The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-27 00:00:00

SYRIAN NEWS.

(From the Eco de l'Orienl.)
BEYRoUT, JULY 25.—1 f the success of the Insur-
rection appears to have been compromised by the
treachery and incapacity of some parties, entire belief
mast not be given to the false accounts published by
the Egyptian Government. It is true that everything
appears favourable to Mehemet Ali's wishes, but it is
not less true that all the obstacles are not removed.
The following are the facts ;—On the 14th of July
Soliman Pacha and the Abbas Pacha set out at the
head of 16,000 men, artillery, &c. Up to the time of
marching, the Albanians continued to burn :he houses
of the poor Christian families, who had never taken any
part in the insurrection. On their passage the troops
burned convents and murdered priests : the inhabitants
of Beyrout could see the village of Emkallas burning,
and afterwards Mansourie and the convent of
Marocos. The priests belonging to the convents
that were pillaged were burnt alive, and their
vestments were smeared with grease to make
them ignite. At Bet Men a number of women were
treated with the greatest brutality by the soldiery, and
even children were not respected. Unfortunately a
difference of opinion existed amongst the insurgents, end
the Druses, seeing that the Christians were not united,
retired, so that this campaign was a mere march of
pillage, the troops not having met any opposition. It
remains to be seen whether the mountaineers will not
rise more formidable than ever at the sight of their
wives violated and their priests butchered. The result
is, that the report of the pacification of Syria is prema-
ture. The feasts which the Egyptians announced in
their excess of joy are countermanded, and they
speak in a less haughty tone than they did some days
since.

For some days past the bazaars at Beyrout have
been filled with all kinds of church plate. The feasts
which were celebrat-ed in honour of the birth of the
Princess Mewl-lila.' gave occasion to a most scandalous
scene. Old. and young Mussulmans went through the
bazzars, singing in the most obscene terms, "Christians,
we have burnt your convents, profaned your altars, vio-
lated your wives, and massacred your priests." And
the Christians were obliged to listen to the horrible
songs in silence. About a week since some Albanians
fired six shots at the French Consul as he was going
out of the gates of the town, precechal by two Janis-
saries. Fortunately he was not struck. This is the
result of the reparation offered to the French flag.
On board the Ta?verede steamer, from Syra to
Alexandria, Monday, Aug. 3,,
We left Syra 'at half-past two o'clock in the afternoon
of Saturday, having received on board Count George
Capo d'lstrias, an involuntary passenger, very carefully
delivered into our hands by King Otho's Gendarmerie,
as we were getting under wei4h. The Count is a gen-
tlemanly-looking person turned of fifty, with silvery hair
very closely cropped, and luxuriant moustache of iron-
grey. There is nothing of the pensive air of Sir Joshua
Reynolds's " Banished Lord" about him. He holds
his head as fiercely erect, and wears his throat as fear-
leskly naked, as the Greeks themselves.
The morning of our departure from Syra another re-
markable personage arrived there from Athens in the
Tanerede—old Pietro Bey, father of the assassin of the
famous Capo d'lstrias (I mean Count John, the elder
brother). Pietro's visit to Syra is connected with a
proposed alliance of his daughter in marriage with one
of the island eapitani—a prudent measure, consider-
ing how the family of the old Councillor of State has
been thinned by revolutionary events. He has lost
eight sons (twq of them paid instant forfeit in the
street for 'one death of Capo d'lstrias), and five bro-
thers, .oesides kinsmen unaccountable ; he is past 70,
-_.nd very infirm, yet he still wears his sword, and looks
every inch a chief, notwithstanding his immense plaited
white petticoats, and the sedan chair which they brought
to the boat to carry him into town. He was attended
by three boys (grandchildren), all clad like himself.
Three young, women also accompanied him. Two were
daughters (one is the bride elect), the third a daughter-
in•law, the widow of the assassin—a tall, dark, haughty,
stern-looking woman, with a high aquiline nose and
eagle eye, awakening associations both of Hyppolita and
Lady Macbeth, more impressive than prepossessing.
The air with which she wears her red military cap and
travelling trousers is of itself sufficient to indicate the
Amazon.

ALEXANDRIA, AUG. G.—Yesterday the Pacha gave
audience in his place at an early hour. Amongst
others presented by Colonel Hodges were Sir l\loses
Montefiore and three gentlemen who accompanied him
from London, viz , Dr. Madden, Mr. Lenebe, and Mr.
Wire. Sir Moses read an eddress in English, stating
the purport of his mission, requesting, in the name of
humanity and justice, that the calumnious charges which
had beecn made against his brethren of Damascus
should be investigated, and the accused and suffering in-
dividuals afforded an opportunity of proving their in-
nocence in open court. The address was immediately
translated to the Pacha, who, in return, acceded without
hesitation to the demand of an open inquiry, observing;
that he WU3 equally attentive to the applications of poor
or rich who lequired justice at his hands ; that it needed
no formal representations on the part of the British Go-
vernment to induce him to listen to the complaints of his
subjects, but that it must be well understood he would
not allow any interference with the forms of the system
ofjudicature recognised in this country. The French
advocate, M. Cremieux, who yesterday found himself
unwell after his voyage, was similarly introduced to the
Viceroy by his Consul to-day.
I am sorry to find that RAU Menton has numerous
partisans here, who hesitate not to support the position
he has taken up, although not a particle of the condem-
natory evidence (if it be deserving of the name) has vet
been published, even here. lam assured, that as far
as the Pacha is concerned, he will not lend himself to
the persecution, but on the contrary (if his dignity be
not trifled with), will see the trial fully and fairly entered
into sans arTicrepensee.

The Duke of Newcastle has purchased the beau-
tiful estate of Abermaid, Cardiganshire ; the rent roll is
about 1,1001, a-year,