Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-08-24
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wen Islands, which are coveted by tbs,
arllke pasha OF Albania, All, whose IA
easing power and wealth. give him great
liiuencc with the Ottoman envcrnment.-l
he following Mier account of this ambiti-
'us chies,may III acceptable to our readers:
Ali YVES burn at Tepallene, small town
n the interior of Albania. His father held
The rank OF Pasl,a of two tails, but was
not possessed of any extensive power aud
he died when Ali was only fifteen. In a
district 50 turbulent. aud filled with hos
tile and warlike leaders, the young chief
was necessarily placed in very critical
situation. He is himself, accustomed to
boast, thathe began his fortune with sixty
paras and muskct and an Albanian who
attended late enlightened traveller. MIR.
Hohaouse) declared, that lie remembered
10 have seen ali with his jacket out at ell
bows. Ali was, ere long. drIvan from Te-
peliene, his native place, ana sy2s aIan,!on-
doned by almost every follower. a plan
was next Formed for his dast action, by the
Inhabitants OF Gardiki,a neie Occurring town,
and TO- this purpose, they Surrounded, in
the night time, village where he had TAX
but his mother and sister fell into The
hands of the Gardikiotes, and were treat
ed With every specie, oiindignity wrongs
tor which he afterwards took a dreadful
vengeance. His address and activity ena-
bled him gradually to repair his fortunes
Pie insinoated himself into the favour of
.Coul pasha, then the principal chief f AL.
bania, whose daughter he at length married
Having thus been able to collect so,ne fol-
lowers, he succeeded in surprising his pre
sent capital, Joannina, and in prevailing
upon the Porte 10 recognize him as pasha
of that important district. From this time
he took the lead among the Albanian chiefs
employing sometimes force, sometimes
Inoory, and sometimes t-eachery, to in
crease hi: authority, and aid TO tho extent
ct IS daminuns. The most formidable
adyersareS with whom Ali had to cuntend
we're the Soiiotes a people placed in the
Soathern extremity CT A!!3auia. They iu-
hab an ai,iGs, inaccessible r4n@c Of uman-
ta,ns hsneath yilvse slpomy Shade winds
river, w!.;-h Dr. iloiiauG cuni es, on
scty plausibieg 0ninis,.o be the Acheroa Of
q c insects nc st,ru 9Th 0i their We
buIwariSs, their passion for war and con
tempt o. death, made them the terror OF Al
heitia " h iiey IF qpcutly inva,lel 60;
%hde no 3nreiSn pGiger had ever vcnturea
70 scale the tremendous barriers by which
thcy were guarded. Ali at lemgth succee.
ded, partly by force, aud partly BY bribery.
IN gaining tic passes which led into their
country and the Whole natiUu, after a ia
iiOus resistance was reduced to Suhiecion.
and ps tiv cXtirya 'ed. l. 1911 al 1912
All attsckoA aud defeated the pasbas Of
Rrrat and Deiyino, by which means. he
gained POSSESSION at some Of the finest
parts rf Albania. and population Of be.
tween two and 100000 souls. TcpelIene.
his native place, now fell into his hands -
and nov also, it WAS that he obtained the
means of iniijcting signal vengeance on
Gardiki. With he accustomed duplicitv.
hc pretended a complete oblivion Of all
grounds 81 resentment, unfil he had sur
ro0n.led aad enclosed the city With his
troops when uRwards Of seven hundred of
those inhabitants who were supposed to
have been most deeply involved in tie an
cieHt gailt, were dragged utG large KAN
near the city, aad byurd together with
cords On sigra given by Ali, the Al
bantam s0ldieFy, who were stationed on the
walls oisthe Khan, began a discharge of
1nuskctry, whlch continued until die des
tructi0n oi thu Whole seven hundred was
completed. 1t seems impossible to define,
with pertcct precision, either the extent Of
Ais domnicDs, or .,.e degree of authority
vi icli he possesses Eveu within Albania.
thc PachaIic cuiari remains indepen-
dent The ira, ,er which he bears sway
IS bounded on the north by an irregular
Inc. eXteudug from DurazIo TO the Gulnh
Oi Saionica, it c0mprehepds the mOu1fgiu
Gus 81 nc, Of Macedonia, nearly the ,vhnlq
ct fhes,aly, aud great at OF i4avida.-
On The eastern side he is Kept in check bg
ismaci hey, who possesses al authority as
independent over the plains Of Macedoniq.
IL Albania his power is almost absolute ::
ad wh,le little regard is paid ia the iinpe
rial firman, letter with the signature of
Ali, commands implicit obedience. The
A!banians are enthusiastically attached to
nin ihcy view him as a native sovereign !;
they admire the enc gy Of his character. K
WIZ n they hear IT any other chief, com
monly remark that he has not head IKE
Ala IN thc relations befweer a la Il TIE
court oi CGnsianGnop mutual lear has
hitherto preserved az outward ., OIL uuhel
slandin5. The brogresS3of tlns e. ternri,-
ing CHEZ has bee long viewed with iralru-
sy aud alarm, but the Pore was never i'm a
condition to hazard driving him into opeh
rebe lion II has been fund prudent there
fore 90 invest hm. by the G1nan, with the
government Of those provinces which the
sword has alieaiy placed in his possession.
~ on The other hand, pays an outward
de'"rencc to tie Porto, and remits to Il
sorae portion Of the revenue which he col.
iects. lie bas also uniformly Supported
that power with nearly his whole force. a.