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same manner, whenever the Turkish admiral chap. 
met him. Captain Bainhridge was, however, 
received with every mark of respect and at- 
tention, and he was rewarded with magnificent 
presents. The fine order of his ship, and the 
healtliy state of her crew, became topics of 
general conversation in Pera; and the different 
ministers strove who should first receive him 
in their palaces. We accompanied him in his 
long-boat to the Black 6'ea,'uas he was desirous 
of hoisting there, for the first time, the American 
flag ; and, upon his return, were amused by a 
very singular entertainment at his table during 
dinner. Upon the four corners were as many, 
decanters, containing fresh water from the four 
quarters of the globe. The natives of Europe, 
Asia, Africa, and America, sat down together to 
the same table, and were regaled with flesh, 
fruit, bread, and other viands ; while, of every 
article, a sample from each quarter of the globe 
was presented at the same time. The means of 
accomplishing this are easily explained, by the 
frigate's having touched at Algiers, in her pas- 
sage from America, and being at anchor so near 
to the shores both of Europe and Asia. 
About this time, news arrived in Constanti- 
nople of the expedition to Egypt, under General 
Sir Ralph Ahercromhie ; and intelligence was 
