The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-10-22

san Later. The New York Herald
ba,alss uess from London four hours later
an Is given ia the Bos,oo papers.
This news Is Of the very highest impor
Eaace. Wars probable IN Europe and ASA.
be Boston papers and osiras give 'nteill
.uce only to 3 o'clock, 7. NJ. from London
o the Sin September, when the accounts
publ,ssed there we're pacific. We have
aae,er, accounts exclusively from our own
kagsIe correspondent, down to 7 o'clock.
h II. 10 which he states that the London
4 .hes published a third edition coa,sirIng
% intelligence Of most wnthke character.
4 bis Is four hours later than any Of The Dos
q papers publish, and as IT comes from the
adjng journal ia England, there Is 40 doubt
\ is accuracy. Oar correspondent writes
iolinas;
Thus Intelligence Is corroboraled by the
ne aud statements Of the other London
: aJ pirls prin,s. We are more than ever
ermlded Of the strong probability tina, a
u slll break out IN the East.
Syria.-Eslract Of private letter dated
|laon, Lebanon, August 20, lsio:-" Five
lgsh men Of war aud one steamer are at
,rooi, and have blockaded that port aud
! hear that Sidon, with all the seapofts on
he coast, II no, 50 already, arc immediately
\ he blockaded. The steamer aud ,so
|ngales arc cruising about, and seizlng every
fessel belonging TO the Pasha which they
fan lay bold Of.
"rhe CousuIs Of the -Four Powers Nth
|,elr amlias have goue on board the ships,
! "a our Consul sent TO the merchants request.
b, thcm TO leave likewise, but they have
accompanied us TO the mountains, where NC
ape 10 remain 10 peace. The poor Falla
eco are quite reio,ccd at the prospec, OF
eing delivered from their bondage, yet they
Eeem as yet timd TO rise again. The En'r
E'ceshir outwardly opposes the English, but
IS the general opinion Tint he Will JON ms
people when he sees strong force set
gains, him. Ii he does continue on The
her side, ienr he will soon loose his head,
Is be ls hated as much us Nehcmet All.
To him do the Druscs attribute their last
lture, and they look upon HIN as being the
cause Of oil the misery which reigns
throughout Lebanon--muny, many poor
|Wfetchcs have been torn from their homes
By his order, among whom are many wh'
took no part IN the revolution, but against
whom he had some private grudge. lou
can little CONCEIVE the scenes OF misery
which have lately witnessed. lhave visit
Cd every house IN the small village IN which
W. reside, and do not remember seeing one
without one, two, three, aud sometimes eyet
TX SICK iumates lllsi the ssmo Throughout
he mountains. Some Of these poor wretch
&c have scarcely a rag 10 cover thor naked
ness, and no, uorse of bread to eat. A
woman here was delivered OF twins on th'
Rad and no sooner were they born thno sh'
was obliged TO take them up. and escape
from the fury Of the barbarons A'ban'ans'
Thugs arc growing worse aud worse
and | just now hear that all the Christian
have left Beyroot, and that the Pscha's sol
dlers are plundcrlng the houses as last a
they can, many of the Francs are leaving tn
country, aud now fear we shall be obi'ge
to follow"
DIR. Detrould of Now York, has perform
ed with entire success, an operation to cur