Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-08-02

~ "eiS tiSiOS from Jnelr souic "tie
conoing out the beard; curling their mustaches
some amounting the shaven head; lifting water, and
performing the prescribed abiutons and they looked
up at US, as driven forward, with mocking
grlns, and cruel ewes, and contemptuous hate. All
chained and wretched as was, something novel in
this sight, something realizing old descriptions, moved
me to kind ofsecret pleasures and the light broke
brighter, and one voice, loud deep and mellow, was
lifted up, and you could not hear sound beside, were
1t even the rustic of garment; my chains cank-
ed, and eyes glared and held them still. In the
short call my caught six times repeated the Allah
Ackbar;' and could distinguish 'Mahomed Resoul AL
lah,' and lllah Ilalah-a llah Illaah and the Moors
all rose, and stood with naked feet, and with the open
hands of peaceful sautation, and they raised them to
their shoulders and crossed them their bodies and
silently, with soft under voice. they prayed after
their LEADER and they burst at each pause with the
loud ameen and eight times they prostrated themselves,
and with their foreheads humbly pressed the deck The
black slave and the Aga his full turban, side by side,
and their faces all turned to the sacred Mecca. Deeply
the scene impressed me. felt the great painter,
when prisoner among bandtt that it were sight to
charm away tor a moment the sense of misery As my
eyes rested on the groupe, methought face
known to me; large mustaches OF thick brsty red
loVcfshadowed in part mouth hdeous with broken
oot eye half closed the other scowled sullen
y beneath the turban folds; the blue coaress Turkish
vest showed thick strong neck; and broad Hercuean
shoulders spread with bursting strength beneath;
leg OF vast proportions pared the giant frame, aud his
voice was like no other and his saaamings and pros
trauons were done with clumsy reluctant effort.
could not be mistaken: it was the Lisbon robber-the
vloator-he that murdered the fair girl.
| "The prayers were sooner than captives
were summoned to the poop. The Rails short
thin pale, cruel looking man. The deck crowded;
but there were sounds aiternatvey his voice,
and that of his interpreter and the trembling replies
poor Neapotan taken with me, who spoke the Lin
qua Franca and them at times long pause and the
gurge OF water as the snake-ke pipe slowly up
drawn. The result of this the taking off of my
chains and an assurance that, when my paid
anH
with me- provided would pay their ransom, TO which
agreed; and there came to me cunning looking inter
prefer, and he gave place. and carpet, separate
from the other prisoners; and gave coffee and bread
and squatted iGqusltively by side. During the day
could get no prvacy--uo rest. had power to
hina OF my situation, and, in the of it, witness
sed strange scene of Turkish desposm. There was
sudden tumuit, and loud cries, and all hurried Off and
ithey dragged with them the renegade.
lie had struck, it seemed, the black cook and had
oVerset the food and insulted the seraDg. Again all
was silence as. amid the hushed crowd the two accusers
told their tale; amuttered something fell from the pri-
soner, but the dead silence awed him, and he felt fear
and the savage eye looked apprehension The Rails
DIRE" up his smoke calmly and slow and the long gurglc
echoed loud; and then still smile Just passed his
race, ana he gave motion with bis hand and they tied
the prisoners arms behind him, and pressed him into
kneellng posture: and large African came forward
and ms eyes rolled white, and he raised the shining blade
and the hideous head fell to the death stroke aud
water was thrown upon the bloody spot aud the huge
Oy East lilc ocean, M The nerCe head stuck
upon fixed spike on the dec H. and all dispersed, and
washed their hands, and gathered round their mats and
trays, anddlpped their hands into teiresses and laugh
ed as they looked up at the grisIy warning.
- o me The sight gave food for wandering thought.
Justice had been delayed but the eve of Heaven had
followed the shedder OF blood. Punishment had, like
bioodhound with wounded limb tracked him I'M
1easlugly, and found him in den among violent and
cruei SPIRITS like his where he bad thought him
self secure. Nothing had more asonis!!el me- than the
suddenness OF the execution scarce two minutes elapsed
from the waive ofe Rais' hand to the DEATH and there
was no imPioring, no Struggle Still forest beast
enclrcied by dreaded FIRE, he kneeed meclanicav to
The pressing hand, and gave his bowed neck the ex
| pected swordn
oul other illustration shall be taken from tle SEQUEL 10
the incident to which have already alluded the heros
sudden conversion, and it will show how we'll acquainted
the author is with oriental nners He is in Cairo hav-
ing lost his Selma and only child by the plague and despair
Ing III consequence of his apostacv.
i 81 walked about haggari in the bezeseins dov
i rs was returning homewards, not week after the
death OF Henry, saw crowd with anxions faces hur
ryng towards the palace of the Pacha Turks Arabs
and Greeks were all mixed together but there were
more Greeks than ever remember on any other occa
SONS TO have seen assembled in public Cairo The
urks and Arabs were talking loud and hoarse and
looking savage al the Greeks these last were rave and
sad yet thought there air of triumph about
them, melancholy and mournu, but still of trinro ,I
such as that with which conquerng soldiers look upon
| their own slain and wounded
III Tue HIluuie OF the crowd discovered the
object of their interest," fine tall young man. with one
OF those pure Grecian faces. which have certainly
more dgnIhed and more beautiful expression than the
features OF any other on earth He was clad IN
the habit OF monk and he was now on his way to a
Turkish JUDGE to declare his resolution rather 70 die
Christian than TO live as an apo,tate Tho Turk;sl
Judge was in the yard of the palace and mounted
on his gray mule, was just coming forth after an inter
view with the Pacha. He silenced the revnr crowd
and endeayOured to the unfortunate snt nj his
extraordinary purpose ] pressed near; and looked
steadily and cargery the offered victim He lifted
Turk. e
'''i come said he, from the desert of Sinai For
months have tasted on that holy mountain IN prepa-
ration for this hour The rock my bed; the water of
That scany rl from which the forty martyrs drank
and the daily dole of the beans my only subss
tcnce have prayed to my offended saints for strength
to bear this hour | am readv'
'he Judge evidently wished to his life; be re-
inanned him to his dungeon, for nc was already sur
rendered prisoner. ] followed Ahm back TO the SPOT
where the prison stood! all the way he was repeating
aloud his firm resolve and declaring his eagerness TO