Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-24
Continued.
CHATTER XII

i've IN this country or King James OF
England. Your passports and your let
ter or Introduction accidentally came
into my hands last night. and you may
thank God that 4. was 80. FOR had il
fallen out otherwise IL Is impossible to
say what might have become OF YOU.
The causes which have produced your
recen< experiences ere quite clear TO
me. Tou have not been so unfortu-
nate As In the circumstances might
have been expected But before ex-
plain further. console yourself with
the knowledge that your ten chests OF
sequins are quite safe. and go Is your
girdle. your passports and your Eng
liSh money. and that YOU are free 20
take them when and where Won choose.
Know then that we are in the second
week OF September. and that less than
i've months ago Constantinople was
the scene Of a bloody revolution. The
Jauissaries. incensed by deferred pay
mcnts. broke through all restraints OF
authority on learning that Sultan 9th
man contemplated n pilgrimage 20
Mecca. the expense OF which they con.
ceivcd BODIED III for the satisfaction OF
their claims. This turbulent and pow
erful military body broke down the
outer gates OF the Scra glio. and with
angry demonstrations demanded the
heads OF the Sultan's Ministers who
had advised the sacred journey. For
the moment the discomfort OF the Jan
issarles was appeased with fair wor,iC
but the Government was II a lad way.
with an incompetent Sultan. dire lack
or money, and but feeble support Of
any sort 1t was necessary that some
vigorous measures should be adop.cd
The Ulema met secretly and resolved
10 denose Sultan Gilman. who was
soon afterward decoycd into one OF
the seven towers which compose this
building. where he was strangled by
an eX-Vizicr assisted by three pashss.
This step, while IL effectualIy disposed
or the pilgrimage question. raised
other questions vastly more moneh-
tous TO the State. NIustapha. who was
Othman's predecessor. and had him
self been deposCd. Is again installed
Sultan. though he cannot. think. hold
mis- high Office for long his conduct
being th2@ OF 4 lunatic The treasury
being as5dost empty. and money ur-
gently needed. the Admiral Pasha was
instructed 10 make reprisals on Vene-
tian vessels Tor indignitics inflicted on
the faithful by Venetian traders ar
Rhodes and Cyprus. There have been
10 complaints to the Porte or any
such indignities-for the reason. as I
suppose that no such indignites have
hcen committed. but the Admiral
Pasha understood his orders in the
spirit In which they were issued. and
hence the capture OF the Venetian fri
gatoon in which You came hither. II
was seen that You were not of the
italian race. and you and your effects
We're set aside for special ccnsidera-
tiOn-a consideration delayed by the
turbulence OF the times. which en-
crosses the attention OF all the officers
OF State. II was last night when the
Grand Vizier put your English papers
into my hands for inter sAetatiOn.
perceived within o little what had Cc-
CURED. and exercised such power rs /
have for your benefit. Your property.
uninjured and complete. Is ar my
house. and there il is that 1 would ad-
wise you 10 come and stay for the pres
ent. With regard TO the captain who
has your ring / could by my word
cause his heaO 20 be brought TO you az
once on dish, but you have not been
in Turkey long enough TO be indiffer-
ent 10 the sight. and indeed his faul.
scarce merits the penalty"
No words can adequately express the
transports of JOY with which l dranh
in the generous declaration OF Sin
Thomas Roe. When l was a school
boy at ST. Edmunds Bury 1 saw &
thief standing on n gallows. his arms
bound and his neck in a moose. Will
the hauSman at his side ready 10 turJ
him on. but the kings pardon at "a
moment arriving. the halter VS. re
moved from his neck, his ms IN
bound. and he was led bac'- to prison
Nothing can efface frOp. my memOr.
tie expression OF Eat mans fac.
while the kings .,ardon was bein,
read out TO hiU-. and l think / mus
have felt somewhat as the Suffolk rob
Der felt on that occasion. My thanks
however briefly expressed. were YER,
fervent. and ] felt faint with pleasur
able excitement when Sir Thomas ros
TO leave and babe me accompany him
The two young Turks who had guard
ed me threw wide the door 10 allow o
our departure. and bowed to my pre-
tect0r SO humbly that their forehead
touched the carpet. l would have re
warded them for the kindly treatmen
l had received at their hands. but
had nothing wherewith to Go so. an
the opportunity passed
After descending a great number 0
steps and threading our way throug