Star.
London, England, 1804-09-22 00:00:00

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GEZZAR PACHA.

The laft accounts from Condantinople bring many
particulars refpaling the preient date of Egypt and
Syria. Gezzar Pacha, sehrfe ()kith was to attain
the fupreme authority in Egypt, was fucceeded by
Ifmail Pacha, who acknowledged the fupremacy of
the Porte, but at the fame time endeavoured to ella-
blith himfelf independent. The particulars which
have tranfpired, relative to Gezzar Pacha, will
throw Come light upon the polities of the Porte and

its agents.
The real charafter of Gezzar Pacha, the late ty.
rant of St. John D'Acre, has never been well known.
After a life fpent in the commiffion of the molt hor•
rid cruelties and enormities, for the attainment of the
fupreire authority in the °ace famous country, this
wretch clofed his days, with the following merciful
folikquy, which he uttered a few moments previous
to bis deceafe: s. I perceive," Paid he, " that I have
' but a (hoer rime longer to live ; what mull I do with
thole yeah in my pi icons ? Since I have Dripped them
of every thing, what good will it do them to let them
loofe again naked into the world ? The greatest part
of them were Governors, and men of confequence
in the country, who, if they return to their !mils,
will be forced to ruin a great many poor people, in
order to replace the funs I have taken from them ;
To it is belt for their own fakes, and for that of others,
that I fhould dispatch them. They will then lion be
in a place where proper care will he taken of them ;
a very good place, where they will neither he per- I
rmitted to molell any one, nor he thernfelves expofed
to mniellation. Yes—yes—that's bell —difpateh them."
In eonfequence of the above order, twenty-three
of tims~ who had formerly enjoyed the highefi Ra-
tions in Turkey and Egypt, were c a i a!,), 'brown
ex twee into the lea, as the moll el. eJiiinub mode of
execution—many others were deltroycd by the bow-
l!: ing
The olelf of Gezzar was to obtain the whole
Government of Syria and Egypt. At the time of
his death, he had united in his ow:. pet fint the Pacha-
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lick of Serda, llamafcus, and Trin.oii, and tbetomi•
nal Viceroyfhip of Egypt. The P.tchalick of Aleppo
alone rev ained for the completion If bisdefires.
Ifmail Paella, his lucceffor, ace mpanied the grand
army to Egypt, in the year ilk*, and king patro.
nista by the Napif Pacha, obtained the dignity of
Bafhaw of Three Tails; after this he put into
polreflinn of the Government of Maralls, but did not
kng hold it, owing to his great esvrtions which fur-
paired every thing formerly pratlifesi by Turkilh op.
predlon. He was ordered to falter capital punish'
talent: to elle& which, tbe Grand Vizier appointed
him to the Government of Strwas, %%lOW a plan w.f•
concerted to way lay him on his road thither, and
bring him in chains to the Turkifh camp; the
meeting, however, between the affaflisis and Ifmail,
ferved only to eilablifh his reputation for extraordi-
nary courage and fortitud: ; tot he diirlayed Iticit
gallantry and vigour or, th it attack, that they were
obliged to fly. He tliLn fl_iv for protatitin to Gee
sat-, and was kindly seccivA by that Chieftain, on
his complaining that he fttfered from the Grand Vi.
zier perfecutian: he folloaed the fortunes of Gezzar
till within a year and half prior to the latter's decease,
when 'firma toil his favor and was confequeruli•
comsraittLd to priton in A. e, where he remained till
the day of GC41011% oec!afe. Gezzar, having it••
children, considered linlail as a man fit to inherit hi•
wealth and power, as he had been lied up in a ran-
' corona hatred to tit.! Grat.d Vizier, and in indepen-
dence of the l'orte.

Gezzar lay on his deAttt bed,be fent for Jfmail
Pacha from his Loofia_ment, who had fo little expec-
tatinn pt the eliat:ge fort noc that awaited him, that
he reqnetted to he :11i,s-ed a few moments to prepare
himfelf for death. On his hein, brought into GC2Z:teS
pretence, he would hare begged for mercy, but Gez-
zar " there, I leave yon plenty of troops, plenty
of money to pay them, and fortifications to
fight in. It you are a nom, yon voil keep them, And
my enemies than have no melon to exult in my
death."

1.W..11C diEel
CTI the death of Gezzar, Ifmai! feized
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the reins of dnvernmeilt, and 14A 810 a pedal nbe•
diciice enticed in the neigh:elating provinces. Hi',
however, declared, that lie held the GOV.:7BIYMa
nnly until dle wi:i oftltr Porte tlititild be knnwv, and,
in confeptence, atEzed the public Ic.ll to tke itun.t.nlc
magazine of treafures left by the deceated.
When the hail arenunts left Ciintlantinneit, the
Capteiu DAOIAW had taken the city of S:. Jeci D'Acrc
nut of the lands of :Caul Paclia ; the laver,
eve,, war. expeacd fltuttly to he teii.ilatcd it. tub au
tiuuity.