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were obliged to pay obgate themselves pay. large
for their protection aud the oblgedto
strip off the jewels of their rich garments, satisfy the
rapacous representatives Of Christian yrants Such deed
lone wanting to the great tragedy which was
acted in the face fths enlightened Christian age; acted
by the orders of the Sultan. whose legality acknowledged
by all the Kings Of he earth, by the old and faithful ally
of England ; by that tyran, to whom even America
crnge and umby beg send n ambassador to be rank
ed among the other titled dogs who feed on the crumbs
tina, drop from his table,
The Greek Leadcrs--There arc many capital
sketches to be found in this book Of the chief men
Of Greece but the following portrait of Kanarls
may be regarded of the best of the whole.
We are prepared by IT, in degree, for the extra
ordinary adventures which have made his name Z
sort of trumpecall for the brave and extraordinary
Of our age There is nothing in the tale OF other days
worthier OF poetry, or statuary or history, than
what we know to have been achieved by this mild,
quiet, unpretending warrior-Greek.
"He is by brth Ipsariote, and had hitherto bees
known only by those Immediately about him, who iope3
lam lis miess and goodness heart, and respected hing
for ms sterling integrity. No could ever divine the
character OF Kama is fro his personal appearance be
about thyur of age of low statute SLENDER but
we made and his mild and interesting counenanes 6sr
Speaks rather feminine goodness Of hea than z1ha' he reuT
bossessesa mind that knows fear lie appears nsenst
BILE 10 dang his resolutions, winch might be easily
altered by persuasion, are made stubborn by open OPPOSE
ton and fresh obstaess him only inducements 10 resA
ererions Up 1869
/ There We poets and noyei-writers, and play
bullders-there is ready made hero for you, such
as the best Of you never dreampt of. Instead OF q
Being, full six feet high without his shoes, you havs
a man of s'locD STATURE" Instead OF robust.
broad chesed fellow with huge calves to his legs,
and right arm like sedge, you hnd him ''slendey
and ceH made. ."nothlng more. Instead OF pie OF
thews and snews with ahead like abull-bufalo, you
have little man,wth 'sa mild and Interesting counte-
nance, which bespeaks rather feminine goodness of
heart than what he really possesses mind that
| knows no fear" Think O. tha--noodless that ye
are. But one among the whole tribe OF you ever
appeared to imagine it possible for great man to
| be less than six feet high nor was that one ever
able to imagine hero without gloomy forehead,
naughty mouth, fierce black hair and most unearts-
ly whiskers-to say nothing OF his martial step and
warlike eye.
lie sailed ior the straits of Sco in company with Hy
drioe vessel On arriving in the neighborhood of sco,
he fell in company with of the Turkish lookout yes,
els, but by artu he completely deceived
them, and made them believe his vessels we're merchant
men nmd to Snyrna. AS it was dark. Kanars
away boldly for tie mouth of the straits, in which lay
lie Captain PasIaws hte.; when about the Gulf
he Hydioe Captain hailed him, and begged him not 70
enter snce should the wind remain the same quarters
hey certainly be lost, if they failed in their davnk
plan. kuuarIs, however persuaded hun the wind would
change, and boldly Here difficulties awaiAed
him HIS began TO feel those fears which their situa.
ton naturally inspired they getting enclosed by the
aud both sides the wind aft and they driv.
n upon lie Turkish gaes, and lnc-of battle ships
wae ,,ion began TO be known by the lang line of lights
that stretched across the Gulf without possibility ofre.
turning Tie sailors refractory, and unwilling to so
OH; but this the moment for spirit like that of Ka-
nars TO blaze forh the modest retiring man became the
hero and ha Puny figure seemed to grow in height as ~
said to the m,rnuicrs, you came hhsr voluntarily; tho
Sb shaH aadyon may NTH her jump oper6oard
They senced and the vessels rapidly approached the
! lights.
"The first they could distinguish several Turkish
trig.es; but those we're 'gnoble prey Kanas had
revenge the blood Of Scio and nothing but the
blood of the leader of the barbaras could atone for it; the
shone clear he in the middle OF the Turkish
feet which, securely anchored, dreamed not of the dang
and he could the other side the huge ship otthe
Captain Pashaw. Altering then his course, Knars bore
dow n upon her, and within bail. Keep nuuay
kep nrely cried the Turkish guard; stNthe reshb
onzyaen tie aidcy4f Br'oa, Brntotta! apsrised ka-
aris that he kaosrn That dreadful cry aroused the
sleeping Turks and hundreds of them rushed to the deck
confusion they began fire bu still the strange sail
rapidly approached them all Ka ar s men were crouched
behind the bwarks and sleleed he alone stood up, and
strong his terrible resolution, s,eered his vessel full
the Pashaws sp regardless of the shot that began To
whistle around him. In few minutes his bow struck he.
side with terrible shock, and cntanged Instantly the
bna was lowered; every Greek sailor jumped into it; and
kaaris himself after crying out hana,ta cin" touches
ran and following his men, they pulled rapidly away.
The communicating with the combastibes they ash-
ed forth broad blaze which instantly began to envel
ope the Turkish ship where ensuel scene of horror
and confusio among the twelve hundred persons on bard.
done on the crowded and coked up decks to the
vessels orders could not be heard il heard obeyeds
and the Greeks could only dis ingush, a,d tne WHO up
roar Of Voices agonizg sreks of the nid vino lea
ped oyerb ard despair The sails and cordse were all
in blaze and the fire dropping the deck lit up every
thing there The boats lowered but instantly STAYED
or sunk by the numbers who rushed inlo them The Cap
tain Pashaw aud his Offices succeeded in getting into
pn,mce and by cutting away with their cmetars The
haa,,s of tic swinm that c!ung to her, he got little
way from the ship the manmast falling, struck his
boat, and crushed him to death with every soul in her.
"The Iiy,role had struck Turkish seveny'four and
wa fred bu, unfortunately she bounded off aud did
harm The boats pulling each twenty rowed rap
y down. they being illuminated hy The bright blaze from
.When an ambassador arrives at Consantnople he is
not a, admitted into the presence of the Grand Scign
or, but the vzier goes and announces tha "thereisa