Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-08-25
TURKISH POLICE.

ror some three or four wears ~ his life,
the writer served the Sultan as Super -
intendent of Police. The duties and ap- -
pointment of the Office were a long way from
the capital of the Ottoman Empire, being y ~
IL Mount Lebanon and the districts i,nme- 10
diately adjacent thereto The chief serv- .,
-d under was Daoud pa.ha. who was the :, I,
hTs; Christian ever named BY the Porte to !, u
the g"vrrnship of a province and the pc ~
rod when his cxcciicncy took Office being :.
Immediately after the terrible civil war, IT y,
commonly known as the Syrian Mas-a- III
crrs. was "a very difficult time in which TO p
administer justice. The great object the W.
Pasha had m view was to make Christians VI
and Druscs live together in harmony but ~
thss seemed to be simply impossible The II. ~
former had still such dread of the latter. ~
and there were still 80 many of the latter !, -
who had taken an active part in the mas "
sacres at large, that the villagers in the is
mixed districts of Lebanon were mpete- Zee,
i abandoned by their Christian popula- -kIol
tion. And To other embarrassments thel Il rel
was added that which has already been Il
a source "f trouble in the East. namely
the interference OF the Christian powersl.
The Druses of Lebanon were under the bo
protection Of England. the Maronites un n,
der that of France, the members Of thG
Grcck Church under that Of Russia. s.or
Whenever Drusc believed that the Turtf ,
klsh authorities had been unjust towardI
hlm land in the East justice means sin. ~ n
= ha@isg your own wsy) he went to thl exr
English consul general at Beyrout with I req
complaint and from that cause was preth h .
ty sure Ia arise an official correspondence
which had nftcn 10 be- referred to the En-, u A,ss
lish embassy at Constantinoplc This state G
of things which had continued from 1Siq e |,
twhcu We helped Turkey to drive thd dof
Egyptians oui ri Syria) until 1860, when Via
the civil war broke out, Daoud Pasha was In
determined to put an end to. He declare Id
81 tha; he would rule Lebanon to the bestb
ot his abilities, and would be just to all kcls
parties and I'll secis, but would be respon In,
slblc ia one authority and To enc only, : fol
that OF his master. the Sultan. But the. Z.
people of Lebanon bad been SO long ac- ~
customc,l to European interference in their III
affairs. that the Pssaa thought it wise to y, "
have under him couple Of European Of VI
fccrs. who would act as his executives in
the'polce, and see that justice was done di
without rar,iality, favor. or affection. 1t re
was with this view that French officer ou
and the writer were selected ed
tine of the first duties ever imposed ed
upon the English Superintendent by the VI
Pssha. was to track out, and IL possible. M
capture acertan Drusc sheik who had been or
connected with the massacr.s, and who re
was still hiding somewhere in the noun te
tain The Superintendents orders were as
On no account Ia shed blood or even to ri'
allow shot 20 be fired If the sheik could co
I've taken by c coup de main, and convey an
cd 10 head quarters, so much the better GO
But the pasha intimated that he would be tn
all the more pleased If the shcik could be
induce,! to come in voluntarily aud sue su
for pardon, which, although the Superiu- ne
dent was not nj liberty 30 tell the delin- ne
auent So. would be granted after time WI
Sheik Hasse;n was by no means pleas nd
an, man to visit. lie lived, as he knew m
vsrv well. with a halter around his neck ON
and though. in seeking him out in his ca 90
paeity a. a Turkish official the Superin- ~
tendent was forbidden 10 use arms except eh
an self-defence. the Sheik' actions were by be
NO means under the same restrictions M
There was one thing in the Superinten- hr
dents favor.--he had known the shcik be- tn
fore she ciyil war broke out Moreover sh
ALSO before the war broke out-he had fol
helped the shcik to recover from q Greek he
shopkeerer in Bcyrous. a pair cf very val ed
uahle bracelets eelenging "a his wife. an
which he pledged for small sum, and nc
which the Greek refused te restore. So sh
ssr then. matters were favorable. still, W
the sheik had shed 50 much blood during
the massacres. that life was no object 20 ne
him: and that he vas Of n hassy temper. IT
and quick with his pistols. vas well Known "a
an over the meantais. On the whole. os
therefore. the expedition visit was noe 80 W
agreeable IN prospect as visit 10 an Eng h
hsh eounery-hoasc might have been. su
OF ccuese she ehject ef the mission was n'
10 be profound seeret, but in the East Ps
tA~ verv walls have ears. The village near m
which che sheik would probably BE- found
,.as sbcus two cssy msresses from the eas- 81
s,e Of Bs~aecn. where the Pssha's head in
suarsrsv wcre but she police diverged ie
greatly. in order not 10 appear 10 be n hi
s,~reh cS sheiks Hseeein. By priv1se in u
Ssrrsssica. they kaew that tke sheik came a
s<Ais cNn hmse every night, tbathe sup m
ned and saved until daybfcsk with his d,
family. Sad hat hefSre sshfise Ne dersrt- s.
,d aesia e.. his hiding plare. the exact "
~hersahosss &c which ncbcdy, save those se
in his ccnfidcncc knew. 't =