The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-29 00:00:00

(From the Eco de 1: Orient of July 10 )
BEYIte•-,r, JULY
3.
The Syrians continue to pursue the:,
week
of.
mmicipa.
shiest they have under And ererytbinas hats *us
to believe that the day
, of retribution la nn ilistant. To
any observer gifted
with judgment end a knowledge of the
iinhabitante of these counteire, it must be evident that a
'state of things which -cornea; an entire nation to be con-
stantly under arms to resist the tsrannical demands of an
odious Government, cannot last. If it were otherwise, we
should (*pair of every idea of justice and humanity--
1"e two principles which in our times regulate all coun..
°its -where there are governors and people to be governed.
The insurgents become every day more united; the
ilnterests of their common country have extinsruished
those dissensions which sprung from the difference
of descent and religion—passions which were skil-
fully worked spots by a Government whose maxim,
Ditide and govern," includes the entire political
ssystem invariably applied to Syria. The theatre of the
'military operations has extended ; facts have acquired
rmore importance, and prove the talent of the leaders who
command the insurgents. The Egyptian troops are at-
vantzed beaten, or held in check on all points. On the
th of June the peasants, commanded by Emir Ali, at-
lacked Beyrout; their forces were not considerable, but
courage supplied the want of numbers. At the sight of
the French flag, which was flying on the corvette Diligente,
arrived from Alexandria, these brave fellows cheered with
'delight, for they revere the French name, and hope, Is he-
trier right or wrong, that when France shall have become
aware of their unfortunate position and of the energetic de-
termination of their despair, she will assist them to resist
oppression. The discharge of musketry and canon was
incessant from four o'clock in the afternoon until midnight,
but the leases were not in in proportion to the length of
lime the battle lasted. The Egyptians had fourteen men
stilled.
The following day order was restored, and the besiegers
retired to their camp.
Some da) s after the garrison, having been reinforced by
a,OOO men, made a sortie, but they were not more forte-
tate than that of Set de. Having been gallantly received
by the insurgents, the Egyptians fled, and reached Bey-
rout in great disorder, after having lost a number of men
and left 300 muskets on the field of battle. Some per-
sons who were placed on elevated terraces were spectators
of the battle, which was fought not more than a quarter of
a league from the town, The movements of the two parties
Cooks be distinctly observed, and it was a comical sight to
ace the conquerors of Nezib flying before peasants, running
down the hill with all the precipitation of terror, and
scarcely attending to the voices of their officers. When
the garrison returned into the town, they beought with
them as trophies some innocent gardeners. efnom they seized
at some paces from the gates, and an European hat that
a seldirr carried on his gun. At One sight of this hat it
ssas at first feared that the runoways had revenged their
defeat on the person of some 7esuropean, but fortunately it
"'nos discovered that this hot was picked up on the road
2e3nor the Lazaretto. Deoseg the night of the 22d to the
"..i -June Soliman P tea arrived at Beyrout. The fol-
, Wbi'ng day he sent s erne ships of war to bombard Djouni,
shil itne occupied bf the insurgents, but the only result of
estpeditt .n
''that threatened
slgas the useless consumption of powder.
The next d ay
tarea! I • Soliman Pacha left for Seyde, which was
y the Emir Haider and the 6,000 brave fellows
Lb he o'Jrnrn. antis. On the 28th of June Abbas Pacha,
ear" g
,3 when of Mehemet Ali, arrived from Alexandria on
". the steamboat Nile, and the same day the steamer
tq as- s)espatched to Scyde, where Soliman Pacha embarked
lseturn to Beyrout.
On the 29th a sortie was made, and again the Albanians
'and Egyptians experienced a shameful defeat; they lost a
number of men and arms.
Towards evening the mountaineers encamped on the
bill of St. Dimitri, which commands the Lazaretto.
They hoisted the Turkish flag, and published the follow-
nog proclamation
" PROCLAMATION.
.‘ To ALL OUR BROTHERS, WITHOUT RELIGIOUS DISTINC-
TION, IN ARMS FOR THE SAME CAUSE.
" We have taken arms in order to deliver ourselves from
despotism and brutal treatment. God, who is just, will
grant us success, Let us prove ourselves worthy of His
'divine protection. Let there be no pillage, no assassina-
lien- And, since we are fighting to be restored to the
legitimate government of our Sovereign, the Sultan who
reigns at Constantinople,. we hoist the metropolitan flag
in order to show that we only want justice. Let him who
shall be affected by fear be proclaimed a coward, and let
him die by fire,
" God Islay permit that we be put to death, but not that
we should be slaves like our beasts of burden.
" God is just 1"
There are at present in the harbour of Beyrout fourteen
Turkish or Egyptian frigates, the English frigate Castor,
the English steamer Cyclops, and the Sardinian corvette
Eagle. The garrison of the town amounts to about
20,000 men. It is composed of Turks, more disposed to
return home than to fight against the mountaineers ;
Egyptians, either blind of one eye or too young to support
the fatigues of war; of Albanians, in fine, quite ready to
join the flag of the best bidder.
A conspiracy was discovered on board the fleet which
conveyed the troops, and was organized amongst the
Turkish crews that the treachery of Ahmet Fethi Pacha
delivered up to Mehemet Ali, and we are assured that see
veral officers aod sailors were put to death. About 200
men have stScceeded in escaping frem the executioners of
s their bret'eren, and have taken refuge amongst the insur-
"tv, 'esith whom they will join in fighting for the same
1,4,4'':e It is said that there are two Frenchmen at the
she4dof the insurgents, one the Viscount de D--, with
title of Generalissimo, and the other M. de C—,
eici,th the rank of Major-General. A report has been cir-
;tiled that 30,000 Egyptians 'are to join the 20,000
r,ready at Beyrout, but st is generally believed that the
;20vernment could never assemble so many troops on the
le Point without danger. In fact, Tripoli, Seyde,
Aleppo, St. Jean d'Acre, and Damascus, are more than
ever in waist of troops to contain the inhabitants within,
andt, to repel the insurgents from without. The report that
11,.(ea:,treakrycl:liatteisdthat Emir Bechir had sent six Princes as
-"ages to Mehemet Ali is without foundation ; on the
eou t expected that this chieftain will unite with
whi h it!n Ymen to cleanse the Syrian land from the hordes
cst it.
