Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13
TraitOrOus Pashas Wewn 60 Pieces at
khartoum.

AEoHi the LONDON Iaiiy news
On stepping out of my tent in camp this MORN
ing observed approaching me a man with a
bronzed, hatchet-shaped visage. He was clothed
in Egyptian uniform, and his countenance wore
a peculiarly weary and careworn expression. as
looking me full in the face, he said: "Iou do
not know me? We were at Kowa Fort together
and marched together in the army OF Hicks
Pasha.' / remembered him at once. and ex-
changed notes. And where have you been
since L left youc" / asked Il returned, he
answered, lat the same time that you did
to khartoum. You would like to hear some
thing OF our life during the long SIEGE We'll, L
will Tell YOU" After had invited him into my
tent, and sat me down TO make notes OF his
story. he continued:
AFTER the anniversary of the birth OF Mo
manned, Wad Sheik FL Obefd came opposite
khartoum to the other side of Bahr-el- tzrek
and encamped on the isle Gordon Pasha sent
for the troops under Hassein Abraham and Ma
homet Abro Said, who had been made Pashas
by Gordon Pasha. Directly we landed we
boldly from the shore. One gun is ut an angle
OF the square. They charged us furiously: but
ah. how they scampered. Shattered was that
great band OF rebels But now what have to
relate fills my heart with grief The traitor
Abraham takes OF his tarbash puts il i'm his
breast, from which he takes a dervish's cap,
putting il on his head. Next to this what does
he do? He gallops up to the bugler and tells
him to sound the kus-rah 'retreat: this in
military Turkish signifies defeat.l The brave
boy refused, and said: 'Pasha, we are not de-
feated, and [ will not sound as Won order
linen lie cleaYeS the brave boys head with his
cimeter, and smites Others who would no, turn
Now, when our enemies see these things come
to pass they gain heart, return and attack us
again. We become diSorganiZed-why not >
We fly back TO the outworks and huts we had
left, close to the cemetery. But we did not let
the traitorous Pasha escape. We circle around
his horse and compel him To retire with us:
much does he struggle, beg, and protest; he had
endeaNored to escape; but escape him was
not. We brought him back, bound hand and
GOT.
"Now. all these things" continued nv inror.
mant, land how the traitorous Pasha had been
the cause of our disgrace. Gordon Pasha had
spied from the top OF his house. lie was much
grieved and when the wicked Pashas who were
both guilty, were brought bound, as / said
hand and foot before him, he spake never "a
word except Away with themr He was read
ing Holy Writ at the time. They were tried by
court martial, and sentenced TO death. Seven
days afterward they were executed In the inner
were hewn to pieces by a halbert. saw the
execution, SO il is nc use OF your saving they
We're shot 1 tell you, according To Turkish
military law. a military traitor is always sem
fenced 10 be cut To pieces. The two We're bound
up against the wall 10y chains and rings. Two
soldiers armed with sharp hatchets approached
them from out of the sides OF square we had
formed The prisoners crime was read out
and their sentence. n hundred soldiers We're
present, some senior officers but not Gordon
Pasha. The senior Bey cried out, Execution
eTs, perform sentence on the traitorsr Imme-
dateiy these advanced close, and Topped OFF
hTSt their arms above the elbows then the legs
above the Knees: then cut their bodies in twain:
then decapltated them. They died not till they
were cut asunder: then their heads fell on their
breasts, and they expired with a hdeous yell.
Surely their fate was deserved. cannot say
whether Gordon Pa>ha knew OF this manner OF
execution. tell you this is the Turkish mode
of furnishing military traitors, and il is q just
puniSimelt'