The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-11-20
lMPALlNd ALIVE.

Fen descriptions in onr language are
more larroWing than the following pIc-
ture Of the inAlction of one oflhe most
TERRIBLY Of human punishments. The
sketch s TAX Ell from an article, in the
Ociober number ofihe London Metro
poltan Magazine.
"Ne,s 81. never shall forge. the bloody
and bruAl sight The French army
fofmed three sides Of square near the
pam trees on the Desert side, and close
to Alexsndri a; the open space was to al
low the ingress OF the Bedouin Arabs.
whp Aockcd in countless numbers TO
see their countrymsn die by the dread
iul Gea,h vl implement. The drums
besi to arms by daylight, and our Zero.
liols guards urged our immediate
marc ch; we were then placed, with SCOTS
jeers, insults atd curses, close around
where the stake was intended to be plan
ted immediately. The garrison had
formed, on came the advanced guard,
he prlsouer, and the executioner bearing
The stake. The misguided youth, clad
10 loose brown frock, snch as carriers
wear IN Euglaud, and bareheadeS, walk =
ed to the scene Of his torme1ts with Il
firm step, head elevated, and eyes ex-
Iress,ve Of a mOd at peace, stored with
1ndaunted courage; his guard now re-
,ersed arms, while the bands struck up
, solemn dlrge, andthe youthful priso-
ner, for do not think he had reached
twenty-five years, was conducted into
'he centre Of the guard; the slight cover
ing was then removed, and better pro
portioned, athletic y you,h never stripped;
ne was then forcibIy thrown on his face,
his hands and feet secured, and the
stake, which was hard wood pointed
driven BY the exc ecutioner along his back
hone. A horrid yell Of anguish an
nounced the commencement Of his suf.
Ierings. He was no enthusiast, ant
conceived bis Koran advised him to b,
murderer Poor youth ! he expia'e'
such mlsconceptlon by suffering tor
meuts lha, the ingenuity Of the lndian
could not rival. Tue wretched youtI
was then raised, and the stake place,
in the socket Of shaft sunk deep in th
sand, with his face and naked body turl
, ed to the sun, ,ba, fiercely glared upo
} him. Although protected BY light clo'
ing from it's rays, ! felt melting beneat
. ts intense heat, greatly augmented b
Q reflection from the white sand on whic
i we stood. OGod it was a pitiabl
d sight 10 see that manly form, in the in
o age Of his Maker, so borne up, Ii
i muscles and veins standing up like core
d on his body, throat, ard legs. while e'
d cry nerve quivered with excessive al
10 guish; but his lace, that expressed maj
N Iy courage and resignation, now flush'
u with agony; while the eyes, proirudiI
from the sockets, looked up in supple
ton for aid, as he loudly invoked b
prophet, intermingled with cries for "
Ter, water. To these dreadful heal
rending cries we vera compelled to ]!
ten, and our eight was shocked by
unutterable agony that cOnyulsed
body till the hour Of noon, when
were marched back to our caravans'
or prison-the crowd Of Aracs drN
out Of the square-.he troops dismiss
to their quarters, leaving strong GU
round the victim Of cruelty, who wTltl
upon his stake with undmlnished pc
or of suffering. That night could
sleep, for his dreadful cries still rang
my care, Again we had to march
daylight and circle around the sta
whore the wre,chsd youth etlll re.a!
life. with power 70 utter hollow gro
that nearly coneealed my blood;
when my sight bsheld the effect on