1t his lying bit Of wax" The
Governor, who had been at Jerusalem, enjoyed the
dispute until be found the parties were getting too
much excited, when be adrotly changed the sub
jet.
On Monday morning, the weather changed, but
for the werse. A violent storm OF wind and rain
Get in, which continued the whole day and night and
the greater part of the next day, making US cOmpu
tory guests Of the Governor. was at frst rather
embarrassed at this long trespass upon his hosp
tality, but, finding he was quite wealthy and juds
ing that our visit was rather pleasant interruption
to the monotony Of his life, than otherwise resigned
myself 10 our fate. His kindness and courtesy in
fact, never tagged, and We should have been much
more comfortable had be been less anxious to show
US attention. After coffee, We must cit in his dvan
until the hour for Council arrived. On his return
therefrom, be sent to let US know, and ask if We