The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-05

the son and heir of the regning prince of part
Of the civilized region OF Moldava. The BRIDE
groom is teent,-t,oo and the lady forfy.to,r. The
young man, according to the tale in the salons ran
away with the lady; but the nsaupaises tangues-of
which there are as many in Paris elsewhere--ln-
sist that il was the lady that ran away with him.
His royal father is in laundering passion in con-
sequence, and has banished the loving couple from
his royal court and royal presence. The lady had
a husband, alive and well.
The electric telegraph attracts great attention in
Paris Ii has been introduced with great success on
the Rouen Railroad and is being laid down (or rather
hung up, for the wires are elevated on posts) on
other railways. Experiments are being made Tor
the purpose of asceraining if it be not possible to
establish it in the very midst Of Paris, so that
communication may take place instantaneously be-
tween the different public establishments.
From China and the East, the overland mail was
received just before the steamer sailed. There was,
however, very little intelligence of any interest.
From China, the news was to the end of March the
Emperor is said to have evinced disposition to re-
ceive christianity into his dominions
In Syria civil war of the utmost ferocty was in
progress between the Druses and the Christians.
On the 18th of May letter says;
"We have before us the appalling spectacle of no
less than eleven villages and number of Maronite
churches and converts in flames; and what's worse,
Druse villages, putting to the edge of the sword
men, women and children: the Druses following the
example when they are victorious. All the silk
worms of both parties, the sole support OF the
Syrian population, have been burned. The con-
vents Of the Maronies and Catholics have been
burned and the bodies Of their priests after death,
have been burned by the Druses. Every horror is
practsed on their enemies For example, to kill
by famine, massacre, and thousand other acts of
barbarism, emomentarily committed The Chris
tians at the commencement were victorious over
their enemies; but our Pasha, who is out with
his regular troops, as soon as he perceives the
Christians victorious, points his artillery against
them, loaded with grape, and compes this unfortu-
nate sect to take flight. The Druses Immediately
enter their villages, sacking them, burning their
houses, goods, &C. do not doubt but the Pasha
has secret orders from his government to destroy
and ruin the Christians entirely, he could not so
openly aid and assist their enemies"
The fanaticism of the Turks is becoming more
and more visible and they recently in saba to
all the Christians, but were prevented by
some European ships-of-war. In Beyrout rising
also took place, but was suppressed. The letter
says further:
"At this moment, with the help of our glasses,
we see unfortunate fugitive Christans--women and
children, to the number of 5000 or 7,000 on the
coast. Two ships of war--one French, and one
Austrian-and five or six small vessels, charteredby
the mercantile body, have sailed, to collect and
them from the dreadful death which awaits them
from famine. do not know what so many people
will do here to live; or what all shall do, from
the great existing scarcity of water when the pop
ulation of city will be augmented by $4,000 or
1000 souls" .
Another letter from Beyrout, dated the Goth, adds:
"Fire and battle continue to reign with destructive
violence on all sides around us; and the news we
have at this moment is that the Christians have
been obliged to fire on the regular troops, which
places us in very alarming position, as we fear a
revolution of the Turks against all the Christians;
and we are now all prepared, weapon in hand, to
defend our houses and the lives Of our families.
Yesterday the Pasha wrote to the consular body
that it was impossible for him to reconcile the hos
tile parties and demanded assistance from them.''
In Madrid bull-fght, which took place on the
9th, of the finest of the season; twentyfour
horses were killed on the occasion Another affair
of the same kind is to come off shortly for the
especial qualification of the diplomatic body.
The life of the Rev. Sydney Smith is to be writ
ten by Thomas Moore
The Morning Herald denies the Morning Posts
statement, that the French steam navy outnum-
beers that of England, and says that the former
tains 103 vessels of % 900 horse that of the
latter lao vessels of $4,000 horsepower.
An electric gun exhibited in London, a few
days since, which fired 1000 balls minute. The
mode Of operation is secret, but is supposed to be
by an explosion of gases.
From return just published by the board of
trade, appears that during the quarter ended the
the first of August last, the total number Of lives
lost by accidents on the different railways was
twenty-five, and that of the victims only two were
passengers and the rest either persons employed on
the railways or trespassers.
The "Akhbar' of Algiers states that on the Cd
instant Marshal Bugeaud had an engagement with
the Arabs Oreansville and defeated them, kill
ing SO, capturing $50, and taking considerable
quantity of cattle.
The mammoth steamer Great Britain recently
made trip from London to the Isle of Wight and
thence to Plymouth. After staying there two or
three days. she was to go to Dublin, thence to Liv
erpool, and to sail for this city the 26th Of July.
An interesting experiment was made with her life
boats One of them was lowered into the water;
and every effort was made to sink her. 1t was
found that, when full of water, she would sustain
from Nifty to sixty persons without sinking. The
Great Britain is provided with four such boats,
with one very large one on deck, capable Of carry
ing 140 persons. They are all made of iron. OF
the trial made by the vessel, the following account
is given:
"On given signal, the helm was put hard a-star-
board, to show the small space required to turn the
vessel completely round, without easing her engines.
This having been done several times, il was found
that the entire circle was made the average in six
minutes and thirty-three seconds, with only two
men at the Wheel and the diameter of the circles
made not exceeding three lengths Of this immense
craft In the next experiment, the engines were re.
versed until considerable degree of sternway had
been acquired, when they were suddenly made to
go ahead, the helm at the time being put hard to
starboard, which instantly caused the vessel to
swing nearly half round previously to gaining the
slightest Roadway; and had this maneuvre of back
ing been alternately repeated; the ship would have
been turned completely round, as it were, upon her
own centre.
"This peculiar property of the screw propeller APP
peared to interest more particularly the naval por-
ton Of the Great Brain's passengers it is obvi-
GUS that, in naval actions, when Gains prevail, the
power Of turning our ships in small space through
its application, in combination with an auxiliary
steam-engine would be Of the greatest service indie
pendently Of its being placed with its machines so
far below the water-line to render it ball-proof
against enemy's fire. From its being so well
protected it is fair to infer that after the mass
and rigging of line-of-battle ship had been shot
away, she would have the means of maintaining her
position, pursuing vanquished opponent, which,
through her having few stumps left, has before
now escaped by the aid of jury-masts.