New-York tribune., 1878-09-30

almost certain that the Porte Will pc torceu 10 aVW
1t. for the bank has influence. In Damascus lately,
complaints have been made against certain omclals
for mafeasancc. 1t was decided not TO take any
steps in the matter. although the plainuns were
MOsems. Now the Mosques are being nlghJly oIuas
mented with placards setting forth particulars OF
the bribery of various high officials, and the fofIe
will have to do something soon or have anOther IN
surrectiOn on Its hands. So with applications maue
to the Porte for permits to build, to work mnes 10
open up rivers or TO introduce other improvements
The great farewell review of the Russian Army ut
San Stefano on the 18th, was an event of historic
Importance, as marking the close OF one period Oh
the invasion. Blocks of regiments and batteries
arranged in.two lines on the plains Dack OF san
Stefano, representing a force of $4,000 men, OF
which, l suppose, $4,000 were present. The Rus
sian system of forming line of regiments closed IN
mass with battalion 'front.' is very effective on
such an occasion. The whole force is placed very
compactly and yOur eye easily compasses it, recelv
ing the impression that 1t is being OF vast mlght
which may at any instant throw out its
polypus arms to an unknown distance.
did not see the march past, but it was said to be
good, as was to be expected from the machne-lIke
Russians The infantry walked in column OF bat
talOns at half distance, the artillery was IN column
of batteries and the cavalry marched in squadrons.
The march was arranged to show the bearing OF the
troops in different circumstances without the te-
dlous repetition of the dehle by the whole army.
Some regiments moved at dOuble-quick and some IN
common time. One flying battery numbered ana
maneuvred its guns, imbered up and was of again.
without losing step" used to say IN the army
Thousands of spectators came rom COnsIantlhOple
by boat rail and carriage. They blocked the way
IN every direction and only kept from under the
gun carriages by frantic but benevolent eforts on
the part of the mixed police force 0t the COssacKs
aud Zabties. yerdant youth from Albania OF
Herzegovina expressed his pleasure IN tue national
fashion by firing off pistol after the review; 10
his amazement he was instantly seized pnloned ana
marched off to the San StefanO guard-h0use, WIN
guard of ten Cossacks. For time 1t was supposed
that he was q COnspTatOr who had attempted 10
shoot TOdleben. As soon as be proved to be only
q fool he was turned loose.
After the war and mob and dust of the march
past General Todleben, attended by another group
of 200 persons, bestridlng all manner of beasts,
rode to the other end of the field for breakfast.
great tent was pitched here with the breakfast
tables and with four brass bands that alternated
their strains for three hours. The tent faced Con-
stantinople, and the domes and minarets, the blue
Marmora, the islands, the Bythinian hills and an
Italian sky formed pleasing combination of form
and tint that was like champagne to the guests
whose eyes feasted upon it, Eight or ten
masts over the tent bore each the flag
of one of the nations represented at the
breakfast The Stars and Stripes were on the right
and the Persian Lion and Sun on the left side OF
the line. Two hundred yards from the tent was
large concourse armed with opera glasses, ships
telescopes. and anything else that pretends to aid
vision glarng at the banqueters but constantly re-
pressed by the yigilant COssack guards. From here
went toward Constantinople and over the little
creek which forms the dividing line between the
Turkish and the Russian positions After crossing the
bridge | saw some men stretched asleep on the
grass. A little distance away were half dozen
more men also asleep, entirely surrounded by the
hustle the music and the imposing display OF force
ON the hill not 1000 yards away. / looked GU
riously at these inseusbe beings and saw for the
first time that they we're the Outposts of the Turkish
army peacefully repOsng in the presence OF the
tmy The contrast between the two banks of that lit
tie creek was Characteristic And far away, beyond
the domcs of StambOul, in the halls OF 1lldlz was
the Sultan, who believed that his own safety, and
that of his capital, rested with the men on outpost
duty along the Al Mama CTeekl The slnmberng
sentiuels afforded type of the difference between
the Sultan's expectation and official performance
throughout the empire.
Aregatta took place recently at the Princes Islands
under the presidency of the Turkish Minister of
Marine. The six-oared race between men-of-war's
boats was won by the Turks, who beat the whole
English fleet They were enthusiastically cheered,
but their triumph was of short duration. When
the winning boat approached the judges stand 10 be
congratulated il was discovered that they had two
extra men concealed in the bottom of the boat TO
"spellD the oarsmen. The race of ten-Oared barges
was won by the boat of an Austrian corvette, the
English fleet competing. The yacht race was won
nv an American cat-boat which had arrived In the
harbor two days before the regatta.