Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-05

A letter fro0 CooGonniinsu2e -.
The last steamer frsa 49,
brought amoaG her paapsaQun ~
Hapum 1.-THE Turkish Iaay. ~
She IL one Of the noAee chosnsonso r
the recent var. She il Q Haeivs q
BAgd.l. and . NohAmmesiiAn By relie.
ion. She is rich, and enthusiastically
devoted to her country and fsixx.
wears the y.shnsk lveii1. ami 10 .
brave A. size Is fair. At the beginninr
Of the var, without any previous an
nouBe~ment. she rode into the camp Al
Chan Mukhtax PAshA. ai the head Of
fifty-six mounted troopers At 6rsf
the Turkish general declined 10 accent
her services. hut - she persisted. and
he Learned that she had great influenrs
aa Baglai. he gave her eommani Of
the force she had broughi wrfh her,
AMI &c the recruits she could induce TO
Join her ranks. At tins tine Mukhtsr
Pasha wAs awaiting the Russians on the
Armenian fronfier. The weather sreu
cold. and great we're thu rriva,iOps and
snffeTincs II has army IN that mountain
Gus and ,-ley@ie ! region Mos; Il the
iz;il.-~ w~re foaght on frozen groaAd,
anil afsonS the snox covered eres;s Of
the Ararat range. She had tent. hut
n afforded her hut little shelter against
th.. snow AMI >.e,-, The patience she
exhibItsd under severe suffering. and
her har.lihoci seemesi 60 nerve the
Turkish -oldiers and MAKE them more
tolerant Of the privations to which they
were Subjected. Her Creates, fault
was her reckless courag-. She was
literally the bravest of the brave.
When the word charge MAS given moth
ing could restrain her impetuoSity. She
was off like streak Of lightning. aud it.
was often necessary to send reinforce
ments 10 release her from the dense
mass Of enemies by whom she was sur
rounded. Her scimeter flashed like q
thunderbolt on all sides, AMI her troops
animated by her daring, fought like
devils. She took part in the battles
AMI siegcs of Bayazid, kars, Aroahan,
and Horum, and on two occasions were
severely wounded. OF her fifty-six men.
twenty were taken prisoners. sixteen
killed, and twenty lost AMI unaccount-
ed for. She won the rank of lieutenant
aud was decorated with tho order of
the Medjidie for her exploits. The
minister of war has received her as Q
guest. The Sultan has sent word that
he desired to make her acquaintance,
and to present her to the Sultana and
the ladies Of the imperial harem at
Yildiz Kiosk. She is handsome wo-
man, US far as one can judge Of her
features. though her diaphanous yash.
man, ell.proportined. erect in stature,
and decidedly martial in her bearing.
Although the Turks hold women in
contempt for their physical and moral
infrmity, there are no people who are
more subject to their influence. or over
whom women exert such absolute sway.
Pretty much all the Revolutions in the
empire have been started in the Sui
tan's harmon. and there is rarely
ministerial crisis which has not its or
igin in those sacred precincts. 1t is no
wonder that Adile Hanum from such
ready and bold followers, or that she
WELDED such influence over the army.
when these facts are taken into consid-
Grafton. She is Mohammedan OF the
old school, and as jealous for the prop
agation OF the faith as Fatima, the wife
of the prophet, himself.