The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-05-21
sohamyl, the lireass,an Chief.


" the Abd-el-Kader and Mahomet OF the eau
casusn as he was fifty named by Frencn
writer, would have been hailed by the Russian
Born in 1907, in an obscure village Of Daghes-
tan, which was also the birthplace OF ms ceie
brated predecessor, Kasi Mnilah, ne Was
Caucasus, the most learned doctor OF learned
race, who bred up his pupil in the straiIes'
principles of that reformed sect OF Mano naer
auism which Acknowledges Suf as its founder.
The tribes of tho Caucasus possessed numerous
theological schools, in which the warmest ieei-
ings Of natioDality aide by side WI, III n Sae
duce q spirit of patriotism which, fop more
than fifty years. stemmed the tide OF hussian
conquest, and before which the pest ge4Wytha sn
Kasi Mullah, and . great number OF the
bravest Circassian Murids, fell at Himri, in
1882 schapyl who had fought by hi IL! as.sl
| ants and disappeared in manner when 0ao
deemed by his mystical followers as superna-
tural. Thenceforward he became .ne nnmts;n
1 triSss. over whom. partly through religions
fanaticism, and partly owing to the tear OF ms
severity which visitors traitors a anu o nnJ;s.
putsd civil and religious sovereignty whicn in :.
exceeded that of his predecessors Fertie III
resources, indom,tabls in resistance Hna
fery mouutaineers that in less than Two
tn. Tsre1y Of ronsss snd sohamsl the
.acond1 The storming Of his fortress Of
. Achulko in 1884, when the wives OF the Cli
cas.ian. stood on the s9rroG rom nes sa;ins
a | columns rather increased than impaired MS re-
nown, owing to the mysterious and DARING
: manner in which, - by . miracle, he once
8 more effected his escape and disappeared. In
: less chan q year he was again in the field with
. . formidable army, attacking tho RUSSIAN
Q by storm in spite OF desperate resistance
z from tho garrison, and defeating the Russian
| army in the field in several encounters WIZ
On. full i Of heroic episodes, and varied by tn.
extraordinary versatility of tactics displayed
: by the prophet, who was at one monen
y sIorming Russian blockhopse, AZ ano ,are
IF Thousand cavalry, and carrying all before nin
"a The martinez tactics of the West recolled De
d fore this undaunted master of partisan wa az
- fare, and until Prince Woronzow assumed Tn
supreme command, and by skilful diplonac
., detached several members of the National Lea
10 que from the Circassian cause, the tide neVe
+ fairly turned series of flying columns ente.
l. ing the Caucasus from different parts, an
re making good every mile Of their advance =
eff fortresses and military roads, was gradual y,
he dauntless chief, when the outbreak OF u
he Crimean war seemed to give him tres
NJ opening. But by some extraordinary fatan
~ the Western powers neglected this splendid
10 portunity of 81 bsidising and aiding the Circa
~ slams to make powerful diversion on the hu
ly sian left. The brave mountaineers we
~ | ueluueu WIFI empty WOIuS, anu lelG w v
ed fate, which, after the peace of 1885, was mere
we quesGloh OF time. IN iooS Schan'y',
So rounded on all sides in his last stronghold,
Nv taken prisoner and sent with his family to
~ Petersburg, where he was received by the Ca
u in manner betting the gallant chief W
Ills had for thirty years de6ed the whole power
Russia. Since then he has been detained il
species of honorable captivity, while I
les. sRussfi ca ton" of the Caucasus was complet
Jew He was recently permitted to make the
los grimage to Arabia, where he has just expr
on | In person the late W arrior chief was of mid
as height, light haired, grey Dyed, with delic
in le@ a:..aat Cot ha regarded his actions ,
lard a.ds as immediate inspirations of the De
tics. and such was his fanaticism that, with
;ity, own hand, he scourged his aged mother
and death "by Allah's will" for venturing to
neg At submission to the infdels. When the
we're fortunate woman fell dead at the fifth bl
Il tn Schamyl ordered two of his followers to
= IN aict upon himself tho remainder Of the I
80 ishment prescribed by the Deity, and OF "
uut the death of his mother had prevented
raCe. completion. Such stoical fanaticism, joine
OF q Wit ~ life great learning and brill
m in military talents may suffice to explain n
!, out of the nscendancy which this extraordi
ears. man acquired over the mountaneers OF
Ram Caucasus and which, in other days, W
owed have qualified him to descend from his n,
-" | tains at the head of new crusade for tn
ansd vival Of a decaying Mahomedanism.
cn'io SAD CASE OF DEATH FROM USING
pRArE OF CHLoRAL-A very cad cas-
death by an improper use of medicine
at all called to the attention of Coroner J
des in to-day. The subject was Mr..
year. Rrapp very respectable young