The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-09-05
A. Moorish Execution,

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Il MOORISH EXECUTION,
a Correspondent Of the Bpfalo Comr.syciq,
Aaa-ytiser, whDi- writings series Of Interesting
letters icm lAngier, nart4;es the following lel-
dent -
Notwithstanding the peculiar laws Of this conn.
try, capital puu.hu.ents are very rare Dlrny
tie past fifteen years three only have taken D ace
IN the town Of Iauger Ou one ofthose occasion.
my intormau, was present. The occurrence was
brought y.yiilv 70 hi, mind some two hours n-s
is, IN our way home from a hunting ex,ur,.5.
/ directed his attention to q number Of exau-!,elv
beautiful white lies. On the lcf of he road Which
grew within space Of abo., four feet SQUIRE
Checking his horse as spoke. and turum, half
round 90 the stl!le he remarked "Ihgr. T.. a
melancholy interest attached to that got for where
uoVs the Ills in such profusun. beleld a serre
which has cuu-ed me many a sleey'e,s uiult-
the like pra, Heaven. | NAV never again look
upon. had risen at the break Of tgv, npl. ne
c.mplulci hy q rrIeul. hll set out TO .bao, uraf
the town, iuiguulance Of lie execution vhjch WA.
about to tske place. On reaching the PRINCIPAL
gate We :Iuut it smut. which surprised us much
knowing o,d Ben Kha'ir the porter TO be an ear.
~ rser We then ygoceded to the castle ga,e
called Bah Mur-hen. which was also shut. but Ben
Khijr was there with multitude Of people
Who like o4rse.yes, were desruu5 to leave the
town
why arc you 20 late TO dtv r. said I to the old
porter. Ben Kh,ijr replied in eui-mas be had
his orders not to let auy Nlssuln.an pass outside
the gate fr the mex, half hour.
"Surels,' ! said "vuur instructions do not ey
tend to u Ii tLere has teen a robbery in A.,
tpwu-to which alone | can attribute this unusln
ur,!er-wrare not likely 10 b. the pers, ris."
E.ll -.s.' 3D.. Iii f....... In
into III. hand small silver, "youaud your :g;cu,
can pas. but no Moor can
We sailed or,h, wondering wbst could be :hl
cause OF such Il novel order. This. however, wa!
soon explained for the first object that caugh
our eye WAS party Of soldiers moving slowl,
down tLi-road. As wcha,;ened toward the par
'y, We perceived they had two prisoners, wh,
were secured with ropes E,teued around tn,
.ru, anI waist. recognized one of them to Ue
a native OF Reef, who had formerly been garden
~ ~ the aerI ice Of one Of my friend, at IIn- -.er
lie Was a tine tai, handsome youth, and his conn
'nlnct wnS i,T from indicating anything vCiau
q. pHved Having joined them, | inquired O
the h1II o::hr soldiers, the cause Of these me!
beng lci us uu,uncr7.
The Sliun-mJy Cod prol1ng hi' l,fc' sale
h', has ordered their heads to be cut of the,
have been carr ing on % cun'mbani trade in oxol
on The coast ui Reef with the lga3e Spauurb.
"ih-, indeed, replied, 'i, a severe punish
ment 'or u.h a crime; and il be intended rs
warning 10 oiher-, why prevent the people {
l"o-ier from seeing ne
Reason not with me, Nozarcnc," sail the Kid
"! have my uIIr'z, and shall obey them"
h"Ie' where we now stand wA> then The jew
ish slaughter ground, and this COUGHING wl,h rh
maz2.e "i his gun the group Of hHes 10 which
h THft n l.I,r
TIE execution. Here We found drpraveJ lock
ms Moor dressed as butcher, holding in hI
Lnd small Knife about half IA foot in lcn-ti
Tie was stranger, aud had been hired to act To
the o'casi'n, tpr the M'hnmoIm butchers Of Tar
slcr, who are the persons constrained tn pgr.nu