New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-16

the Wabash for n. Distinguished post Of agshp OF
the United States Ned,errnnean squadron, OF whice
our Commodore was appointed Compander-'e-Ch
T. a, We destined 10 become 80 conspicecus as
We have been ever since, not dreamed Of by as
when leaving the States II not necessary u recs-
pi,ulae every incident trsrspung on voyage to Ea
rome even when made b. Yankee man-ofwar. We
experienced moderate share of iair and foul WINDS
but or the whole. the poets assertion that
Wasirc~bs, hish BE-; ,hn.n nnoihins se~,
NJ more thar usual eqglnofes e'~i
will apply very nicely Ia our passage
We arrived a, Gibraltar on ,he 18th OF Angus, amer
& very agreeable and pleasant run; but our poocom
had tsrdly entered the hsrbor when conPle o. Gov
eirmeri boats rosei sot g.ice, ioqair'ng 10 ne NOS,
p.r-nptory msnrer Il We nsd any cases of feNe. ON
bosru. We replied, in AnglcSaxon phrsseooxy, tnAt
every man Of Us Was a. sound A. irout; o"t'n
assur-rce wonld rot 10. ard al 10 under 20 moe,
minute medical txsmins,on. But even the medical
examination did not suffice to sacsiy the ot~rs ana
our ship was corsgned IA the sir,ctest quarantine
ever exreretecd. We couh not communicate vita
shore OF any terms. Even the letters which tre ON
Gers ard crew were sending to their friends had to he
delivered over The side by means of tonss ~ al o-
Ger who received them with smiiar instrument.
They were then plsced IN s'nsn bag, which WAS put
iro large oue ani lire OF coips was IL on The boa,
the smoke Of which was supposed Ia periiy The ers,
ard dive st them Of any yess- oi isNer-tha' di not
exist. Wien, alter suffering iro'n the sirc'urs Q,
these unnecessarily severe resn'a'loHs Tor S"'elM
DAYS Nc permitted "a buy same small prov .sicns
Fl, u privileged bum bOatn,p," ths coin wa,co ~s
gave r return for such articles as were required hal
10 be- put overheard in a small vessel h't sitn salt
water. From this information you may pe ao.s 70
fer how glad We w,r. 10 bs enabled Ia leave Gibraltar
have time to descrh, the appearance Of the psre,
and ii bad the British ropghoi in the MeiIter-
rsrean Sa il sufficiently known to render such de-
scription ~orthess. -,
Ausust snd were very much peg sed with the APPEAR
ance II the place and asa with tie KIND AMI generous
characteristics ~ the Frrrch people, as c"nHas'ea
b,ys ~ lfar o
boarded here ty many persons of distllctop bo,h ma
tive and foreign, many of them being Enghshmsn,
who exhibited il-concealed as'onshmeat al the ar
fragments of our ship, her huh and eaho.'; hsr %
Nni,stys ship Curacao arrived from Spitheai whl'e
We remained a. Marseiles, and the ususl marks OF
courtesy we're exchanged between the authorities of
both yessels. IL WAS currtrtly rumored GA shorc
that our visit 10 Coustsntinopls would have some
bearing on British and French interests, but rnmors
Ike these are seldom true.
