Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1866-10-04
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THE .CIRCASSIAN SLAVE TRADE
A oorroo,,on4onf of thu Ina,0a2f HRIQLG.

l II correspondent OI the LNOC1YGG IAefl<tD>
OF Cohstantnope. writes: - a.
! Letters from the Circassian coast report
popular outbreaks against the Russian
authorities at Souanettri, in the mountain
rangeto the north of Inertia. and in the
Southern Abasian slopes Ct the Caucasus,
and the Russian Consul at Trebizond has,
it is said, received reports from Soukoum-
ka)e more Or less confrmatory OF these
Statements The direct news from Sioux
ouinkale. if corroborated, is very serious
indeed. It would seem. that four slave
merchants arrived a short time since i'll
Alabasia from .Trebizopd, and shortly at
! ter their arrival serious complaints were
made to the Russian authorities Of the alb
duction of a Dumber of young girls, some
Of them Christians. The Russians, to
their credit be It said have organized a
regular police system for the prevention
of this infamous traffic, and measures were
immediately taken to arrest the four
yessardiis, and iberate the girls whom
they had entrapred. There, are however,
a class of influential Circassians who con-
nve at this trade, from which they derive
pecuniary advantages set Of crafty and
turbulent intrighers, who profess Chris
tiauity to Christians, and Islamism to Mus
sulfnans-to whom the proceedings direct
ed against the slave dealers by the Russian
commander at Soukoumkale were not at
all paatable. The leaders of this clique
are understood to be Mans Bey, and the
Immediate relations Ha,nid Bey, and OF the
late Abasian chief. a plot was made to
kill the garrison and the Christian popu-
lation Of Sonkonmkale, to plunder the
place, and then embark with number of
slave girls in coasting vessels for Turkey,
where the whole band would present
themselves in the gnise Of ordinary emf.
grants, and subsequently dispose OF their
human freight at the best available profit.
This atrocious plot was, it appears, to
some extent-and, unfortunately, to IA
tai extent-carried ont. Under the cover
OF night a party Of armed Abasians repir.
ed to the country house of the military
com mand dant, and murdered that officer
and all his family, -masscreing even the
little children. Almost simultaneously al
regular rising was made throug ghorlt Sioux
and its vicinity the houses OIL
the Russian officers ct all ranks, and oil
private individuals also, were attacked Il
with torch and poinard the Abasians car
ried devastation In every direction, sparing
neither women nor children, until the
garrison OI the lOfC CSttIc W LlIe IcSClc stliu
after an obstinate stugyle, got the better
oi the ,assassius, and saved the town from
further pillage. + Between two and three
hundred Abasans are said to have been
killed, ard about one hundred Russians,
women anc children most Of the
latter having been lnstssacred before the
soldiers could save them. Tie result Of
this 'deplorable affair is that martial law
has bs en- proclaimed throughout Abasia,
and severa,, detachInents Of Russian. troops|
have been despatched as fast as steam can
carry them to .Soukopmkale le by. way srof
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