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xx.] massacre of christians at rhithymnos. 307
MEDAN PREJUDICE AGAINST WINE COMMON AMONG ORIENTALS.
THE VINE OF EGYPT. ARRIVAL AT PERIVOLIA, NEAR RHITHYMNOS.
THE "FIRST-FLOOR" OF A GREEK COTTAGE. SPRINGS OF WATER
WHICH IS WARM IN WINTER AND COLD IN SUMMER. ARRIVAL
AT KHANIA AFTER SUNSET, THE GATES OPENED. RECORDS OF
THE FRENCH CONSULATE. SARCOPHAGUS FOUND AT ARVI.
March 31,
The venerable Hegumenos tells me that the monas-
tery possessed annals of its history, which were burnt
during the revolution. At present its members are only
the Hegumenos, three Pateres and three servants. In
former times it had an Hegumenos, six Pateres and ten
servants. Soon after the commencement of the Greek
revolution, the Pasha of Rhlthymnos invited the Abbots
of several monasteries, as well as many Pateres and Pa-
pa.db.es, (monks and parish priests,) from Mylopdtamos,
Amari, and the Rhithymnian district, to go into the
city that they might each of them receive a written docu-
ment (bujurdi) of amnesty and pardon to their corre-
ligionaries for what had happened. These documents
were to be promulgated by the priests in their respective
districts, and to be enforced by their own authority and
influence, in order to induce the christian peasantry to
remain quiet. It was pretended that the tranquillity of
this part of the island would probably be then ensured.
Many of the poor priests trusted the Turks; for, knowing
well that the proposed means were likely to produce their
object, the tranquillity of the island, they thought it
natural that they should be adopted. One of those who
thus went to Rhitbymnos, to receive instructions from
the Turkish authorities, was the Hegumenos of this mo-
nastery. Those who arrived first were detained within
the city, and when their number, within its walls, was
judged to be sufficiently great, they were all put to
death. They thus learnt, when too late, how fatal a
mistake they had committed in having supposed the
Turks capable of using any means, but those of force
and terror, to appease the revolt.
MEDAN PREJUDICE AGAINST WINE COMMON AMONG ORIENTALS.
THE VINE OF EGYPT. ARRIVAL AT PERIVOLIA, NEAR RHITHYMNOS.
THE "FIRST-FLOOR" OF A GREEK COTTAGE. SPRINGS OF WATER
WHICH IS WARM IN WINTER AND COLD IN SUMMER. ARRIVAL
AT KHANIA AFTER SUNSET, THE GATES OPENED. RECORDS OF
THE FRENCH CONSULATE. SARCOPHAGUS FOUND AT ARVI.
March 31,
The venerable Hegumenos tells me that the monas-
tery possessed annals of its history, which were burnt
during the revolution. At present its members are only
the Hegumenos, three Pateres and three servants. In
former times it had an Hegumenos, six Pateres and ten
servants. Soon after the commencement of the Greek
revolution, the Pasha of Rhlthymnos invited the Abbots
of several monasteries, as well as many Pateres and Pa-
pa.db.es, (monks and parish priests,) from Mylopdtamos,
Amari, and the Rhithymnian district, to go into the
city that they might each of them receive a written docu-
ment (bujurdi) of amnesty and pardon to their corre-
ligionaries for what had happened. These documents
were to be promulgated by the priests in their respective
districts, and to be enforced by their own authority and
influence, in order to induce the christian peasantry to
remain quiet. It was pretended that the tranquillity of
this part of the island would probably be then ensured.
Many of the poor priests trusted the Turks; for, knowing
well that the proposed means were likely to produce their
object, the tranquillity of the island, they thought it
natural that they should be adopted. One of those who
thus went to Rhitbymnos, to receive instructions from
the Turkish authorities, was the Hegumenos of this mo-
nastery. Those who arrived first were detained within
the city, and when their number, within its walls, was
judged to be sufficiently great, they were all put to
death. They thus learnt, when too late, how fatal a
mistake they had committed in having supposed the
Turks capable of using any means, but those of force
and terror, to appease the revolt.