It is
, affirmed that the celebrated Abd.el-Rhaman, chief
th; the former insurgents of Naplouse, has left that town at
'to :end of 15,000 Bedouins, and 4,000 cavalry, to come
• e assistnn of the mountaineers of Lebanon. The
lintsui:rctien has gained ground rapidly, and, as things go,
;glebe to be seen that Syria will become the grave of
,jeett_ met Ali. The satisfaction which the French Consul
r,„:nded of Mahmoud Bey, and the punishment which he
shel (sired should be inflicted on the Albanians who fired at
L.._ \Jount de la Ferte Ckamplatrcux de la Guiehe and
,40uov r d onnaye has not been complied with, because the
Zvh reo.r declared that he was afraid of the assassins.
*treat will
Mehemet Ali's partisans say who call his a
!'g Government, and wish it to be substituted for that
the
Sublime Porte, although it dare not punish a few
ssghway robbers? But there are other facts. A French-
-74n
Gis assassinated, and satisfaction is demanded of the
overnment of Beyrout, who, by its refusal, has rendered
It necessary for M. Bouree to break off all communication
With the
nag. Egyptian authorities, and to take down the French
,__7 the other hand, one of M. de Lamont's suite is
100 herously murdered. A complaint is made to Mr.
re , the English Consul, who requires ample satisfac-
b riots, Angry discussions have followed, and blood has
Country
n near flowing. We ask this question—ln what
Worst
have such things been seen? Even during the
7st times of the Ottoman empire, when the worst pas-
sions_ were inflamed by fanaticism, have we ever teen so
'aoninsults offered to the European flags?
DAMASCUS, JUNE 30.
s, threatened by Said Emir at the head of 16,000 Syrians,
have all solemnly sworn not to lay down their.
arms until they have accomplished the ruin of the
Egyptian Administration. A caravan of 200 camels,
Which was conveying ammunition, cannon, and provi-
Coo
S to the Egyptian regiments encamped at Balbec,
has fallen into their power. The detachment which
escorted the crnvoy fled, and returned to Damascus
'with the loss of a few men. Osman Bey immediately set
Out with four regiments of infantry, 500 cavalry, and some
Pieces of artillery, to establish himself, so as to protect the
communications with the troops at Balbec, but it is
doubted that he will succeed in his undertaking, for on
one hand Said Emir's 16.000 troops who intercept the
road frem Damascus to Beyrout have been reinforced by
numerous bands of mountaineers, and on the other the
Egyptian troops, who always feased the Syrians, are at
present so disorganized by the numerous successes of the
!!tter, that they have no wish to meet them in battle.
Ve.idedly the cause of the insurgents is gained, and
Mehemeta Ali would give a proof of wisdom by evacuating
e
tfountry which, like Arabia, can only cause him the loss
men
_ and money without any increase of glory or advan-
ne to the dynasty which he aspires to establish.

vluated i he. following advices from Beyruth to the 3d inst. are
by the Smyrna Journal:
,
141, . hey state that the insurrection in the Libanushheairs
Po" a serious turn, and that the insurgents declare t
rte lion to recognise no other authority than that of the
. They have published a proclamation to this effect.
Abundant supplies of military stores from Alex-
andria had been landed at Beyruth, and 12
.000 Egyptian
troopa were stationed there. The soldiers, and particu-
larly the Albanians, were insolent to the inhabitants, and
s, that they suspected the European residents of fa-
vouring the insurgents. It WAS supposed that the Egyptian
at
forces would attack the Libinus on several pointa °tee ; the insurgents had retired into the innermost parts
of it, in order to defend themselves the better. A skir-
mish had taken plzce outside the town, in which the
hundredEg}ptans were driven back. A large convoy of two
caels, with a quantity of stores, cannon, and
ammunition, going from Damascus to Ba lee, had been
seized by the Insurgents. Great numbers of the Egyptian
soldiers have gone over to the mountaineers. Emir Mah-
moud, a grandson of Emir Beschir, who was sent to the
insurgents to endeavour to pacify them, has remained
with them, keeping 150 horse and 100 foot who went with
him. A mutiny has broken out in one of the Turkish 1
ships ; but having been discovered in time, three of
the ringleaders bare been thrown into the sea, and
fifteen others punished with five hundred strokes of the
bastinado. Their intention was to carry the ship back
to Constantinople. M. Renaud, a clerk in the house of
Messrs. Rostand and Co., being wounded by some Egyp-
tian soldiers, the French Consul went several times to the
Governor to make a complaint, but could obtain no re-
dress. He then sent a despatch to Soliman Pacha at Seyde,
from whom he received an unsatisfactory reply. In
consequence of this treatment, the French Consul placed
his •d
rest ent countrymen under the protection of
the Sarcinian consul, and then struck his flag. M. Di.
pant the second consul, M. Jouannin the Chancellor, and
M. La Ferte, had gone to lay the facts before M. Co-
9hclet. The Viscount de Lemont, a Frenchman, uho
had married an English lady, had placed himself some
tittle ago under the protection of tho British consul.
tine of his servants having been killed by some soldiers