The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-08-28


My dear friend, !
In my last Of the l5th inst. l infor med you |
OF the arnval here on that day, Of our country
men, M. NJ Roiocsnachi and M. G Lizi'
mia, from Scio; they had obtsioed heir pas
sage on board on hutrian hip OF wa, aod
had performed their journey 10 AZ doys from
Scio, and 90 days from smyrna. know inc
anxiety you mus, feel respecting the dcp'o''
bic situation Of our unforiuDate ISLAND, o' mat
we are able to Judge by The keenness OF our
feelings on tho ssbiect, and as these TWO
friends had come direct from Scio, had been
witness Of part of the horrors committed tbsre'
hardly lef, them for Two days, dufiog
which lime they gave me The ioi'owing
vivid picture OF The misery of our dear couo-
Try, as nearly as can remember.
IL was on the llih Of April that the Cap
tain Pachs landed several thousand men, but
the Iu,k kisb feet had scarcely hove IN sigh,
when the commander of the castle began
boWbardiOg the tow0, and T. ON that time iii
the day of departure, il was one con,ioued
scene OF mu,drr. coDilagrsion and plumber,
both in country add town; nor were they ev-
en- satisfied wnh the tavages fire made upon
tho houses its progress was too slow Tor
their fury, and the hands Of men aided and as
sisted too 'seiog element They took 10 the
castle sbout 800 OF the gardeners OF the prln-
eip, and most respectable fimiles, whom by
din, Of th'eats Of instant death and promises
Of liberty, they forced 20 confess, AS tar as
they knew, where cry properly had been h'd
in almost evety gardso, al SIX or elghi yafds
distance, were seen pits dug for the purpose
of grasping the supposed concealed treasure
All the women were sent ino slavery, the
mep enJ male children above - years OF age
were massacrc,! The children OF the tender
es, are, and the most beautiful from among
the young women, they sent on board the
ships win gteat pomp and soemni,y. under
o salute Of guns. They c,rcumcised The
. male child'oo in token %! conversion TO the
Mahome,an faith, aud then sent OF The chit
suc dren OF both sexes by land 20 Cons:aolnop'c
~ by way of Smyrna, under ~ escort of BODY
OF Turkish soidiery Two regiments OF
Turks had assembled ana shdt up IN pace
in ~ country aboot seven hundred persons,
cn,c6y psasao s, which they meao' 10 divide
among Ihem as slaves, bu' not being able TO
ncree IN The par,itioo began di.puing. An
lomaD o. Pdasi, more hnnane than the rest,
exoostuiatcd with them upon their disco
iionA snd exhortcd them TO concord; (; when
one of those savage brules exclaimed, that
the opiy way to avoid dssen,on was 10 put
them ell TO the sword and 10 the lasung
shame Of the human race, in less ihan hall an
bour MI thesc innocent men werc p"' p"
deaih. others Of jhesr hntc"0 "'' ~ P'''
oo'" SaH Gafiii!ic, Of distinction the wo-
n,eo and chi'd'eo 'hey sent to tho city, and
the men thsy Tied 10 death as sheep in a
slaughter house, near which they were pass.
ing u, the time. One Of those unfortunate
beings to whom they :. ID not given a mortal!
stab, WAS iest TO lingcr DOT his existence In
excruciating agony and pain for two day
In, haI,u yagt th.e inn
child, en- who have fallen victims 70 the most
horiole death, caused by the bro'al conduct
OF the monsters into whose possession they
fell BY all We have been able TO gather, II
appeas that from the very momeni The Turk
- ish fl,et WIS destined for Scio, Tbs total de-
s,uction Of ,he issnd, and annihiia,ion Of its
i,habhents wete rsso!ved upon, wi,houi any
examination Of their cupabiiuy or Innocence
On ,h- 8h Of May, the Pacha ordered 55 &c.
spectacle men ,ha, he had un boa'd, 10 be
hung op Ns 9 signal 10 the Govornoc 10 d0
the same with The sc hostages, ordering q,
the sane time tho 800 gardeners, who we'
stil 10 custody, 10 he sttanged Til The loto
OF May, on which day We left Scio, there has
been no cessation To muf defs, conf x o,ions
and enslavng, with their accompanying felic.
i,y. DO not be surprised IL you hear there
have been neatly 60, 900 Turks on the island
the report ~ the numerous and ich spols OF
those who f., wen, over, the sight of gold
slver, ewels, &c, shipped OF by The csptors
TO places OF safety, cn,iced oves horde oI
these barbarinns, thirsting TO- Christian blood
end plnnder. The number of slain amounted
to $4,000, Of cap,ivcs TO 1000; those who
have saved themselves by flight are comp,ra'
lively lew; those wao already sNve reached
the cootinent, and those immediately expect
fhe all he
Others you may recko among the dead or the
captive, Those even who have escaped from
the Turks, must soon fall aprcy 10 famine
as they are king abcu, the mountains with
out food or rsiment. How we hsvo escaped
we hardly know--it seems a dream, but the
Divine Providence assisted Us. Hiving Sc
many dangers TO encounter, and being SO wei
known to thc Turkish inhabitants OF Scio, Il
was only changing clothes, and being accom-