The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-06
Hadu All and His Bapdits.
ICcncya letter 10 tho London Timce-

IGencya letter 10 the London Timcs.l
"Hadji Ali.v runs n letter from SMYRNA
under date OF March 18th. which has inst
appeared In the journal de densre. ais n
~rcdoubtable bandit, who, after having
spread terror in the neighborhood OF Balm.
dir and Tigree, and greatly enriched him.
self 10y the plumber OF travellers, implored
the dnGn (pardon), which our authorities
were only too willing 10 grant him. Since
that time this malcfactor bv profession has
lived at Blaindir, and, surrounded bv para-
sites and accomplices. enjoyed 20 the full
the pleasures OF opulencc and the sweets Of
Oriental far Hieate. Atthetime OF the Russo
Turkish war. in rcsponse to an appeal from
the Padishah. he recruited at his own ex-
penSe several hundreds OF Zeibecs and
scoundrels OF the worst class. whom he led
TO Bulgaria, where, with the help OF the
CircassianS, they committed the atrocities
which made his name Infamous and hOrri-
fed all Europe. This you know; but you
may not have heard that on his return TO
Syria this brigand chief received from his
sovereign the decoration OF the Medjidie
and The title OF paSha for eminent services
rendered 20 his country. lIadii Ali Pasha
made n triumphal entry into Bliudir, where
he has since occupied himself with agricul-
turc, for he possesses i'm this district sevc-
raj thousand d0numS Of land, besides. vast
herds Of cattle and flOcks OF sheep. the
fruits OF his forays. He exercises in this
region almost absolute power, and during
the last eight years the GOvcrpors-Gcnera
OF smyrna have had several times 10 in
plorc his aid in the suppression Of the
%hrigandagc which desolatcs Il provinces.
The headquarters Of the robbers are i'm This
very district OF Baindir. and there they
seem 10 have established themselves en-
~permoncace. There never passes a week
without news being received OF some auda-
clous robbery or capture committed in
this region; but no harm ever bcfalls
liadji Ali Pa>ha; his property and
person are always treated with the most
religious respect, andhc very often Success
fully mediatcs FOR q reduction OF the ran
som demanded by the thieves for the re-
lease " some unfortunate whom they have
carried on TO the mountains. This fact,
and several other circumstances which have
come 10 his knowledge, have at length con-
yinced our Vail that Iildii is the secret
accomplish and most powerful supporter OF
the brigandaoe which has rendered the
province almost uninhabitablc, and ! have
it on good authority that the Governor
General has asked for instructions on the
subject from Constantinoplc. And there
is no time to lose, for, according
TO a letter from Adm winch | have
seen, twenty bandits. commanded by the
ierocious Deli Osnan Dieritoglu and
armed with Martini rifles, entered on sun
day, March 25th, the village Of Hirdir
Beyli, an hours railway journey from
Adm. and, after demanding breakfast,
which was served TO them, selected and
carried Off to the mountains six notableS OF
the place. This done, ne called the chief
man Of the village, told him to telegraph
to smyrna what had happened, and to say
THAT he was Ut the head OF seventy men.
The ransom demanded for the six captiyos
is 1000 Ottoman pounds (e920.)'