The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-12-09

. to stop and erect their tents. He the
called his secretary, and dictated to hin
letter addressed to the principal emir
T OF Damascus, in which it was announc
ed to them that the sultan, having grea
cause to be dispeased with his CRANE
vizer at Constantinople, had disgrace,
and beheaded him, and that the son 0
the vizisr, the pacha of Damascus, hav
ing shared in his fathers guilt wa
doomed to the same punishment Mou
rad wrote this letter in his own name
and concluded it by stating, that, being
appointed the new pacha, he had come
to fulfill tie sultan's orders, and now
commanded the emirs to seize the vizier's
son and detain him to await his fate.
Before dispatching this letter, howev.
er. Mourad sent off a trusty and active
courier, with orders TO introduce him in.
to the palace of the Pacha of Dame Gus.
and there privately inform his vizier's
son that his father was beheaded, and
that he himself was about to undergo the
same doom at the hands of successor
to the pachalick, then on his way TO the
city. The courier arrived before the
bearer of the letter to The emirs, and
such was the effect of his disclosures,
that the poor pacha, believing death
otherwise inevitable, and knowing him
sell TO be very unpopular, left the palace
In secret, mounted his feetest horse. and
was soon in full flight from Damascus,
leaving treasures, wives, and all behind
him. AS for the emirs, as soon as they
received the letter addressed to them.
they met 10 deliberate upon the course
to be adopted. While thus engaged a
second courier reached them, with mis-.
sives of similar import A third and
fourth messenger arrived from Mourad,
each new one bearing mandates more
imperious than the preceding. Atlength,
seriously alarmed for the consequences
OF refusal, the emirs gathered their FOL
lowers, and reused the citizens to seize
the Old, and receive the new pacah.-l
Having got the citizens together, the
emrs proceeded with a great crowd to
The palace, and, no one presenting any
opposition, they soon penetrated TO ey.
~ o0r"e' 0r snv vice regal dwelling
But what was their CONSERVATION to find
the bird was flown-no pacha there AT
this escape they were much frightened
and they instantly sent a deputation to
the new pacha representing the escape as
having taken place previous TO receiving
bis first messenger, which was indeed
the truth. Mourad generously lorgave
their supposed neglect, and soon after
Damascus in regal pomp and
splendor, and took possession of the pal
ace and treasure of his predecessor.
AS an illustration Of the Turkish sys
tenn OF government at this period, it was
several months-in fact nearly year
before the trick of the false pachs was
at Stamboul The deposed
pacha had fled refugee out of The coun
try, and il was by accident that he heard
that his father was still Grand Vizer TO
Selim. Even then he burst not venture
into Samboul until he had FIRST despatch
ed faithful slave 10 ascertain which way
the land lay. The anger of the Vizier
on hearing of his sons flight, knew no
bounds. lie wanted bow string sent
at once to the usurplng Pacha of Damas
Gus. A firman of the Sultan demanding
the instant presence of Mourad FL Adme
at anlinople, was soon sent, but the
messenger never returned. The people
OF Damascus were too well pleased with
the rule of their new pacha TO have him
thus summarily disposed Of. lie dealt
justly and wissl J IN administering their
affairs.
Thus three several messengers mvsts
riousl y disappeared, and at last the Sui.
tan, after threatening vengeance dire on
the usurping pacha, received from him a
present OF ten thousand purses of gold.
lorgave him. appointed his vizier's son
TO new pachalick, and thus con nfrmed
Mourad in his place, where he governed
we'll for long series of years. when he
retired to receive new honors and digni
ties from the hands of his masters.