Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-02-27
MISCELLANY. ;.
Cor, Of the N, Y.-Journal of Commerce.
The Turkish Sabbath.

GoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. %, 1867 -
Yesterday was the Turkish Sabbath, 1t is
adayof worship, and work, and amusement,
all mingled together. Thousands, crowd
the mosques and the pleasure grounds, and
tens OF thousands pursue the dull routine
of their usual employmcnts, doing over
their pipes and waiting ON destiny. Learn
ing that his Majesty tho Sultan would visit.
sthc mosque near the new Palace, j went
there in company with several gentlemen
ut the usual hour of ther;Sabbath service.
midday We found several hundred
Turkish soldiers dressed in European COS
tune, drawnup in front of the Mosque to
receive his Majesty, who is the Great Head
and High Priest of their religion, as well MS
Ruler and Possessor of the State. "A fine
band of Instrumental music was also in at
tendance, under the leadership of am ac-
eomplished Italian, and riding to and fro
were several of the dignitaries Of the Isml-
pire, making the last arrangements necessa-
ry for the propers approach of their mast ].
to the sacred temple. The number of peo-
pie present was very small, and many of
those strangeYs, like ourselves, from differ
ent quarters of the globe--the royal pageant
;, having lost with them the, attractions of
novelty, or the character. of the present
sovereign failing to excite the cnth :sasm
which sofre9uently seizes upon tho masses
in subsection to despotic power. Soon the
royal cortege was seenapproaehiIi9 in the
distance, the music struck up the spirited
strains of welcome, the soldiers presented
arms, ndmounted on most beautiful Ara,
bian horses, tho Grand Vizier and other
chiefs of the Grand Council and distin-
guished Pashas, surrounding the Sultan,
and flashing wiSh gold lace, camo praneing
on. The Sultae bowed most graciously to
the people, and as he came near. we were
allmpch more fayorably impressed with, his
personal appearance than We expected to
be. lie looked younger and more vigor-.
ous, sat tinhis saddle with an easy grace,
and mis- whole bearing was full of, dignity
and unaffected majesty, Before reaching
the court of the mosf alldismOuntedi ex-
cept himself, and accompanied hinaony foot,
preceded by two officials holding two beau
tifui siIves nfns IN their hands, symbolical,
as we understood, Of some of the functions
Of the Sultan as High Priest of their re.
ligion precisely hat our Informant could
not tslL large company of Aids on
1Oob, gehtleplcn CONNECTED with the royal
househoId, and dressed a Ia sailitdirc, also
accPnipaaicd him, and added much to the
epiendpr of the display, We were not per-
Initted tt follow them into the mosque and
witness the ceremonies of their worship. - -
They were occupied with their dctotions
more than half an hom- a eass:ass, !,::s!.g s,:!.
a'single, seat aud drawn by two horses, then
made Its Appearance By TIE sate OF the
court and tie Sultan, unattended except
by hiq private oecretary. ontorod che carri.
Hgc, and taking tlls rci1s ia his own hands
drove back lto his palace "A s6nailtfooD of
horsomen soon mounted AID with1ns mitch
regard to order, gaIloped on IN. his train. ~ ~
The Peshas and gFcag dig1itarfea ofe sslsc
Empire soon Jeff The mosque and adjourned
tq q holeEsboslag cafe. aaa wess, ss zo
turned to gohonse, lRxuiating ii the snnscs
ofTfurkish TcbSeco, and earnestly discuss,