The Sun.
London, England, 1826-09-02 00:00:00

(From the .Neni,Martthly. Magazine.)
On the 15th of June 1 was informed that there had
been a serious quarrel, in Ihe fortress, that Trelawney was
dangetonsli wounded, Fenton shot, and Whitcombe
tented a prisonetl determined instantly to go there;
Vangeli propoied to accompany me, and Goura was to send
an escort with us. To this. I 'could .make no objection;
though I afterwards found that Goura's; captain expected
to gam-admission in the cave,'by hia asking me if I thought
"we should succeed in getting in. This was a fortunate
hint. I pushed on with all possible speed :it rained in
torrents, which rendered, the rugged and stony paths still
More difficult. As night came on, it thundered and
lighteoed tremendously. My party consisted of Guieeppe,
one soldier, and a lad, my pipe-bearer; Vaugeli's of about
ten men. It was proposed to halt at the village at the foot
of the mountain : but I determined to, lead them on to the
church of San Georgio.
Guiseppe had heard them say they would oppose toy
going in, if they were,fiot-admitted we. In the temporary
dispersion of our party as we crossed the defile and mounted:
the steep ascent, I desired my pipe-bearer to tell Guieeppe
l wood, , gonemaking
on,
tahihgnad
l)fiwltya
immediately
alone
et dashed
atvur into
theelttphick
e,wthtioder
chi
reached before day-break. Fearing to disturb Trelawney,
I entered a peasant's rocky dwelling at the foot of the bat-
tlements, and waited till morning, when I found my friend
supported on it couch with his wife and mother by his
side. " Alt, H , how are you?" he said on seeing
me. His wounds were, indeed, severe, so much so, that
had he not possessed the strongest constitution, he could
not possibly have survived them. One ball had entered
the back- of the heck, and turning upwards, came out of
his mouth, being stepped by his teeth, one of which it knocked
breast.
st. The it oilt,htui-nli
onlel
t.ii enteredc.tl
fthlower,d and
ysih
eelodgedll4.la din
received
eceirivgehat
the wounds, and he was looking mach better than could be
eipected, although in great pant and linable to sleep. His
tvhoe
oicuowt its
hisstluiltligsst rowneg, re
evidently
spoke
eiwiylifree‘tVeidt
me-
dical assistance became the main object, and I resolved to
go myself to :Napoli, in order that :I might procure a sur-
geon on Whom we could rely. Kari4skaki had despatched
a message to say he would send the only surgeon then an
the camp ; but he had not arrived'; and had he dune so,
we could not confidently rely on his good faith. 'A prat.,
titiuner in the healing art (a caloyer of at neighbouring Imo.
nastery) declined attending, from fear of incurring Gourd's.
displeasure.
On inquiry, I learnt' that there had been no quarrel; on
the contrary, sitice,WhitcOmbe's arrival, the time had pass.
ed in feastiog and merriment. Fenton, •.Whitcombe, and
Trelawney, had all dined together the preceding Saturdiy;
and after dinner, proposed firing at a mark,and accordingly
fixed one at one end, of the battlements, and posted them-
selves at the other close by TtehtwoeY's house who was
sitting on the veranda, looking oft. They asked Cameron
to join them, who took one shot with his rifle, and then
left them and went to the upper:part of the. cave. They
were then alone with Trelawney; they were firing with
carbines. Trelawney said, laughing, " I would beat you
both with my pistol;" and placed himself to take hi* aim.
Fenton and Whitcomb stood close behind him. On draw-
ing the-trigger of his own pistol, he received two balls in
his buck, when he staggeted•to the wall without falling,
and eiclaimed " Whitcombe, or somebody has shot Me 1"
Fenton, with the greatest apparent anxiety, came up and
supported him,
:saying, " Do yoo think he did it on pur,
pose shoot him ;" and of to draw Trelawney's
other pistol from his belt. Luckily, Trelawney put his
hand off. Whitcombe run instantly 14.0 m the spot, and
locked himself into 'Ulysses's house, then occupied by Fen-
ton, which hung immediately over the landing-place of the
ladders. The soldiers now came up, and Trelawney \tilts
borne to his house. Fenton still continued his attentions,
and TrelaWney had not any suspicion of him. Whit combela
carbine was found discharged.
Fenton's fate was at hand. As he left Trelawney to go
towards his own house, Cameron and the' Turk, Musts-
pinto, fired at him from the upperyart of the cave, and
Lilted him on the spot / He dual with Ont a, groan, wit of
the balls having passed through his breast.
