Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-29
IN CAPTIVITY TO THE MooRs.
The Cruel Treatment Formerly sur
fcr,~I by Foreigners.
(ChlCagO NeWsD


Only few hundred years ago the pr
acy Of the various moslem nauonaiili.s
along the northern coast OF Africa Dor
dering on the Mediterranean sea maze tue
number of Christians held as capuVes ~
them very large indeed, and the expert
eiices OF any one Of them would have been
OF little novelty. IL will be remempefeu
by students OF American history 'hat
many of our own cOuntrymen were IN the
hands Of the pirates Of the Baroary
states during the war the United states
waged with them IN the early Gays OF tho
century, Commodore tiainoridge pelns
among the number. But the treatment
our gallant sailors received with Conlno-
dore Preble's squadron just of the harbor
Of Tripoli differed by great dsal IRON
what it would have been were the result
not 90 doubtful. ga the experience no"
told by Henry NJ. Grey, called IN MoVr-
ish Captivity: An Account OF the TOUR
maline Expedition TO Sus, 1878, bears
abundant witness.
MrGrey was a member Of that Inflated
venture which proposed carrying SNIP
| load Of ammunition and small arms
| through Morocco 70 the wsriike tribes In
habiting the region south OF the Great
| Atlas. known as Sus. Il having come 10
| British ears that there was a goo9 OPEN
| ing for trade among these people, one
Major Salisbury set 90 work 70 gather
some of the promised profits He in
| formed a number Of persons, the autnot
of this book with them. That the tribes
/ VI GUS were uuLck no diAg,lett4N' " -sAS+'~
/ co, among other things.
Relying upon this and other informa-
/ ton 10 the same effect trading COM
| pany was Incorporated IN London ana
committee consisting OF Major salisbury
| and another visited Morocco and asked
| permission from the ruler OF That De-
| nighted land TO 80 on trading with the
| tribes which he purposed arming against
| the subjects OF this very basnaw. II IS
needless to say that consent was not Cd
| tanned. Nothing daunted the good snip
/ TOurmaline was chartered, loadeq win
gun-poWder and rides and sent under the
| charge of Mr.. Grey ana number OF
| others 10 fits destination. only 10 fan IN
| to the hands Of one kaid Ei Gluh. VINO
had been sent out by tho Government OF
| Morocco for that purpose. Mr.. Grey anu
| his fellows as q result had an eNceucht
| opportunity to learn Moorish customs.
For a full hundred days It was tho
! little appreciated privilege OF tnese Gns-
| lishmen to accompany this kaid I'll Siiu-
| II on a raid against the more northery
| tribes OF the Sus while he harried their
| plantations and devastated their country
| generally, or else lie in tho purNeus OF
| tho palace Of I'll Giluli, In the little
known province OK Ha-ha, near Mogador.
| During all that time the Europeans were
| chained together. neck and ankle, led az
/ times almost too few In number 10 pc
/ considered irregular, without exllo cloln-
| Ing or any means or arunclal Watmln
] az night and never given the 6llSntest
opportunity to be clean. When other
! means OF amusement were lacking tHe
Moslems insulted them.
! While they were travelling MT. grey
/ complains that they were not permitted
/ to ride on horses or asses though there
were plenty Of these useful and easy
| beasts ia the company. The Moors were
actuated By TO tender feelings toward
| their prisoners and they gave them an
| opportunity 20 learn how Il feels 20 ride
a camel-a performance which Is Dkened
go mounting a stool placed on spring
/ less cart driven over plowed ground. BE
| sides, this gave the populace better
| view OF the Christians, and 2 better
| chance to hurl all manner OF wellwOrded
abuse at them Mr.. Grey pathetically re-
marks that such language becomes ,ntol-
| cradle when inflicted by men you despi5e.
The British foreign office did not interfere
Immediately, to the chaErin Of the prison.
| ers-perhaps feeling that the unauihorz-
cd intermeddlins with Moorish anait5
! deserved debuke.
The Kald El Glluli IS one OF the most
! renowned warriors OF all that region, and
! the book contains an excellent picture or
/ him. He was between % and 70 years Old,
/ cOrpulent, fair OF skin, and With white
! beard, worn with point Il was curious
| 20 the Englishmen 70 note that his eye
lids were darkened with kohl, his cheeks
| rouged and his hnger-tips dyed with hon.
! ma. His face, as Mr.. Grey describes II,
| was benevolence Itself though 1t appears
| to be the fact that he smiled IN anything
but a reassuring way when he saw thJ
! company which had fallen into his hands.
/ In any event Engiishmon are little like
~ 10 carry guns 20 Sus for some time TO
J come.