, 1882-02-18
ROMANTIC ADVENTURES.
Exciting Career of o'Donesan' "s" ""s
fm,xs>sred for abusing the suiian'


To traverse the unexplorcd re lens OF
Asia. to expose ones self to a thousand
dangers IN order to visit 4 city where no
Euronean had ever entered for hall CEN
tury, 10 return in safety, and having
braved so many perils TO fall into the
hands Of mere turkeys, is certainly an
unfortunate slip up. This is what hap
psned I, Mr.. Edmond O'Donovan, the
correspondent # Tie London Daily Aelrs,
whose Letters from central Asia caused
such a sensation.
ODonovan LETT Ireland at the close OF
the agitation Of the Fenians, with whom
he was somewhat compromised lie re-
manned in the Cni,ed States until 1870,
when he zane to France. lie served rs
volunteer in the Army Of the Lore,
fought, and was wounded In our service.
Afterward he went TO Spain as the cores
pondent Of The 0aay Ne,rs aurSag the
Carlist war. Later still We find hsn n
Montenegro. lie followed the operations
of Mouktssr Pasha in Armenia After
the armistice he returned to Constantine
pie. whore | made his acquaintance.
ODonovan is a tall, spare man, with a
black beard and a ruddy complexion.
He appears to be about ID years OF age
An accomplished literary man, OF ex-
treme politeness and courtesy in regard
to his French confreres, he speaks our
language with elegance, and viii probA-
bly deliver lectures in Paris
He has only one fault When he finds
himself among Enslishmen or Russians
he takes too much mastic and co@nac,
which he is not able to stand SO well as
the oi her men of the north. Charming
when he Is abs;emious to" much indul-
gence changes him completely.
A. Ccusskoundink, on the BOsporons,
he and | were near butchering each other
about beautiful Armenian girl that h.
called the ''Quecn of Armenia. lie
wanted to carry her of by force with his
Nbiuan and Circassian servants, As
Frenchmln became The defender 81 the
young lady. The TURKS remained impas-
sive in the presence OF his eccentrlcIties,
becaus. thev reyer. nee Iuua,ics, and they
believed hm crazy.
At the surrender Of Eatoum, O'D"no-
: y-n, suspected by Dervish Pisha OF hav-
ins excited the Lagos TO revolt, was
rd,,ed to le;,yc. He refused, and DIR
s ,ish had HIM taken out Of his donllcile,
= ,lndressed, and wrapt in quilt, and put
,r IN board the Treh!zonde steamboat
In May, 1879, he was attached To the
,as;nssian expedition against the Turco-
,a,iaus. After the death OF Gen. Lazaroii
Iuels successor, Terg.ukasotf, expelled
,ilDunovan, Who Jhen Went 10 Asterah-
De s,a,, and remained siX months with the
'ent mcud Turcrn.ams. Afterwart he went
pie, Tehcran in the hope If obtaining,
.nA roash the intervention Of the Russian
'iy lbasSadur, authority 10 rej"in the army.
,.ohel,iT teiesrsphed that he had orders
permit no stranger 10 follow the expc-
ION. O'Dnnovan then resolved 10 en-
-. the opposing camp. He went to
nv, where lie was Al first taken for a
Ssian spy and imprisoned. For all
the managed 10 send Tie Daily Ne,cs
resting letters, some Of which have
II copied in the R,pUJiiqae FIdacGtsc.
Y made quite an impression IN Eng
Tor no European had ever entered
"a Countries except himself. Two
ious travellers who tried it were put
leath. Several editors have offered
lous sums TO Mr. O'Donoyan for the
TO publish the narrative OF his ad-
urcs.
wing learned through a message
the English minister that q donovan
not a Russian. the Turcomans gave
his liberty. Then the general Iegis-
council Of Mery appointed him,
with two khans, a member of a
Iy;rAtc intrGsted with the government
!erv. After remainln. SIX months
: town lac wanied to get out of ii,
ound that extremely difficult The
sr,d TO him:
he Russians were marching upon
erritory when You came here, and
Ialted when within only three days
lof us. Now, If you @ away they
one.
y promised Inn the hands of two
iful lailas ii he would consent to
II; the two c!.iefs offered him robes
nor, but ODJuovan could not BE-
hiierhaie,ded. Then they made him the
Ter of Merv to all European govern
:, giving him the Necessary docu-
CuIT', signed by al the khans and nota-
sslssgf Merr-
IHve, Meched he learned that the proprie-
tors OF The Duly Nr,rs, believing him
t. ho still a prisoner. had sent 4 cpnsid-
| cradle sum for his ransom. He pre-
sented himself, dressed As a Turcoman,
to the governor of khorassan, who
ordered for him a European costume.
I Passing through Teheran and Astrakiin.
he reached Constantinople, via Odessa
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