Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-12-31
ANOTHER MASSACRE or THE NESTo
TORIANS.

The New FORK Courier contains some er.
tracts Of Letters from Cousisutinop pie, pub
lished len the London papers. giving the par.
ticuian of another terrible rnassscfc al the
Nes,orisBs by the kurds. A letter from the
correspondent OF the London Chronicle dcs-
cnbing thrse sttrociiies csnnot be rad with
OUT . feeling VI horror. IL states. under date
Of November o, that the Kurdish Chief Beder
Khan Bey, having collected a considerable
body OF men, diyid~d them into several small
hands. knowing that no rrsistsnce would be
offered. and directed them 10 fall upon the
HISTORIAN villages. OF the result OF this ex-
Pediiioa the following details are given:
Thirty sif OF these villages, AT the least.
have been thus made the scenes al IN. most
narrowing wholesale murders. To speak Of
their having been SACKED, pluude rrd and burnt
10 the ground. would be TO draw the attention
TO en- Incident of small importance. ia the FACE
o. TIE creates hnrrors which these bloody bur-
hsnsns Committed. Men. women aud chill
dten. crying Tor mercy; The women aud
children Ia the agonies OF terror, were put To
death By every species OF torture which cruel.
" could invent. Happy were those WHO were
shot. CO fell BY the sword, who had not their
bowels tipped out OF them while living. or
who were not impaled amidst the shouts aud
laughter al the murderefs.
Two OF the Bishops OF the HISTORIANS. IL
not NOR, were itnpal~d and several of the
Psiesis. What impsiing IL, I suppo.e your
scades 20 understand. Bos hat ,sss not the
worst; torture that Was innicted. Children
were torn from their mothers. SON. from
theit mothers bfessts.snd in presence OF their
mothers: WIS wee Obliged, screeching 10 lcok
90. put IA the most shocking manner 10 dcsth.
the mothers afterwards were saci6ced. The
yonih OF both sexes uniesweaa sscriacsa
~Hfrh Cannnf h. nx@AuAl 49, ~
throais, IN disgust and safety, were cut. The
pea refuses 10 recont more OF these a,trori-
tses. tbough ] might SO Ca. and allude 10 a.
cotmitss',oas OF csueltysHEi wonse than cruel
~. which call for rctns E6a ss nearly eaual
10 their bestisl uthirssfltss in ssyensy as rau
be inflicted. Ihres fkssisaad sf the Nsstovf-
aHs Aaus persisted So fkis nassoers. al fks
least calculation! The most extensive slaagh.
Ter took place "a lssge village. or sownship,
called b'zss xsese Bsder Khan Bey was him.
sslf prsssaf.
ase .hs " bishops were impsIed. AMI
tsefR mts place were sent the three hundred
hssss tptsstedD to the Fscha 81 Moussoul
Win NE asnliing message, that if the Porte
PresHmsd 10 Hsssesi the sender. he would send
TO ConstaaiinoPle. instead OF HISTORIAN, Tusk.
th heads enough To make a pyramid.
whist these things were happening. q
COUNCIL. over which the HISTORIAN Patriarch,
who has escaped from kious.oul, presided
vas held a. a town called. II I r~vcollect nj. M
AHshy, one OF the principal Nestorion srttIe.
meRts. HIRE u ~ss determined that. As ~.
sisssnce was vain. the whole people OF ,Iss
nesiofiaas should migrate, wishont an bony',
delay, into feEsia, wlssse a nuuaesous body 81
tneIf countfymen are settlrd on The banks o.
TIE lake 81 OFoomish. The execution of ,hi
aessgn was. however. difhralt, penloas an,
disastrous The lugitiyes were obliged 1,
leave erhlRd them ss th<is property; most q
them crossed the mountains in stmeglinR
irtghtened, wFstchei bands. hat q corn.
oi ensgFaets. stroDgSf thsn the Others, CON,
~ ,ndsd' AN told, By the Patriarch, was at
tHesed on their passage by the soldiers of Bed.
&c Ahsn bey- After an obstinate conflict.
va "htch many Tell on both siAes. The Hcsto
f'ans gAlned ths victory.
Bot The Shusle mountain district Of Kusiis
tas' GA tise Terkish side, IN a th;e uo,aeu
nilea with houselszs, famish~d vwande,ers
hidiag uheDBrlves In deus snd caves. undg,
Az W Iossi siscumstaaees add sulscs of mis-
esys ICON tis~if ppFsuesS. BIDDER Khan Bsy
sssose eeioFe ~ sissteA on has exeedition
Wa el he ~sgtemnisies OF his e,esa. heIoo
swa l~iaeusas. thas ~ euald esfrsminate m.
whzN Nestorsan peOpie; sni SO 81 them VIII,
nsvs not sternEth - reach Fers5a, will Ger
.-aaiy ezPesAcnce ths Iail nraizsiioa Of lhii