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

he looked weak, he walk firm. 1t in the large
open space before the mosque of Hassan that the ex
pecting multitude collected to witness the awful
and cruel death To which, by orsrof the Pacha he was
doomed. Many attempts had Zen made by his former
master 10 get the dreadful punishment changed for the
quicker aud mder one of beheadng; but they had not
been attended with any success, for the Pacha was
cruel man. and a bigot
"te was stripped naked; cloth around his loins
the only covering that concealed any part of naked
frame which might have furnished perfect model OF
tnaniy beauty for the imitation of admlring sculptors.
~ looked upon this form of life, and glory. Was it
inueeu 10 die.-and thus-and so young'
lhe dark execuIoners threw him down on his belly,
upon the sand, and with they gashed deep
WOUND Tor the impaling stake Before they had time
with their ready paste to staunch the flowing blood,
dozen creeks, wounded and beaten they did had
broken INTO the still circle, and dipped their handlter
Cnie In the stream, TO them naturally sainted; but
the urkish guard instantly threw buckets of water all
ABOUT to wash up the precious flow, and many of his
counrymen driven back with the blows of slaves
and sabres disappointedly.
III was Il long and pointed stake they now brought
thick mans arm and they thrust into his writing
body far, yet where OUT they had fixed stav upon
1t TO prevent this. And with barbarous yell from
all around, 1t was raised alo in the air. then planted
| firmly in the earth.
ooh! God-it is a dreadful passage to the tomb. 1t
was very horrible-his moans-his quivering lips-hs
eyes up turned in agony. The that stood upon
hls oreheadhs call upon the of Christ repeated
OFT with thai ervor of belief which showed mourning,
penuent, implorrg heart.
''Three hours he hung peous spectacle and there
came close TO the stake of great age. with white
hairs, and feeble steps, and leaning on yelled woman
The Turk struck the elder and would have driven him
back.
81 am his ather said the old man do not strike
me, without il be TO lxl-then, welcome. | am his fa-
ther let me look upon my dying child; and this his wilc
suffer us, | prav.'
'Then the captain of that Turkish guard was moved,
ind I'm Thorn and l-oJ
minute only to turn aside, and he gave the signal to
despatch hIm; SO they took their maets and knocked
oil from the stake the transverse stick and it pierced
and broke through his white breast and he bowed his
mead upon 1t, and died with loud land sounded hap
Pyl sigh
Notwithstanding all the agony sympathy and shud-
dering, shrinking terror with which | had witnessed
tis dreadful scene-although had felt the night be-
fore that had fear of the sword of the execu-
TONER yet now strange revolution of feeling! my eve
~ nerve was strung up to like sacrifice. ran for
ward-i called aloud, that there was no God but God
out that the Messiah was the of God and Mlahom-
med lying prophet casped the impaling stake and
asked TO be ITS second victim The crowd would have
destroyed me on the SPOT but for the guard while here
stood wound up 10 the sacrifice and awaiting the
tence oil the Judge who in the mosque of IIassan,
aud to whom some OF the crowd had run demanding nv
immediate eXecutlon-unt thought of at the moment;
uneXpected--not since left Alexandria,
at lightning speed advancing and knew the noble
| NIaleln
Male This frend saves his le but he is confined for
ontns IN the prison for iunatcS He escapes, to
India and after solitary life in one of the Maldiye
Islands, returns TO England, repentant and unknown.
Schoo'crgrS TracclS an The central portions of The
! JuissisSippi Voliey
Few kinds of publications have increased more of late
5ed's l' accounts oil voyages and Travels. Their
Der aniiestS the general which they held by
the publc-and the difference in the views of different
Vees shows the multitude of objects that present them
IN llG n1tIetr. ri
ter IN the course OF journey will onnc his chief
ton TO the monuments of antiquity present themselves
to his observatiomanothcf will principally notice pre-
sent state OF the countrya third will make excursions
from the beaten track in pursuit Of objects of natural his
tory-ws fourth will dwell on the wild beauties of the
lonely mountain, the deep forest, the laundering cataract,
and the placid lake.
To of these classes exclusively can NV Scl,oo
craft be attached bar may rather be said combine in
degee' the peculiar eXceencies of the whole. His
Vatons the Mineral Geography and irtgfnal
OF the country are repee with instruction and interest
aud the agreeable and lively in which he commu-
ncates MS anecdotes and other particulars relative the
aboriginal inhabitants OF the country fail please
Inc following short extracts, illustrative of Indian cha
racte may serve specimen the authors easy style:
Raleigh Register.
passion IN the Indian breast, exists in excess
Ihey love or hate, they rejoice they are cru
eior mercIul, kind or ferocous, 10 greater degree
imam CIVILIZED or relned nations, whose passions are
curoed oy certain forms OF proprety, restrained by
certain maXIms of deCOrum; and these affections gen
any ouOISeu edCil OIDef Win SURPRISING
Cruel and revengefl only by education whenever hev
come to give way to the feelings of nature or the dc
tateS OF humanity they exhibit virtues which Chris
tlans need not blush to initiate When they determine
to give life they generally give every thing with it.
winch IN their conception, appertains to it, Acts of
kindness are gratefully remembered Favours bsstow-
ed on the father often rewarded bv the SON. Atten
tons shown to the child cherished with pleasure by
the mother, and trng presents given TO the grown up
youths, displayed with Joy among their companions
accompanied with praises of the donor whose gcneros
ty no length of time eface from their n1emorv.-
The virtues of generosity and hospitality ever codsp
cuous IN their own character highly apprecia-
ted IN those nations with whom they in habits of IN
tercourse These virtues not confined TO apy mar
ticuiar state OF their connexions or affairs, pacific or
warlike. They carried with them, and cherished
even on their most secret and deadly expeditions against
their enemies"
"Iher dread of captivity sometimes leads them TO
perform acts of desperation which shocking to u-
many: but which, in their view, deeds of cbiyal-
rOus honor noble martyrdom"
owe should charitaby consider these barbarties as
the effects of wrong education and false ideas of indie