The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-06 00:00:00

DEPARTURE OF TROOPS FOR SYRIA.

The Pattie of last evening says :
" The regiments destined for Syria left Chalons
this morning. Four steamers left Toulon yester-
day for Algiers to embark troops.
" News received here states that great agitation
prevails in Candia, Djeddah, and Arabia."

PARIS, MocDAT.

The Manifeur says :—" The Emperor, wishing
to give MA-el-Hader a token of the sentiments
which his noble conduct at Damascus has inspired,
has conferred on him the Grand Cross of the Legion
of Honour."

The Moniteur also publishes the text of the two
protocols signed at the Conference on the Srd inst.,
an analysis of which has been given by Lord John
Russell.

THE BOMBAY MAIL.
YABBEILLS3, Auccar 4.
The Bombay mail of the 7th ultimo brings no
news of importance.
The death of Mr. Le Oeyt, a member of the
Indian Council, is announced.

THE UNITED STATES.
QUEENSTOWN, Accort 5

The Royal Mail steamer Persia arrived here at
1.45 p.m., embarked made and pamengets, and proceeded
for New York at 5.15 p.m—all well.

SYRIA.

The Prussian consul at Damascus has addressed
a despatch to his consul-general at Beyrout, of
which the following official translation has been
sent to the different consulates :
Damascus, July, 10, 4 p.m.
I hasten to inform you, by express, that yesterday, at 2
o'clock p.m., a circumstance in itself of little importance,
but which was probably not accidental, led to the sacking
of all the Christian quarters. Two hours later, fire was
added to pillage, and both (unties. down to the present
moment ; but as the last streets of the quarter are now
burning, the destruction will soon be complete. The four
principal asylums of the Christian population in this
calamity are the consulates of Prussia, England, the
palace of Abtl-el.lUuler, and the citadel. The consulates
of France, Russia, Atuitria, Belgium, Holland, and
the Unites' States of America, have all been burned.
Thank. to the good sense of the inhabitant., of Damascus,
the number of plunderers did set exceed 000 yesterday ;
during the night it increased to 1,200; andthis day, at noon,
including the Bedouin and Drums peamota, who kill with-
out pillaging, there are 2,400 in all. But the government
bad here, as elsewhere, decided on the destruction of the
Christian quarter, for the 5,000 soldiers, or thereabouts,
both regular and irregular, who without even employing
form might have prevented the whole affair, surrounded the
Christian quarter ; and while they allowed the pillagers to
pass freely, nosescred the Christians or drove them back
into the flames. Nevertheless, owing to the kindness of •
great number of citizens (Mahometans), the majority of the
Christian community, which amounted to about 23,000
souls, have been saved. Hundreds of lionsulman families
have sheltered the fugitives in their hawse.

Wzrzusar.

FORMAN •ND COLONIAL KUL& --80IITKAMTION,
Sartnriar.—The Ripon left here today with the India and
China nails. She took oat about 100 pa sadre, ansingst
who were Major Bohm ; Captains lebury, and
Crigin ; Lieutenants Holey, May, Sim. and Bowlby ; En-
sign liolyclake, Arsistast-Corautimary Naiades, Dr. Fitz-
patrick, Surgeon Boyd, Honourable L. Anneeley, and the
Rev. Mr. Sturgis. Avnoogst her cargo were 263 boxes of
immure, worth 86,1011. Vs., viz., for Madras, gold sofa
worth 3,2961. lb. ; salver coin, gold thread, and jedrellery
,
worth 6711. 13s. ; for UJeutta, bar silver worth 20,M.,
rupees worth 1,0961., and recious stones, watched, sod
jewellery, worth 15671. 15. ; for Hong Kong, gold coin worth
12,6001., bar silver worth 28,9601., dollars worth 1,0301.,
and jewellery sod watches worth 2,0601. ; and for Shang-
hai, her silver and dollars worth AWL, sod watches and
jewellery worth 5191. The steamer Hantroonia ako left
here with a large number of Gorman passengers fur New
York.