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JSTo. 441, SEPTEMBER, 4, 1858] THE READE...
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The Bombardment Of Jedda1i. _ The Full P...
onbo ; ml , and announced the-arrival of Xaamik Pasha , who employed the same arguments and expostulations as his secretary had done ; but Captain Pullen required the iinmediate ' punishiiient of the assassins , failing which he would obey'his orders , even though the whole of the citv should be destroyed ; the responsibility he declared wo ' uld rest with the Pasha . lie , however , granted a respite to the 5 th of August , to allow of the departure of the pilgrims arriving at Jeddah , on 'their return . from Mecca . On the 2 nd of August arrived the Gabarri , with Ismail Pasha aud about 450 Egyptian troops , whose arrival at once put an end to all further . suspense or-difficulty .- . ' Shortly afterwards a letter came from Naamik Pasha , stating that he had received a finnan conferring upon him the necessary powers , that he was consequently prepared to satisfy to their fullest extent the demands made upon him , and that it only remained for Captain Pullen to point out the spot upon which the execution of tho criminals should- take place . Sixteen men had been condemned by the Turkish courts , but one had died in prison , nnd against four of the others the evidence -was . declared in-ufticient . The remaining'eleven were to suffer death . . The spot selected was in full view of the town . On the 5 th , a force , composed of the Marines of the . Cyclops and of part of the crew , all fully anneJ and with fixed bayonet- - , were landed and drjwn up upon . the ground ; the prisoners soon after arrived , escorted by a strong body of Turkish and Egyptian troops . Decapitation ¦ was ' the mode of death that had been decided upon ; the ' scene was . sickening . The executioners-were-inexpert , or their weapons blunt . Most of the men met tholr fate with the utmost fortitude . Each of them was asked his name , ' and-, all . distinctly ¦ e'j . iifessud their guilt , some , indeed , maintaining an air-of defiant exultation , to the very . last . . A ¦ ' considerable number of Indian vessels witnessed all that occurred , and will carry home the news among their countrymen , to whom it will afford fresh proof how delusive was the notion that the " " raj" uf England was pass-ing away from among them , and how utterly hopeless it must be to defy or insult bar pbwur ' evcn on tlie shores of a distant and comparatively unprotected sea , and fur more so , therefore , on her own territory . An opinion , however , prevails that the men executed were only subordinate ; ictor .- ? , and that the real originators of the crime have been concealed by tho Turkish authorities . No jorson of any rank Or consequence was among those who suffered death . The Egyptian steamer GabarrParriwd at Suez on the 18 th in .-t . She reports everything quiet at Jeddali , wheuce she sailed on tho -10 th hist . Ismail Pasha was preparing to leave the place , on h \ = w . xy back to Constantinople .
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JSTo . 441 , SEPTEMBER , 4 , 1858 ] THE READER . 893
The Moluions. A Lon'a And Highly Interes...
