Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-03

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LETTERS PROM ASIA.
Extracts frOn = very iaierestins series
cfletsers, written IN Asa, and recent
" psSissed in the Boston Ps.rict
Every e6oe znder governnstin Tar
kew, i. sold to the hisaest bidder, and me
perssns Who o5t.ia them. extort fsSu the
people. in 4 rata fsliJ eqasl to We b
ncsnt thsy pay.
Absst sir weeks presioas to our Arm
val, the Tsrk;sh fest fra Corsisntino-
p,e entered TIE port a SnTrna. eanaan-
ded by Tire e,pt,in Pschi. uho obsersed
to the governor, On bsins visited, that
understanding b. vas god sportsman,
h. had broaght hin an elegant t'Ehns
piece. snd requested be would cal on tie
sslIssias norsisg and accompany hin
On shore.
Blinded By the present Of the gun, and
not dreaming Of ,reseSery, &c o5eyed ne
order, bet instead Of being received vith
Kindness, be Va, conveyed on board a
fri.ate. which ,nsediatsly g. under
way, and on ,nchsring belo~ the castle,
his lead uas struck of and sen: BY 40
express to adorn the gate Of the seras'io
ut Csnstantiropie.
Thas ended the life Of this nir, after
having held The government Of Smyrna
upwards Of twenty years against the si!l
Of the grand sisaior. who had tried many
methods to disp'aee him. Governors
were appointed without effect, as they
dared nst taee his J,nnissaies-and VIXEN
q greater man than himself arrived a,
Smyrna, he had been in the habit Of re'i-
ring to one Of his country seats and lea
vinz his town residence 70 his superior in
pover-b1t in this instance he vas de-
ceired-tos having shesn the captain Pa.
cha mach kindness on the occasion, b.
tbougat be might depend on his friend.
ship.
BE vas charged Wa being excessive
" c-.ei 70 the s-b5ects Of the empire
his IL Hse-for whenever he tick fan
otc the wife, sister OF daughter # poor
Greek, NJ Armenian, he would order her
rithost any ceremony to bis Hiren and
il the relatives complained, they were al
most sure Of receiving II. b,siinsdo.
Another charge eg,ins. bin, shieb
ven. f,rihe t to promote his destruction.
was. tia. be vas . Christian. Certain
Il is. be vas very kind to the Franks, and
very fond Of their society. BAT th- osly
visible marx Il his Conversion. uss, his
getting DRINK on Kim whenever he could
perssade sny IF the Europeans to join
hn. 1t which time he would BE- very is-
miliar, allowing them TO poll the pipe ont
Of mouth and replace it at pleasure.
Az eeabiy to the ess'cm Of all those
holdiag lucrative of6ees under the gov
nment. be vas at great exFense to
support spies at tbs Porte, and vas rec
ularIy informed Of every Circumstance
that ,ranspired. By their ueans--sc Ugi-
liant were they. that although the Grand
seismor bad dispatched many frzsns to
aase him beheaded. he always vas fo-ta.
nate eDrrsh to escape before they had an
opportunity Of pstiirs ans Of them in ss-
erstiea.
His death. which may be- considered .
natural one to great men in Turkey, csu-
se1 no disturbance in the city. TIE
Franks regretted his d-eesse-the resi-
dne Of the inhabitants rejoieed q, it. His
successor. however, brings to nv rn'nd
the fable Of the frags. reversed Thy had
ax.psn,, and thy nOr hare les.
tn. nunhor If haaks in The Ehr1r;ss