The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-23

uuao M o09e0V 70 the 0esonoo ma pfoPe6o0o0 u
ths fsath. They arc also required 70 follow -
chaste and abstemious habits d Their chief, anA
8tve much tine to rcligious duties.
The prcphes appears nan 81 the moe glowing
MN Aed holy hfe, circumstances which, u HOPED
viii mot deprive him Of the sympathies Of civilss&
Europe. Whenever he ID about 20 undeftaAra
an important enterprise he retires to soae cavern
or mosque. who're be passes whole weeks fAseinQ
sno praying. Ia immediste intercourse with God.
This wonderful man has introduced posts throuxh-
out Dsehestan; and TO forward ofaciai inteliRcreo
every village u required to hold some horses ~
gers IN constant readiness, who must be pro-
vided With pass, signed and sealed by nAib aAA
gallop over tho greatest distance with fabuioua
speed. Net
6chamyl has adopted some practices nom ~
Russiaus, including the decorations Of orders a.
ribapds and hierarchy Of ranks. The leaders q Q
hundred men who distinguish themselves by their
bravery receive circular silver medals, With striking
poetcal legends leaders Of 800 men obtain triangu
lar medals, and leaders Of 500 men are decoratel
with silver epaulettes. Up TO 1842 swords Of hoase
were the only decorations that were admitted, an1
thousand men have the rank Of captain. and those
commanding larger number are generals. A pio0e
Of felt il sown on the arm or back Of cowaris
In the FIRST instance, the income OF Schamyi COZ.
sisted only OF the booty that he took OF watch,
cosding TO traditional usage, one afth accrued =
ehe leader; now, however, regular taxes have beeG
introduced. The lands which had previously beea
devoted to the mosques the priests and dsEvishssI
receive o regular income as compensation, Whilst
the able bodied dervishes are drafted into the uHk
tia, and the infrm were sent out Of Daghestsn.
The most eminent officers Of SchmayI at The,
Hurad, and Ulubey Mullah. -
The prophet has drawn up special code Of laws.
in whit the punishment for military offences theN.
murder, treason, cowardce, &C.. are accurately de-
degrees Of severity proportional to the gravity Of
the crime.
Schamyl ia man Of very moderate and chasse
habits and he often passes days and nights togethec
without any sleep. in q state of religious extssve
which, though offensive to positive philosophers and
German metaphysicians, has been proved through
out history to be real and exalted phase OF human
nature developed in the chosen servants Of the Mos
High. Though some upkind writers insist upon hiG
having three wives. well informed traveller asserts
that he has only one and that he Ia peculiarly re-
mai ked for his sexual abstinence. "A
Other unkindly writers have pretended that he in
avaricious; but German hberal--a rare honor to
his country-viHdcates the hero, by showing that
his treasures accumulated to defay the expenses
OF the war. His most deadly enemies cannot deny
that Schamyl has done ders to improve tue state
of his country. The law of retaliation il more re-
lentless in Daghestan than any other part OF the
Caucasus, even exceeding the Corsican vendetta in
endurance, families having often continued In hos
tilty for ages from this cause. Bat Schamyi has
succeeded IN many cases in introducing pecuniary
fines as substitute for this practice, and though his
severe justice has raised him many enemies, IL il
certain that his countrymep would not have reoov-
cred ard retained their freedom and their faith with
out the reeistless rigor OF his administration.
Having attempted an outline Of Schamyl's sys-
tenn we shall proceed 10 lay before the reader some
OF the most remarkable adventures Ia the life Of
this chieftain and reformer. On the 18th October,
1882, the last successful stormng of the msuntaiG
village OF Himru was effected by the Russians, wao
penetrated into the smoking ana bl00isained ruins
aoon elx- dad r I'll.
and Muiid Schanyl The struggle bal alrea iy last
ed many Gays; on both sides prodgies Of valOr had
been performed; but notwithstanding the superior
discipline and force of the Rossians, rendered still
more formidable by their artillery, all pro oOsals Of
surrender had been rejected by the heroic garrison.
With frantic enthusiasm, and singing verses OF the
Koran they sent the deadly bullet into the ranks Of
their foes. The triple wall Of this eagles nest was
surrounded, and its towers were battered Gown By
the Muscovite cannon but Kasi Mullah aud Scha.
myl would not listen t. word Of surrender. Then
broke the morning dawn Of the 18th Of October and
with i came the storm, which after most deperste
and bloody conflict placed the stronghold in the
hands Of the Russians. Kasi Mullsh and msny
Murds fell by the side of Schamyl; our hero MIN
self was wounded by q bullet and the thrust Of q
bayonet, but he cut his way through the enemy.
disappeared in some incomprehensble way, ana
two years later the Caucasus resounded once more
with the fame of his name. t,r
The Russians found the body Of Kas Mullah, the
Murid Saint, whose mantle descended on the shout
attitude that filed the Aercest soldiers With 70
spect and fear. With the left hand he had grasped
his long and beautiful beard, whilst his rigat hand
pointed to heaven. His countenance expressed
had expired, not In the tumuit Of battle. hus In .
beautiful dream. Seeing that all was lost be had
cast himself on his knees in prayer, with his hand
directed TO the East, when the fatal ball struck him.
II was long enormously maintained that SchAmyI
had been taken prisoner by the Russians At Himh.
brought to Petersburg made Russian Oh GER and
afterwards sent of to fight against his copnfsymen-
II was added, that having been offended, by his
snperiors, be had taken the first opporunity Of
passing over to the enemies of Russia. IT has also
been affirmed that wounded Russian officer who
was captured and brought to Schamyi had bean libe
rated by him because he had found him to b one Of
his Oldest and best friends. ALI these and maay
additional statements are mere fabricatiops a. 70.
CARDS Schamyl. tiD1
Yet the story is true bat II refers to another man.
Daniel Bey, who IL now friend aud officer OF
Schamyl, and whose history has been related In .
previous page.
1t may well be supposed that the mysterious
escape Of scbnmyl from Hmri, gave rise 70 all sorts
Of wonderful reports among the glowing noun
taireers of Daghestan. One of these miraculous
legends relates thet Schamyl was really killed at tho
stor1nng Of Himri, but that Allah breathed into
him the breath u life again, to give visible sign
by the resurrection of the Murid, that he was des-
tined 10 be the leader Of his fellow believers.
The life OF Scbamyl was again preserved In O
miraculous menber in 1854 The theatre ofthis oc-
cur,ence was Chunsak, the residence Of the Khan
of the Avars The Khanum Paschubke, who Was
devoted to the Russians, bad rejected Kasi Mullah
IN 1880, but Hamsad Bey, his follower, subsequently
took possession cf Chunsak, and put to death the
two sons of the Khan treacherousy, together with
their mother. - -. -
Avengers are never wanting In Dagtestan, x1d
the rev chief of the Murids was TO fall BY tle
hands two Of his most intimate and dsting uished
companions The two brothers, OSman and Hads-
chi Murad, had been brought Up with Omar
Khan, tie eldest son Of the Khanum OF Chunsak.
Stimulated t. revenge by their own father. they
smote Hansad Bey in the mosque. Osmln fell
under the swords q the Murids, but his brother
cared, ani reused the people to instruction A
great number O. Murids were cut down In the tenn
PIE and those who escaped fed to the tower.
tchamyl was amongst the number. They defended
Themselves with desperate courage, but HadscAi
Hurid ssued orders 20 set the tower on Ere, anA
only two Murids escaped the flames. One was the
tetFayer Of the plot, Who had sworn on the Koran
to keep Il secret but yet had revealed it to Hadschf
kurad. BE was overtaken and burnt alive. The