The New York herald., 1866-07-23
THE EAST.
our coNsTAxTlnopLe CORRESPONDENCE.

The EASIs
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OUR coNsTAMTMopLE CORRESPONDENCE.
Turkey Preparing for War Eventualities-
Moving to the Danube-Anairs In the Rouma-
MIA. Syria and Egypt, &c.
CoSsrAsrmorIx, June q. 1866.
rm SULTAN PREPARING FOB
The East for the present. is quiet while the dis
tant horizon is becoming daily more and cloudy
Preparations are nevertheless being made for evenua
| ties The Sultan's army has been considerably in
creased recruits coming In from the provinces TO
the capital and after being equipped with uniforms and
arms and put through . few days Of drill sent to-
wards the Danube where II Is supposed, the storm will
first break. The Danuban provinces Of Moldavia and
wallacha, those OF serva and Montenegro in Europe
and the Island Of Gambia in Asia fruitful OF anxiety
TO the Ottoman government. The naval and military
forces sent Gambia will probably aIay tho troubled and
excited state Of the people, who It supposed are dis
affected by Greek and even Russian intrgues
ENGLAND LOOKING TO GAMBIA.
II has been supposed for past that England
has her eyes this island Offset for the French
occupation OF Egypt but the realization Of this dea
II indeed it has good grounds for existence probably
will depend upon culture eventualtes; and then the
sinking condition OF the Ottoman empire morally and
financially are casting their shadow before them.
Greece asks for extension but Gambia is far distant
for her expect to find II In such addition to her
territory. The English or French canard. which attr
butes to the United States the desire of possessing
island in the Archipelago after being revived for few
months has again subsidized As its ephemeral exist
somewhat resembles the castings OF the volcano
Of Sannno would be we'll to add that Providence favors
accomplishment by producing island expressly for
the OF the Great Republic and the name given to 1t
OF George only needs tho addition OF Washington to per-
| feet it,
PAcHA-Ms DUTY AND CAREER.
Omar Pacha the Serdari Ekrem, generalssimo Of
the Sultans army just left Consantinople for the
Danuban frontier with orders not cross that river for
the present. but 10 wait for events and instructions
This officer who is some seventy years OF age, COM
menced his In Turkey in 1880 Croatian Christ
ian and ar instructor of the troops OF Sultan Mahmoud.
father of his present Majesty He had been in the Aus
ran army but left It in consequence OF disagreement
with his commanding officer. After serving hero
couple OF years he became enamored OF handsome Turk
sh maiden Of Of the villages where ho resided, and
offered to become Mosem in he could become her
husband. An arrangement soon made, and the
commission having been forfeited without any crcum
scbing ceremony ne espoused the object OF his alice
| tions, and became very unhappy husband. BY
this union he also the posscssor of landed
property, owned by the family OF the "rpaiden IN
question and rapidly rose IN his new career rom ieu
that he possesses high military abilities, for he has been
successful in all the commands conhded TO him, when
allowed net unhwarted BY Others as was the case dur
ing the ato Irimean During his absence Madame
Fatirnah took a fancy to another individual, and
to her husband he divorced her. and
time afterwards married at Bucharest handsome
Or M nss na S
and having decided to espouse third In the hope OF be-
coming father the second demurring to such an ar
another very beautiful Turkish maiden" daughter or
Hafz pacha, Crcassian, recently deceased Of Mecca
by whom he hns three children II must here DO OBJ
Islam law permits Mussulmans TO marry
Mussulman wives but the offspring must be brought up
ne ah & o. ne sna tnas as .ho 20 ns %
need assign for tho separation other than his
present desire for change The second vito OF Omar
Pacha Il is believed went TO the United States, whore
SELF.
Omar Pacha though well advanced in years and SUI.
fcrng from sickness Is very fond Of 'ades society"
and n public report be correct faithful 10 either
Of his three Indeed OF violence 70 coored
female slave belonging 70 his first we said TO have
occasoned her absence from homo when ho returned
from campaign In Syria He Is tall spare man. pale
versaton an ardent sportsman and admirsr Of nDs
horses He possesses several estates farms In the VI
sultan and he spends much OF his time IN directing
its cultivation. He has Polish superintendent on It,
sauirehis wife receiving female friends and ho The
males. She rides about with him In an open carriage,
her face quite exposed aud their children seated on m
front seats He has always asprcd 10 the ONCE OF Minis
ter OF War; but his origin Christian and the superior
connections Of his hosem rivals have thus far prevented
him reaching that position Both tho late and the pres
en sultans honored him with their esteem, and he s
far In advance Of any other commander for reputation
and abilities, In the Ottoman empire
PRoRABix INVASION ov RorxASIA-
The Turkish government has not IN any manner recog
nized the new province OF Roumania and y probable
cupy Jassy and Bucharest tho capitals OF the two
provinces, i is we'll known that the vas. ma
desire the union Of their province to that Of walacha
for the same reason that tho inhabitants Of Turin dsap
proved OF the removal OF the Italian Court to Florence
All property at Jassy lost greatly in value fon the non
existence OF independent and sparate government In
It. This objection would doubtless arise among the peo-
pie Of Washington the OF government TO be
moved Chicago ST. Louis though the system of State
somewhat relieves the disadvantages OF tho
existence OF the federal court where II now k As to the
Porte such objection exists; but prefers oppose
a union which increases the strength OF tho two
ence with their internal administration. Then the fre-
quent removal OF bivode or hospodar and
the appointment OF another with the attending
rivalry for the posts fruitful source OF bakshisA
and bribery TO the ministers in Office at Constannope
As to any other cmoumcnt 10 be derived tho shape Of
tribute this too Insignificant 10 be much taken into
serious consideration.
PRINCE CHARLES POSITION
that Of the Emperor MaSiman; both arc only foregn
agents. seated their thrones and sustained by foreign
influence against the actual wishes Of their people, and
there Is doubt that II these were honestly consulted
and freely allowed 10 express IL they would both have
70 dccamp Time will show the results OF such system
whose beginnings ofer parallel 10 tho aforesaid
quasi sovercigns.
ruE CHOLERA
The public lately somewhat alarmed by the news
OF the temperance OF the cholera In Syria apd Egypt
now shown that is more OF sporadic than an epi
dcmic character and is steadily diminishing. In the
meantime the Board Of Health here has established
quarantine Of fifteen days for all vessels arriving from
the ports Of those provinces OF the EMPIRE and APP
prchcnsion Is entertained OF the result
The International Sanitary Commission Ia still existing
here but Is doing much against the cholera II will
soon publish the result Of s coTtaons the history
and character OF the disease and the best means OF
arresting ts propagation. As 70 the remedies for
curing IT, these not 70 be mcdded with, because
many believe impossible 10 be cured The majority OF
Its members st believe that the cholera Is only ep
demic, while others declare that u Is contagious AL
however have boon compelled by well established facts
TO believe in the efficacy and necessity Of strict quar-
antino TO prevent the introduction OF the disease
SUCCESSION vIcKRoyAfry or EGYPT.
His Highness Isma Pacha has Just left this city and
returned 10 Egypt where he doubt will be received
with great demonstrations by all OF his employees