The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-08-07
rue cIVII. WAR M syn.

Tie oren wsslsre beg1ssa ne ~.
lies snd Dspzrs. 81 wh,rh an aeca.r, =.
psared ~ car columAs three seeks So.
eoamsaesd sbant he fri Of Nav. hh,s
been pssesd-d by fssqnsn, mssds,,. n.
learn BY ne Herald for Assu.l, ma, -,
hrrlhwn 81 the mason have IN. r.,
eaped wIlhoaa injury. Those az ,h,m
however. no RESIDE d Absih. sers eo.'.
pslIed 20 Be spectators Of scene .h;rh
was srry trying % their lssliaes. H..
on the Oh al May that me lons cu,,d,a
oaset ~as made. The D.uzrs h,d a.
sdssnlsge from The isa. Wnhin ou,,.
Ter Of on hour. many houses Of Ihs a..
roniles .sre on Gre; and coon lls,t ew..
srs ~sre ell driven INTO he palace Of tls
Enir. By midday a large number az
Dmzss he'd assembled from other ,,ll,.
zee, headed by .heir various Shs,kh,. &c
The missionaries were ,reslsd snh ,.,
respect; indeed they had M apprehension,
Tor their awh salty IRON Inc beginning.
In The afternoon the Sh-ikhs Iequ,,,sd
Mr.. Thomson 10 bssr . flag cI nues %
,hoss ~ho we're shui up in The palace a
the EmH. offering 10 guaranty sale pas.
sage 10 Beirut Or Sidon. in Ease The NJ.
fonilss would surrender. With area, off.
eul'y temporary suspension Of hOsnl,.
lies wss obisinsd. While Mr.. Thomson
wss u The palace. IN officer arrived from
ihe Pasha. with orders 10 The people 10
desisi. Hearing OF the harley. he repair.
ed 10 The pslaes; and 10 him Mr.. Thor.
son committed the management Of The
truce. There was no more sighting; and
early The next morning the MsrOnites our.
rendered. on ctndiiion OF being safely
conducted 10 Beirut o. S,don. guarded Nv
Turkish soldiers. The Shslkhs did aha,
they could 20 present he further efiu,ion
81 blood; but 50 sxaspersiej were The
minds Of ,heir followers, thar il was fund
impossible 10 affrd adequsie protection 10
the enemy. Al length, ho~essr, The Dru.
zes departed 10 renew The evnissi in other
places; and The Msrnniies Of Absih. ohio
siill survived. ~sIe escorted 10 Q place Of
safety.
By The latest sdviess The war vas roll.
ing 10 The north. iovsrd The proper eoun.
uy Of The Maron,ies. Az late % May
Is, the mountsin wss shrouded in The
smoke Of iis burning vlllsges; ard during
the follosing night u vas illuminated by
their unex,inruished fres. The issue Il
he contest q would be premature 10 PIE
dict. One hing. ho~e.er. Judging from
The past, we may sni c,pate sith ehserIul
confidence. God will undoubtedly over.
rule this even, fr The furihsrsnee Of The
gospel OF his Son.
The iriends Of MISSIONS oil be glad 10
learn 'ha, their brethren. ,hropgh ali these
scenes Of trial. have been looked to, nOl
IN vain, for sympathy aud relief. Mr..
Calhoon vas nj Bhsmdun 81 The CON.
mencemenl Of tie wa; and az he Vas in
the habit 81 walking oui daily. unpro,eei.
cd, the villages frequently sya,led thea.
selves Of this opportunity 10 visit neigh.
boring summit. where they feared 10 20
without HE presence. And when he re-
moved 10 Beirut. several mule loads Of
snk. carpets. Dr.. belonging 10 the nai" o,
followed in his Train. although he had n
guard or protector. Some OF the ~ort
enemies oil the mission al Abeih are in.
debtd 10 our brethren 81 Thai station Tor
The preservation IL their lives. Tie Sc.
vices Of Diet. Van Dyke were in constant.
requ sItion among The wounded and the
dying. Add when the sabbath MAY ny
came. "ihe mission families were baking
bread fr vanishing crowd OF five hun.
dred and sessn,y-fye men. women ard
ch'ldIen, who bad not morsei I'd eat"