The Sun.
London, England, 1825-03-24 00:00:00

SYRIA.

The condition of this Turkish province, as re-
presented in the following statement, is truly de-
plorable, but it is not singular in this respect,
for owing to the oppressive exactions of the Ot-
toman Government, every part of the Turkish
dominions is suffering the greatest want and
mi-ery. It would seem that the long meditated
plans of the PAca.4. of EGYPT to declare him-
self independent, are beginning to be openly
manifested. Ile had assumed a sovereign au-
thority over the district of Mount Lebanon.

The latest accounts received from the Pachalik of Aleppo and
Upper Syria, dated in December last, state, that the Adminis-
tration of the Pacha of Aleppo seems to be guided by a spirit of
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moderation and wisdom which is not natural to him. The
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to take retrograde steps.
The Janissaries have resumed the cries of independence which
they had formerly sent forth. They even commit excesses at
which the Police winks. The privates of the country endeavour
to gain them. Want. and misery are extreme, and the Eu-
ropean commerce suffers severely both by the depreciation of
the coin and the difficulty of recovering debts. This state of
things .is rendered worse by the incursions of the Curds and
Arabs, who seem to besiege the city and intercept the commu-
nications with the country. The European merchants have
just treated with the young and powerful Chief of the Turco-
mans, encamped in the plains, called the Turcomans of An-
tisch, for the conveyance of goods from Aleppo to Alexandria.
Thus there is no reason to fear that the comrnupication will be
interrupted during the winter. This fortunate agreement has
been concluded through the medium of the French Consul-
General, to whom the principal Chiefs of the Turcomans ap-
plied spontaneously, and expressed the most entire confidence
and honourable respect.
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The Anazi Arabs have forced the inhabitants of the villages
to the south of Aleppo to abandon their habitations.
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Assad, who is gone to Tripoli, has prevented fresh
disorders in that city, with the exception
of Lattakia. Anarchy
end a spirit of revolt prevail all over the country, especially
among the Ansaries, who have pushed their incursions into the
plains of the north of Hamma, while the Anazi Arabs commit
all sorts of depredations between that town and Damascus.
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It is feared that civil war will shortly break out in the moun-
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said to have written not to interfere in the affairs of Emir
Bechir, on pain of incurring his displeasure and even threaten-
ing to send troops to take possession of St. Jean d'Acre.
The accounts from Persia say, that the Bedouin Arabs in-
tercept the communication and greatly distress the inhabitants
of Bagdad. The Pacha's troops have been twice repulsed
by these banditti. The French officers at Kermanshah are
going finally to quit that country ; they are extremely dissa-
tisfied with it. It seems that they intend to proceed to Russia.