THE MOlUIONS . A LON'a and highly interesting letter has appeared in the Times from n correspondent who -was present with the United States expedition against Utah , lie expresses his doubt that the peace patched tip between ' the U . S . Government tmd the Mormons will be lasting , and thinks that a reaction will follow worse than the original disease . The measures taken to oppose the invading army were contemptible . The works of defence erected thoroughly sustain everything we had been told iu regard to the entire absence of anything like military knowledge or skill among the Mormon . ? . With nearly a year to prepare for resistance , tliey had erected no single -work which would have been a spider ' s web in the way of a light battery posted on the heights . A more complete or pitiable abortion of defences could not possibly have been devised ; nnd yet the Mormon " colonels" and " generals" assort that their sharpshooters would have . ' picked . on" tho nrmy with their rilies so rapidly that they could have made no visible progress , Thu Mormon leaders , fearful of losing their prestige , circulated the story that tho . U . S . Government hns yielded to conditions of their exacting . Tho real facts are , that the Commissioners , Messrs . Ppwell and M'CliIIucIi , upon obtaining an interview with llrigham Young ,. Ilobur C . Ivimball , and General Wells , ' constituting thu " First lVosidom-y " of tho Church of Latter-Day Saints , laid boforo thorn tho President's proclamation of pardon , and stated that they had no other business than to inquire whothor the pooplo were ready to accopt this net of grace , to receive t | io Federal authorities , and to obey tlie constitution and tho laws of tho Union . After some temporising it was agreotl that tho Fedoral officers should bo received , and Hrigham Young accepted the tendered pardon . Upon arriving at Salt Lake tho writor found tho city nUnost deserted . Under orders from Urighain tho entire population had vacated tholr homos , nnd ' marched to thei SOttthom jottlgmoiita 'JJiQua-wtaM . nub . ib . Hinu'lQ . i —^ vommrweriiv tlio town , except tho wifo of Governor Uuniindiff . All tho rcist had boon compelled to loavo , tho loadoro having declared tboir fixed purpose not to lot ono of thorn romiiln here to witness tho ontrnnco of tho army and bo " corrupted and demoralised" by its offluora . < lUo hoiifle « wopo all olosod , and windows and doors olbsed I . up with rough boards . Scnroo a human being could bo I i Boon upon tho atroota , for in tho ontiro city thoro wore ! 1 only two or throe hundred men loft to guard tho proportv aaa npply tho torch If orders should como to do so . " I
,: Thq mass of the people had been tarrying at Provo , i town about fifty mile * south . Thither the Times cor ; respondent repaired , and had an interview with Brigham Young , whom he thus describes : —¦ : " I found him a well-presenced man of fifty-seven years of age , of medium height , of figure rather inclined to corpu . ie . ncv , with sandy complexion , and a vulga : ssnsinil month . lie was well , but plainly , dressed , rather austere in manner , and evidently fully conscious of the necessity of maintaining ' a sort of royal dignity , becom ing a proplief . I should judge him . to be . shrewd in worldly affairs , a good ' business manager , a judge of human nature , and capable of adapting it to his will The cast of !> is mind , however , is evidently low and vulgar . While shrewd and cunning , quick and ready in the application of what powers of mind lie pos ? e ses , the prophet is by no . means : a wise man nor profound ; and In- discussion with an ordinarily skilful opponent he fails utterly . Nevertheless , his power over the people is limitless His nod is law , and the ignorant masses of his followers . look upon him as almost a god . I had the pleasure of hearing him deliver a sermon on the Sabbath , in the course of which -he quite satisfied me that I was not mistaken in my estimate of his mental calibre . His discourse was rambling and vulgar , although his manner was popular and forcible . " ' He next gives us a portrait of anothor Mormon leader : — " But Brigham is a model of elegance and refinement compared with Ileber C . Kimball , the next in the i priesthood .- . He is only a few days older than Brigham , ! is tall , full formed , with short sandy hair and whiskers , ' florid complexion , and small , cunning , snake-like black j eyes . No one knows with , certainty how many wives i liirigham ha . « , but Ileber pleads guilty to about forty . His reputation as a . husband and father i « bad , and many J are the secretly-whispered tales of his jealous crucify to i his wives ., some of whom are younger than his first-born chilil . lie is certainly the most vulgar and blasphemous wretch it lias been my misfortune to meet .