Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-09-19
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Correspondence PhiladelpnlA ffetf.
The last steamer from Trebisond
brought among her passengers Adile
Hanum (the Turkish lady. Adils). She
IL one OF tho notable characters OF the
recent war. She Is q native OF Bagdad.
and q Mohammedan by religion. She
IL rich and enthusiastically devoted to
her country and her faith. wears the
yashmak (veiD and IL m brave as she Is
fair. At the beginning Of tho war. with
ont any previous announcement, sho
rode into the camp OF Ghazi Mouktar
Pasha. at the head Of ffty.six mounted
troopers. At first the Turkish General
declined 10 accept her services. but as
she persisted. aud he learned that she
had great influence at Bagdad, he gave
her the command OF the force she had
brought with her and Of the recruits she
could induce to join her ranks. At this
time Mouktar Pasha was awaiting the
Russians on the Armenian frontier. The
weather grew cold and great were the
priyations and sufferines in that noun.
tainous region. Most Of the battles
were fought on frozen ground and among
the snow.covered crssts Of the Ararat
range. She had q tent. but II afforded
little shelter against the tempests Of
snow and sleet. The patience she sx.
hibited under severe suffering and her
hardihood seemed TO nerve the Turkish
soldiers and TO make them more toler.
ant Of the ~privations to which they were
subjected. Her greatest fault was her
reckless courage. She was literally the
bravest Of the brave. When the word
TO charge was given, nothing could re-
strain her impetuosity. She was of
like q streak OF lightning. and II was
often necessary TO send reinforcements
TO release her from tho dense mass OF
enemies by whom she was surrounded.
Her scimetar flashed like o thunderbolt
on all sides. aud the troops, animated
by her daring. fought like devils. She
took part In the battles and sicges OF
Bayazid. Kars, Arabian and Horum. and
on two occasions was severely wounded.
OF her fifty-six men, twenty were taken
prisoners, sixteen killed, and twenty lost
and u~naccounted for. She won the
rank Of Lieutenant, and was decorated
with the Order OF the Mesjidis for her
exploits. The Minister OF War has 70.
ceived her as n guest. The Sultan has
sent word that he desired to make
her acquaintance. aud to present
her officially TO the Sultana aud
the ladies OF the Imperial harem at
Yildiz Kiosk. She Is a handsome NO.
man. as far as n can judge OF her fea.
lures through her diaphanous yashmsk,
we'll proportioned. erect In stature. and
decidedly martial In her bearing. Al.
though the Turks hold women In con.
tempt for their physical and moral In
trinity. there are no people who are
moro subject to their influence. or over
whom women exert such m absolute
sway. Pretty much all the revolutions
in the empire have been started In the
Sultan's harem, and there Ia rarely .
ministerial crisis which has not It's orr.
gin in those sacred precincts. It Is no
wonder that Adils Hanum found such
ready and bold followers. or that she
welded such an influence over the army.
when these facts are taken into consid.
She Is Mohammedan OF the
old school, and AZ jealous for the pro.
pagation OF the faith a. Fatima. the wife
Of the prophet.