The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-30
TURKEY.

The Eastern Question Looming Up-Serf0us
Complications Likely to Result from the
New Diplomacy Franco and
Central EIrope--SIavcrys the Earbnry and
1ripoli Irades-Thc King of Persia,s Visit.
CoNSTANTINoPLE, Oct. 10. 1870.
Events In Central Europe are acquiring daily such
importance that correspondence from the far East
must have lost much of its Importance. The tele.
gram, however, which arrived yesterday from
London, saying that France was Offering certain ter
rtoria concessions or Turkey to Russia in exchange
for material or moral support, has produced the most
astounding effect. Hitherto the Turks were strong
partsaus Of France. Now they have all backed
out, and her very name Is an insult Indeed, If The
Times says true, the dismemberment OF the Otto
man empire has been proposed, ana we all know that
Russia Is only waiting for such occasion. In lieu
OF western question we shall probably have the
grand and complicated Eastern question on the
tapis This VIII decide once for ever, the fate OF
Turkey, and may DO Of Austria, for the material
welfare or the two empires are too intimately con-
nected to be taken separately. AS stated In my
last, the presence OF the Russian Ambassador here
at ST. Petersburg Is sure indlce that something
serious Is on the eve OF taking place. Here the war
like preparations, which for tho moment have been
stopped, Will, no doubt, be taken up with energy.
In the meanwhile the iron-clads have instead Of
and taken up Their positions IN the Golden Horn
for the winter. The officers and sailors alone have
been invited 20 remain here for any emergency.
They are on half pay and full rations. very USE
less toy these ron-clais. They brought out and
anchorel in iron. OF the sultans palace tue Bos-
phoruS eyerv year regularly III March, to go back
TO the arsenal again IN September for the winter
son. And vet they have cost millions sterling, and
rcquite hundreds OF thousands oil pounds sterling
annually to scrape on the musseis.
FEMALE SLAVERY
Eight white slaves we're seized on board an Aus.
TRAN steamer yesterday They were being conveyed
TO Alexandria Tor sale. Strange say the captain
was party to TINS netarions trade, and has been
Tor they were all young girls. swears they were his
relations and that they go into slavery OF their own
accord Now we all know that the harem iIe in
Turkey has great charm to uneducated savages
from The wilds or Ciicassa, but that these lcate
mountalneers should prefer bondage to freedom IS
beyond my comprehension. In Turkey, IL is true, d
slave ceases TO be such The moment he she Is adj
mtted asa member OF the family, and II y good
looking girl Is sure to become the mother OF nuner-
GUS legitimate family, but she Is likely, the least
caprice OF her owner TO be rcs0d TO another propre-
tor. Though slavery is abolished de lure 1t exists
.tdcto. and human beings are sold and bought most
easily here. An Old man eighty-siX years OF age.
who happens to be known to me- informed me
only few days ago that he had just purchased
White slave, seventeen years OF age and very
beautiful, for $1,000 piasres t$l.2Oo. some years
ago. when the exodus from Clrcassia was very
great, white slaves could be had for a mere song:
Slvo 10 $3.50 was good price. Now they sold
at much higher rates. Females are mostly priced.
Boys may be had cheap even now The Turkish
authorities, however, keep good, sharp lookout,
and slave dealers must take great precautions They
carry about their boys and girls their relations
and in this way elude being taken up. They seldom,
however, i'll treat their slaves, AZ they aware
that there are numerous detectives about every
steamers deck. Black slaves come from Tripoli, in
Barbary, and are very cheap-twenty 10 twenty five
pounds sterling apiece. They are mostly eunnchs,
and suffer considerably before reaching Constanti-
nople. They are brought In from Central Africa.
Their troubles cease on coming here, and il Is well
known that not one out OF ten Is fortunate enough
to reach the capital.
THE KING OF PERsIhS VISIT
The visit OF the King OF Persia te the MSbommedan
shrlnes Of kcrbela Is TO be an event In Eastern
history. Masreddin Saah comes with a suite OF
Ii. 900 servants and 900 horses. The sultan is de-
ternlned not TO remain In the background. and has
given orders that rs great dsp ay OF magn fcence
possible should be made. An embroidered shawl
lent AMI silver carnage have been sent to Bagdad.
The Sultan has sent gold dinner services aud
The famous meeting OF the camp OF the cloth OF gold
will dwindle into insgniHcance before the pageantry
OF the meeting OF the King Of Persia and the Pacha
Of Bagdad.
am informed tina. line OF steamers s to be des-
patched regularly once month vita the canal OF
Suez, to run between the Persian Gulf and the
capital.
BAD FOR SCIENCE.
The Grand Vizir has given orders that hence
forward The export Of antiquities Is prohibited from
Turkey. national mu scum Is to be formed ii, In
lieu or giving away all the valuable antiquities coll
lection had been made, what a splendid quantity we
might have had by tn 8 tlme whereas we only just
commence IN Turkey