New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-09
TURKEY.

THE FREE NAVIGATION OF THE DARDANELLES.
LONDON, Monday, Nov g. 1869.
Dispatches from Constantinope report that, owing
70 the combined efforts of the British, French, and
Austrian Ministers there is prospect OF securing
the free navigation Of the Dardanelles for the
merchant marine Of all nations The representations
of the foreign ENJOYS have been favOrably received
by the Sultan. who shows a disposition to cOncede
their. demands
THE EMPRESS EUGENE IN CONsT ANTINOPLE.
CONsTANTINOPLE, Oct 1G.-It was beautiful
sight when the Empress's yacht. along with twenty
steamers came to-day into the BOsphOrus which was
almost literally covered with caQues. The Empress
was on deck with half dozen other ladies all the
time. In about ten minutes the Sultan, who had
been waiting her arrival at the palace, came out to
her yacht in one of the most magnificent of boats
manned by 20 men, with gorgeous throne and can
opy at the stern After some difficulty in getting
alongside the yacht the Sultan rushed the stairs
with no little enpresSemeRt She met him at the top
with a cordial greeting, but did not kiss him,
remembering perhaps, her own feelings when she
saw Napoleon kiss Queen Victoria. They then fell
back and looked at each other moment As they
could not talk they did the next best thing; they
bowed at each other, and then the Empress went
down into the Sultan's boat He followed immedi
ately, and they sat side by side. She
wore a plain hgh-necked dress of straw colored
satin with a trail two yards long and a bonnet Of
the same color The current in front of the palace
il very strong Five hundred caiQues and twenty
five steamers crowded with people were jammed
together in horrible confusion, and / can hardly un
derstand how we all got out of it without loss
of life. The Sultan, landing, conducted the En-
press 10 her apartments and left her to rest there for
some minutes. He then presented 10 her all tine
Ministers of the Sublime Porte and the functionares
of the palace, and FASTENED across to his official
palace al DolIna Baghdle. whittier the Empress fol-
lowed him in about hour, TO pay her respects to
the Yalde Sultana (Sultans mOther. This old
woman is, by uDalerable custom, supreme within
the palace and she does not all approve of the way
in which the Sultan is disgracng himself with this
bOld-faced infde woman, She has thrown every
possible obstacle in her way. and made herself just
as disagrceable as she dared She could not refuse
TO see her today but she overturned the arrange
ments of the Sultan by refusing to receive the En-
press with Mustapha Pasha's daughter lady in
waiting and interpreter. She said she would teach
Mussulman girls not to learn infdel languages and
not TO infdel customs. The visit of the Em-
press to her was short and formal, and she passed
out of the harem into the apartments of the Sultan
20 dine with him in state. No doubt the Yade Sui
tana ground her teeth with rage aud 10 doubt she
will rate the Sultan for his indecent violation of all
Proprety bat the deed is done and she will in
vain. shameless female giaour has gone where
even the Sultaus mother never permitted to 20.
This shows real pluck the part OF the Sultan
than you well realize Thursday Eugene received
the diplomatic corps at Beylerbey. In conversation
with Mr. Morris, Onr Minister Resident, the Empress
declared that there was nothing which she more de-
sired than to visit Asneriea-that she only waiting
for preextfO for going which she hoped would be
found before long. She conversed with all the ladies
in their own languages. She speaks English remark
ably wei, aud certainly looks more like an English
than Spanish lady. During the reception she wore
robe Of amber satin, with a very full train with
hoops, TOO, believed, trimmed with mauve velvet
her bonnet was also amber colOred. Her only jew
elry was pearl necklace, and she wore no earrings