Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

A letter from Morocco says, "I have just been witness to one of the most shocking spectacles I ever beheld. The Emperor has caused near two hundred slaves belonging to his court, to suffer the most cruel death in public, relative to some irregularities he discovered in the seraglio. Going one evening, as is his usual custom, to visit his women, he observed a hurry and a confusion, very uncommon in that place, and in a few minutes was surprised by the appearance of several men:--His rage at this sight cannot be described, but he being unattended, many fortunately effected their escape. The seraglio was immediately searched, but nothing discovered that could throw any further light on this affair, and though the torture has not been spared, it has hitherto been used without success. I cannot learn what fate has attended the women, as every thing done within those walls is kept a profound secret. It is supposed that a design was formed by some Europeans to carry off several of the women, and had gained admittance by rich presents to the Eunuchs, and this is the more probable, as some of them have been missing ever since."