4, !Viand he span, and down he MI.
‘, o the last an infidel."
It now was discovered that Whitcontbe had made his mi.
cape, having by means of his turban, which he untwisted
and fastened to the bars of a easement, lowered himself to
the ladders; and had'got down the mountain as far as the
fb
been (ijne°'Frgein°t'o esreervliicee,waTail °bh:yeerNtiVi
flattened wial3
had
e
brought hack without resistance.
a rope round his neck, and, with guns
.presented to his
breast, desired him to make his confession Be asserted
his innocence ; said it was a plot concerted between
itakaki, Fenton, and myself; that he had nothieg to do
with it ; and, finally, begged his life. On seeing I emotes
body, he threW himself down and wept over hint.
Cameron was the most siugle-hearted fellow in existence.
I was amused at his explaining his perplexity at the sup-
position I could have been concerned in such a tranatte,
tion; though it must be confeSsed that my unexpected ap,
pearance at the cave, any being Government a overnment cap-
tain, and my correspondence with Fenton while with K.
riaskaki, all tended to make Whittombe's assertion Yens
plausible, and the men Hotta-411y suspected ine. Had
l'relawney been killed, there was some chan cc I might
have been shot. on my arrival. The two notes Fenton
Mount}N)%a,tel written
jt
bakedPt etillrnmaose‘i, e,
er senior's
t iltietroel
int oy,
su rti;tbl: baggage had t been e evnillages on
t
for my answers, but
intentions;suspecteedoeFeeernTeot,oi:eni'ksiwnhe.y.lvus tlhl,ee
Coucldahtlieortofihndhatthielmolig
o ell
dreaded Fenton, would not
had been emplOyed for two days before in beating doin
balls of a larger calibre, to fit a smaller gun ; whieh he
wall doing, he said, to tit NVhitcoothe's carbine. 'When Came-
ron joined these two worthies in firing at the mark, he
pale
observed them both, partieulairll.,eyin'd'%.saBio'.''tliitleil.teti.tit.':td,isit,eitiltw.tlb:et,,eieenyileiooaeald,toii.ikni,v,,iebilt,.iv:ael'itit,i(.
and agitated. I asked him why he had not Mentioned
cu
his auspicious to 'Trelawney He answere,:::4:hallety,-Ttrehe-
lawney would not have credited thent;' and he should,
most probably, hare had his brains •unitutit for hilt
'Pains." Besides tilt chief's family and
only constant inhabitants of the cave were Fenton, Came-
.
another
old t4:4-11e°1t: 91121111CisltayaisPLelliaaau :)111.ditt At
of botahline6:l:i lit
tFheenot t°1111; rss service.wh
TrelawFenton', previous intrigues with
which
wowe
jo.l.llllllltia:ilhtivitt'.rttioherboetetirdal,Filtatlte.,o.
tf
das the itilibt'iigedt:tto,attihiaattolidifruilU)lYeli3l'ifis:xtenetitd/o61111:tiP1
ry.
th
bat
rt,i,‘ti
prospects
might,,o
ft. remains, s,t)ll,
hti3o(aixllvi,
nee
I,
iv
solved
they
world
theyboautntgleznittscoomfbtehhad
fvr
i
iitrnt
the cave— us crimes _is monumen-
tal atone.
read to Trebovney. It eontuined chiefly' protestationa of
innocence, avowing that Fenton had done every thing* to
poison his mind against 'frelawnep
,-1 11°WuWent
yotingprisoner, who wags "ousi!. 4.4% NW:4ra
mid on recovering himself, his first words were, " See what
Ttelawney a traitor to Ulysses, and drat tie foul scent litv.) red that Fenton had told .Itim he_ comtidered
ct then
rtry''s trtvttatiorr, to make 4111°h use ay
:serag
, intbriii the eliler9lllol suspicion, tans
cave." (I cer ainly did near advise n'enlitititatooeftsQiploitr.niTreetast
that
ej: Otiillr;;l7tte:! for 47:ohtt'Y'lliiit'icibinntiv'tah'4elololettillo'ruP;
matndiirp the fortress, quad pcitiit.,smitg, tieustirea, and
women; and thus he artfully »nide lei t! the dupe of his

ayl,eg
tiafterGreece, tlte
ftetilim:evieznnit, toUlt3hlesestr,eacwithte)rnytianshdt
inveterate nnatlice of his enemies : he was basely assassinated
it t Athens, with which place Fenton had been recently in
reptAe4 VQllllllllpimtion,