Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-01
CHAPTER MI.
Continued.

-l>l prCflouS 70 my S0Ty into (OD- 4
ssantinopie were eclipsed by the mo-
-ncntous changes in the Turkish Gov
eminent which took place in the sun
uer and autumn Of 1873 Sultan Mus
tspha having by the aAsurdisy OF his
acts convinced everybody OF bis inSan-
iCy. he was again depoSc1. and youns
boy. scarce twelve years cid set in his
place rs Amurath ~ saw the youth
fnl Amurafh for TIE frSt time OF the
day his high dignity was conferred
upon him. and thought he was sd ex-
cepci.nally handsome boy Certainly
perceived nothing In lis clear-cut
features. his acuiloe nose. his fuu.
fustrous. dark ewes. which denoted IN
any degree the fierce. bloody and To
rnorSeicSs xyrant he afterwari -
came Being too Young 20 rule. though
not 20 relcn. sll power rercsci &c
Nrtpclker. mother O. the sultan
Nah1cikc- was q clever woman. sin
ce-e.y dcSl-ous. believe. or the hap
p,rcss CT her son. ard OF TIE stability
ant prosperity ,,f the STATE. and 20 Sc
cure these objects she sc-upicl noS 70
SEX The advice OF ST. Thomas Roe
conduct which gave mo. II oGensc 20
the Grand Vizie- and other high CT
GERS OF State. and tended noc 20 the
security OF the ErSiishnzn thus hon
o-ec- The dif1cu.sie with which ths
Sultzna-nother had 70 contend were
numerous and great for the lunatic
MustApha and a host OF Qa-asitical
raShas who surrounded hin had de-
plesed the treasury znd suffered The
defe1ces % the country 20 fall INTO C.
cav
Sir Thomas Roe having recommend
60 me Tor various public e1ployUsnts
rs recommenda1Ons were adopted
undertook the tasks. and acquitted ny
sell VIII 50 much satisfaction 20 the
court that Other commissions were
given % ne without any suggestion
by ~ friend ny success beng due
not 70 any exceptional ability in me.
iut simply 20 honesty quality rare
y found II Turkish c15cial. nor e1-
recte6 IN NOR than n MINOR degree
Eariy In 1Ge5 The health OF Sir
Thomas Zoe was such that Il deter
mined him 70 return home. and A.
-11-cuenrs were made fo- Sir Thomas
Fhllrs 20 represent England az TIE
pUte In three years I had grown
accustomed 20 Efe So Turkey. which
VS. not az az distaEteful 10 me Dur-
In The minority OF Amurath ". my
services were frequently reoulsitioncd
~ Nahpalker and her advisers r.
drifting dispatches 70 foreign nations.
uv services being rewarded with mag
Ccanr. r-eseu-s- visited the Serl--
10 wien 1 wouit. and on tTo OCCASIONS
was exaullned " the assembled Tie
IA as 70 he respective military
srrerzth q The nations O. Europe.
The -e- chests ~ Venetian seQu-us re-
u1i-ed Ult-oache5. and Ny English
no1zy was not decreased b. c-e zen
~ I had purchased numerous slaves
yer norwitAstE1dln- al nv expense ]
waxed richer and richer. and nv per
s11Zl influence Increased daily. Sucl
hel1E ny coalition 10 1E-5. j. VII q
snail wonder that ! was dlslnclinel
70 return 70 England with Sir Thouas
Roe. more especially a. az thcr ver.
tine The Grand Nizie-. I'D the nsme o
I2Epeiker and the Ulems. offered -
the distinguishes position o. Govern
O. O. The T1Eye- OF Trsbl1o1c--hieh
as all men know. Is an important prov
tnce and p0rt On The BLACK Sea GUS
s-ipuiatlng only that Should e1n5rac
the MuSs1lnzn fairh. was bu
twenty-five years Cd and tie proSpsc
CT being king IN everything but nan
o. q large and beautiful province va
too farteriEg 70 resist and accepte
the position with It's zccompanyi1
condition. much 70 the disgust % 81
Thomas Roe. whose friendship Tor 70
declined from that hour. a few day
later my noble friend sailed for In:
land. and the last words ! heard hi
speak informed me shat he had hope
Ter better things OF ne than had Al
pearec- AT this distance % time Il
easy 20 perceive ln whom lay The fau
whSeh Uro9ght "a arrangement, an
this incident IS one CT many while
make a retrospect G. ny life very ne
s1cho.y 80 me-.
In de1fEering 70 ne the warrant II
MY of6ce the Grand vizieT. a craft
oic Turk viii long white beard AZ
q magnificent brt Deceptive eye. ooDp
nelted ne on r1y honesty and trut
fulness. 20 which qualities. be sai
TIE snltsnz~Dother had been very Z
TorsDiy impressed herewith. thong
for his part be tfought these NE
virtues whscb might be carried 4
far Honesty. Re further observe
was IN l1s1lf a eQm&e162tie III
and sometimes worked well las ~ 4
own case. where II had gained for q
this valuable appointrnenf). yet
might not De lost sight os that the q
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