. The history of Arabia. Ancient and modern. edulousAbdallah. But the Ottoman divan were implacable,Mercy is no attribute either of the religion or thepolicy of the Turks ; and, after being paraded overthe city for three days, the unhappy chief, with histwo companions in misfortune, his secretary andtreasurer, were beheaded (December 19, 1818) inthe public square of St. Sophia. The pasha and hisson were complimented on their victories by theSublime Porte, and honoured with several costlypresents. The fall of the Wahabee capital may be said tohave completed the conquest of Nejed. The prov-ince
. The history of Arabia. Ancient and modern. edulousAbdallah. But the Ottoman divan were implacable,Mercy is no attribute either of the religion or thepolicy of the Turks ; and, after being paraded overthe city for three days, the unhappy chief, with histwo companions in misfortune, his secretary andtreasurer, were beheaded (December 19, 1818) inthe public square of St. Sophia. The pasha and hisson were complimented on their victories by theSublime Porte, and honoured with several costlypresents. The fall of the Wahabee capital may be said tohave completed the conquest of Nejed. The prov-ince of Haryk was reduced after a slight resist-ance. Other districts sent deputies offering volun-tary submission. The want of sufficient provisions,rendered more severe by the destructive operationsof the siege, occasioned a very general mutiny inthe Turkish army. The soldiers committed all sortsof excess, plundering the houses and pillaging thecountry. Ibrahim himself narrowly escaped assas-sination ; but his well-timed intrepidity, and the ;. Abdal^ah ibn Saoud, Chiefofthe Wahabees. Vol. II.—C o HISTORY OF THE WAHABEES. 303 decapitation of some of the insurgent chiefs, liad theeffect of restoring order. One of the Arab sheikswas punished by liaving his teeth drawn, and anotherwas blown from the mouth of a cannon. The news of Abdallahs death spread universalgrief among the inhabitants of Deraiah: and theirconsternation was increased when the orders of Aliwere communicated, that the place must be razed tothe ground, and the whole family of their chief sentcaptives to Egypt. A group of 500 exiles, includingseveral of the brothers, uncles, and sons of Abdallah,were transported to Cairo, where small pensions ,were assigned them. As it became desirable toevacuate the place, an epidemic, the consequenceof fatigues and privations of all kinds, having begunto commit the most frightful ravages, the work ofdemolition was enjoined without delay. The date-trees in the gardens and suburbs w
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