Western Star, 1828-05-23

              vol. ii. \ westfield, friday, may 23, 1828; no- 103; pcbmshkn on fwipavs. jys sarvs7 nswooxrb, th&mi. to viu?-?re subscribers, oisce and mad when paid, ttiih <* advance, $1,50, per annum. v, hen paij at any time within the year,' £!,00. not paid till after thc end of most kinds cousjtry produce received jn payment if delivered in ifietr senso-i. xny person advancing ten dollars, shall receive seven yearly snhsi;ri|itions. responsible praceiing tew piibscriher 8 , being accountable for them, an eleventh gratis. .xotcxrot'iliiip a square, will be inserted throe week*! tor $1. fore»ery ;>ubwqoce4 insertion, 25 cents. liwcml deduction made those wl*o ad\crtisc by year. st no paper or n 'vcrtisrmrnt disenntinfill all arrears an- etffccpt discretion ot"t!>e publisher. pvt. kti slimejs t3 i foreign (j iartcr- from nwn'ifr oft ly k " "^^^/mmm^t^^_ fan hammer's history fifths assassins. £je gc c hiicitfo nvr assassin, aus morgrn,'artischon qm'w n, durcli joseph von hammer. tibingen, 1817. in." vui. there is term more famil-j jar r.se throughout europe than that yet gencrnfity readers little known oil singular sect winch the, appellation has been derived.— whhitrn, archbishop tyre, cardinal de vitri, bishop a-' ere, vrriters thirteenth 6en-j tury, gave some short notices of. ritat torrihle band murderers,! followers minivers celebrated old man ihe mount?] rain, with whom champions ofj flic cross game contact syria; benjamin tudelaj jewish traveller, haiton, the; armenian prince, marco polo lhe illustrious venetian father «>f mo iern travel, their fu chief establishment persia. notions concerning them were vague unsettled; relirnnus system political constitution remained enveloped obscurity; the' wonderful narrative last j named details ofi which he found course ; this article, tended cast veil mystery fable over society eyes ol" europeans. but eighteenth century. asia every thine? connected it, began excite considerable attention, subject assassins oould long re-' main unnntiecd. d'llerbelot had his work already given account v 1 authuori * d th ics; us orionta copious even profuse teaming mr. rarconct, poured forth (to use language gibbon) two memoirs read before tlie aeademy inscriptions lie!-; lei lettfes, wr.s known] tliem. gibbon's own: account, derived falconet.: does occupy mo-p half a] pajre, space more: one crrour detected. latterly, french orientalists have turned attention interesting subject, labours suvestro sscy, quntremerc, jourdsin, tend-; ed much iuustriate history] tn germany wrilen witthof, whose we seen character it swthor wc are now review, should regard as «f value. completed stands head written modern produced. brings forward, purely oriental sources, new surprising views nature organization order, hammer denominates it. english, here observe, satisfactory assassins, except notice sir john malcolm, valuable tory persia; statements do not, ax- actly tally ger- east period. annian historian. cicnt religion persia, pure published njnc. years, was its commencement, who deduced line mail son jaafer, through reded trophet. e claims ol desccndcnts grounds all's j- mohammed ismail, mamat, order imamat. descended posterity. . ,. f 4 - .. „ these only i- j?t ff ° im b(]al, mamce, im- : nuc *\ cs mediately as- sn<=>i!h ! »cwity missionaries "mv'" t m lor dais, thev called. invmee divided into ,,\ f■manures ismailites, both held abdallah extend twelfth imaum, cording former, u hc i2 possession entn according latter, ' £ » >z j*.. *j | disciples; deep laid inaum vanished, iiu™. ...t, ,, *• • scheme broken inipetdiguitv continued succes- ,.r »k rr> -i? rpi i* uosity ahmed cufa, sirnamed sion invisible imaums. lat- t^nr .,i, nt ...u ter s.laff 5 ofjaafer zsdik, y 8tem ;. seventh, accordinp sssiss'ss hi 2 tht visible imaum; .' incr insurrection against camer series h ho •. height '•"'^d 0 ttz ™ s m"' «t p«wor. contest sim askerec, son, mo- ri nn ,„ ,.. hammed mebdcc. ™l2£ °* j. mecca conquered, 30,000 mos- were, tune first abassides, w cfl £o strong so generally ack- „• *~ t-i ~ nowledged, maimoon publick- s, fl 2g£ st^ le i) *i o*u <• coutmued whole century, declared ah reeza 8th o fm a^ umwmal]^^wum tjiem great cd oll^vers discontent family carmalh nothwithstanding ab t\ ?