The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-09
TURKEY.

| Inc Empress Eugoule'B WISH ana LIS MORO
Immediate Observation-Disclosures In tho Cow
ernmental System-The Tour in Constantine
pIe-An Imperial Escort-Trip to the sSul-
tnn's valley'-Paris Built Chariots-AIuravs
| American Born Grandson-Native ssvivas''-
| The SuItRn's Appearance and Decorations
How the Empress WINS Dressed and Looked
The Imperial Military NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| Scene by Public Illumination and Moonlight.
/ CoNsTANTINOPLE, Dot. 10. 1859.
Since the arrival Of the fair Empress OF France at
/ Constantinople all other 81 bJects have been set
| aside. The novelty OF such visit has made deep
impression upon the minds Of the Mussulman part
| OF the population, little accustomed to women
honored. Whether 1t will effect any change in the
condition Of the Turkish females, ana particularly
the wives OF the Sultan and his Ministers, remains
to be seem The greater part OF these Clrcasslan
slaves OF no intellectual education, as matter OF
course, and therefore, are entitled to less degree
| Of respect and regard than would have been the
| case had 1t been otherwise with them. For this,
however, they are not to blame. The system Is de-
| fective and needs radical change.
| The visit OF the Sultan to Europe In 1867 was .
great event in the history OF the Ottoman dynasty.
| 1t was undertaken amid much opposition the
| part OF his people and perhaps, some want OF con-
fdence in his own. 1t has produced very important
changes and reforms which now progress with
wonderful rapldity Great events have great effects
| They deeply impress a whole people Perhaps no.
| where. more than IN Stamboul, is the pubic 80
| much embodied In the person Of the sovereign He
Is like the queen bee OF hive without him all would
be confusion. while with him all is order and tran
quillity This Is the result Of many centuries of de-
pendence upon ana subsection the Will OF sove-
reign who has hitherto been absolute. During
that memorable journey, with the late lamented
Fuad Pacha for his MENTOR the sultan learned much
w Ia nOW ninu frlfu II ayiItf =
the Empress OF France Is only second to it political
and social importance and you Will, therefore, per-
haps be Interested in the recital OF what takes
place here az the present time than you could in
any similar event In the more civilized parts of
Europe.
The Empress arrived here Wednesday morning
the 18th instant, and viii take her -Aeuartnre TO-
morrow. the l9gn- tTuesdayIl She has consented to
remain ore day longer than she originally intended
at the Sultans personal urgent request, and to-day
has been spent by her In receiving tna wives and
daughters OF the Sutan's Ministers and other func-
tionaries. But must not precede the narrative OF
the occurrences OF the previous days. and shall go
back to where l left you In my last letter.
Thursday she paid q visit to STEAMBOAT proper,
and saw in detail the ''od seraglio," covering the
greater part OF what was once the city OF ancient
Byzantine. the greater mosques, among which
st. sophia, Sultans Achmat, Byaga and Saiiman
and also the mausoleum OF the father the present
Sultan, Mahmoud ii. on this OCCASION the Sultan
did not accompany her. though several high Junction
aries formed her escort she made cursory visit
the Bazaars and the collection costumes OF the
now extinct Janlssares on Friday she received the
foreign embassies and legations in tho Palace OF
Begler6ey, where sna resides All were much
pleased with her arabillty and the noble,
mediately afterwards sue passed over the
Bosphorus to the European shore, to witness
the progress of the Sultans visit to mosque
This IS q lormaty which no Musselman Sultan or
other ruler ever negiscts. the prayers OF FRIDAY
are OF q peculiar character. They Tor the coun
try, the government, tue people aud the sovereign
himself. 1t Is then that thus latter figures, In tao
eyes OF his Musseiman subjects, as their Carph, q
successor OF the Prophet OF God IL mad been gwen
out that she would be there IN some Conspicuous posi-
ton, when the public hoped to ner, but TINS
many would have been disappointed as all could not
reach the spot The sultan tns day leaves the pal
ace with quite large escort Tue Ministers OF Var
Marine Police Ordnance ana Omer Pacha tao now
veteran COMMUNICATIVE Chief OF the army would be
| IN attendance. lie ID also accompanied Dy all the
officers oil his palace, who form a distinct corps
from those OF what called Of the Sublime
Porten Tney are mostly secretaries, ohamberalns,
aides decamp, equeres, eunuchs, &c. From the
palace to tue mosque, which he designs visiting II by
land, lines or soldiers form guard OF honor In this
| case he goes on horseback. Four finely capari-
be at distance and he must go by water, he pro-
ceeds In state barge, rowed by twenty-four men
! In peculiar costume. He has two OF these barges
aud one follows HIM empty. lie rarely returns
| in I'll same manner, and finally not 90 back
IT,
ing parts Of the B0spnorus, when has klosks or
| examines any public ed!hce under construction.
