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fered the death of traitors. Bakrouj was never 

 forgiven the insulting letter which he wrote from 

 Taraba. He maintained a sulky silence under his 

 misfortunes. Once he made his escape on finding 

 his guards asleep; but was retaken, after killing 

 two men and wounding another with a poniard 

 which he had seized. His death was accomplished 

 with a studied cruelty, such as might at once gra- 

 tify the revenge of Ali, and furnish a barbarous en- 

 tertainment to his soldiers. The prisoner with his 

 hands bound was placed in the midst; and they 

 were directed with their sabres to cut him slightly, 

 that he might die as it were by inches. His tor- 

 ments were severe and protracted ; but he expired 

 at last without having uttered one complaint. 



The fate of Tami was equally tragical. This 

 chief is represented as a man of strong natural 

 powers ; short in stature, with a long white beard, 

 and eyes darting fire. His conduct inspired the 

 whole army with respect. The pasha often con- 

 versed with him for amusement ; but it was like 

 the treachery of the tiger, who sports with his prey 

 before he seizes it in his grasp. He promised to 

 write to the sultan in his favour, and procure him 

 permission to live in retirement in the mountains of 

 Roumelia; but this solemn pledge was violated. 

 The captive sheik was sent to Cairo, where he was 

 paraded through the streets, seated on a camel, 

 loaded with an immense chain about his neck, and 

 the head of Bakrouj in a bag suspended from his 

 shoulders. From this city he was conveyed to Con- 

 stantinople, where he was immediately beheaded. 



After vanquishing the most renowned chiefs of the 

 southern Wahabees, it seemed to be the eager desire 



