Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-09-04
Ee,r- T0fk dag. 81.

German papers, and dated at cohs'an''-
nople They purport to be ~FttsngS hS-
ed upon the corpses OF the two Greek &c
clesastics the Patriarch of Constantinopie
and the Bishop OF Ephesus who, 1t VIII De
recolected, were butchercd by the Turks
after the breaking out OF the Ereclan IN
surrection in April last. Ut is amus'hgto
lind by this as well as other instances OF
governmental declarations, how much
they talk alike upon the subject OF their
own character and conduct. Speaking
OF the duties which persons, situated as
the Patriarch was, owed to the govern
men. by which he was tolerated and pro
tected, the ''arriting" says-they ought
to CHECK the wicked betmesb by warning
and advice, and, if these are not sufficient,
by punishments according to the precePts
of their religion, and by this means dis
charge part Of thc debt Of gratitude
achech they ore to he Su6t'me Porte .tor
the .fauorS and priuiiegcs 7rhich they en-
joy uader its benefcent Shadozr." The
insurgents are described as men who have
forgotten themselves. and have suffered
themselves to be led aGay By PhontomS
and deUHiSh WuSi0nS-and 1t Is declared
that the Patriarch ought to have Instruct
ed the Disconnected Greeks that "the al
fair in question was 4 vain undertaking,
which can never be accomplished, since
evil designs agains, the Mahometan pow
err and religion will never succeed. lrh1Ch
haze been supported BY God for d5oUe
thousand years. and pW endure till the
dQu of .Ildgmeat, as has 0eCR confirmed
by rec eiations Gnd miracles from HedU
en-
These papers contain the first copies of
! Turkish iegdt Judgements that we recol-
Iect to have me; with. They are concise
enough; and az they have no court OF APP
,.eals or Tor The correction OF errors. there
is not much ceremony or toIma lity IN
drawing them up. After enumerating
the charges against The Patriarch, 1T is
said-'Iey foHowlngthe corruption that
dwet in his heart. he not only neither
warned nor punished The unt!ln!>inS who
had been lea astray, but according 10 ait
probability. has himself taken part as
leader of DC revolt" &c. and the sentence
is in the following emphatic terms-"-ds
connection has been obtained on GH sides,
OfhiS t'e0chcry not only to the Sabine
Porte, tat to hjS 0lrn natiOH it has became
necessary that his body sH0Uid Jere3a0red
from tie earth; and ne hes consequently
been kdnged 10 SERGE as an erantpie to
others
ON the case Of the Bishop ,he sentence
is-".l lie has thus betrayed the SWHime
Porte. sc It has becoa,e necessary to &c
| tirpatc his 0ccuSed body from the ,face
Qftbe earth, and to infict omit the pemal-
ty q dcath'
(onstGninopic, June 3.
! Yalta (wrirlng1 which was hX~a uron the
Corpse ot the Greek Patriarch.
As it is duty incumbent upon suPeIIorS
and ChleIs Of whatever nation they may ne.
to watcn day and right over the persons
who are under their superiDtendeDCe, 20 be
acquainted with III heir actions, and 20 de-
nuunCe to the Government all the crimes
! which are committed among them. and as
IT," patriarchs are placed as superior, sni
chiefs ui tie -ubeC's who live in security
! under the shadow OF the imperial power,
they ought to be- above all. hlameesS, hon
est, faithful and upright. Endowed with
'he>e qualities they must, after having made
the Ss',es acquainted with the good an"
bad dispositions, ct the perpIe, check the
wicked tetimes by warning aud advice. y
| il these are not sufficient, by puDisnments,
| according TO the preCep's of their religion,
| and by This means discharge part OF the
'eht at graft ude which they owe to the
Suhlim, Porte for the tayors and privileges
hich they enjoy under its benefcent shad-
ow. But The tailhess Greek Patriarch, wbo
| bad before given 50 nany proofs OF his de-
| "ot>Gnpss. could not now lie ignorant OF the
revolt..a nd instruction Of bis nation, Con.-
| .nenced by divers wicked men, who have
forgotten themselves, and have SUITE
ihems Ives 10 be led away by Phsntoms and
deylish illusions; and he was, therefore,
bound TO instruct those who were 10 Igno-
rance of the matter, that The affair in ques-
,inn was vain undertaking, which never
can be Accomplished since evil designs
against the Mahometan power and religion
will never succeed, which have been sup
"'r-d by God tnr ahou' 1000 years, and
will endure TILL The dav ot]udgment, as has
been confirmed hy re;cIdtuns and miracles
from Heaven. Yet following The corruption
that dweIr in his heart, be not cn'y neither
warned nor punished the minimizing who
hal been led aslray, but according 10 oil
proba biiily has himself secretly taken
part as leader of The revolt; 60 ti'a' it can
hardly fail that the Whole Greek nation,
rncIuIing many nnocen, and unfortunate
subjects, who had not The slightest know J. |
q. of The matter, viii he almost entirely
annhlIated and an obj OF the anger of
God
" After the police had been informed Of
the revolt, and II had become generally no.
torlrus. III Sublime Porte, solely out OF |
TO- -, snt,iarts puIpaV0Ir |