The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-05-23
A TRAITORS FATE.
The Death ofa Traitor Whs Betrayed Gordoi
and His Fersss.

a correspondent OF the London
News, in sending an account of
the siege of Khartoum, obtained
in an interview with an Egyptian
who went through il, gives the
following account of some scenes
in the early days of Gordon's Oe-
cupancy of that city;
"Soon after Gordon's arrival
Sheik WadabOu-Gurg made three
forts opposite Khartoum on the
Bahr-el-Azrek; for the time was
now at hand when we we're to be
beleagured. In these he placed
three cannon, for bis designs we're
evil-he was rebelliOus. These
forts were near the gardens of
Boussi, and now he piled up ont.
side great pyramids of dhoora,
three times higher than the forts
themselves. When these things
were related to Gordon in the
early morn for these piles were
made at night he dispatched three
steamers. These fired first ball,
then shell, to knock down walls,
and they succeeded. Mahomet
Ali Pacha, commanding ships, ran
ashore and landed troops, while
shrapnel was covered to command
their advance. The black soldiers
then stormed the fort, while the
Bashi- hi-Bazouks took the outer cir.
Gle. Many Arabs were killed, and
all the dho0ra captured and am
munition. After the anniversary
Of the birth of Mahommed, Wad
Sheik El Obeid came opposite
Khartoum to the other side of
Bahr-el-Azrek, and encamped on
this isle. Gordon Pacha sent for
the troops under Hassein Abra-
ham and Mahomet Acru Said, who
had been made pachas by Gordon
Pacha. Directly we landed we
formed n four.deep square. Even
so We marched boldly from shore.
One gun Is at angle of the square.
They charged us furiously; but
ha! how they scampsred. Shat.
tered was that great band Of reb.
els. But now what | have to re.
late fills my heart with grief. The
traitor Abraham takes off his tar.
bash, puts it in his breast, from
which he takes q dervish's cap,
putting it on his head. Next to
this what does he dof He gallops
up to the bugler, and tells him to
sound the 'kusrah' cretreap +; this
in military Turkish signifies de.
feat. The brave boy refused, and
said, 'Pacha, we are not defeated ;
and will not sound as you order
Then he cleaves the brave boys
head with his scimetar, and smites
others who would not turn. Now
whom our enemies see these things
come to pass, they gain heart, re
turn, and attack us again. We
become dlsorganized-why not
We fly back to the outworks and
huts we had left, close to the Gem
etery. But we did not let the
traitorous pacha escape. We cir
! Gle round his horse and compel
, him to retire with us much does
he struggle, beg and protest; he
, had endeavored to escape; but
escape for him was not. We
brought him back, bound hand
and foot.
"Now all these things, and how
the traitorous pacha had been the
cause of our disgrace, Gordon Pa
cha had spied from the top Of bis
house. He was much grieved
; and when the wicked pachas, who
were both guilty, were brought
bound, as said, hand and foot be-
fore him, he spake never a word
except Away with themp He
was reading Holy Writ at the
, time. They were tried by court
martial and sentenced to death
Seven days afterward they we're
, executed in the inner yard, neal
the large square of the prison
They were hewn in pieces by 9
halbert. / saw the execution, sc
, it is of no use your saying, they
we're shot tell you, according
to Turkish military law, a military
traitor is always sentenced to bt
cut to pieces. The two wert
bound up against the wall by
chains and rings. Two soldiers
armed with sharp hatchets, ap
: preached them from out of the
sides of a square we had formed
The prisoners crime was read ou'
and their sentence. A hundred
soldiers were present, some senior
E officers, but not Gordon Pacha
. The senior bey cried out, 'EIecu
TONERS, perform sentence on thu
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