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tilt- Morad Bey, they could never speak of the
|ortb transaction but in terms of the bitterest exe-
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sumptuously entertained
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l which marks men for empire, he possessed
i,.’ the instinct to command, without any know- ‘
. ledge, of the duties of a governor. Prodigal
and rapacious, he lavished all on his friends,
and then oppressed the people to supply his
wants. To these general traits must be added,
an extraordinary strength of body, undaunted
courage, and a confidence superior to mis-
which never for a moment deserted
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,i fortune
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: him in the various and trying periods of his
’distracted life.
y. Morad Bey, though he had formed an
~‘. alliance with the .French, is said never to
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have been personally reconciled with them,
and the following anecdote is also related as
■. the cause of this permanent inveteracy. Ma-
"'■l' dam Morad Bey, the widow of the great
‘ - Ali Bey, having u„—r „
iaararj gonie prench officers of rank at her house
• when they retired, she presented young
®’ 1 Beauharnois, the son-in-law of Bonaparte,
B®L with a valuable ring. This gift unfortu-
nately gave the French such conceptions of her
riches, that, very shortly after, she was in-
yolved in a contribution larger than had been
at first designed, and even beyond her cou-
rt. k venience to pay ; but, as no mitigation could
r, be obtained from the French, who urged that
fljgi she still possessed very costly ornaments, the
tMa Mahometans, looking upon it as a most fla-
ke imp grant violation of faith and hospitality, like
Morad Bey, they could never s
»n«
tilt- Morad Bey, they could never speak of the
|ortb transaction but in terms of the bitterest exe-
ftttF oration.
'•> k;
3 k
* lx
11 V
sumptuously entertained
9
l which marks men for empire, he possessed
i,.’ the instinct to command, without any know- ‘
. ledge, of the duties of a governor. Prodigal
and rapacious, he lavished all on his friends,
and then oppressed the people to supply his
wants. To these general traits must be added,
an extraordinary strength of body, undaunted
courage, and a confidence superior to mis-
which never for a moment deserted
« « ^ .*** « ' <. . , r / * . • M . r - Rh * * • •• * r--
I
,i fortune
L Ml
: him in the various and trying periods of his
’distracted life.
y. Morad Bey, though he had formed an
~‘. alliance with the .French, is said never to
MMHh^l
have been personally reconciled with them,
and the following anecdote is also related as
■. the cause of this permanent inveteracy. Ma-
"'■l' dam Morad Bey, the widow of the great
‘ - Ali Bey, having u„—r „
iaararj gonie prench officers of rank at her house
• when they retired, she presented young
®’ 1 Beauharnois, the son-in-law of Bonaparte,
B®L with a valuable ring. This gift unfortu-
nately gave the French such conceptions of her
riches, that, very shortly after, she was in-
yolved in a contribution larger than had been
at first designed, and even beyond her cou-
rt. k venience to pay ; but, as no mitigation could
r, be obtained from the French, who urged that
fljgi she still possessed very costly ornaments, the
tMa Mahometans, looking upon it as a most fla-
ke imp grant violation of faith and hospitality, like
Morad Bey, they could never s