Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-10-06
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Syria Traaanil--Fuad PEsha's Justice.
The horrible civil war in Syria is at an
end, bu the Moslem population writes the
Beirut correspondent of the Boston Traveller,
lies writhing in the firm grasp of Fusd Pasha
who is acting the part of a true patriot and
a lover of justice.
The execution ON the goth Of Aug. Of the
Commander-in-Chief Of the Bashi Bazoucks,
with one hundred and nine of his officers and
men, is lesson to the native Moslem sol.
diery that they win never forget-and the
proud tanatical spirit of the intolerant Da-
mascene must surely be somewhat kumbled,
if not entirely broken, by the sight of several
OF the chief Efendis hanging dead before
their doors on the morning Of that memora-
BILE day.
That they should be executed simply be-
cause they killed a few Christian dogs, was
doubtless a tremendous shock TO their reli'
gious sensibilities; but that they should have
oeen hung, actually strangled, was to the
MOslem something terrible, for they never
strangle any living creature. Fuad Pasha
chose this method OF execution as an addi-
tional means of humbling the city. Beams
were thrown across from window To window
in the narrow streets, and the criminals were
drawn up by rope around their necks, and
were left by the executioners to dangle and
die in their agony, without any Of the usual
aids and appliances used in America for the
breaking Of the neck and consequent short
ening of the death agonies of the victim.
Never was the naughty city of the Moslems
so humiliated-never, in the days of the Cru
sades, was the pride of the Moslems brought
so low
Hardly had the inhabitants OF this Mussul-
man Sodom realized the full weight of their
degradation, when the city was again con-
vulsed with agony at the announcement that
three hundred of the prisoners, among whom
were many Of the wealthiest, most naughty
aud aristocratic of their citizens, had been
condemned to bard labor for life in the gal
| leys at Coustantinople. Intense was the
grief and rage Of the follows of the Prophet
and especially Of the wives aud relatives of
| the condemned, who tore their hair and rent
their garments in utter despair. They were
! inconsolable, and their demonstrations of
grief might have touched the hardest heart
were it not for the horrible crimes they had
committed.
A few days ago the three hundred con-
signed to the galleys arrived at Beirut hand
cutfed in gangs, and guarded by Turkish SOL
diers, who were under bonds for their safe
keeping.
This extraordinary spectacle drew crowds
Of Christians, some of whom were refugees
from Damascus, who gazed upon the man
scled criminals with sad satisfaction. Many
Of the condemned were recognized as wealthy
merchants and ehendies, and as they passed
through the city to the sea, where they were
to be embarked for their final destination,
they were seen to cover their faces with their
shackled hands, to prevent recognition and a
display of their agonized countenances to the
widows and relatives of their victims.
During the embarkation of these Damas-
Genes an incident occurred which serves To
illustrate the iron handed justice of Fuad Pa
sha. As the procession was passing by the
hill upon which the barracks stand, and along
the line of which the Christians were stand
| ing as spectators, Christian resident of Bel
rut suddenly recognized Christian and a
near relative dressed like a Turkish soldier
manacled like his companions, marchin
down to the sea- His cries and distress at
tracted the attention of one of the American
missionaries, who upon enquiry ascertained
that such was really the case, and his sym
pathies being aroused, he proceeded with all
haste to the American Consulate, determined,
/ if possible, to induce the Consul to obtain the
poor Christians Liberation, believing that by
some cruel accident the poor fellow had been
taken for Turk by Fuad Pasha and sent off
from Damascus as a criminal. Onfnding the
Consul he stated the case, and the friend
of the criminal was called upon to give
satisfactory explanation of the appearance of
his relative in such place and in Turkish
dress. With many tears and lamentations be
tried to kiss the feet of the Consul, and de-
clared that his nephew had assumed the
dress Of Turk to save his life and prayed
for Heaven sake that be might be liberated.
Considering it as a case of humanity the Con-
| s made the necessary investigation and
finally ascertained that among this Turkish
gen of prisoners bound for Constantinople
a i condemned to the galleys for life, there
WIS a Christian, dressed as a Turkish soldier,
and that he had been condemed by Fuad Pasha
with full knowledge of this fact upon the
ground that for a consideration this Christian
had assumed the dress of Turkish prisoner
and allowed him to escape by taking his
place, hoping to obtain his own freedom
through Christian influence. But he was
mistaken, Fuad Pasha detained the substitute, /
and condemned him for the crime of the
! escaped prisoner. The Consul carried his
investigations no farther, the Missionary was
satisfied, and all felt that Fuad Pasha was
stern but just man.
The American Colony would, am con-
vinced be quite satisfied with the admins
tratiou ofthe present magnates Fuad PssAs,
Tsmall Pasha General Kmetty the Hungar-
ian, and Abro Efendi. This, however, is
no compliment to the Turks as Emetty is a
Frank and Christian, and Abro Effendi is
an Armenian-snd all may soon be recalled
from the Syrian field.
Fuad Pasha's last administrative acts in
Damascus have, report says, brought him
into trouble. The peOpleof Damascus were
recently thrown into great amszement and
indignation at an order from the Commissioner
Extraordinary in Syria, requiring them to ev-
acuate three quarters Of the city for the benefit
Of the seven or eight thousand Christians
who are still unprovided for. The rage of
the Moslems knew no bounds, and the Mos
lem women on seeing the "Christian dogs"
placed in possession of their fine houses, |
screamed and yelled as if going to execution. |
The followers Of the prophet began to feel |
that their punishment was greater than they !
could bear, and when they saw files of SOL
diers in every street and all their young men |
seized and borne off TO the castle as con-
scripts for the army, they became wild with |
excitement aad gnashed their teeth with IN |
comfortable rage. Indignation meetings on |
the Oriental plan were everywhere held, and |
report declares that they determined to close |
thar Mnpo1au ord EuoA eE,o |
as an enemy to the Moslem religion and |
no true believer. To prevent this learn
from the same source, Fuad Pasha sta /
toned soldiers at the door of every mosque |
with orders to cut down any Moslem who at
tempted to close the door. The shops are |
shut and again the city has the appearance
of plague stricken city. No one is seen in
the streets, save the officers Of justice, and |
the silence is unbroken except by the wall Of /
some Moslem wife or mother who has just |
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