Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-01-30
The Tranlc i'm Cirea.sian Women.

There has been lately an unusually large num-
ber of Crcassians going about the streets of Con;
stantinople Many of them, no doubt, belonged
to the deputation which came to petition the
Porte that their country might be taken, under
the suzerainty of the Sultan. considerable
portion. however, of the Circassiaus now In tue
capital have quite another mission than politi-
cal one to fulfil. They are here as slave-deaers.
charged with the disposal of the numerous par
cells of Circassan girls that have been for some
time pouring into this market. Perceiving that
when the Russians shall have re-occupied the
coast of the Causasus this traffic In white slaves
will be over the Circassian dealers have redou-
bled their efforts ever since the commencement
of the peace conferences, to Introduce into Tur-
key the greatest possible number OF women while
the opportunity of doing so lasted.
They have been so successful Notwithstanding
the prohibition of the trade by the Porte, and the
presence of so many of her Majesty's ships In the
Black Sea, that never perhaps, at any former
period was white flesh so cheap as II Is at thlv
moment, There is an absolute glut in the mar
ket, and dealers are obliged to throw away their
goods owing to the extent of the supply, which
in many instances has been brought by steam un-
der the British flag In former times good
mddling Circassian girl was thought very
cheap at el00 but at the present moment the
same description of voods may be had for co h
In iNct, the creatures are eating their heads of,
and must be disposed OF at any price, however
alarming Independent of all humane and Chris
tjan objections TO this abominable state OF things,
there several practical ones which have Tore
ed themselves on the atten tlon of the Turks
With low prices, a. low class Of purchasers come
into the market
Formerly a Circasslan slave girl was pretty
sure of being bought into a good family, where
not only good treatment, but often rank and for
tune awaited her; but at present low rates she may
be taken by any huckster who never thought Of.
keeping slave before. Another evil Is, that OF
the temptation to possess y Circassan girl at such
low prices Is 50 great in the minds Of the Turksa
that many who cannot afford to keep several
slaves have been sending their slaves to market,
In order 10 mike room for newly purchased
white girl, Tho consequence Is that numbers OF
black women, alter being as many as eight or ten
years in the same hands, have lately been con-
signed TO the broker for disposal, Not few Of
these wretohed creatures are In state quito un'
iii for being sold.
have Il on the authority OF respectable slave
broker, that ut the present moment there have
been thrown TO the market unusually large mum.
bers Of negrcsses Ia the family way, some OF them
even slaves okPNshas and men OF rank. He finds
them so unsuitable that he has been Obliged TO
decline to reeeve any more. single observa-
tiOn will explain the reason of this, which might
appear strange when compared with the value
that il attached even to an unborn black baby In
some countries, In Constan tnople II Is evident
that there Is large number OF negresses living
and having habitual intercourse with their Turk
ish masters-yet II is a rare thing to see mulat-
to. What becomes OF the progeny of such inter
course have no hesitation In saying that II Is
got rid of by iuianticlde aud that theress hardly
II family in Stauib0u where infantiode IL not
practiced in such cases as IA mere matter of ne
CCsslty, and without the least remorse or dread
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