^-nt pr ■evero check, doctrines abcontestcd point, dallah8till ksecrct kt lice/a fortunately died jlt rtq *ii j* *u length, year 297 heii- ro an'able missionary, second hopes p^^^^. abdallah, succeeded delivering mee. ttm prison pretended descend- ismaihtcs, fortunate, /• moh mp(1 length succeededi placing flnd gck* throne africa, under name fnll thi« obeid-alloh mehdee. tliis understand how fi fouudat ion dynasty fatcmitc caliph8 qf j^j dissenting each other posterity rightful sue- ready acceptance among folcessors prophet. prin- lowers islam, masqued eipal sects latter four, projects beneath zeal suits koine, directed niotioosof numerous devoted subjects, haughty monarchs tremble name. novel view subiect ham- mountain, seat alajnaot north ike general oft! fe- (■rand toaster, shcikhel-jabel corruptly rendered control nnrl guidance them; and, like sub' pares reason believe) very enplane!, afe tempted think interest novelty induce our excuse going liir back. hummer depicts forming ouce military reliirious, templars teutonick kniyhts, .he com mcr derives bom arabic persian authorities, ibu khaledooii marerisi mhkhond* lary, jelalee oi knun others. fa thi!4 stormy period lived ahras south rf j» crs} books, which, vmu- abdnllah, able introduction, narrates maiinoon al kaddan. origin, progress, downfall educated maxims anthe oroer, concludes cient policy spirited detailed persians, national animositv —thehrst ever-given europe—oi inspired him witli idea overthe capture bagdad then- throwing faith empire verthrow cahphat, victorious arabs. bloodv tell along experience own times tauglit abdabah fotry attempting rums olhulagoo, tartar khan, overthrow prevailing rclnrion endeav- an( reigning dynasty, king convey conscience swords diseet, display mighty ills rcction; saw clearly brought liu- secretly undermine race agency secret path ultimate success, associations, knowing, also, hazardous powerlul destruc- attempt once eradilive ever existed. ate prejudices favour must, however previously, altar, hammer, p;ive ae- h0 deeply rooted minds count state men, resolved death envelope dethc sign, doctrines, appointed ca- imitation schools india liph, succeed him. murder pythagoras, othmajl transferred caliphat degrees, imnmat, t. e. supremacy gradually communicated hisdisln religion, ali, ciples. highest son-in-law prophet, decrees taught vanity deposition again traus- religions, indifference icrred moawiah. actions, neither nor dates schism-hereafter would they rewarded mahomodan church. punished. greatest soonitcs, zeal, means missionaries, subdivisions, acknowledge disseminated opinions three imaums caliphs; mented number disci- shcn-ites maintain ali l h^ mnkannah* j>abck filled persia blood devastation. pernicious nmuencc sect, endeavoured totally, to, cradicatc fire sword. did completely succeed; exist iu secret, broke out, caliohs house abba monarch cost crown; and. noofelterwan, convinced t' tl o{ cobnd, noosheerwan imprudence noered adherents stances similar follv. nui lphs time, great-, fatima daughter corrupted. macrisi enumerates sects, named' doctrine now, mazdcktie, mnwlec fonn- measure attained obdcr* advanced principles joct; become establishtive morality. «d africa. conprofesscd universal freedom e- templated further triumphs, quality, human dais still overflowed asia, maactions, tljc community kiug proselytes