The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-02-15
A ROMANTIC INCIDENT.

How An Albanian Slave Girl Affected the
Interests Of Three Countries.
Birmisghan (Eng.) Free Press.
The French Superintendent of Police
who, when a crime was reported at his
bureau, asked, before knowing any of
the circumstances, "Who is the
woman !" contributed an axiom to the
science of detection by the aid of
which other than criminal problems
might find solution. At the present
moment all Europe is in a hub.bub os.
tonslbly arising from adherence on the
part of England to traditional senti.
ments touching the maintenance of
the Ottoman Empire, and adesire on
tho part OF Russia to rearrango the
map Of Southern Europe. The French
Police Minister to whom we have re-
ferred would not haue been satisfied
with such an explanation, but would
have asked, "Wh0 is the woman g.
The diary of a French aobleman-the
prOOf.sheets of which were suppressed
by order of the late Emperor Napoleon
but which are shortly to be repro.
ducef by Messrs. Berter & Calvin, of
the Boulevard Sevastopol - enables
our Paris correspondent the answer
by, saying, "A beautiful Albanian
slave" The story, extracted from
the proof.sheets of the forthcoming
publication, is shortly this: When
the occupation of Paris by the Allies
was at an end land the various crowned
heads and princes were departing to
their own dominions, certain import.
ant dispatches of joint import were
sent from the Duke of wellington and
the newly-installed French govern
ment to the Sultan. The bearer of the
French dispatch was a young French
n0bleman, the Vicomte de NJ, since
become celebrated as a supporter of
the Legitimist party in France, while
the Duke of Wellington's dispatch
was intrusted to an attache Of the
English Embassy, who has since be-
come famous for his vigorous and un-
deviating antagonism to Russia and
her policy in the East. While waiting
at Constantinople for the answering
dispatches-as was then the custom
they came in contact with mum.
Der of strangers why by one
way or another had reached the
Bosphorus among whom was rus
sian Of distinguished presence and ap-
parantly inexhrustible pecuniary re-
sources. On several occasions the
young Englishman and the Russian had
found themselves in friendly rivalry;
but at reception at the Austrian Am
bassador's an alteration arose between
them which at che moment, threaten
ed to have a serious ending. The con.
versation turning upon the recent ev-
ents in Europe, the Russian twitted
tho young attache upon England's at
titude during the French revolution,
stating that the English Government
had looked c0ldly on while that con.
vulsion took place, aud only interfered
when their own interest were threat
ened. We commend the English Gov.
ornment tor their wisdom. Bnt Mr..
S-R--replied so says the diary
THAT but for England's interference
and her victories on the Peninsula, Ma.
poleon would then be holding his court
in Russia, instead of the allied severe.
igno being in Paris; and added, that
but for the perfidy of Russia, Bonaparte
would never have been in a position
to threaten England. The Russian re.
piled that the statement was false,
and the young Englishman had turned
In sudddn wrath and was about to
strike the man who had questioned his
word. when the latter, stepping back
to avoid the blow, proclaimed himself
te be the CzarOwitZ. The Austrian Am.
bassador, together with the other
guests at once interferred, and the
Englishmrn, bowling to the Russian
Prince, and followed by his friend,
whose diary we quote from, left the
room. Thus the first breach was made
between the future Emperor of all the
Russians and the man who in after
years was to thwart that EMPEROR
views and invoke the English sword
in defense of the turk. But such a
quarrel, as the diary observes, would
have been forgotten in a week had
nothing occurred to intensity the dis
Ike on either side. It happened, how.
ever, that q sale Of slaves was to take
place In the slave market of CONSTANT,
nople, then an institution in full vigor
and the two young sttaches from Paris
attended 1t. Our correspondent gives
the account of what took place almost
asthe diary tells, save another language
1--WE passed, says the Vicomte, "fron
the narrow street which we had ira
versed through q crowd most dense
who permitted itself ma.ly remarks, tt
US not complimentary, into an open
square In which the sale, culpable and
inhuman, though absorbing to our Gu
riosity, was to take place. Here there
were numerous groups of persons, male
and female, about to be sold to best ad.
vantage. There were many groups OF
OF men, inhabitants Of Turkish prov.
inces, and negroes from parts of AT.
rtca we know not which. Some also
there were whose nationality did not
reveal Itself, blu: who showed to the
spectator much signs of misery. We