The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-07 00:00:00

THE DAMASCUS MASSACRES.

Abd-el-Bader writes to the managers of the silk
works at Levy :
" Demise-as, 27th Zilbege, 1270 (July 18).
" Dear and honoured Friends,-1 greatly desire to see
you. and pray Allah to preserve you. I have received your
honoured letter, dated July 13. inquiring what happened to
the Christian. at Dwmaacm. In answer, you are informed
that on Monday, July 9th, at about two in the afternoon,
the war broke out, in consequence of a punishment in-
dicted upon a few Mussolinans who had insulted the Chris.
twos. These Mussulmans, in a state of frenzy, rushed,
armed to the teeth, to the ('hi istisn quarter, and began
slaving, burning, and pillaging at the same time. The
Tutkidt soldiers came to assist them, under the pretence of
putting an end to the disturlane,, but making common
cause with the rioters, and kdlliue, robbing, and plundering
with them. A few old Munithuans made efforts to stop
the business, but the Turkish officers had uo wish for peace,
and on the contrary hounded on their soldiers against the
unfortunate Christiana the soldiers being aided by hordes
of plunderers belonging to every sect. Seeing matters were
so desperate I but no time in taking under my protection
these unfortunate Christiana I sallied forth, taking my
Alorines with nee, soil we were able to save tit, lives
of men, women, and children, and bring them hue with
us. This state of thing. lasted blonds./ and Tuesday,
during which the rioters did not cease to bill, burn, and
immolate the Christians. without the governor affording
them any help. I sent fur M. Lamellae, the French consul,
and other Frenchmen [to protect them from the fury of the
mob]. On the Wedneeday, under the pretence of two
Muasulmans having been found murdered, which was not
the case, the war recommenced. Yet Damascus has •
governor, but it is the WIN thing as if it had not one. For
me, 1 deplore the disaster which has befallen the Christians.
The place where their Ilona!, stood cannot he nrognieed
ell their dwelling. are reduced to sabes. ntmlber killed
is not yet known, but it in estimated) at 3.301. All the
Europeans and Christians I have collected are in safety in
my home. 1 provide them with all they want, and pray
Allah to 'Ave the not .rtunate Christians from these fanatics.
ADD-LL-KAWILZ.ZZX MAHt-IDDIN."

REMARKABLE Maros.—The New York papers
are full .f ac.viunta of a wonderful meteor which appeared
to nunibers of people in sariou. part. of the States oa the
night of the tv tl, ult. We have pursi„emph after paragraph
describing the phenomenon roan different points of view.
such a. " How it appeared in Fiftyxixthatreet,"
and. "As seen from stereo Island." By many
of the ga:ers it was rvevived with anything
hat the awe doe to its portentous character.
Va.'s being num.non. erie. That's from
•• ‘V here in you from, oil tireworker kr. The following
is the wvouut of one e'r 'n : " The meteor
nisile it. appearance ..t exactly fifteen minute. to
ten at !eight, in the north 34 shown by the above
diairrini, it being of • bete.tiful blue eavelot.l in a
in
white mist. After deseendio; a curve of • sit five
ile,-rees it eerarated at ninety depwse into two diAinct
lashes of equal size to the olvwsrver, shout twelve inches
in diameter, sad commenced to travel exactly parallel
together, throwing off aver hrifiiant red starlike po-tins,
of whs.:, was with a fiery brush. This row
tinued at a slow pace until the me•ers made forty Legrtse,
when t:• • one represented at t' di. ippeare•l altogether at I),
the other heeom:ng at the same time smeller, continuing its
mu, to forty.five degree., when it slowly disappeared so
a small red star. The meteor. travelled together from
ninety to forty degrees, with ',actin.. as to distnnee apart
and quite parallel with Sevent'v.:l an.l Seventy-first street.,
their interie blue bodies. surre.indd with a bnllisnt white
hght, forming, one of the tacit inagnifleen sights I ever
bibekl."

- et AN CLIIPISKLL THIE Horsy: oa I,oRt”:.
—Ott Monday, whoa leoal Md.,, the paciflcater of India,
who hae served with di.tincti.el is every gnat battle iu
which the British. have hecn engaged .ince Corunna, wn, in-
rtnllect is a peer in Cu.,. ..f heckler the hero
being a Campbell, the Lent 'lollop of Bangor, who road
Anvers. wan • QVPI;Obell ; tbs. Lord I luineelle. , who pee.
sided en the a ; 3,4 newpeer
was intr.doced IT the Duke of Arn 11, now Lord Privy
sod clue( of the clan. —4.k..)feet in.