lsg»hkls; strange ap- "uul, hope overturn- liagdnd "v authority, macrisi, depend- upon,*) gives, tiiis place, curious structure nnd what terms lodge cairo- iic <e members gradual progress nine fully instructed iniquity impiety. immediately, says, alter faiemites. histoi precev cy co m.tkc stand, pttpil super uuousness teachers, thus prepared ninth gree, readf' strument protect ambi: positive once? forward; ded. uld ihoosei 11 ticism, ail one, »soofees eighth, nunc assed mys- present age. filth degree pupil learned dumb prophets twelve apostles assist spreading doctrine. sixth subordinate philosophy. tedious, well imbued wisdom philosophers hied mentions meetings tian. te believe nothing dare monday wednes- tvery thin*, sum subday presence oitlie dal-el-doat stance wisdotm strenuous shca-ite, resided rei. strongly suspected entertaining heretical impious privacy obscurity sooner ha4 melek shah, successor ascended throne, descend. could hardly, solemn oaths protestations, obtain credit orthodoxy. flo retired convent, clear himself possible suspicions entertained him, sent nishaboor, imanm mowafek nishabooree, doctor soonnah, east; said studied koran &onnah certain' (6 fortunate life. young hassan fellow students omar khiam anrd nizamul-mulk, former became forpoctry philosophy, successive ofthor. scljuk, pqgte empire. early ambitious mind hassan, long-sighted future ad vanccment displayed themselves. day, nizam-ul-mulk lumself informs as, dressed companions, reminded thefm opinion sucocss imnum's pupils, proposed enter agreemen whiche ver verified, share fortune two. nizam readily assented, and' demoting politicks soon viziership togrul, alp arslan, reimained chiel at-! fatemite catcnded numbers both'liph, men women, sepa- at. cairo, actively rate lodges. assemblies tin* mejalis-al-hicmet, or'zeal rethe societies wisdom, faek persons inimembers attended attired white.! tiatcd degrees days dai-el-doat al-' doctrine, attached ways waited caliph, assistants, possible, some- names denotes. tiling but, events, got converts signature outside then gained, lecture. lecture founded, years after, sc~» finished, scholars kissed ciety during ft hand, respectively touched, century half,fiiled foreheads, terrour dismay. caliph. bensabab, reign cth founder east* notorious hakein-bi- em ismaihts, writers einr-illali, distinguish place meeting placed up- egyptian western brethon extensive footing. aren. large lodge, da-al-hicmet, was< charor erect- acters appear ed, abundantly provided with'time world, op«~ mathematical instruments, erate change professors descrip- destinies mankind. endued tion. disputations frequent- mental powers or-* der, conscious superi* professors, divi- ority, ambition ded, four faculties, immoderate, possessed logick, mathcmaticks, law, courage, p?»tience foresight medicine, appeared robes requisite accomplishment ceremony, robes, cu- 'of plans, rious exactly world same form worn distinguished actor doctors oxford cam-in scenes morebridge. 250,000: calculated ducats appropriated transcendent talents institution, occurred which? branches science, and: lot cast. the? ascendintj degrees—the onircst difficult—instilled unlimited confidence instructor perplexed pointing out absurdity contradiction text koran, excited curiosity hinting word; however, steadily refused satisfaction, until taken oath doc trine implicit unconditional obedience. done this, admitted degree, inculcated acknowledgement imaums, god, knowledge derived. third seven. fourth informed since creation divine lawgivers speaking prophets, epoch publickly, (zarnit.)— prophet ministers mohammed, ismail; therefore dead teacher power declare would, passed decree, tbe saey, m. developing of; ismaiiites. sacy is, of, qpinion original fully! justify ascribing extent does, atheism moral actios*'.