The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-08-29

siding III the village 1aZNan npOI
Mount Asi. was besieging Ncrdeer
demanding the head Of the vice go
vernon of Merdccn. Sayid Khan.
beck therefore told us that We must
remain in his house, until he sent his
brnther To Mustapha. desiring per-
mission for us to enter the city oil
Merdeen uumolested. As we could
not do otherwise, we submitted to
what was required aud ourlittle bag
gage and our lives were placed In
the hands of cruel aud perlidi-
Gus robber. We slept in the house
of the robber, guaded at night by his
men.
FEB. is.--Rayid Khambeck this
morning wrote his letter To his friend
the rohber. Mustapha Agha, and
told him. contrary to tho truth. tat
two merchants of Moussul (namely.
myself aud the Frenchman) had ar
rived in this village, he begged him
To permit US 10 enter Merdeen for
his sake. The letter WAS written IN
Arabic. Shyid Khaubecf read the
letter to me before he sent il. told
him that he ought to write the truth
for that we We're no merchants OF
Moussul he replied, that | must
leave this to his conscience, and his
discretion and at the same time
he desired us to give him $50 pas
tres, that no might procure US our
liberty. We could not refuse to
comply, for if we had attempted TO
return To Oria, Sayid kLanbeck
would have sent men after us, 10 TAXI
from US all We had. We therefore
gave him the $50 piastrcs, and his
brother set OFF Immediately on horse
back To Mustapha Agha at Ia2Nau,
10 request PERMISSION to continue our
Journey TO Merdecn. What we SUI
tered in the meanwhile among these
barbarians, am not able 10 describe.
They took the bed from under me,
and slept upon it: they would abso-
lutely have forced my watch from
me.
Htcrriero 4edh Il Syrian Christian.
During the time we waited any
iousIy for the answer from Mustaia
! Agha, | called on Syrian Chris
tian family, which is residing at hu-
SELL, ponr, wretchcd. oppressed, and
miscrable.--i there met Shamanh.
(Simeon,) a deacon Of the Syrian
church, residing at Abrahimia. lie
is man Of seventy years of age,
with his beard white, and his eye
dim. said To him, Your name is
Simeon, and you must become as
Simeon Of old, that you in the close
of your days, be able To say like 81
neon of old, " Lord, now lettest
thou thy servant depart in peace, for
mine eyes have seen thy salvation
Deacon Simeon Ncpt, aud with his
white and curling hair floating on
his forehead, he replied, This il
my only hope, that shall enter into
the joy Of paradise" He then asked
OF me pair OF English spectacles,
and l gave 10 him those transcen-
dant spectacles by which his eyes
tho dim, may see into far distant
country, and he may discern the JOY 3
OF paradise. | gave him three CO.
pies Of the Arabic Gospels, one for
his son, orarly A. himself, and one for
the church ut Abrahamla.
In Corversing with the Deacon ST.
neon and another Syrian, | had al
most forgotten my own sad situation,
when Deacon Simeon observed that
in case Mustala should desire us To
call on bum III our way, Nc snail
firmly insist upon not goingtto him,
for that Mustala would then keep Us
prisoners, and send Il messenger to
Merdcen, announcing that two En-
/ ropeans we're fallen into his lards,
E who bad iirmans aud passports ; and
! then the governor would be Obliged
I out of reward To the filman, to pay Il
sum OL lnsney Tor our ransom, and
we ourselves should be Obliged to
] give all We had To the rebel.
Conversation uih DeuU Uorshjper.
FeJ. 22.-Ihe brother Of Sayid
Ehanbeck had not returned With the
answer of Mustapha, | therefore
called again on the Christian family
The Christian was sitting al tie
door. sat down near him. liz
sat at my right hand, aud there saI
a Yezedi "a literal worslper OF the
devil) at my left hand.
looked in the face Of Yezedi, ant
observed his Countenance and his
dress differed from those Of th'
E.lIals | asked the Chrlstian v he