The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-05-22


"Dare, and speak"
at seems TO me that deserve compensa.
ti0n for the time j have lost, while awaiting
the memorable decision your highness has
Just pronounced
"'Ps just"
"The rather," continued the captain, en-
bolaened by the -Bey'S appreciation, "lhat
was expected at Gibraltar in the beginning
Of the winter, which is now over, and the "a.
vouraLle season for the sale Of my cargo is
lpast." s5s sa a'aa+ .s
Sand of what does thy cargo consist2'-
demanded the Bey. .I e
"Highness, of cotton nightcaps."
"What are cotton nighlcapsF
The captain took from his pocket speci
men of bis goods, and presented il to the Bey
"For what purpose is this uIensli!" salt
the latter. E. .5-.a.., ,eg..
"To cover The head" replied The captain
And joining example 10 precept, be put oI
the nghtcap,
"h is very ugly," quoth The Bey. sH
"But very comfortable" retWted The cap
tain. .-.,s., D.. .. -G, r
"And you say that my delay to do yo'
Justice has occasioned you q loss9"
"Often thousand francs, at least, high
ness" .,a,4f ..ae#,.sis
The Bey called his secretary. The secre
tary entered, crossed his hands, and bowet
4 to The ground. Then he took his pen, ant
the Bey dictated to him few lines, whicI
being in Arabic, were totally uninteIligibl'
ITO the cppain. When the secretary ha'
done in writing: "Ts good" said the Bey
'let this decree be proclaimed Throughout
the city" Again the secretary crossed hi
hands upon his breast, bent himself 10 tn
earth, and departed. l.-.ar.a. K. a.sa
"Cra wing your hghness's pardon,' said tn
captain, "may venture to inquire the sub
stance Of that decree"
"CcrainIy; il is order to all the Jews il
Tunis TO cover their heads, within twenty
four hours from this time, with a cotto
. .nighlcop, under penalty of decapitation."
"th! trOn del air." exclaimed the Mar
, seilles;"l understand"
"Then if you understand, return to you
ship, and make the best profit you can Q
your goods, you will soon have customers.
The captain threw himself at the feet of th
Bey, kissed hIs papooshes and returned I
his ship. Meanwhile, by sound Of trumpet
, and in all the streets Of Tunis, the Iollowin
proclamation was made:
,, "Praises, TO Allah, the universal, to whol
all things return! a Fl.
"Tne slaveof Allah glori6ed, who implore
his pardon und absoution, the Mouchir Sid
HusseIn-Pacha, Bey of Tunis:
"Forbids every Jew, EsraeIle or Nazaren
/ to appear in the streets of 'Punis without
cotton nghlcap uponhs accused and dinid'
head. - .s.s..r
"Ths, under pain. Of decapitaton.
\ "Gvng 10 the unbeievers twentyoiol
hours to provide themselves with the sal
' covering. ...f,r,. ..... .,.,.ss... Il. ~
f "To This order all obedience is due.
. "WTiilen under dale of The 20h April,
+ The year l243 OF of the Hegira, .
S (Signed) "SIDr HussEIN."
; You may fancy the sensation excited
Tunis by such proclamation as this. Tl
:, twenty-five thousand Jews who compose Il
; israelile population OF the city looked agha'
Q and asked each other what was this eigh
= plague which thus descended upon The PEI
D pie chosen of the Lord. The most learnt
e Rabbis were appealed to, but not one ofthe
:. had clear notion of what o cotton nighic
was. Al last a Gourni--t is thus the LIE
n horn Jews are named to ha
once seen the crew of Norman ship ent
h that port with the head dress in question
was something 10 know the article require
h the next thing To be ascertained was, whe
n it could be procured. Twelve thousand ct
ton nights a.e not to be picked up at eve
street corner. The men wrung their hanC
o the women tore their hair, the childten
I'D The dust upon the highway. Just when &
cries of anguish were most piercing, and
g desolaton at lis climax, a report spre
8. through the multitude. 1t said that s
g laden with cotton nghlcsps was then in pc
ID Ineuiry was made. II was, said rumor,
y three master from MarselIes. The quesii
is was, would there be nghtcups endugh2 We
there twelve thousand of them--a colt
N nigblcap for everybody2 There was a ru
3 to the water side; in an instant hotlla
re boats, crowded almost 10 sinking, covered
n lake, and il was hot race out TO the roa
81 AT the Goulets there was iouling, and ft
or Eve boats were capszed but as there {
but four feet Of water 10 the lake Of TJr
nobody was drowned. They cleared the nj
n now, passage, and approached the gooo 8
Notre Dame de a Gdrde, whose captain v
60 upon deck expecting their arrival. Throu
; ] his telescope he had beheld the embarkati
al the race, the accidents, everything IN She
for In less .han ten minutes three hundred bo
ill surrounded bis vessel and twelve lhoust
Threats vociierated, "Cotton1n nightcaps! c
ho ton nightcaps!' The captain signed y
ms his hand for silence, and the noisy mob "
mute as MICE &l#rs a.a t m'
a "YoI want cotton nightcaps2n said he
"Yes!yesl yes!p was the reply on e'
,ne side, ga. a3.. ao3 .as.9.all ,ag il
3 GAN very WE'LL" said the captains I"
you are aware, gentlemen, that cotton nj
caps are Just now in great request. My
ami teis from Europe advise a rise in the
j lclsn ggNsNt3 .sto.io- la HWF}'1s HAt
'ai ia"We know That" said the same voice
les, "we know that, and We will make sacrIf
we'd a''Listen to me-" said the captain i an
act honest man.n ~ 7ia lhngs Ad8 wa
4 The Jews trembleds The captains W
we're their iusariable exordium when at
= 10 rob a Christian. q oJno'I yai aeAfai
~ ~ will not take advantage Of your pos
= 10 impose upon you" 5saosal isem ssl I
W The Jews turned pale.
las bHThe cotton nightcaps cost me two fr
apiece, one with the oiher.p asaas bg9a
lbe i.'VeH, IL ish nottoo DEAR" muttered
the Jews in their boards pel io i9Flsaia