New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-20
TURKEY.
THE DEBTS AND TROUBLES OF ABDUL
MEDJlD

MfltJtD.
corre,poraence Of TIE n Y. Tdbune.
CoNsTAsTINorLE, Aug. "a, 1859.
General dissatisfaction and animosty prevail
here smcpg all clssses, against the Government,
,or its sbj,ct penuy Tee Sultan has completely
beggsred bis Government, BY his lavishness on his
h,rsm. All the revenues of the empire prove in-
sufficient 70 cover bis personal expenses. He
Commands NOR. money Just as the leech is said to
crave more blood, wherever It may come from.
Mercy lie will have at all and every price, for The
purpose Of giving il TO his women Ine expenses
of the Imper,l Harem are incredible, and tho
debts of The Sul,sn's so-caled wives, Indicated
BY q particular psper currency, when Voueu'
nd sold here amount 20 millions You are douot'
ess AWAKE that the Sultan does not marry, and lnas
the women called Sut.nas, are only favored . rcis
sisn slaves Each one has her little court circle 70
serve her pride. and Ia te provided ior ii 1 ado
that the attendants of Sultans nuinoer my OF
sixty pertons male neuter, and female ana 'nN
bis Imperial Majesty has some SIX or seven 81 'nee9
families in the harem, you can see now Tue s.u
harem is msde u3. Then, each sou ana dassnTr
born 10 him. have the same encourage WIN nou'oS
and carriages unpumbered. OF course the'o
women worry the life out of the Sultan Tor money
Jewels, and bdckShtesh, which the poor oe'h u"
longer can find "a give them; often, in utter desPa',
he orders his csik, or coach, aud tes ron tno
.cene of his prosecutions t. some OF his rue new
kio,ks. where be spends the afternoon, and dining
ttsre AT nis hi fall, is taken home, quite msen-
sihe 10 HE sorrows. 1t is believed that LIS
late trip to SalOnica, aud his intended ono
to Egypt, had its origin IN bis domestic
.triSss Others will say tast the French had
put him up to visiting Egypt 10 the time
of their military prestige, so that he might SEQ
Lessons projected canal, and beisg impressed with
lis utility to the whole world and the rest of man
kind (the French). order it 10 be continued. Tho
war, however, having suddenly come to termlna-
tion the English had breathing spell, when the
Sultan became impressed with the improperly oil
the Journey in the hot season, and changed 1t tn
Ssloucs, &c. IL is, nevertheless, more probsblo
that il was skiliful harem money move, which
would have given his Imperial Majesty peace for
the time being, and the harem cause to incur new
debts Others are so unkind as to believe That,
seeing the utter impossiblty OF checking the Sui
t.n's career his faithful Ministers strongly recon-
mended the Egyptian visit, in the middle OF July
and August hoping much from the heat OF the cl-
mate sea sickness, and the general weakness OF
their august masters health. This idea is carried
out by the fact that Salonica is the next sickest
place in the empire and that the Sultans tent there
was pitched near marsh where his Majesty, nav
ING slept three or four hours, caught pernici0us
fever, from which it is uncertain whether he VIII
recover Ii is also said that some one has recon-
mended gin to his Imperial Majesty Is certain
remedy for the fever aud that he hnds excellent.
The revenues of the interior have been iarmet
out for seven years TO come, and the money paid IN
advance. AS these revenues depend upon this
amount of produce raised, you can imagine how
uncertain must be the gains of the farmers of these
taxes. Droutbs, deluees locusts, sickness,
deartb are not taken into consideration by hs Porte
such a province or district formerly produced so
much, and must continue to do this now. I'm
agne the desolaton of the population, and the crd-
city of the Government in its exertl0ns to collect
for the farmers. Corruption fills every branch Of
the Government The Custom-liouse here is not
farmed, but left to the Sultaus own employees.
Few taxes paid; the importer computes with
the officer and in place Of 81 900 u the Sultan,
gives him $500, and 500 to the latter. No bar
gain is ever made at the Arsenal or War; Office,
except by similar sntnts Such is the rule with
the public buildings, of which the Sultan is excess
lively fond, no doubt urged to it by his immediate
attendants; these, however, have all been stopped
for want of cash. The Sultans paper currency,
for he has no other now, instead Of being at llO
piasters to the pound sterling varies from 100 to
lie, consequently is at a discount of something
more than 81 per cent.
The health of the Sultan had been restored He
had been almost at the point of death from fever.
TIE rumor OF a modification of the Turkish Ministry
is unfounded.
A commission had been appointed to consider meas
for reducing the export AID increasing the import
duties.
The French Government had ntimstei TO the Porte
that il would support the SGez Canal undertaking
merely for commercial and industrial purposes.
Letters from Syria state that fears entertained
OF extension Of the civil in that province. The
Europeans were said 10 be Dg from the towns AMI
silk factories had hosted the French lag for pro-
lection. The French Consul bad sent for troops
In future tax is TO be levied all foreigners carry
ing on business in Smyrna.
INDIA.