The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-09 00:00:00

SYRIA.

A PETITION FROM THE NATIONS AND INHABITANTS OF
MOUNT LEBANON AND SYRIA TO SULTAN ABDUL

MEDJID OF CONSTANTINOPLE.
"We humbly supplicate at the threshold of the
Divan of the Mighty Sovereign, the Benevolent and
Just, the Venerated Authority and Daring Lion, the
Lord of the Sword and of the Pen (viz. death and
mercy), the Shadow of God over the Earth, our Ho-
noured Sultan Abdul Mudgeed Khan ; may God per-
petuate the days of his flourishing reign for ever and
ever.—Amen.
" The frightfu tyranny and the horrible oppression
and cruelty, under which Mehemet Ali, Pacha, has
belaboured us (he who pretends to be as one of your
Majesty's slaves, but who, in fact has dared to be
treacherous to your most illustrious and venerated
defunct father, of blessed memory, and whose abode
now may be Paradise), have compelled us to throw
ourselves at the feet of your Imperial Throne,
which is adorned with the rays of justice and mercy,
spreading our supplicating arms towards your Ma-
jesty's paternal and sublime clemency, that you may
be pleased to turn your eye towards our protection and
safety ; knowing as we do, how vast and extensive the
equity of your Majesty's Government, which is so re-
nowned throughout the world, and how immense and
unlimited your Majesty's mercy and clemency ; where-
fore our hearts burn with the fire of the desire of attain-
ing that happiness also which is enjoyed by all those for-
tunate beings who are your subjects. What crime have we
committed to cause your Majesty's resplendent face to
be turned away from us, and thereby we should be left
to be thrashed under the edges of an unbearable tyranny
and of an unsupportable iniquity and oppression, while
our fathers and forefathers ever since a period of 400,
years have continually enjoyed the happiness and com-
fort of the protection of your Majesty Imperial stand-
ard ; we are their sons, and prepared to follow their
steps, that we may inherit the same happiness which
they enjoyed for so many centuries to the great glory of
your Majesty's Imperial dynasty.
" We therefore pray and supplicate your paternal
benignity and clemency not to abandon us, and to let
it be said that a vast and numerous population has been
left to be immolated as a sacrifice to the selfish ambition
and sordid avarice of a single man, a tyrant totally,
void of feeling and humanity, who not only proved him-
self ungrateful and forgetful of your Majesty's great
bounty to him, but dared most perfidiously to turn his
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and lawful rights of your Imperial sovereignty over uta.
for which we shall continue to fight to the last breaMs
of our existence ; and therefore we trust to the divine-
aid of the Almighty, and in your Majesty's assistance,.
to overpower that common enemy of yours and ours,.
and to drive him away from your dominions.
" Hence we again supplicate and implore the throne,
of your Majesty's universal mercy and clemency to•
turn your Royal face towards us with your mighty aid,
and assistance : especially our said enemy having stop-
ped all the roads against us by land and also by sea,
and thereby prevents us receiving any supply of the.
necessary warlike stores we are in need of ; and as we,
have no fleet to oppose his, we most earnestly entreat
your Majesty to afford us the needful succours for tires
opening of the roads, &c. ; otherwise we shall be (Gorf.
fcrbid) unavoidably placed in a most distressing states
and in an immediate ruin. But no! never will your
imperial and paternal mercy and benevolences
allow such a disastrous calamity to befall us. And we,
pray the Almighty God to preserve your sacred person,.
andtope
and victory.rpetuatethe days of your glorious reign witty
happiness
" Sinned and sealed by your Majesty's slaves,
THE NATION OF MATOOWLERI-
4, TIIE NATION OF DROOZ.
THE CHRISTIAN NATION."

NEWPORT.OII -- Tuesday morning 'ta't ti A
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whole of the Forty fifth Regiment who Lad been
from :rationed W
in this town, took their departure for Cardiff;
boom
they will embark for Belfast. Captain
Cooper's company which was
,stationed t't Pontypool, is
here at present, and will remain unt;!, the
barkation arrivea.l period for env-
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