Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-12-07
AMERICAN CONSUL.

-ANtGskktsAN ANJN- VI.
TIE foi'oaiAg cttract from late Loa1o,
p1Per, e'Pieinsnio,'e Jpitytsen 'c e hare before
sscn, the circumstances wkick fcd to the lat.
correspondence Ge,,cecn Lord Eralouth ma
lYm. Sdaier, Esq. tie Aneytcan Consul al
Cap,. DaShrood and Nr. W5fmus, The
Sa,geot 81 the Prome.tenS, AID some more
EhgfishweH, icao aSSiStedtn cf5ctiag tie eS-
capeQ tie EngiiSk ConSnfS jamiiy at 1isierS,
ard wao ice,e unfortunately detected IN
consequence of'the ck;ii's crying, ,rere u. great
danger If iosiAg tI.ei,. heads, and WouM Ger
truly hGre S1tred It had not been for the
,Hterposition otS American Consul They
scere pst into SSarge rasi;, fLed ,cim cormia
aRdfit%. p. here they remained oil mght. IHey
hed mats to rest on upOn a damp floor, ami
rad moth sg to refresh themselves bit tGt
bread aad water. They icere tantdh-cd uish
opromise tsat,hoy shouid he permitted to go
. on boord ship bat were marched from one
pr{soRto onotker. THEY acre ,ccI treated By
some Sicifian SlGres. Tie Munster refused
Ae>s 'rhen they applied for more bread; but
tie Captoinof TIE port Shoued Spmc compdSSr-
on, cndordered refreshments for them, di,yc-
tug thsgnurds 20 treat Hem aDeH. THE siaces
thsn gaze them fi'st't, Sc. They mere after
aatf. Al0ceH 10 ;ohat IS called tie King pri-
sen, u'iiei. al, escort CT soldiers and n,arched
through the to,ca, iitsuited on tie acay by
1!oors, Jews aud Turks, ich0 epea spit ntheir
.taceS. The Deg H0W9M proper to send the
Consuis child on board. The american Coa-
slsi continued his kindness, art the lSwediM
Consul acas very attentive, and supplied them
'rith books, pens and paper. The English
nsre s0oa after pat into irons, and ~ that
state acre mc'chedabou II miles across the
country; and hating short time in place
uhere cattle wesc continued. tcere obliged to
resume their Journey. Tier rcfieShmemt
arns boiied corn ai.E rater. They vere then
,,i9ced IN another prison, bit soon heard Mey
ncreto be marched back to AigierS, to Uhich
5'iace, utter haciag encomped or he bank of
rirer wdich had recently been oreraown, they
were afterwards brought. TIE" thcy weye
confined 'ntteiarge building on the soath side
ofthe tow'i, UheTe they remained az doubt, ana
ieiy, and apprehension as to what wo"id he
their further fate. at length, tie Eaglish
7rere reiiered from the irons and marched
dorm to the Marina and PIT into possession
oftI,eir own boats. Their situation irouldha
been depiorabie, Indeed, If had not been for
tie perSerer1ng Kind cfice Of the american
Consul. The country OUer Uhich these ta,for-
tItnote tyaceUerS WorepdSSed, dppe0redto be IA
desotate condition, coveyed sciM natieTwOOd.-
They crossed an erte,'S're ptrSn, Statedto De,
according to report, 0b0W 2OOO mieSn length,
os,d 50i, breadth. Tie soil seemed to be fer
tie IN mann parts, and NTH good pastm'age.
IL may easiiybe concerted tint ou' poor cO'si-
tjy'aei, Vere ina melancholy condition, wiM
the prospect ofdeath before them, dsttey cere
cfiea, by signs, Threatened that their heads
sv0aid be cat off, or hadreasonto fear that they
should be puusacddS tie Sidres an eeneIaldre
-apmntshmem mhich they had the misery Of
witnessing, and 'chich isim The .foL'owiag man
ner THEY are placed on tie g'romdmith their
backs nppermoSt, a stick is pat acrosstheir legs
ahich is hetdby two men, another man Meeks
at tie headof the rictim ai,d stretches MShands
across the back, and t,0o Turks then strike him
alternately on the .feshy part Jelow, with large
sticks, often TO tie number Of 3 or 400 bioms,
and affe,waTdS make them return to cork e.
cen an that lamentabie state Of suffering. The
poor aretches are GNowed noting BIT byea,i
Gadwater, aud provided Nth netD suit Of mi
seratie attire ees'y gear by tie mu'i!fceace Of
The Deg !"