American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-08-23

went over, the sight of gold, silver, Jewels. sc
shipped off by the capiors TO places OF safety, en-
ticed over horde of these barDarIans hirsng Tor
Christian blood and plumber. The nup Der OF slain
amounted to $4,000, OF cap,ives to $4,000; those
who have saved themselves by flight are compare.
tveiy few; those who have already reached the
continent and those Immediately expected are the
only ones that are saved, all the others you may
reckon among the dead or the captIves. Those
even who have escaped from the Turks, must soon
fall prey to famine, as they lurking about the
mountains, without food or rsiment.-How we have
escaped, we hardly know ii seems dream y: but
Divine Providence assisted US Having so many
dangers to encounter, and being we'll known to
the Turkish inhabtsuts Of SciO, il was only chang.
ing clothes. and being accompanied by the Austrian
Consul, that saved US. Together We traversed this
city--or rather hell-for the whole OF the way was
strewed with dead bodies OF men and caroasses OF
animals. The walls of our beautiful houses built
with black Trojan marble, alone remained. and in
them were seen figures OF women and children. pale,
wan and emaciated, watching in morbid despair, till
they should be transported as slaves on board tn
Turkish vessels mtthinks their cries, signs, and
lamentations are still in our ears, as they mporcd
the consul for the love of heaven to take compass
sion on them, not 10 deliver thea into the hands oil
their worst foes, not to leave them in the power oil
those who would force them TO embrace the Ma
homctan faith--Oh. how agonzing were our lee
lings then But alas what could be done to save
them! 1t was thus through scenes narrowing to
the soul that we at last reached the ship that was
to convey TO Smyrna Yet. as il our cup Of Attic
ton and danger was not yet full, we unexpectedly
found on board this vessel 81 young women OF the
best Of families, on their road to Constantinople by
the way OF Smyrna, sent thther by the Pacha as
presents to the Grand Segnor many Of them we
were personally known 10: the least sign Of Tecog-
milton on their part would have immediately disco
vered US to their Turkish guard, and our lives
would have been forfeited ii was with the greatest
difficulty we yelled our features from observation,
keeping all the day below decks. and only for few
hours in The night breathing the fresh air on deck.
At last We reached Smyrna, were Immediately
transported on board this Austrian ship, and finally
ARRIVED here. Bot what tongue utter the perils
md dangers Of every kind we have been exposed
to. IT'S God, and God alone, that can give aid and
consolation to this Inundated, prosecuted race of
oelnas; those that are gone 10 another life the
most happy it is their eDsaved survivors that
rialm our pity. These are, my dear friend. the
gloomy accounts that the above friends gave me
have heard and now tell you with bleeding heart.
and tear fraOght eye, that my father and uncle
were among the hostages Oh God what blow
vessel has just arrived from Constantinope, giving
Us the advice of the execution there of ten hosta-
ses. Will this never end | really can write no |
more; feel SO sick at heart Adicu