New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-23
Horrid Massacre Of HISTORIANS.

The Courier publishes from the correspondence
Of the London papers long account OF the nassa-
ere Of !arre number OF HISTORIAN Christians by
order Of their great prosecutor BedeE Khan Bey IN
the month Of October last, l, that Beder Khan
Beg collected various deschments troops under The
command OF the Beya Of Hsiksssi and Bevaf himself
taking command of large body OF Kurds marched into
the country of the dofencees and uuresistine Nestor
ans He then divided his force into small parties and
fell upon the yillsees The correspondent Of the Morn
ing Chronicle gives the following revolving details this
expedition
Tbirty.six Of these villages At the least have been
thus made the scones o! the most hauowin. wholesale
murders o speak OF their having been sacked plum
dersd and burnt the ground would Do 10 draw sen
ton To an incident II small importance IN Inc lace Of
tho horrors which these bloody bsrbArians com
mi,,ed Men women and children crying tor mercy
the women and children in the ssories OF terror were
nut 10 death hv every species OF torture which cruelty
could invent Happy were those who were SHOT or
no ie by tho sword who had not their bowels ripped
GU, Of tnen while living or who were not lnpaed
amid the shouts std laughter OF the muTderers 40
OF the bishops OF the HISTORIANS II not more were I'M
paled and several OF the priests But that was not the
worst torture that inflicted. Children we're torn
from their mothers some from their mothers 5rcast;
and in presence OF their mothers who were oo":cd
scrrcchnc 10 look on put in the most shocking manner
TO death Inc mothers at;orward were sacrificed The
youth Of both underwent sacrifices winch cdnnct
be mentioned. before tn,I ltpht- III --u-t -H'-
t. cut The pen refuses TO record more OF these
atrocities though nigh, 20 and auGe 20 abomina-
tons of cruelty and than cruelty, which call Tor
renbuton As nearly equal to their bcsua! ruthless
meas in severity as be inflicted IhFee h0UsGRd Of
ME historians hare porsied IN his The loest
calculation The extensive slaughter took place AT
large village. township, called Bias where Bedcf
Khan Boy was himself present Herc the two bishops
mpacd, and from this place were sent the three
hundred heads Cgickd TO the Pachn of Moussoui with
the insulting message that II the Forte PreSmd 10 mo
a . ,0,,lc
stead OF HISTORIAN Turkish heads enough 10 make a
pyramid.
While these things were happening. council. over
which the HISTORIAN Patriarch who has escaped from
Moussoul presided held at town called ii Tecol
ect Alright, Artchy ofthc principal HISTORIAN settle
cnts. Here II determined that as resistance was
vain the whole people OF tho HISTORIANS should emi
CRATE without an hours delay INTO iersia wnere nu-
body Of their coun,rymen are settled on the
banks of the lake Oroomah. The execution OF this de-
sign was however difficult perilous and disastrous.
The fusves obliged 10 leave behind them all their
property most OF them crossed the mountains in trag
Cling, frightened, wrctchcd bands But corps OF
cmigrants, stronger than the elhcrs-commandcd, am
told by the Patriarch-wcre attacked their passage
by the soldiers Of Bedcr Khan Rey, Alter obstinate
conflict in which many fell on both dos. the HISTORIANS
gained the victory.
But the whole mountain distrc, OF Kurdis;an on the
Turkish side, this moment illcd with houscless
iamished wanderers hiding themselves in dcns ard
caves under all the worst circumstances and uises oil
misery, from their pursuers. Bedcr Khan Bey swore.
before he started his expedition with all the solemn
ties Of his creed before two lmaums that he would
terminate the whole HISTORIAN people and all OF them
who have strength reach Persia Will certainly
pcrience the full realization OF this oath.
The correspondent says tina; this ruthless onsc,
doubtless provoked by the act OF the Turkish Csbi
net in dcposing Bcdcr Khan Bcy from jealousy Of MS
power, and this it supposed. had been done by
Arrangement with the HISTORIAN Patriarch then MOsu
who had promised the aid Of the HISTORIANS in accom-.
plishing this object These people thus exposed
10 the fury OF the barbaans and the Porte could take