The Sun.
London, England, 1822-04-06 00:00:00

ALI PACIIA.

SEMLIN, MAncn 24,—Authentic accounts have
been at length received respecting the tragical
end of Ali Pacha. The following are the parti-
culars of this remarkable event, which are deri-
ved from good authority, but differ in some re-
spects from the accounts said to have been of-
ficially published by the Porte, in Belgrade and
Constantinople. We see from them that the cun-
ning Ali was indeed deceived by the Turks, but
also, that from a revived sense of the religious
feelings of his youth, he wished his treasures to
be in the hands of the MuSsulmen, rather than of
the Greeks. The Suliots and Albanese had long
since promised him assistance and deliverance from
the besiegers, if he would share his treasure' with
them : but Ali, who still preserved in his heart a
secret inclination. towards the adherents of his
own religion, thought of reconciling- himself, un-
perceived by the Greeks, in which his wifeWasiii-
kia, who had been gained over by Courschid Pa-
cha some months before, promised to assist him.
The Suliots and Albanese, it is well known, conclu-
ded an agreement with Chourschid Pacha in the
month of January, who promised them as a re-
ward of their desertion of Ali a part of his trea-
sures. They were induced to this by the proofs
of Ali's perfidy; but from this moment Ali was ir-
retrievably ruined, and nothing remained for him
but either to surrender by capitulation or to kill
himself. The cunning Wasilikia prevailed upon
him to enter intoa negociation with Chourschid, the
result of which was that Chourschid swore on the
Koran, and by his beard, in case AU surrender-
ed to spare his life. Ali fell into the snare and
surrrendered to his adversary, who treated him
in a friendly manner, and suffered hi n quietly to
retire into a summer palace, in the Lake of Joan-
nina. Several days after Mehmet Pacha, the
second commander of the Turkish army, proba-
bly secretly commissioned by Chourschid, visit-
ed Ali here, and endeavoured by every means he
could devise to provoke the anger of the old ty-
rant. He abused him as a traitor to Islamism, spat
in his face, and when Ali attempted to resist, he
stabbed him under the protection of 26 Turks,
who rushed into the room on a signal being
given, and then murdered Ali's attendants.—
Only his wife, Wasilikia, was spared. Thus the
Turks, by their usual tactics, have rid themselves
of this monster, whom they could never conquer in
the field ; but we know, too, that Ali's spirit
was bowed by age (he was 84 years old), other-
wise he would have been aware of the snare
laid for him, for the annals of tyrants can pro-
duce no monster equal to him in cunning,artifice,
or cruelty. These circumstances explain, too,
the contradictions in the accounts first published
respecting Ali's death. It is pretty certain that
Chourschid, immediately after the surrender of
his adversary by capitulation, gave orders to
hasten his assassination, and made use of Mehmet
Pacha for this purpose, in order not to violate
the letter of the oath he had taken. Hence
Chourschid caused the news of A li's ekecution
to be spread at the same time with that of his
surrender, and Tartars hastened to all parts of
the empire with the anticipated information.

In the action fought at Mongrade, East Indies,
on the 21st Oct., 1821, betwixt a detachment of
the 4th Light Cavalry, under Major RIDaE, and
a numerous body of native troops, commanded by
the Manharao in person, victory, as usual, de-
clared for the British ; and among the gallatit
young officers whose conduct on the field attracted
tile notice of the Commanding Officer, we are
happy to see mentioned in the Ga:ctle the name
of Lieutenant JAMES GLENCAIRN BURNS, a native
of this county, and youngest son of the Poet.
Those who take an interest i❑ the family of the
Bard, will be pleased to learn this fact, and the
more so when we assure them that Mr. BURNS,
who is as good as he is brave, has ever discharg-
ed the duties of a son and a brother, in a manner
that entitles him to the warmest regards of every
real-hearted Scotsman.—(Dumfiics Courier.)