Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-18

of v.ccinating. On the following day, some
Turks and Greeks came into the Jewish quarter,
affirming that they had the priest and his ser
want in il the preceding evening. They laid hold
Of poor Jewish barber, and dragged him before the
Pacha, who instantly ordered him to receive 500
blows on his heels; and, he made avowal, the
most cruel tortures that tyranny cosld invent were
administered.
"In the meanwhile, the Greeks adj ised him to de-
neunoe some rich Jews the perpetrators OF the
crime, and, being unable to resist any further the
torture to which he exposed, he named seven OF
the richest Jews in Damascus-viz., David Harary
and his three brothers, Joack, Haron, and Joseph,
Joseph Landisdo, Mons. Abulafa and Moses Dekar-
Luda The barber that they had sent for HIM,
aud offered him 800 piastres il he would sacrifice
the priest because they wanted his blood for their
holy bread; that he had refused, but did not know
what was become of the priest. The Pacha Instant
iY ordered the Jews to be brought before him
and to be bastinadoed. he poor wretches protest
ed that they innocent, and said that the Jews,
who were prohibited feeding on the blood OF ami
mails were not ke ely TO commit an act so repugnant
10 human nature the one they were accused ell
The Pacha would hear no Justihcatlon-ordered
them to be loaded with chains, and made them un-
dergo the crnel sufierings by forcing them To
remain standing during forty hours without giving
them any thing eat drink, or allowing them to
sleep. He then sent for the three Rabbins, Jacob
Antevi, Aaron Arari, and Azaria Halfaen, and tor
tared them till their flesh flew off in large bits, ask
ing them in the meanwhile whether they had
poyed blood in their holy bread; they replied that
such had boenthcir custom their proselytes would
have proclaimed the Tact long ago
"The Pacha then proceeded TO the college, had
the children thrown into prison and chained, pro-
hibitng them being seen by their mothers, allowing
them but an ounce Of bread and glass of water a
day each, hoping that their parents in order to lib
crate their children, would make some disclosures
"a generous hearted Jew came forward and told
the Pacha that the caurany in question had already
been discussed by all the powers in Europe and had
been declared inadms sable, and that 1t not
equitable action to infict such cruetics through
accusation wrenched out Of an individual by means
Of torture The Pachs ordered this ndividual to be
beaten till he expired.
s.The Pacha then proc eeded in person with 600
TO the Jewish quarter and ordered the houses OF the
Jews accused to be demolished in the hope Of discov
ering the dead bodies; but having made no discov-
cry Of the kind he ordered the prisoners to be drag
ged by their sexual organs to sewer near the pal
ace, and to be thrown into it. Not being able to
support this torture, they preferred death, and
knewiedged the charge to be true The Governor
then inquired where they hsd put the blood of the
men murdered, to which one Of them replied, that
IT had been put in bottle and given to Moses Aba
lafa The latter denied this; but having received
900 stripes without making any acknowledgment,
he was exposed to the most horrid torture, which
made nina say that he had placed the bottle of blood
in cupboard As he could not stand on his feet, the
Governor had the unfortunate man carried on the
shoulders Of four soldiers to open the cubboard but
when this opened it contained nothing but gold;
and the Governor inquired for the bottle, Abaa-
fla replied that he had shown him the gold TO be re-
lieved from the calnmny. The sufferer then
tortureJ afresh in order to induce him to turn Turk
to his life. The others were treated in the
same manner, and these proceedings have lasted
month. An astrologer declared that he had discov-
cred that the prisoners had assassinsted the priest
and that the servant had been killed by Raphael Far
XII, Nathan Levi, Aaron Levi, Mardecai Tarki, and
Aarrkes Listone, and the two first were arrested
Immediately; the others had effected their escape.
'tThis is the way in which justice, my dear
friends, is administered here. The banker, Nigri,
has embraced Islamsfn, being unable to support any
longer the torture to which he was exposed"
h. -, all al nd
the 9th ofMay.
The girl named Grace Young, who was lately as
saulted in a cowardy manner in the quarry adJoin-
ing the road leading TO Port Dundas, died on the 9TH
instant, Of the injuries she then received. Her
sailant has not yet been discovered. A reward has
been offered for his apprehension
France,
PANS, April 29-The Duke de Nemours
ried to the Princess Victoria, Of SAKE Coburg, the
18th Of April, in very private manner.
Thr King Of France has issued completion ofthe
amnesty promulga gated in May, 1881, or rather, ON
extension oft to all those contumaces, and who
had escaped from prison subsequent TO condcmna-
ton. Messrs. Marrast, and others who escaped
from st. Pelagie and took refuge in England will,
by this act Of grace be restored to their corntry
The Chamber Of Deputies has been occupied with
a discussion on the bill, reported" by the Com
mittee Of the Chamber to reduce the interest on the
Five per Cent Stock. Two OF the Kings Aides-de-
Camp spoke against the measure, to which Louis
Philippe has always been opposed and for two rea-
sons in tho first place, he is himself large proFre-
tor Of the stock and, secondly, it is held to con-
siderahly extent, by Paris shepkeepers, with whom
he is DESTROYS Of standing we'll The Chamber de-
cded, that the holders Of the Five per Cent Stock
at par rejecting that portion of the bill which pro-
posed To give them the option Of taking Three
a-half per Cent Stock with augmentation OF cap
ital.
Il appears, that, although the provinces are gem
To- tram N n France the pcODle
continue TO assemble unanimously to prevent whole
sale purchases Of wheat and that, although the last
harvest was very productive, the continued dryncss
ofhe weather raises approximations for the crops OF
the present year
The King OF the French has taken the occasion Of
his son marriage 30 complete or rather to extend
the amnesty promulgated IN May, 1887. The o.
dominance which communicates the amnesty, an
nounoes that IL has been granted in honour OF the
Princes marriage, which was solemnizcd at ST.
Cloud on Monday even ng This act Of clemency is
graceful and opportune, although it cosld hardly
have been withheld, after the example Of Austria
The Paris journals are much occuped in discussing
tire vote Of 100000 fraycs agreed to on Monday
night to defray the expenses Of the blockade OF
puenos Ayres More money still is, however.
likely 20 be call,d for; NJ Theirs having declared
in hrs spescb, in moving for the grant. that " Of
fen i've operations would be persisted in; pSSte
letters moreover, re port that France had in
ration powerful expedition against that stas.O
The removal of the remains Of Napoleon from ST.
Helena to Paris is said to be the subject Of nego
citation between NJ Theirs and Lord Palmerston.
Naples.
A letter OF the 18th from Rome. published by a
LYONS paper, contains the following =