We also touched az SpezIia, the United Stfes NJ
val station for some provisions and necessanes weh
our storekeeper there ,Mr. Long FURNISHED VITA his
wonted alacIlty and industry. We arrived al SpclLa
after pie asant sail of few hours from Gsnoa where
we visited the famous dungeons of ST. Andre, iminor,
! talized by Wyckof in his inimtable "C0urishp and
/ it, Cobst queuces. -,
On the memorable llth of October, We entered the
| magnificent bay of CoDstanGnople. For the number
and variety of the attractions L presents to stfa'
gers view Conscantnope is unrquslei by any CITY Al
the world. But, like great many otner tn'ngs inst
look beautiful at distance, the Queen City OF the
Soutb" as some enthusiasts call II, possesses many
Objectionable features when you come 70 examine q
closely. For instance there are no streets, lew MP
ersble muddy alleys, and hthy, Ioathsome lanes sup
plying their places. Every step you walk you msetla
BE-, gar or 4 scsbby dog and You might ~ well look
for needle in bunie Of straw as Tor decent not'I
in Con stannope. Wewero DO. long destineito enley
.. nee al our anchorage, for the very day after our
ARRIVAL We were Informed that entrance was alt'-
gether against the rules Of the country and that the'c
was very strong probability OF oar being escortd
! outside tie hghis by some Turkth otticisls. We
/ had hardly recovered from the gloom oecason.e
by these doleful tidpgs when it was intimate 10 ~
/ that W, were not only not going 10 bs ignoulnodsy
expelled, but that the Sultan hiinseh was conns 20
yis, W.. In order To make us appreciate the d'-tn-
guished honor of which were 20 be the happy re-
cipeus We we're told that the ony occasion on which
! the Sultan Of Turkey ever cond.scended to Wis q
man.cywar. was many years ago, when Iniki'n
| line-ofbattes hip, commanded by his own bro,het
entered the port. A second invitation was t,nierci
the Sultan by her captain, but, as II snsrward as-
peared, with the intention of blowing her up, when iso
arrived board. An accidental circumstance hay-
ing detained the Saan-who expected no fo1 play
on shoie the desgD 10 make away with his lie, was
frustrated, but the disastrous destruction of thp
rplendd ship and her crew of go souls wss accom-.
pshed. II need not, therefore, be wondered 1t thst
the Sultan eLtertsiDs strong prejudice against board
ing men.of-war, and the fact that the trst breacp
Of this tmehonored practice OF aos'aln'ng frotf
participation IN all naval ceremonies, wa made "
favor of Americans, shows that We can inspire conf
cence where nations, much older and more eAPers
enced in the mysteries of diplomacy ar. looked apou
with suspicion. While our lustgous gn.st was oa
board two yeseels eIt.riog and ihe other eav.ng
harbor ran foul Of us, and certainly imagined, by
be dsrbay perc.ptible On the Snsns face ourn. tho
confusion incident 10 the misbap, that his memory
was busy with the conspuacy above referred to AMI
tLet it altogether probable he wonhi not board
even Yanke. frgate IN haste again. Oar officers
endeavored ~ induce him 10 step do*n M the ward
room until the vessels wonld be- eXtricatad, but ne
sreIuousy refused, and said he would rather feman
Il. ~. ta.lan TOM sr.l. rs.-afu
undert ok ~ examine the uskct belonging Ia one Of
the Uarines. In letting down the hammer, bis thumb
not strong enough to ease 1t Gradually and q
smart snap was the consequence but II the naga-
zine bad exploded, the poof ,sllov could NJ. have
been more frightened Every ves,ge OF color eft his
face, and it was some time before his nerves became
settled.
We lett Constantinople on the 10Th Of October hav-
ing on board the AmericHn Miolstsr and Consul,
General and reached the picture que lsand Of Rhodes
ON the I'D of October. could not contne this kttr.
within any reasonable dimensions were u expatia.s
on the characteristics Of the several places have
vis,ed. intend this time merely ~ aoe current
movements; in my next may speak Of the relative
peculiarties Of the most interesting localities In
path We arrived at Beyroot ON tue nth Of October,
and left there on the I'd Of November for the classic
Tnpol opposite whose pretty suburbs We dropped
anchor on the neat day. Our scjonrI at Trpol VAS
not long enough TO allow Of our even going on shore
for an hour, 20 We had 10 kiss our kerchiefs ~
the blue eyed dams.ls on the beach, and sailed for
Jsffa where We arrived the tn. Here several
officers and petitioned the Commodore for tho
pnyilege o.visitiDg Jerusalem which 10 only thirty
miles from this place, An opportunity 70 do might
never occur TO them again.
After mature del ber itJn the subject the desired
leave granted AMI 10 Dguage could describe the
confusion, JOY, gratitude, glorious aLtcpatIons and
boistsrous uerrineDt that Tegned board when the
Commodores decision made known. Officers
wrapping mp cold lunches, old malt, AMI champagne,
salor- folding anc3 rocks and white tron srs nsnes
rsDsscking tner bags for the bluest x therein and
those myself among the NUMBER who mast be slaves
to duty, bewsIlIng their bitter lot, and giving vent 10
board msn-of-var imras datsly before, "Iber.y N
forelgp Iort. You couI never form an ldea Of the