The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-05 00:00:00

THE OUTRAGES AT NABLOUS.

We (Daily .Iret-s) have been favoured with permission
to publish the following remarkable decumont, which con-
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tains the most complete account of the distressing occur-
rences at Nablous that has 'yet occurred. It is an almost
verbatim translation of a letter addressed by three of the
most respectable Protestant Christians in Nablous to a
pious and intelligentll,o msionary who has just returned
from Palestine.
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came, and we went with him to
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Nablous
On Friday, the 4th of this month, an
Mr. Lyde, who lives amongst the Ansyrii,
son of El-
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goin,, followed Dun (a deaf
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dumb man—perhaps you know him, Yasma 0 and
of evil form, utterly untrained, like the
country), and began to shout with unintelligible people of his
ifhe wanted money, and laid hold of the horse' with as
with one
albhan, and with the other. the muzzle of his gun
• drawing
hi ack towards the town, preventing him' going
Abd,
on
way by folly and insult. But you are not ignorantof his
the
le of Nablous, great anti small, how peopthey despise all
Franks and Christians, according to their nat •
nature, formed
in enmity to the whole Christian .race. Mr. Lyde tilled
the gun and the horse from the man ; the lock caughtP
some of his clothes, and the charge entered the heart ethin
dumb man; and in a few minutes he died. Ilia clergymano—e
returned to the town, and wished to enter the house of u
of the English consular agents. The Moslems seized hime • 6
the way, and took him to the judgment. lie said,, In
killed a man, but not by my intention, in spite of 1 `.l,
and one of the Ulema, Mohammed Tirforha, went downee '
with his brother Amar, and began to cry iu the .street
" Allah Akbar ! Allah Akbar! (God is great)._ohi religions
of Mohammed, art thou dead ? (Or, it is dead)." As soon
Mahrnond Beg Abi el Hati heard of it he arose, and begin
to to collect men, for there was an alarming tumult in the
city. Some of the Mejlis (council) came; others did not,
they could not form a council ; and it was determined to
hold one after the prayer (the Friday's prayer). In the
meantime the Sheick Sulah-el—,acane collected about 19
persons of the Ulema. It is uncertain as to the presence of
three Ulema, who were members of the Mejlis. It is said
they had agreed together before the Friday, and waited an
opportunity when the Mitezzims should ascend the minaret
to call to prayer as usual. Those U;lerna stopped them as
soon as they began, and said, " What is there in our prayer?
Islam is dead !" Soon all the Moslems were assembling in
the mosque to prayer, and the Ulema and Imaunts said to
them "Go, pray, behind the (Christian) priests and consu-
lar agents; the religion of Mohammed is dead." They ez.
cited the people by such words, sent them out, and pre.
vented the prayer. The people said to them " What shall
we do ?" They answered, "If you aro Moslems, manifest
the religion of Mohammed," awl began to toll them what to
do. The crowds shouted, "God is groat! Oh, religion of Mo-
hammed !" and the womenbegan to shout and urge them on.
They attacked the house of the French consul, Mohammed
Aureola Effendi El Cassiin, stole what they stole, and
burned the rest. They took down the French - flag and
dragged it through the street, but the Osmanli flag they
took in honour to the palace. (The cause of hoisting the
fligs was the birth of a royal infant of his Mejeaty Napo-
leon, the Emperor of the French. They had made a feast
of rejoicipii".
for three days in the house of the consul,