| ON tie present occasion no accompanied the fair
Empress Visit to the Sweet Waters'' OF Europe,
In carriages, and then. in bargcs, to the sweet
Waters" oil ASA on the Bosphorus. rne former IS at
| the extremity or the Golden Horn, on 1 stream
| OF fresh water, when gives rise to the
name. In future .eo4E d1scesn signifies fresh
| water, and thus the appeaton given 10 tie spot
1 py the foreign Christian populat.ol Qf Pera and
| Galea. The one IN Asia, Opposite the famous cas-
Ties OF the Bosphoros, is known in Turkey as Geuk
/ ~nn or = Wasar ~ amt para ha
lation 10 correct AT the latter place. well as at
the former the sultan has . palace, called BY the
| mer house-though both triple the size OF the
/ well known "wnite House, Of our Presidents At
Washington, and far better looking In point OF arch
| lecture. At GeuK 500 the Empress found large
concourse OF Turkish ladies collected 10 see ner all
costly ewelry. She partook there of luncheon with
on saturday the Empress visited that part OF the
Bosphorus shores known as Hunkan Escalasee,
otherwise the '5ultans Valley.r IL Is situated on
the Asatic side OF the Straits, at the 1901 OF the
highest elevation OF either shore, called the Giants
Mountain, nom the summit OF which there IL a magni
hcent view OF nearly the whole OF the bosphorus the
wide expanse OF tie Black sea on the right 1t is
same spot where The famous ship Argos, containing
| Castor ana Polux and many other or the WORTHLESS
who figure IN the Classical Dictionary In particular
| and mythology IN general landed and put ashore
those who wished TO nsnt the KING Of the Country
| As the latter Il said 10 have been killed Ia the
scufe 1t Is supposed that MS mortal remains were
inferred on the summit OF the neighborng height
| and SO gave to IL It's present name
| The valley Is a vast pam nlled with trees, and
down It's centre flows little brook OF fresh water.
Az some distance from the straits IL makes y turn
| northward, so that, beng surrounded two SIDES
| by high hlls, II forms quite amphitheatre. All
| the slope OF the Giants Mountain covered with
the tents OF some 900 troops encamped there for
the occasion or the review got up for the entertain
| rnent OF the Empress Far up tns valley, near the
hills the right the sultan has had erected one OF
the most beautiful ana picturesque giosks which has
been In any part OF the word. IL Is altogether
OF an Arabesque character III rose and gold oil two
/
| way runs to the upper elevation. All OF The
interior OF the style the curtains red or dark
rose with gold fringes. Even the papcrinx IL OF the
same; ali most harmoniously combined with ex-
| auIsite taste. 10 reminds one OF the Alhambra In
miniature and for Its architecture carries the spec
and saladdn. Just such an one, may be supposed
| received Francis l. OF France and Charles, EN-
| neror of Germany on the spot renowned In history
/ r,ialI ~ ha nf u In q