The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-12-29

But CARAMEL did not t&ed it at all his sole
concern seemed to be bestowed upon close
hung litter, which was bought upon deck by
two of his own servants, hnd over which he
kept watch with a most Sealous eye. Bidding
the retainers follow, he made way through the
pressing throng, keeping & path open contiuu-
ally for the litter, and offe} striking with the
fat of his sword those who were tardy in yield
ing place. The populace eazed In curious 81
lence upon the litter, but the curtains were
close. fastened. and of heav impenetrable silk.
Scarce tremor disturbed :f1m, and it was only
the evident weight of the vehicle which ind-
Gated that it was occupied. Preceded by the
naughty old Admiral, it msee rapid way through
the crowd, followed by few ser-curious persons,
who had only the SMALL ad 1tionai satisfaction
Of beholding it disappear W 'hin the gateway Oh
the Palazzo Cieco. Mean. me, the crowd was
eagerly asking of the elased seamen: What
does it mean? Who is ~ What does Old
CARAMEL guard so closel}? And then the
sailors told. how that aftershey had gone into
Algiers, and had fred sket into the very pal
ace of the Saracen Pash-s the Mosiem had
come out to meet them, M at gallantly, with a
brave array of ships, banp RS flying, rumpets
braying, and all the panoe OF generous war;
How the Genoese Admral Then he had gained
sufficient offng, formed hia ThIps IN line, back
ed his topsails, and waited broadside on, the
Turkish assault How the .doslem ships came
on and tried to break the PIE, and then and
there ensued most desperate conflict, In which
the ships lay together, yar],arm to yard-arm,
oar tangled with oar, and poured broadsides
into each other, till half th-r guns had burst.
How CARAMEL. raging like :, lion, had secured
the first sign of victory, by fappling the Turk
ish Admiral's ship, and boa( ling. How, though
repeatedly repulsed, he at last succeeded in
driving the Moslem crew b low, and, with his
own hand, hauled down t1e crescent; and,
when they saw this, the other Algerine ships,
dispirited, attempted to flee. but were captured
as they fed. How Garam9ii, going into the
Admrars cabin, found th. desperate Turk,
wounded as he was, about s fire train that
would have blown the ship atoms, and how
be would have stricken off 3e infidels head,
but for the prayers and ntel POSITION Of " a Wis
| ion of loneliness so thes styled her-who
was either the Admirars dat thter, or his wife
| and who boldly dared to com sbetween him and
| Garamels fatal two-handec1 sword. The old
Genoese was arrested by her beauty and her
bravery. and, during the tive days that his foe
survived, treated him with che tenderest con-
sideration. After that, the@lady, whom they
described in glowing TERMS lad been removed
to the Admirars cabin, which was entirely
given up to her. Indeed said the sailors, be-
fore they got into Genoa, she as virtually CON-
mander of the ship. A char had come over
the naughty old Admiral, Ind he who had
never stopped to win favo anywhere, now
| danced attendance upon the Deck and nod OF
black browed daughter of Mahound. Such were
| the rumors which gained currency around Genoa,
and industriously circulated we're perhaps add
ed TO by every narrator. 'sbe next day, the
Senate met, and decreed sCdrd and vote OF
thanks to their brave old Ad niral, who had SO
! often indicated the remove and augmented
| Al Il &c @ba hl,n Int W.
sent for to come and recei4ss his merlted re-
wards, the messenger returned. saying he had
not been able to see Garamefi ald that the Ad-
miral sent word he was ils net fit to be out
4 doors-and, besides, was an ri man, who did
l not care for honors. He hC given his best
days to the service Of the s tie, and now, all
he desired was to enjoy fes, short hours OF
domestic ease and quiet, be ! .re he took final
leave of the things of this li5A This message
caused much Indignation, Blu he Government
were well enough acquainteS with old Cara
meis brusq ae manner to pool i the affront and
say no more about it. But, few days many
strange rumors got abroad 4<ncerning affairs
at the Palazzo Cieco. 1t wasSeported that the
| old Admiral was so completes fascinated with
| the charms of his prisoner a. to be utterly I'M
/ able to keep out of her sight. That in the day
time he was continually at or feet, lavishing
his wealth upon her, worshipil the very ground
upon which she trod and : hat every night,
| from dark until dawn, he ws.3hed outside her
chamber-door. More stran$ still, it was as
serted that he had begged he.stp give him her
hand in marriage, and that slis' Nhe daughter of
an Emir, and a lineal descendant of the false
| Foreclosures on him-was tanatical Mos
lem, and had refused to heeG his prayers, I'M
! less he embraced the foul faF4 of her fathers,
and became a renegade to til Holy Christian
| Religion Such was his insulation, reports
| went that be had consented sen to trample
upon the True Cross to wiser smiles, and
that already preparations WEI being made Tor
the celebration OF the nuptE =, according TO
the unclean ceremonial useasby the Moslem
Whatever truth there might be in these rumors,
it was certain that grand preparations were be-
| ing made for some event at Pdtdzzo Cieco, Tor
a crowd of upholsterers were engaged in fitting
up suite of apartments, with velvet tapestry
| banpings, carpets of Persia, Venitian glass, and
| every possible appurtenance OF the softest and
most costly luxury known to that age. The
! goldsmiths of the city had orders for no one
| knew how many scudis worth of daintlest lila
gree work, Jewels, &C.. the Lombards OF Milan
were charged to secure two vases OF Messer Gel
linis make, at any price; and the painters OF
Rome had commissions for pictures to an I'M
heard-of value. While these elaborate arrange
ments engaged the attention of a gossiping
city, other rumors began to be rife, respecting
both the situation of the enamored Admiral,
| and the character of bis black brewed charmer.
She was the most cunning sorceress OF the
East, skilled in all the Arts of Magic and Dia-
blerie Some held that she was even the old
witch of Mount Atlas, who, withered and
shrunken, grooming under the weight of five
hundred winters, was yet capable, by her dia-
bolical Art-magic, of investing herself with all
the beauty and redundant charms of youth and
blushing virginity. By means of her spells
she had completely unclaimed the unhappy zeal
lard, and had entire possession OF his mind and
soul. As soon as she had accomplished her
purposes of destroying his soul, and selling him
to the Enemy of Mankind, she would burn the
Palaxzo Cieco to ashes, and take flight, amid
the smoke, for those Internal regions In the wild
desert which were her natural abiding place.
| What made matters worse, and gave the anair
| a decidedly evil aspectto the eyes even OF those
who ridiculed all such far-fetched and extrava-
CANT rumors, was the fact thatthe aged Admiral,
ever since his return, had persistently kept his
house. never appearing abroad, and regularly
refusing to receive the visits even of bis most
intimate friends.
At last, Mother Church, spurred on by the
| indignant remonstrances of the popuace, and
perpaps by the curiosity or Interested motives
of some of her own members, determined 10
make the matter the subject OF aAInvestlgalion'
| A commission was appointed, consisting OF the
bishop of the diocese, the parish priest, and the
prior of q convent in the nelghborhood or "a
Lazzo Cieco. This commission, prompted by
tier knowledge of Garamelis impetuous char
ac,er resolved to address him by letter, and ac-
cordin6ly prepared careful memorial; IN
which. after setting forth that there were very
| a Aoaf To his detriment. prOpOund-