The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-01-05
ANOTHER MASSACRE OF THE
HISTORIANS


The New York Courier contains some ex
tracts of letters from COnstantinopIe, pub
lished in the London papers, giving the par
ticulars of another terrible massacre of the
HISTORIANS by the Kurds. A letter from the
correspondent Of the London Chronicle. de-
scflbius these atrocities, cannot be read " it'll
ont feeling Of horror. 1t states, under date
of November O. that the Kurdish Chief
Beder Khan Bey, having collected il conSid-
cradle body of men. divided them into several
small bands, knowing that no resistance
would be offered, and directed them to fall
upon The HISTORIAN villages. 9th result
ofIhis expedition, the following details al,
given:
'IhITty-six OF these villages, at the least.
have beeu thus made the scenes ofthe most
narrowing wholesale murders. To speak of
their having been sacked, pluudered and
| burnt to the ground would be TO draw alien
ton to an incident ofsurall Importance, in tic
face Of the greater horrors which these bloody
barbarians committed. Men. women and
children, crying for mercy the women and
children, IN the agOnies Of terror, were nut 10
death by every species Of torture hich cruel
ty could invent. Happy were those VI no
were shot, or who fell by The word. " no had
not their bowels ripped out of them " lille
living, or no were not impaleli amidst the
shouts and laughter Of The murderers.
Two OF the Bishops Of the HISTORIANS. il
not more, were in'paled, and several Of tl
priests. What irnpang is ] suppose voui
readers TO understand. But that was moi
| The worst torture that was Inflicted. Chill.
| dren were torn from their mothers, SON,
rom iheIr mothers breasts, and IN ;reseuct
oi their mothers. Who were obliged, scrccrh
ing. 10 look on. put in The most sh6cLin.
manner to death. The mo,bcIs afterwards
were sacrificed. The youth of hnlh sexe.
underwent sacrfices which cannui be men
'i"ned' before their Threats. in disgust. an,
| safety, were cut The pen r, fuses Ia recon,
more oil these atrocities. though ! might Q,
on, aud allnde To denominations III cruelty and
worse than cruelty, which call for reirihl tor
rs nearly equal to their besial rn,h'e suess il
severity as can be inflicted. Three thousand
oil The HISTORIANS have persisted in this mas
sacfc, OIL the lowest calculation The ms
| extensive slaughter took place al a large vii
| lase, or township. called Bias where Pedrr
hhan Bey was himself present. Here III,
Two bishops were inpalcd. and from TIN.
place were sent the three hundred head,
lPIchfed) TO The Pacha If MuussonI. with The
Insulting mes age. thai if the Porte p-e, uulo
t)molcst the Sc der, lie wouC sn toe T.
stauiineple. instead of Ncsroriai. Turkish
heads enough 10 make pyramid.
Whilst these things were happcning. >
council, over which The HISTORIAN P.rr:ar, h.
who has escaped from Moussuul. Ir slIrd
was held IN town calIed.if rctoli, ct aria h,.
Arichy. one the principal Ncsrorian settle
ments. Here IL was determined thar, a. re
slstaDce was vain. the whole people of ID,
stoialS 81 I'D emigrair, wi h, ~ ~, lior -
delay. INFO Persia. where IA numerous bod,
OF their counirymen are settled on the banks |
OF The lake OroOmiah. The t>rcu;iou Of
tins design was, however. diiIc !. l,rLus
and disastrous. The fusiIives we're nI.li.ed
TO leave behind them all their properly |
most Of them crossed the mountain, in .Irae
CLING, frightened. wretched hands Bm OIL.
corps Of emigranIs, stronger than the others. |
commanded. am told, By the Patriarch, wa. |
ararktd on their passage bv The soldiers Of
beder Khan Bey. Alteran ubstla'e conflict |
IN which many fell on both sides, The Nesto
rians gained The victory
But the " hole mountain district OF Kur |
distan on The Turkish side, lis at this mumtnr
hlled with houseess. lami>hed wanderers |
hiding themselves in dens and caves, under all |
the worst circumstances and euises ofnisery. |
IRON their pursuers. Beder Khan Bey swore
before he started on his expedition, with all
the solemniies Of his creed, before two
imanrns. that he would exierminate the
whole HISTORIAN people; and al. of then
who have not strength to reach Persia, vi |
certainly experience the full realization OF
this OATH