Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-29
1.-THE I.ATE MANOR LAING.

II employed tho remainder of the time stayed if
ifinbuctoo in collecting information respecting tic
unfortunnte death OF Mscr LANG, which had hea I'd
mentioned at Jcnne, and which was confirmed by thc
inhabitants OF Timbuctoo, whom questioned respect
tns the melancholy event / learned that when
within few days journey OF the city, the caravan &c
which the Major belonged was stopped on the road
10 Eripol, by the Tooarks, or, others alleged by
the Berbiches wandering tribe near tic Daioiiba.
lang, being discovered ODE Christian, was cru
ely attacked, ard his assailants continued beating
hun with club until they thought him dead. con-
lcluded that the other Christian, who was said to
lhavc been actually murdered was = servant Of Tho
Ainjcrs The MoorS beloneing to the caravan raised
laing up, and suceeededin restoring him TO ANNA
j ION Whom hc Jectne sensible, they placed him
obhgedtc ,ie hini The robbers leit him almost
destitute, having robbed him of the greater part OF his
i merchandise. On his arrival at Timbuctoo, Major
! LANG healed his wounds by the aid Of an ointment
l which he Brought with him from England. His re-
covcry was slow; but he mLde very coinlortable
owing to the letters Recommendation which he had
brought from Trpoh, and especially the attention
OF has landlord, Tripolitan TO whom he had been
EdIrected The house OF this Moor was near that in
which lodged at TiDbuctOo l had frequent oppor-
itunities ofseeing fri. He appeared to be man full
OF kindly feelings Many time he has given rue
dates, IRON mere charity: and the day before left
nc made me present OF pair of blue cotton trow-
sers, to wear on my Journey lie told me that the
! Major mad been Recommended ~ TEipoilan house
10 an old Moor, whO having convenience 20 lodge
HIM, transferred him his hospitality. LANG, he
added never laid aside his European dress and used
TO give out that he had been sent by his Muster the
hing % Eng and Tor the purpose OF making himself
acquainted with Tlmbuctoo and the wonders it con-
talns IL would appear that the traveller had openly
taken a. plan OF Timbucoo; for the same Moor told
me- IN lis simple way that he had ,ercn dStsn euery
mNng an a. Other Moors, whom | questioned re- 1
speeding Laing, merely told me that the Major ate
little, and that he lived entirely on bread eggs and
poultry. l moreover learned thai he was toTmented
to say that there isbut one God and that Maorne
Is ms prophets but nc always-stopped at the word
there Is but one God. They then called him ca fir
and indel; but without i'll treating him. Jeff him free
10 THINK and pray IN his own way. SGi-Abdallahhi,i
whom often questioned as to whether the Major had
been rnsulted during his stay at Timbuctoo always
replied IN the negative; shaking his head to rive me
60 understand, that they would have been sorry To-
annoy him rms liberation may be accountable by
the fact, that Tie Moors who reside AZ Tlnbucoo|
come from rripoI, Algers and Morocco, and that
beng IN the habit of seeing Christians in their own
countries they less liable be offended al their
worship and their manners. For instance, Sidi-1
Abdallahl, who came from Tatta. town near Cane
Mogador, was not lgin!cal 10 the Christians. THUG
II may easily be conceived that the Major was free to
inspect every part OF the town. and TO the
mosques. lt.would appear that, after he had made
himself completely aequaiuted with Timbuctoo he
wished 20 see Cabra and the Dhioliha. But had he
left the city irSthc day time he would have incurred
the greatest danger from the Tooafiks, who were
continually roaming about the efgirens Of Tnbuc:oo
and whose attack he had too much reason TO rcuen-
bcr He first determined TO set oil during tile night.
Tins was WISE; for though the Tooarlks dared nat
touch him while he stad IN the town, thcywould have
wreaked their Vengeance on him, had they caugit
him beyond It's limits, and murdered as well as robbed
him. Taking advantage of a dark night, Mai. Lang
mounted his horse, and unaccompaned by a sin
gle native, reached Cabra, aud even, 1t is said tie
banks OF the Dhiohba, without accident. On his
return to Timbuctoo, he ardently wished instead Of
proceeding 10 Europe by the desert, 10 travel by
Jepne and Scgo, ascending the Dhioliba, whence he
might have retcled tile French factories on lie Ss-
negal. But no sooner had he communicated his plan
to the F0ulal.s established the Dhiohba IA great
s, f,rr =
ing of the arrival of Christians, than they all de-
cared they would never sufe lasarah 10 set foot
IN their territory, aud If he made the attempt, they
warned him that he would have cause TO repent it.
The aior perceivng that he could do nothing with
these fanatics chose the route OF FL A(awan, where
he hoped to ioiu a caravan of Moorish ncrchants,
con4eyiug salt TO Sansandng; bat, 0los aller Jour
nov no five DAYS to the north OF ImbuctCo, the
van with which lao had come Up, was stopped by
ShciEh fIumctoud-H ubid, on old fanatic. chief OF
tho tribe Of Zawat, who wanderi IN the desert Of that
name. Sheilsh Hamet seized The MOjor under the
pretonce Of his having entered his territory without
oef,aission lie then wished to compel him to nc
I knowledge MuhUmet to be Prophet Of God, and rc~
quiring him oven tOTake the salam, LANG, relying
too confidently on the protection u the Pasha OF Ir
poll who had recommended him 10 all uic Shcikhs Of
the desert, refused 10 obey llarpet Who more and
more urgontly insisted ON has acknowledging himself
\ a alussulman. Icing continued finn, aud chose TO
die ratior then yeld resouion Ynien lnpuo ono q
the Elost intelligent of raycllcrsn maryrto the cause
Of science a Moor, belonging TO NE train OF the
clirfof. ihn. Hawois Who was directed by his master
to kill te christian, refused To execute MS order
SyVbat,0 soid hc "do YOU wish me to stay the first
iChristau whe has como among VS., aud one who has
done KS no iuiuIy3--Gvo the commission 10 anoiheri
. Will not be tle INSTRUMENT OF lns deaths lll mn
yourself" Thisaddfcss suspendcdior a momcnt thc
fatal sentences and the question Of liaings liic o.
doaih was wermy debated - some unc ~ Length
Che latter was decided Some black slaves were
summoned ondthcy wofo ordered topcrlorm The hor
81 rid decd vuh which ihn Moor had refused 10 s'aii
" It ~ nf flnffn
his turban roundih The neck OF Tire ticub and sr1n
o plcd him on the spot, he pulling ono end, While hl
coinradc he'd tho otlcr Tue corpse Of no nnl0rtu
= nafo Laina was cast upon the desert To heenme th
prov Of tho raven mud Tie vuiiure The only bds whie
= inhabt those dosOla,c rggions.W ihe Major ha
T. once been discovered 90 bD q Christsn and Euro
i pcnn, death wbs thousand times preferable to eve
= temporary change Of religion gmee he must 1,say
" rcnounced an hope Of ogain visiting Europe p
o fate Of Laing had he bcconc Mussuimnn per lore,
y would have boon iricHcdiabiy wrcichcd-liG. Woul
have been tho slave of nercie-s barbarians, end e.
posed to all the miseros aud dangers peculiar 20 th'
l. ounfry IN vain would Tho pnrha OF Iripoi have