Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-09-28

with great economy most Of this sunife,
Imains untouched in thestreasury From
la habit Of administering justice for MANY
Iyears. Hamuda Packa had -accusten1es.
himself to a promptness and decision
(which never admitted of qnibble or de
Ilay-if a crime was committed the GU.
Fprit was Immediately brought before hin.
the evidence adduced, hedetence heard.
1.-THE sentence given, and. the execution
immediately followed. The punishment
consists in strangling, beheading,or bas-
|nadoing on the soles Of the feet, which Is
lgeneralIy limited to one thousand blows
land this summary mode of trial is cor
,}ducted with the utmost gravity aud 81
hence, and sentence is passed by mere
laign of the head. Hamuda Paeha spoke
little, and never without reflection, aud
always to the purpose he accustomed
himself to read the looks # men with
-Ikeen scrutiny, which seldom or ever de
'lse,yed him in his ideas of character, and
this species of ihvestis alton had become
$50 familiar to HIM, that he was accounted
"a physiogonomist Of the first order, ore
Hact alone will serve to Illustrate this -
i A Bedopin had horse which he valued
'|hiohlv. and VIII oh he was in Danger OF
losing BY sickness. In the fervor of m
zeal and confof mable to the superstlRous
customs of the. country, Ire vowed that u
Ibis hor-. recovered he would present hI
lifavorife saint with one hundred paste s.
The horse was pronounced OUT Of dar-
ger, and the Bedouin on serious rehec'
ton regretted the extravagant vow "hlcti
he had made. Csnsoing himself hewevei
with the assurance that it was unknowI'
Ito any but himself he deliberated on the
best method of getting rid of the claim:
and accordingly after long struggle De
tween his conscience and his avarIce he
decided to pay the saint fifty piastres be-
ling the one half OF the original promise.
The hey is trustee for all sums offered
to the numerous saints in the kingdom to
whom he is accountable and doubtless is
prepared fer settlement when called upon
by them. The Bedouin repaired to the
palace with his fifty piastres, and told
his sto, y. The hey struck with the he
stating manner of the man, suspected
that all was not right, and during the re-
|capitn'ation OF his story, he fixed his eye>
upon him with remarkable keenness, and
on his conclusion, he said to him
] Wretch. tell me quickly, did you not
Iprami.e the saint one hundred piastres !?
1.-THE affrishted Bedduin fell on his knees
and confessed the fact. Caitiff, said the
hey dc you think that any thing is COM
cealed from me, who am myself saint
--begone, bring the hundred piastres, and
as runishment for your sacrilege, you
shall receive one hundred blows on the
feet. which sentence was faithfully ex-
Iecuted.
! Tie foreign relations existing with the
regency OfIrunis. are managed with con-
siderable skill aua Ingenuity. The policy
Iof that government in their commercial
treaties is to concede no point OF essen
ltial importance, and secure to themselve3
lin addition to Tributary sim such points
las are intimately connected with that p"
Illicy. Thus the treaties with all the
|Christian powers, excepting England,
france AMI America bear Colour able
but no cal reciprocity, and even these
last mentioned powers are not wholly
Exempt from the avarice and rapaclty OF
|the bey, who contrives to secure from
them occasional contributions. under IL,
name and denomination Of annual, BIZ
Iennial or consular presents. -,
! Eamuda Pacha had a minister for many
wears in his employ, known by the name
of the Sapatapa or Seal Bearer, This
gan who was compound of cruelty. ar
|tisce and fraud, was peculiarly annoying
Ito the christian states. His long expe
Irence made him familiar with every kind
|of public business, and the bey placed in
ibis hands the power OF concluding all
treaties and negotiating for their stipula-
Itions. Throug Oh this channel of vil!ainv
land extortion, most of the treaties exist,
|iog at present with the regency passed
land the Sapatapa generally received a
5ribe equal in value to the one given t.
the bey-this syste,n of corruption was
Encouraged by Hamuda Pacha, who con
!. lsidered the wealth of his ministers as his
private property, subject at all times to
This orders, and thus forupwards Of thirty
-lyears the civilized powers 1T Europe
were compelled to continue their rela-
tons on such terms as the hey though!
proper to allow. Hamuda Pacha died in
the fall OF 1918, and it was suspected by
lpnisGn, although the proofs were not suf.