The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-10
The American Mis.ions I'm Escypt.

ARAB OUTRAGE ON REV. DICKSON MURDER OF
HIS soNNLAw AND BARBARoUs TREATMENT OF
HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER.
The following letter from Rev Walter Dickson TO his
son Boston gives the particulars OF the norrd outrage
from which he and his family were sufferers, Of which
we bad some account after the arrival of tho Europa rhe
Senbecbs rederick ami john alluded TO III tho letter,
married the daughters OF Mr.. Dickson-
DEAR sos-with ndoscribablc feeling am under tho
necessity Of addressing you at this to An
has taken place with us at which human nature shrlnks
with horror.
On the night OF the llth Instant aoout 10 O'Clock,
three Arabs called at the front gate and inquired
one @ son Free Ffeaer,en T and %" S ~srs both both M he he
gate, and told them had not any, neither
s, any among our cattle They , s 70 doubt r.
they came back and called "sieinbeck" and said I'VE
have been 70 Abdsllah four nearest neighbours shep
herd and he rays the COW s In your yard and demand
ed admittance 10 see n II We told them the
was not here and should not open the sas let them
said they would sleep outside the wall until morning. and
then see II the COW not hcre Weordered them away,
Dchns Fred % went sso Io house and I laid so~nM ro
NAMED out took Q ladder and set II up carefully
aS,u, ii. wal; Which ,sou; ssh, ss: hsh ...ca.
i've then ared OF the gun with powder only, Tia. they
might know We had firearms Ths is always cur prac-
have three) or otherwise. I went into tho house and
retired TO bed, but had lain but few be-
got up Immediately and dressed me, and went out
the back cato, where the dogs wore barking. Tho
Arabs had broken dom the gate, but had not en-.
had arisen and dressed himself took down the gun,
and we both went out towards the broken down gate
AZ We were advancing fred said, Don't nro, fa.ber"
"No," said Il "you take tho gun" He took tho gun,
and advanced within three four feet Of the gate,
when who stood outside the wall fred obliIusly
and hit Fred in the lover part Of bis bowels and groin
With heavy charge OF buckshot. He feu, and said
. They have BIZ m. Take The gunp which aid, and
fired at random through the gateway, not seeing any
one, w they foil back behind the wall made ny re-
treat into The house possible. Fred hai hob
ka1 In holo lwt ffAw
mos, protuseiy, your mother and M.ry trying % stop
the blood with cotton batting. He said" Father, pray
for me- that may be able 70 bear H." lie said no
faint, and asked me 10 give him some water, ~hch be
drank then secured the coors fast n possible In
M asw minute We beard nose =, ,ne oSor insy wcro
did, although held m long a. could AZ Il nev open
they rercated for an instant and then ave asgs, stout
large clsb feet long with This one * them
aimed blow at my head with all his might fthrsv.up
senseless floor cutting my head and woundins y
hand. Az soon as recovered sprans 70 my fect md
into the house Thcy began plundernr. but sooo sst
that and caught Mary by The drag her toors.
She caught hold Of me and hold Of her. but they
broke our bold BY striking with their guns She then
caught hold OF the bedsead upon which her tvo lials
children wore sitting and pulled down rhey succeeded
They then caught hold OF your mother dragged
an adjoining room and committed the same act rhey
TO them and tod em there 70. %ss ali So moos, nsS
mey renewed their ranssckinf IN earnest, searching
every trunk and box In the house, and srewod The noors
with their contents. Not finding any more money,
they presented The muzzlc Of gun at my bvcsst
and demanded more money. i caught tho mvszse
and held IL above my bead. they twitched u away
and searched sgais selecting sucn articles as they
waited and tied them mp in bundles Oue Of
them caught me by The head, and with drawn sword
made q cut to take on. caught The sword with my
left hand which received deep cut Having ransarked
the two arst rooms 70 their hkiug, they went ont,
broke down another door In store and
pcrcd 70 their sstfacton and back aud threaten
ed my NE ey aiming The gun 2, my bresA vh'ch threw
CURED Y we had mule and donkey. and We replied We
bad bad: nsy insisted on my Gc.ns 70 seoS ,hs% where
drag me out, but let co. and sked We had lantern.
We gave them and they went out looked In every
nook and conner and overturned everything they found
when they had taken everything they wanted they
went or being nearly daylight Fred hvei about half
an hour after he shot Ho made MOI The slightest
struggle We perceived WIEN be d'ed. Ansr hs rob
that him move no more. They dragged Mary out
his dead dyns body They robbed N of nsss or
oot scsrn@ Bread. silver spoeus tabe snivcs 49, -
useless them not taken, and short svsvvthin
they wished they also ruined the tcpsecs A. secn -
him 70 come and stay with the family while went 70 no
tiy Henry who had stayed overnight with your ssSey
MIRA a. her husband Is gone 10 Jerusalem.
then wen, 70 The city 70 notify the Amsran Vice On
sui and request Mr. saunders 20 Jerusalem and no.
tfy lreds brother john and his sister, Dr. Gorhau
the American Consul and request him lay the matter
before be pssha The Vice Consul OF Jana with us
vnh my head HANDS, face and clothes III blood Just
the robbers len mel 70 the Governors snd he with his
posse (ioe Consul and others) repaired 70 the blody
scene Our number increased 70 thirty forty before
covered.
thorough measures are being taken % r-ns ths
matter before the Sultan ART our roverUnsst Az ~
resners here are equally n -sstsi what mo resis
wili be We must wat aud see fr ycus rfS. nj er
SALrtR ACKsO'.