The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-09

IL always large, the lure of bootv controlling
u EN- in default Of pay, which Of late wears has
been precarious. During the Iast contest with
Russia they mustered some eight thousand
foot and more than sixteen thousand horse.
The spahis likewise are volunteers, but they
form an aristocratio body. drawn from the old
families of Mohammedan nobility in Bosnia,
Turkish Croatia, and Bulgaria. As these ancil-
larry corps have been found utterlytntractable
TO discipline, thei are employed FOR the most
part In moutain warfare, whefe Individual dar.
Ing and enterprise are more useful thao subordi-
nation. They ere intensely fsnstiosl, prefer to
nRht for their own hand, paving small regard to
the orders OF regular officers, or the regulations
OF the civil authorities
To the sdpties, or mounted eendarmes, .
suuhd OF whom accompanied the expedition,
M fhs''e gives very dinerent character
my perio'" ponce ou,y tnrouenout the IN
'c'or OF the empire out are Compensated In
'uo So'''e army ano 10 case OF war iurnsh SIX
'een reR.men's distributed over the whole ter
r'oiy' InoS consist cuieny oil Aloanians'
"sihhe race OF nne men ana carriage, and
sAn'eu !" nHnuhne arms lhey are volunteers,
ou' .ne' must nave previously served In the
osa, ""is' e"u '"e, arc careiunV picheu
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hter some hours OF march along the plain,
tne oetachment Followed by our traveller left
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personages q. eq"'"f ",'I ''". '''e0'' '"oe UT
twice he encountere- "'S'' VI "" '"''s io''in1
on spokeless wheels OF solid timS- ~nu urA"h
by four oulocks. The body Of these wagons
resem6led rude cage Of wicker-work, Ut the
bottom OF which the peasants sduatted in a sin
eular attitude with tie knees on a level with the
nose. This species Of caravan was supposed TO
be defended by van and rear guard Of two
rayahs mounted on lean. shaggy ponies, and
carving an old fint-lock slunc across the sad,
die. As they logged slowly ON In their nr,mitiye
vehicles, the re SANS Repeated at intervals a
snort uonotonous chant that seemed fraught
with A peculiar a., ness Ii WAS sv 10 distin-
guish their Z 18th or race by the attitude they as
sumed on meeting the column. II they wer.
Christians their chant broke OF abruptly. and
tho moor ray, h covered lower in his wagon. leav-
inc only the Tin Of his turban Visible. II, on the
other hand. tn az ware Mohammedans. tbevm,n.
lfe.tei A lively curiosity. stood upr,obt IN
their carts. and exchanged iests with In. so,-
d,ers.
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-. 80 y. .'"e''
~ ''p'' " "o.u " 't" VI. sui'e,eu
s"o" win inpe"e"ao'e apathy
"S"t' NV 'e"N" ""'o"e' per
" " u.s. "''u 'o"'.'N Ms "o'ee ~ '"e
=" e"' e"'e'eu q" eupS nouse'
W '"e moo, Vi 'rouueh ear'h were slre~h Anew
sOo',a oasNe'' anu 'V"e snooAs OF coth' ana
:" u"A oo'"e'' sesIota'eu from tue one room
oy low rampant OF boards, heap OF dirty
tue nut were accustomed 10 seek repose. Nc
more Im oppressive ah'lthesls can De Imagined tn N
tne "tetcheo caoihs OF the bosh'ac rayah IN the
mast OF an opuieht ana smiling nature. Nour-
'snnlent or steep pelng uhattainaoie IN such
quarters n rte ana MS companion thought II
best to push on to Berbir, which they reached
IN a couple OF hours. Berbir 10 city fortified
ana girrisoned, and Offers such faint approxi-
nations TO comfort as may be expected In
Turkish fontier town. Here they were made
welcome by one OF the surgeons acquantances,
hungarian doctor In The Ottoman service,
who happily for his guests, spoke Turkish and
French with equal nAenoy.
Their host made no secret OF his liking for
Mohammedans' ana could nnd no words TO ex-
press hle loa'hine Tor tie Christi n rayah VIII ON
he suginatlZed as BRITISH Ignorant, lazy, cruel,
ueacherous' ana altogether unworthy OF the
sympathy OF Europe. Nhile the doctor was eI-
pounding these CONVICTIONS which, rs Is well
KNOWN are shared oy many OF his Magyar coun-
tlmen' MS young daughter seated Ia ItuQue
on PIE OF cushions was reading the verses OF
hehrch Meme IL appeared that the lady and
nor ho'ner nau Jou'neSeo TO this place from
"oeA"eu'' VI ASIA Nln"r' 'e'ieu IRON mead
l" lou 1" tue iuIhisu suloh' rearing 10 pro
woke soiu''h' or insult " they retained the Eu-
iopeah uress'