Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-11-20
Destruction and Stacking Of Scio.
ny REV. J. $ c. ABBOTT.

Archipelago. Ii contained a, The com.
inencenrnt ofthe Greek revelation l2O,.
900 inhabitants Extensive commerce
had brought to the island The treasures OF
the East and the West. and her opuienl
families. refined in manners by European
travel. aud with minds highly cultivated,
afforded the most intelligent and fascina-
ting society of The East. Schools flour
ished upon the island and richly endow-
ed colleges were crowded with Grecian
youth. The traveller lured by The moon
light of that gorgeous cline 10 an evening
stroll through the streets of Seio, heard
from the dwelling Of the wealthy Greeks
the tones of the piano and guitar. touched
by fingers skilled in all polite accomplish
ments. Many Of these families were liv.
ing in he enjnvmen, of highly cultivated
minds aud polished manners, rendered
douhly attractive by all The establishments
of wealth
The Grecian revolt extended 10 this is.
land, and Sultan Mahamnnd resolved upon
signal vengeance. lie proclaimed to all
the desperadoes Of The Bosp horus that lie
inhabitants of Ccio male and female. with
all heir possessions, We're TO be entirely
surrendered to the adventurers, who
would embark in the expedition for IFS
destruction. Every ruifian of CONSTANT
nople crowded TO the Turkish fleet
The ferocious aud semi-savage boalmen
of The Bosphorus; the scowlng Christian
hating wreiches, who in poverty and
crime thronged The lanes and the alleys Of
the M"slem city, rushed eager TO The
squadron. Every scoundrel and renegade
upon The frontiers of Europe and of Asia,
who could come with knife. or club, " as
received with a welcome. In this wav
reinforcement of about ten thousand
assassins. the very refuse Of creation.
were collected. and other thousands fol-
lowed on in schnoners and sloop and fish.
ing boats, swelling The number 10 fifteen
thousand men, 10 Join in The sack and the
carnage. The fleet dropped down the
Bosphorus amids, the acclamaions Of
! Consianlinople, Pera, and Scuiari, and
The reverberaIions OF parting rolled along
the shores OF Europe and of Asia
IL was a lovely afternoon in the mouth
of April. 1922, when this feet was seen
on The bosom of the .Egean, approaching
Scin. Ii anchored IL, the bay. and mne.
diarely vomiied forth npon those Inflated
shores the murderous hordes, collected
for their destruction. Who csn imagine
the horrors of the night which iensued =
| This brutal mob phrenZied with licen
tlousness and rage, were let loose with
unresralned liberty to glu their ven
geance. The city was fired in every
| direction. Indiscrininate mas -acre eusued.
( Men, women, and children were shot
| down without mercy. Every house was
entered. every apartment, was ransarked
| The scvmetar and pistols of the Turk
we're everywhere busy. The frantic
cries of The perishing rose above the roar
of exploding artillery and masse,ry.
and the ramor Of the onset. Mothers
and daughters IN their despair, rushed in
to the flames of their burning dwellings.
And Ihus for six dreadful days and nights
did the work Of determination continue,
ill the city and the island Of Scio were
heap of ruins.
Several thousand of the youth of both
sexes we're saved To be sold as slaves
The Young men taken from the literary
seclusion and intellectual refinement of
the College Of Scio, were sold TO the
degrading servilude of hopeless bondage.
The young ladies taken from the parIors
Of their opulent parents, from the accom-
pIishments of highly cultivated life. and
who had visited in the refined circles of
London and Paris. who had been brought
up as delicalely. says an English wIter,.a s
luxurouslv and almost as Intellectually as
those of the same classes among our
selves, became the property of the most
ferocious and llcentious outcasts of the
human race |, is said tina, forly-one
thousand were thus carried into slavery.
1 For weeks and months they were sold
through all marts of the Ouomon empire.
like slaves in ashington, or cattle iii the
SHAMELESS.
As the feet returned to Cons,antinopie
/ from its murderous excursion. the whole
city was on the alert 10 witness the tri-
umphant entrance. As The leading ship
rounded the pon, OF land. which brought
it into The view of the whole CRY, many
captured Greeks were seen standing on
The deck, with ropes around their necks,
! and suddenly they were strung up 10
the bowspr. and every yard arm sirug
Cling in The agonles Of death And thus.
IS ship after ship turned the point the
struggling forms Of dying men swung in
The breeze. These were the horrld orna.
ments aud trophies OF barbarian trlumphs.
In view of them the very shores of The
Bosphorus seemed To be shaken by the
explosion of arliIIerrv. and by the exnlting
shouts Of The millions of inhabitants who
,hronged The streets Of Constan.inople.
| Pera and Scuiari.
These outrages however terminated
the sway of the Turk over the Greek
Thy aroused through all Europe an mi
1 versal crv Of horror and deteslation. The
sympathy of the people was so intense.
thai the governmen. of England aud
France cnnld no longer refuse 10 interfere.
Their fleets wer allied with that of Rus
STA The Turkish navy was annihilated
al Navarino and Greece was free
In Pirkie -Calhsrine Pickle. of
Clinton county. Pa, got into a pickle by
marrying one Jacob Pickle; she wishes
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