New-York tribune., 1885-09-20
TIE PHINCESS or ZANZIB4R.
A TALE OF LOVE AND DIPLOMACY

lFRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENTS or TiE TRIBuNEl
WAsHISGrox. Sept. 19.-The reading world
was informed, n few days ago, by
cable dispatch from Zanzibar that the Sultan's
sister and family, for many years resilen;
in Berlin, have arrived thereon the German steamer
Ehrenfels, andthat tho commander of the German
squadron. Admiral Knorr, claims, in her behalf,
some confscated personal property of the rerghng
Sultan. Ssid Borgosh Ben Said. There is not only
a most interesting little romance connected with
this apparently dry dispatch. but 1t also sheds Il
food of light upon the diplomacy and objects Of
Germany in its persistent warfare upon the present
ruler of Zanzibar.
Nineteen years ago the Zanzibar branch OF q
certain Hamburg mercantile hOuee was under the
superntendence of handsome young German mcr-
chant whose blue eyes and golden hair made sad
havoc with the heart OF he youthful sister OF the
reigning Sultan Said BorGosh. She fell desperately
in love With him, aud the romantic young merchant
reauited her affection. He gave mp his position
and fed with the girl escaping pursuit aud reach
ing Germany. Thcy settled down at Berlin, where
they were married after the young African princess
had embraced Christianity But III Their casc too,
the course of rne love did not run smooth, and the
baughty relatives Of the Young merchant turned
tine cold shoulder to the accession from the
far East All efforts to secure new foothold ia
his native land were in vain; one commercial veE-
ture after another IN which he engaged failed, aud
after few years of hardships sorrow, dlsAppjIut-
,nent and undue eNertion carried him uto an I'M
timely grave. The princess, now mother OF tW3
children boy and a girl. then stood alone and
helpless in the world; all efforts TO coDcHidte hef
brotller the Sultan were in vain. althongh strong
English aud German influences were brought
TO bear upon him. Sa@ sha@ 90 hs,-H!i -i.'' 90 the
emergency, however. Possessed Of wOndrOus
linguistic talent, she had mastered the German
language thoroughly, aud soon managed 10 earn
competence by giving @Tammatical aud convcfsa-
tionst instruction IN Arabic. The correspondent OF
a German daily who visited her at Berlin some
years ago, described her as slender lady OF
medium height, with expressive face and strong.
VET womanly, soft features, lightly bronzed cont
1exion let black, bright eyes. AID long, straight
black hair. Her children have a very light com
pleXion. A., -.
further TO her native land 70 claim her owl. In
doing so she is backed by the strong arm OF Prince
Bismarck, the picker-up OF uneonsidercd coionlaI
trides at whose direction the powerful neet OF
Germany mas been menacing her stubborn brother,
fbe Sultan said Borgosb, so long already. should
he Weld TO GermaHy's demands for the restoration
of bis sisters property, il will not be long before
soo,e pretext will be found to harasS hun again,
especaly after his SISTERS son, now last approach
inr mans estate. shall have become hrmly estaD-
;sbed i'm the native land of his M Jther. where ~
ali probability he will become the centre and
leader Of all disaffected and hostile elements, ana
some fine day IT need not surprise his paymates at
Berlin and The reading world at large 10 learn thnt
he has been made Sultan Of Zanzibar. should ne
,esist said Borg0sh may be detnroned at once, and
fhe Young prince be put III his place. But Jnls
young man, born to a German iather upon
i;er,n9n soil is according 30 well-recognlzed nter-
national principles governing naiiioha'lty "a
accesslou TO the throne of Zanzibar womb virtually
mean An absorption of that now so important terri-
tory by Germany, and q fresh triumph Tor the new
colonial policy OF the willy German Chancellor.