- He a ? sured me that lie loved his friends and not his enemies . Being rebuked for this sentiment by a Gem tie bystander , he declared that he followed the Seriptuiv , nevertheless , and prayed for his enemies . This sentiment elicited commendation , when Heber continued , — ' Yes , I pray they may all go to h— -11 and . b 3 damned . ' This , let me assure you , is a fair-sample of the's'tj ' Ie of language employed by this second . member of the priesthood-in the pulpit and out of it . Another illustration of his spirit , and I- 'leave Brother lleber . Jle was asked if he would resent an insult by violence ; and he responded , ' The Scriptures tell us that if smitten upon ono cheek we must turn tluj other also . Well , I'll do that ; but if a man smites me on the other cheek too , h-t him look out for a —ofa lick back r " The population of the valleys has been , it appears , greatly over-estimated , 85 , 000 being the highest amount at which they can be reckoned , and of these only 5000 men capable of bearing amis , —the titter futility , therefore , of their resisting tho United States Government must be apparent . As a class they arc very poor . All we have been wont to hear of the fertility of this valley has been grossly exaggerated . There is scarce an acre in the whole territory of Utah that can be cultivated without irrigation . Tho taxes are onormofts , and it is impossible to get on unless high up in the church . Tho women appear to be , ns a class , discontented and unhappy , painfull } ' conscious that their natural aftee- * tions must ever be stifled , and the love they would share alone with a husband be divided with several feminine partners . They are all nip . inly clad—many of them having scarcely sufficient to cover their nakedness . This arises not merely from poverty , but from the fact that in -consequence of the merchants having been driven away from the valley thoro havo been no fabrics hero Co be purchased fit for female npp . ircl . The writer adds : — " The men are excessively jealous , which makes it difficult to got opportunity to converse with tho women . I have been able , however , to steal brief interviews with a few of . them , two being ' spiritual' wives of poly- gamous husbands . Slight as was tho opportunity to converse with them , they found tiino to express thoir secivt abhorroneo of tho whole svstem . and thoir earnest ¦
desire to bo rescued from its degradations . " Tho mass of the people aro described os industrious , honest , and conscientious , paying their debts promptly , observing family worship morning and evening , living quietly and peaceably with each other ( with tho exception of tho jealous ditlVrcnecs in tho double-wived households ) , and in all other respects , under ordinary circumstances , living tho lives of good citizens and neighbours . To all outward appearance tho best ordor prevails ; but it id evident that it is tho good order of despotism , a priestly despotism , more thorough and unquestioned ^ | ha n . tho ^ l-OBporlstiTTTr ^ KTrsJrt ^ TO ' e'ik ' ti ' so'it'b ' olnir ' o'ia men through thuir religious prejudices and superstitious feara . There aro among thorn some of tho vilest hypooritce , who have nvailod themselves of tho cloak of religion moroly that they may . have tho bettor opportunltyto gratify thoir ovil propensities of ovory port . These ' do tho aoorotwork of robbery and assassination , of which wo havo indublt-: iblo ovldonco-thnt much bus boon dono by ordor of tho leaders . Tho doctrine Is privately , inculcated , that to ^ espoil ft Gontllo of property and } lfe is a virtue ; also that it is Chrtstianliko to take tho lives of those who have
a - - . i sinned deeply by apostacy and the revelation of secrets . - ¦ It is held that to " spill their blood upon the ground"' is an i atonement for their sins . The leaders , of course , believe nothing of -this , but the people generally are honestly i deluded . They are generally , ignorant , uneducated , and I simple-minded . They are not hypoeriteSj but they are . r fanatics of the , most dangerous class ; fanatics who wpuld walk , to shame , and . death without a murmur , if so : ordered by their spiritual leaders , never dreaming that - destroying human life is ' murder ,, or the forcible seizure I of property is robbery when done iu the interest of the r church . The spirit , of apostacy has long been rife among the [ people ; but the fear of ' the . " destroying angels" has compelled many to feign acquiescence in the church , when secretiy watching , for an avenue of escape . Many are already availing themselves of the protection of the : United States army to make their escape , and hundreds . are only waiting to dispose of their property in secret . If military posts should be established n 3 ar all the Mormon settlements , there can be little doubt that the community of Latter-day Saints will be rapidly reduced in number . The . writer concludes . by stating his opinion , that it is tho intention of Brigham Young eventually to found a new Zion" far from the control of the United States Government , anJ for this purpose he has already despatched agents to the Mosquito territory ;* to report upon a territory which has be ? n offered to him for sale by Colonel II . ' Kinney .
