Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-01
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- = ~ WALTER BLOOMFIELD
BLOOMFIELD

thee on another occasion. In this hes \
the whole art Of lying" Thus admon-
shed. and with an overpOweriaE sense !
OF my newly acquired dignity. l set I
out for TrcoixOnd accompanied by = /
numerous retnCc.
The city and province over which 1 (
was appointed 10 rule had been DC
piorably in governed from time i'm
memorial The people had been har-
RED and psundered by an unbrOken
succession cf Incompetent deSpotS,
anc 10 msn's lie Or property was Sc
cure. Before set foot in Trebizond.
I had resolved 20 use the unEmieed
powers entrusted 90 me In reforming
any abuses which l might ind pre-
vaili7g there. Having taken m my
abote In an ancient castle which faced
the sea and stood just within the city
walls. I addressed the CHEZ men % thc
city who had gathered 70 receive mc.
and occasioned them much consterua-
ten tv announcing my intention 81 live
ing IS simply aud u=ally rs possible.
O. administering impartial Justice be-
tween man and man TIRE specuve Of
rank. One. OF W alth. and Of my WIZ
-AN~c 10 ~ -Ara-AsAAAt aAAA Aa.EAN IA
which Srito-s for justice could show
reasonable cause Tor arpcal against
the judgment Of the cadis. The au-
thOr!Jy." I said. delegated 20 me by
the Commander Of the Faithful 10
fnfict death on any inhabitant OF this
province who shall incur ms dsplcas-
ure. ! VIII never exercise except 20
punish the evil doer Whose deeds IN
the Judgment OF men shall merit that
penalty. The annual tribute OF Trehi-
zond fixed by the SulSan's advisers IS
a heavy one-heavier. / fear. than you
can pay without hardship. Neverihe-
less. q must be paid. punctually and
fully: but I hope by the laws 1 VIII
enact and the inpartiality q my rule
soon 10 tighten your burdens. 20 which
end 1 VIII direct al the enerSy 81 my
nature. confident OF success ~ only
sour present protestati0ns q loyalty
. be sincere"
TIE coUeEtic establishment OF my
f predecessor iwho-marvellous in q
Turkish pasha'-had died q natural
DEATH was large. expensive. and most
~ useless. 90 I deemed il fitting sub
Jet Tor a 1rst experiment with my re-
forming hand I reduced IL four
fftls. and Reconstructed the remainder
CT . system which I had devised my
self-obols1ed the Office CO purse
bearer. personally controlled -he treas
ny. ard kept q s-eepless eye Oh A.
counts rendered 70 ne by my suborLl-
mates. Verify the ways OF re-ormers
are hard. ard tie opposition of tlo-e
whom Il Isl sought &c benefit is too
crea- 20 measure Al fret my rule was
as unpopular with the people as that
q any O. ny predecessors had been
wLlcl Is saying much, but ] lived q,
Gown. and III few years converted
hatred into tolerance. which YET late.
WAS changed 20 esteem when lr Wa.
seen and felix that ] scrupulousiy ad
hered 20 ny original declaration
Ireblzoud pr0sperec enormously undei
ny rule. and IN ten years had become
one o. the wealthiest and most peace
ful vlayets ia The empire. whcreai
before Il had been one Of the poo1es
lnd most turbulent MahpelEer
Grand Tizier. who. true 10 the trad
tons o. his race anu Once. had IKE
the tribute OF Trebizond at ten time
zs much as had ever before beel
wrUng from that province. was az
founded 70 see from me the sum n
lad demanded. and was az a stan'
10 know how had accomplished sue
: Z wonderful feat II his ciicDma IL
! Ylzler resor1ed 10 the Court AstrolOge
!. from whom. after narati1g the CIR
! cumsJ1nccs. lie asked FOR eniishteL
-.
les with an astrolobe the astrclose
Informed the vlzler that The Bearcles
{. Pasha Of Trebizond had discovered
! gold mine. and announcement wnic
% powerfully excited the cupldlty q
|. the yizler that he undertook 5ourne
!. 20 TrebizOnc 20 see whether II va
: really 60 CT not With great difficult
!. proved 20 tbls vie wretch that b.
/. credulsty had been se1sld-that p
success waB due merely - my actin
directly contrary - bis advice. an
I" BE returned % ConstAntinople. olsal
= pointed and disconcerted- But durlu
= his absence from the capital facuo
had been formed against him. b
: pecul2xlons had been exposed and In
= passage leading 70 the Seraglio he NJ
met BY the Seven Mutes and there u
!. tremendously straDgled-
= Years came and passed away. Ak
=. many were the changes 1D the cover
4 4 ment of Iurky. In 1892 ADurat
q at that fluae youth OF twenty. .
~ stunned fuu power and ruled his "a
- pkre with a rigorous despotism While
a has never been exceeded IN tho histoi
= OF the world Fortunately for b
=. I f>eople Amurzth WAC a man Of gre