272 LEAVE CONSTANTINOPLE 



and civilization have succeeded in driving the 

 remnant of Mahomet's followers ; and yet it not 

 only still rules over a Christian population in 

 Turkey in Europe twice as numerous as itself, 

 but we are obliged, for the furtherance of our 

 own political system, to support and assist the 

 tottering throne. 



Taking leave, therefore, of Constantinople with- 

 out regret, we embarked, about twelve o'clock on 

 the 3rd of June, on board the Ferdinando Primo, 

 an Austrian steam-vessel of the Danube com- 

 pany, commanded by an Englishman, Captain 

 Everson. Our servant, Giovanni, who had ac- 

 companied us from Corfu, remained at Constan- 

 tinople, to return to the Ionian Islands by the 

 next Austrian steam-vessel, as these run every 

 fortnight, from Trieste to Constantinople, touch- 

 ing at Corfu and other places in the Levant. 



The Ferdinando is a remarkably fine vessel, as 

 indeed she need be, considering the crowd of per- 

 sons she carries. Her decks were, on this occa- 

 sion, completely blocked up with passengers, who 

 had all stowed themselves in the berths they in- 

 tended to occupy during the voyage. I had 

 observed that the bulwarks, which slanted in- 



