The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-08-14

worid.-men innocent Of any machinatiop
against the Turkish government. and
who could not, If even If they would,
have Been participates In the risinrof the
island, since they been fourteen month.
under the grasp OF the Turkish satarap.
Ten of these were at Constantinopie
the remainder OF Scio. Lord S,rane-
ford made strenuous efforts to save them
NEGLECTED no evinced
the greatest ardor in the cause Of suffer.
ing innocences and thought he had sue.
ceeded in sheltering them from their i'm
pending fate. having obtained q promise
from the porte that no harm should be
done them-when it suddenly gave or
ders for their execution. The ten in
Constantinople were beheaded, and the
90 IN Scio were hung outside of the cas-
tie, in that very square where SO maoy Of
the slaves were placed, In sight Of the
Turkish feet, who had their decks Coz
vered with Greek slaves. Oh how the
heart sickens at such refinement of cru.
nifty, and turns with horror from this ma.
lice that could take delight in deridipp
the mental agony of the innocent suffer.
ers in this tragic scene! VIVA, mum.
oer OF wives were forced to be spectators
OF the cruel death of the husbands OF
their affections, TO see at the same time
their sucking babes torn from their
breasts, thus bereft. at once of their sup
port and hopes Many driven to des-
pair BY this barbarous usage threw them
selves into the sea- others stabbed them.
selves to prevent the loss Of honor, to
them worse than death, to which they
were every moment exposed from the
barbarians. But, alas let us draw veil
upon those who have thus sunk untimely
INTO the grave; let US not harrow up
your souls with the recital of their afro
| cities3 their sufferings are over, and their
! felicity, let US hope begun! 1t is now
time to turn your sympathy towards the
unfortunate survivors of the general
wreck-to call, dear coun,rymen,yo your at.
tention to the miserable naked state O.
thousands of our Sciots, with which the
markets here, at Smyrna, and Scio, are
glutted. Picture to yourselves children
OF the tenderest age, till now nursed with
the most delicate attention, driven abeu,
| with only piece of cloth round their in.
iant limbs, without shoes or any other CO.
| VeriDg, having nothing to live upon but a
piece OF bread thrown to them by their in.
human keepers-ili treated BY them
sold from one to the other, and all in thi.
deplorabic situation, exposed to be bros
up in the Mahome:an religion, and lose
sight OF the precepts of our holy religion
We see all this: yet, alas what can we
DO here, reduced to three or four, who, j,
found out, would also be exterminated
without mercy! What we could do. we
have done but how little among so ma.
ny claimants to our charity. You, bro
thers, friends, and countrymep, are in the
capital OF England, the centre of phiIan-
throPy; You live amongst a people al.
ways famed for their generous feelings
towards the unfortunate, for their dislike
to tyranny, and their support of the op-
pressed. Beg, pray, entrea,, appeal to
their feelings, call upon them az Britons,
as men, as fellow beings; it is in the
cause OF humantty and of religion they
cannot, will not, be deafto your prayers
They will afford US, as far as lies in their
power. the means Of redeeming the cap
tive, of aiding those families that are in a
state of nudity and starvation, who will
soon arrive in almost every port of the
Mediterranean, when they have been ena>
bIed to f1y from yoke worse than death.
We rely upon your endeavors, and still
more on the high character Of the nation
among whom you inhabit; thousands of
hands are raised towards you to claim
your interference in behalf of your OPP
pressed countrymen thousands Of hearts
will feel grateful for your assistance
brethren and countrymen, exert your
selves in behalf of humanity.
"With fearful eye we cordially salute
you, and beg you viii pray to God for
our safety.
"Your Brothers end count7yn.en"
The pretensions of Mrs. Olive Series,
who claims to be the daughter ofthe late
Duke OF Cumberland, brother Of George