The New York herald., 1850-12-17

A general amnesty, freedom from the conscrptioa,
no ringing Of church bells, no public display OF the
cross. The Mosalleim TO be kar mar Kan, IA step
higher than he was,) and the discharge OF certain
officers, &c.; next Is q document intended TO be
submitted to the Sublime Porte, obtained BY oom-
pusiOn and threats OF violence nom the leading
men of the town, and designed to certify that the
persecution of the Christians was committed by
Arabs from without, assisted by the cawGlus Of the
town, and that while regrettng the losses and SUI
feings of The Christ ans, arms that all has been
made up to them--then property restored ~..-- :,
The stability Of things is so uncertain that all
confidence is destroyed. Trade is quite at a stand
no buying and selling, except OF provisions for
daily consumption. Our khans are barricaded
day and night, and armed men hired TO guard them.
Military relefis anxiously expec ted, with the view
to establish the Sultans authori.r- -
tell you not of the tales OF the deepest horror oi
which hourly hear, nor OF what was done upon
the persons of tender age and OF the weaker sex
nor OF those who are captlves TO the mosiem mol
OF those from whom life was torn in manner only
10 be accomplished by the most dspraved and tran
tic of brutes.
In fine, the government of the Sublime Porte
| throughout Syria is weak beyond conception ir
| England. IL the leading foreign powers take .
solid interest uphodng il the preseat isa suita
| bic and convenient occasion earnestly TO recon-
mend the adoption of an honest and searching IN
vestigaon IN relation 10 the late disastrous affairs
| and the present condition OF the country, with Q
| view TO establish such measures which sense o.
duty, both 10 humanity and to the highest interests
| OF the State, seriously demand. Wlthout IL every
thing will 90 10 ruin with il, even the desert may
| flourish -Aleppo, Oct. 70.
| OCr. %, T. M--The condition of affairs is some
| what improved, so far as our comfort is concerned
in the return TO their homes of the majority of the
| refugees Some reinforcenents of troops have ar
rived. Our khans are thro own open, and an appear
anee of tranquility assumed, every thing being treC
| to restore confidence but there is strong unde
current Of evil; the people are arning themselves
10 resist government If the Sutans measures shouit
| be opposed TO their views; and until his purposes
are effected, public confidence will not return
The ofrespondent of the Morning Herald, writ
| ing from Cosstantinople, on the 5Eh of November
| says ;-"On the first intelligence reaching thi
| place, q grand council was convened, and the very
1 same day troops were sent of by two government
| steamers Further, tits decided that severe ant
impartial investigation shall take place, and that al
| such as have suffered shall receive ample ndemni
ty, and the foremost Of The insurgents shall suite
| cspitally. An exemplary punishment is reserved
| TO the others whofoowed the instgatons of frevol
| against the government An influential member o
| the foreign diplomacy has proposed forced con
| tributon being laid on the Mussulman population
| of Aleppo for len years. The Grand Vzer, on III,
other hand, insists upon the conscrption being ex
tended 10 all such as arc between the age Of eight
cen and fifty. This is a much safer plan, and will
deliver the city from future turbulence and dis
order ..ta