Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-01-22
MISCELLANEOUS.
The ansayrii or sins.

the British Navy, the staple Of hlcb is IN
account OF the Ansayrii or Order of Assas-
sins, whose origin was in the Middle Ages,
and who inhabit that portion OF Syria in
Guiding the northernmost range Of Leb-
anon. The traveller entered their coun-
try from the port Of Latakia. the ancient
Laodicea. on the Mediterranean. The fol-
lowing is extracted from the Magazine:
The Ansavri, or Nassari, or Assassins,
are a singularly surviving relic Of the fol-
lowers of the Old Man of the Mountains,
so celebrated in the history of the Cru
sadess Historians have fallen into a
great mistake in supposing this Order to
have been hereditary dynasty. or TO have
embraced nation. Originally it was
simply an Order, like tha, Of The Temp
lars Like them the members wore white
garments set off with crimson, typifying
innocence and blood. The policy Of both
was to obtain possession Of strong places,
and by terror to keep the surrounding ma
iions in suhjeciion. The Assassins sue
ceeded in this object so far as TO dictate
their will to several Sultans, many Vizlers.
and innumerable minor authorizes. When
!
the Sultan of the Sejuks sent an ambassa-
dor to The "a Man OF me Mountains de-
mandinG MS suoinlssion' me i"!io"ih9
weii-known circumstance TOOK place.
The chief said 10 one Of his followers,
Stab lhyselfp To another be said, throw
thysclf from the baitlemcnts!' Before he
had ceased to speak his disciples had O.
ocyed il'i'' ana 'ay dea': no. oh'T y, "il'hg
ou' eager martyrs 10 'heir ia''l' ! ne ri',ci
'heh turning 70 'ie envoy S''u' axe
%hAl 'nou haS seen ior ''''Ne ahsM e'' am
oueEeu oy SeNen'! 'ii'usaNu s"e.i ,''c" dS
'heSe. 1he iounuer oi ,','s 'el'iol' sec.
was fiassan i'ch oai'ao' lie was Da''
or masicr-n'is,iohary' ron I. 'no seer, %
hodgc es'an''S','ie'lt AT Ciro' NaGou' ioV'
A.p") III order 10 sap ana o'eTtfroW 'He
CahPhAt Oh Aooas' ana eS'ao''S' mat o,
me a'il'!'es' llaSSan gave promise OF
Srea'hess ~ n's you'h' became iaVou'l'e
oi me Mcieheha'' was 'atilsiicd 'iuni court
ny me ih'fiSues Oh iiTai' an" 'ook refuge
as isPahah' mere ne became i'''''a1co III
the yoinp,uous ana athe'sucal doctrines OF
,ne isths,Hs' ana was sent |" LsyP'' 10 'ie
CaHPh Mos'ahsur' as piVacneF ana pro-
'n"isator oi 'iia' a'foc'ouS creed ne was
"ai,'Sil'o from 'hc LSyP"ai' court alao'
ana cast ashore ~ - ia. AInr variety
q adventures ~ 'he course O h's 'raVt!s
rom AiePpo through icrsia. nc al ,ehsth
oo'a!hed possession "i 'he lor'rc'S' near
mas" H. mere he renamed ''r 'he re-
'naihaer OF ms me- never ieaV!hB re cas-
'le' ana "h'y twice moving !'oii us o"t
apartment TO 'he terrace ouiihS Pef"o
oi 'hiriy-HSht years. mere ne periec'eu'
III mystery ana deep sec'nsioh' ms d'ahoi-
cai doctrines ana soon sent "Dais' or
miss'onanes' M OF h's own INTO all lands.-
he secret society OF "hich ne was Inc
mead contained scV'iai 8fades' embracing
'hc initiated NE "sp'fait' ana tnc 'eVoted
mere ex'cu,oners or Tools o. hi6her N,
lcinSchcet nc s'ahu muster was caiieu
o'dna sidney our iord' an,' more com,
monty one'k G' DJe"ei, 'he 'one.N or wa
man OF 'he Nlou'taih' peca"se t'le O'urr
Always possessed themselves o. tne castles
~ mountainous regions III iraN' hunis'ah'
ana 9yi'a. ne va MAN. ro'en III wn',e'
resided always III 'i'" mountain io,r o' a'a-
NUT, 1ere he maintained h''nseii against
az me power o. the ou''ah' uH,il at i'ns'h
me uaggers OF ms edaVie' or devoted ioi-
'oWers' ireeo MN from MS MOS ac'iNe enc
cnnce AIamIIt yyns now called .the nbodc
orEnr,une "ond an the neirhborino strong.
bol5s snbn,,trd 70 thc Ancient Of the
N.,,r,a;,, IT, As,,ss;rs ,.oro ,,rosrr;h.
ed in all civilized communities and Tie dag
ocr and ,hc sword fo,,n,l constant work on
tbcir own nrolcssors. Tho Assassins. how
ever. like thc Indian Thugs, crept in all
societies, IN all sorts of disguiscs. At one
time the courticrs of a Caliuh being sol
cmnly invoked. with promise of pardon
and immunity. FIVE chamberlains steppcd
forward. and each showed The dagger.
which only waited an order from the Old
Man TO plnnoc into the heart of anv hu.
man being !, could reach. By such acen-
cy IIassan kent entire empires in state Of
revolution and carnaoc From his remote
fortress he made his influence felt and
feared to the extreme confines of khoras-
san and syria. And thence, 100, he pro
paga,ed the still more Internal engines Of
lis authority, his catechisms of atheism and
liccniousncss- is true; all things
are permitted to the initiated" Such was
the Foundation or lis creed.
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i',l"'u "l'n .nIi'a' . se's@.'rue' H. = !
~ IN sueoess'on ~ = ''nI'vo.o.s' w ~ ser
SUI maintaining ,r S '',Fs'e'roas anu 'he',
'dp'c pSency. nc ns' o. 'ne "csl' anu
some oi 'hc most Pp",,iui. oi o'iep'ai !,
po'c,i.a'eS Wno PeIlsneu py y sWe'lS' as
."c ''ls'ory I:Ip Q, t.e Gpuei pFogeeGs' 70 an
noieGlo''' extent, Du.i"8 an '''s ''iie