I I ! , ; , , , , \ , The Livingstone Ex...
I I ! , , , , , \ , THE LIVINGSTONE EXPEDITION . Tiik following letter from Dr . Livingstone to Mr . Aspinall Turner , M . P ., appears in the Mauciiesler ¦ Cuarduui ¦• ¦*— ¦ . . : . V ' Screw-steamer Pearl , June 10 , 1858 . " My dear Sir , —I am happy . to be able to inform you that we have had a prosperous voyage ever since we left I Liverpool- , and that , after a good deal of- what may be called exploration , we . are now threading our way up the j Zambesi . \ ' ¦ ' We went fir . ~ t of all to the most southerly branch , as that was reported to be preferable to the main stream , but after going up about seventy miles , we found that . the connecting link was choked with a peculiar kind of grass or rush which floats on the surface ; though a large body of fresh water was flowing through , the ves- . sels could not proceed . The harbour and bar are both good , and fur seventy miles a navigable river flows - through ex tensive plains , where Sea Island cotton could be cultivated , and would be invaluable were it in ( the Cape Colony . We then went to the Luaho , or Parker ' s branch , but " found , though the river is very large , and the water fresh outside , a double ' bar rendered it dan " gerous . lie turning seven miles south we found a very line bar and harbour , called Kongone . This communicates by two tranches with the main stream , and as one of these is only live miles long , we entered by that , and having tho little steamer Ma Kobert acting as a pilot to the larger , we are feeling our way as cautiously as we can . Wo tried another large mouth from the inside , but the bar was bad . There are many fine branches , but the Portuguese have kept them secret . ' * Njenc the mouth of the branch Kongone , my brother stumbled on cotton growing in a deserted native garden , which does not adhere to the seed as that I saw up the river , and the pile or staple is longer than the Angola cotton . I enclose a specimen . ' I will let you know how wes got on higher up . Wo have hud no swkuess yet , Quinine every day for all hands . " With kindest regards to Mrs . T . and your family , I am , yours most truly , " David Livingstone . ' P . S . Juiie 21 . ~ Wo scud tho Pearl on her voyage sooner than we anticipated . Wo were strictly charged to run no risk with her . Tho river is now falling ; so that though , a vessel drawing four or five feet would stilt go up to Tote , she , drawing nine feet seven inches , would bo iu d « ngor . W . o-land ouv goods on an island , and go up by successive trips in tho stenm launch . " J . Aspinall Tumor , Esq ., M . P . "
. Keligious Liberty In Sweden. An Addres...
KELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN SWEDEN . An address ha « been recently presented to his Excellency tho Swedish Ambassador at tho Court of St . James ' s , at his rosidonoo in Grosvernor-plaee , emanating from tho inombors of tlio Protoacaut Association , tho Evnngolical Alliance , the IMigiou * Tract Society , tho Evangelical Continental Society , and other loading religioue bodies . After cxpvossting the ournost desiro of the subscribers ... Cftf j Ullfti r ? l | ti " a—^^^ htu ; a ^ o £ ^ tho *^ vi navHud « 'iteoi > le- « o < i --- ^ - ' ^ - Sweden , nnd alluding to those former conflicts of llio Swell's with tho power of Kunie which resulted in tho bnttle of Lutzoii , tho addrosd expresses deep regret at the fovore mea .-uircs adopted towards aix foinaKs lately converted from- Protestiuuism to Komauiani . It goes cui to ubsorvo that Protestantism will nevor 'succeed by treading In tho footsteps of Popery . It la Incumbent on I ' rotootimtH to concede , evon to their strongest opponents , tho sumo fpooiloin of coim-Ii-nue whMi tl'oy V " """ ' or th « msclros . Doi > riving Kmuaii Cntliollo * ot their lljorty in Pvotestunt vuimti ' K ttiul * to atrongthon the rcstrlc-
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 4, 1858, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_04091858/page/5/
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