Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-12-05

manned sent for them ono by one and LAYING
aside his anger entirely, gave each most gra
cious reception, dismssing them all with rich
presents, from the late Pacha's treasury, after
consulting them on the condition and wants Of
the country. Their tears thus changed into
joy-did not dare to ask the new pacha to 90
through the usual form of exhibiting his ftman
or commission from the sultan, to the great
mobiles aud o1jSc- bearers of the place. Glad
to have their dilatorness with the late pacha
overlooked, they would not risk Il new offence.
Meanwhile MOhammed who was really man
ot powerful talenH and endowed with many
good qualities spent the commend Of his
administration in relieving the bTSW9@s Of the
people in reforming abuses and in establishing
new and wise rules for the protection Of COM
merce and agriculture. Winning thus, the es-
TEEN Of the good, he perfected his popularity
giving splendid lete, and by a general dis
bursement Of his predecessors funds. He be-
hayed with the utmost liberalty to the late pa.
cha's family, and raised all the chief emirs to
new dignities.
There was comparatively little intercourse
in those days between Damascus and Constan-
tinople, and a considerable time elapsed, part
~ through the care of Mohammed, ere any
information respecting these extraordinary E.
vents reached the capital OF the sultan. The
pacha so strangely deposed, was the person
through whom the truth was at leIgth made
known. On leaving Damascus, the p0cha had
passed by weary stages across the desert, and
finally arrived at Bagdad. At first he was OBJ,
Iged to subsist on the charity of the mosques,
but afterwards hired himself as assistant to a.
pastry cook, concealing his name and history,
through The fear Of yet meeting the fate which
he believed his father, the grand ylZer, toI
have undergone at Consantinopie, Familiar
with sudden rises, the Turks are equally &C.
customed to rapid falls. and the poor pacha
toed away in peace and resignation for some
months, never daring 10 let his fathers name
cross his lips, and avoiding all public society,
for fear of some chance recognition. Att
meHt met the pastry cooks assistant. How,
my lord cried the agent, your eXcelency
here, and thus! SureIy--sureIy you are the
pacha OF Damascus? you are deceived, sir
was the reply, delivered with terrible tremor;I
i am poor ARTISAN, pastry cook in this city,
'Oh. non said the other; 4 recognise you per-
tectly. You are the son Of my master, the
grand vizer. What would your father say,
could he see you in this miserable dsguiseF
In the name Of Allahn whispered the poor cX-
Pacha, 'f you have been my fathers friend by
his shade conjure you to be silent, and not to
betray me!' 'Shade, do you say, my IordP
was the agents answer; your father is not
dead. had letters but yestesday from him
This led to full explanation, and the over
ioyed son of the vizier gladly consented 10 go
to the agents dwelling, where he was clothed.
in garments worthy Of his rank. After con
suting together respecting the new obvious
imposture VIII !ch had deprived him Of his gov
ernmcnt, the cx pacha resolved to set out i'm
with the agent to ConstantInopIe, and
there demand justice from the sultan himself.
This Journey was undertaken without delay
On their arrival at Constantinople, nothing can
exceed the astonishment with which the old Vi
zer listened to the recital Of his sons mis(or-
tunes. The matter seemed utterly mysterious
to the vzier, as it did also to the sultan, when
his ministry demanded an audience, and re-
lated the circumstances. Nevertheless, the
sultan promised redress, and Immediately des-
patched a capdf bGchi, or officer to Damascus
with orders to bring the usurping pacha to-
-Four hundred guards accom-.
panied the messenger Of the sultan.
During the eight months that Mohammed
lad ruled in Damascus, he had made his adj |
ninistraton blessing to the inhabitants, who
ound in him father, rather than pacha.-
When the officer Of the sultan arrived Mo
lammed kissed the imperial mandate, placed
t on his brow in token of submission, and de-
handed only few hours to prepare for the
Quincy enioined on him. In this interval he
,onvoked his emirs, told them that the sultan
lad called him TO Constantinople, and took an
,feCtng farewell of them. Scarcely had he
eft the city with his guards, when the emirs
ook the resolution Of addressing petition to
he sultan to preserve Mohammed in the pacha-
lick of Damascus. They sent this off, but as
/ did not appear strong'enough to them on Sc
,ond consideration, they wrote another docu-
nent, in which they detailed the benefits con.
erred on the pachalck by Mohammed, and
declared firmly that they could not receive any
,ther governor. As if Mohammed's own ex-
lmple had inspired them, .hc emirs sent yet
,ther letters, in some Of which they held out
10 very unntelIigibe threats of revolt.
Meanwhile, Mohammed pursued his journey
o Constantinoplc, and was taken into the pre-.
once Of the sultan.
'Who art thou? unhappy wretchH cried the
ultan
One Of our pachas,' replied Mohammed,
With respect but without loar.
who signedthy frman of inyestiture9 thou
miserable imposor.'
Your highness,' answered Mohammed, firm
y.
This is too much' cried the sultan, 'shew
t, shew il TO me, if thou woudst not die on the
potn
Behold itn cried Mohammed, taking from