The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-10-31
From the Oriental Spectator Of Aug. /.
IBRAIIIM PACHA.
" Caritena, July 7, 1870"

Extract Of u private letter." arrived
at 10 Camp of lbllaa,n. Lodged IN
SIMPLE hut, he WAS taking hls repast and
drnklpg out Ofn feather cup ! was struck
with his manners which are distinguished
| by gcntlrness and graceiulntss. In this
bcaallid plain, about four leagues IN tx
tent, lylug brlNeen Ms aud Caiamata,
the troops 10 thr number Of OF 5000 meD
ncrr cncamped. Twas astonished ON see-
lug lhrm exercised the Arabs drew ~ ~
Z ,od order, They t9rucd IN SIN, lie columns,
perfectly keeping their distances aud their
ranks. After ~ 4 through the manual
exercise, they preceded Ia fire 10 pla-
tUons, batIauons, aud files, all which was
eXecntad admlr"h,y Soutnau Boy rOdr
through tne ranks and gave tie woit Of
c"mm I'D IN Arabic lie was h,hitrd II y
/ ,Iltndld costume of scarlet cloth, covered
al over with gold, having on his brcat two
snu5 foln, Of lAr9c diamonds, in IA Cres-
ccut ais" made OF diamonds and was
mounted Ona beautiful grey Arabian chat
ger.
My companons and myself were en-
chanled al The lIpr appearance OF these
troops, and The precision with which they
performed Their t,olutlons.
lbtdhlm Pacha before he pro eccded to
make an excursion in the Pe'oponessus left
garrison 10 Navalia aud in old Nasarm,
aud divided his army OF l4,U0U nun into
three corps, which marched b, three dif-
trrent routes ; the frs, towards Acadia !;
the second towards Androussa aud the
third along The shore towards 4 t bottom
of the Gulf of Coron, by way Of NIst aud
Caanata, On his arrival at the first Of
these twu places, lbrahlm sci fire 10 the
farm-houses aud villages abandoned by
the Greeks, who had Il, d Into the noun
tdIns, aud had feared to trust the friendly
promises which had been made To them.
Having l5avrrsed part of Are ,dia, he met
with the Greeks near Il ch IN of mountains,
called Aas, and put them to flight hr
afterwards overlook them and completely
defeated them.
Nothing can equal the discipline oC the
Arabs, and their admirable subordnation.
When once the order Ia given, they rush
upon danger, even though they were GER
tam of all perishlng. Ii | saw lbranim
great under the modest matched roof,
also saw him with pleasure in the camp,
aud IN the midst of Oriental pomp at Mo-
L
first assembled hll, on wu,ch the tent of
his second IN command was placed. The
camp WAS advantageously situated. The
town aud the fortress protect II on thu sea
SIDE, where there is mass of houses, in the
midst of which are a church, and the dwell
linz of the Governor. We see "A great
number of tents, and farther on, oMards
the sentrr, n large green tent, surmounted
by glided globe. This is lhrahm's tent,
which IS adorned inside Win all the mag
nliceoce of the East. u is composed OF
great number OF pieces of lndia stuff,
each ot which Is said Ia be worth 80 pas
tres. The groundls covered with splendid
Persian carpets aud cushions of Lyons
silk. Above the tents, along the beach,
there is d pretty steep hill, on the summit
# which are other tents. aud som. pieces
OF cannon. A welt nj fresh water is in the
middle of the camp. The number Of
troops at that time IN it was 5000 mea.-,
The tent Of Ashmed WAS IN tins upper
Camp"