The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-09
TWO CENTS.
MosLEM DISTURBANCES IN SYRIA.
prom the Boston Traveller, october Al

rfrom the Boston Traveller, October A.
We have late private adyices from Syria from which
end 1t is certain that the Mussulmans are doing
all in their power by every means to resist the reforms
initiated by the sultan and more especially those which
tend 10 the prejudice Of their ath Europeans OBJ
ects OF their peculiar hatred nsurrectons feared in
every city where the Franks have any foothold. At Al
exanda the residents live In constant fear OF rising OF
the Arabs and the burning of the city News OF murders
In all parts of the country is constantly being received
The cruelties pacsed at Jeddah and Jaa being
peated in many smaller places Routes that were for
mery safe considered impassablc and the whole
country is unsafe residence for Europeans.
The whole power OF the Sultan and Of the Pashas Is
exered to its fullest extent produce quiet but only
has thus far resulted in turning the rage of tho fanatics
against the existing government and in giving rise to
plot for dethroning the Sultan and giving the scepe 70
his brothers So well known is this plot that number
of the ambassadors Consantnopc have given ont that
Europe will not recognise the title OF the Sultan brother
in the event of successful termination Of the rebellion
Our last adyices from Alexandra show horrible state
OF things Our correspondent says fhero we heard OF
the murder of many Franks by the natica Mussumans
and the report reached that the Turks had sccreted
five thousand muskes at one time and twenty thousand
at another in their mosques to be used in general
rising for the destruction of the Franks and Christian
residents Of the city,.
We have seen letter from Beirut Of late date, in
which il is stated that the American Consul for that place
arrived there about the middle of July with his family,
and that the raising Of the flag of the consulate for the
first time in sixteen months pleasant sight for the
American residents The trial of the Jaf criminals was
then in progress and 1t regretted that the Dixon
family whose numbers thinned by the Arabs there,
had returned to America it feared that some of the
miscrcants might escape punishment by lack Of means for
their identification 1t will be recoccted that the re-
mandcr of this family, who belong in Massachusetts,,
reached Boston but few days since.
runor of disturbances ut Mount Lebanon had reach
cd Beirut and the Pasha there who is only second in
dignity the Grand Vzer had upon the representations
the consu at that place. despatched troop OF soldiers
to que the rebellion well as to protect the foreigners
number OF missionaries their way to different parts
of Palestine at Beirut awaiting the execution OF the
Ja criminals fearing that it might cause general in
surecon throughout the country and prcferring to
main under the protection Of the guns OF the
collected in the harbor.
The writer of the above mentioned letter, which is da
ted August llth says San English mani of-war arrived
here Yesterday and French ofwar came last week
Turkish fgate stationed here sailed for Tnpoll few
days since. where outbreak rumorcd TO have COM
menced Next week it is expected that there will be SIX
steamers in the hurbor So If general rising should
take place. we escape There also about forty
sa Of merchant vessels in the harbor of all nations
cept our own We need American man of-war here,
and expect the ezgencas Of the public SER
vice will permit" .
From all accounts the only safety for Franks in that
coEntry Is under the guns of their national frgates