New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-09
TURKEY.
ECT1ON OF AN AMERICAN MISSIONARY.

ELECTION or AN AMERICAN MISSIONARY.
Correspondence C. The London Daily Ne~.
BEYRoUr. May ~, 1858.
There hss been 8 disturbance at Lsheh since ny
lsst hoh likely 10 De talked OF on both sides of the
Atlantic Zeheh, must tell you, is the largest town
in NJ 5unt Lebanon, ard with Us suburb, MuaiaAah,
contains about lUCCO inhabitants. Il Is situated on
the eas slope Of the rsnge Just above the plain OF the
Bukaa and is distant from Beyrout days Journey OF
eiylt heurs or about halfway between this sud Da-
Ii j. considered the headquarters Of hom AZ
i'm in this plsce the people pricing themselves upon
beiIg al members OF either the Latin or the Greek
CathOic Churches. The Jesuits, ali tfencnnen,
have large establishment in the place; anu the
Greek Cstholics-taat II, members OF the Greek
Church who are in conmut ION with ko'ne-have
B,shop convent, and numerous priests In the Nd
Scme six months ago sn American missionary OF
the Pre-, tslisn CAurch, took up his residence at
language, ard also ct seeing wheeler, in
time, schools could net be established IN
the place. Tie people themselves were glad to see
this geutlenau a. all over Syria the American sch )os
have irst-rate name; bat the prests were exceed
ingly apgry al his presumption lor comiog among
tier .ck ard several times wrote hin .etels warn
ing him to leave the place. The missionary
ne ne by the wsy, s DOd-repisd that hs was in his
own night in hypg where he Liked; that he WAS rot
aware of hsyrg given anybody any oifense; and that
with all due ceeienJe 10 the Indignant eoclesastics
lie would remain where lie was. For time ae WAS
left unmOlesttd; but up'n his concluding bargain
fer the hire Of house, which he engaged for term
Of years, tie storm burst out again. One OF
the chief Greek Catholic priests visited him st the
small hotel where he Was living, and said
that gnless he took his departure forthwith
the people 81 the town would rise and stone HIN
out Of the place. Mr. bod answered thst he old
not think thst likely, for the inhabitants of Zshleh
had always shown Themselves siDd toward hm.
few d,ys sfterward only fortnight az }, some ten or
dozen of the order Of priests together with one
OF the French Jesus, TO his house, aud brought
with them mules. upon which they sad he must pSck
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Ned by any ef the to osnspeope but they said they
acting under the orders Of the bishop. Mr.
bod said to them tha, if forced to go be could not
help himself, but dsclsred he would never move
from hat he considered his post Of duty of his own
accord. Upon this, thees gentle ministers of the
gospel. Win their sacred hands, threw ont of the
windows all his books, clothes, and furniture; also
all that belonged 10 his vile and childthe latter
infant III arms. Tre French jesuit took active
part IN the proceedings; but he did not
he might have done by word, the native priests
IN SyTa have the greatest fear and reverence for
all European moDks, and more particularly for
those of his Order-the others acting they did, The
wOmaL--an cid Italian, VINO keeps the small inn at
Zahleh, where Mr.. bod was livng-remonatrs.ng
with them for treating her lOdger they did; but sll
che ade by her move was TO be beaten by them very
severely. Tney were then proceeding to eject Mr..
Doc ana his wife; but the former did no. wish 10
expose lady 10 the hands of these fellows he voun-
teeTsd TO move oil at once. Oae would have Thought
that in lonely faroff place Ike Zahleh and above
all, under the circumstances have mentioned an
establishment composed Of European men of educa-
tiOn, particularly who protessed TO be minis
ters Of the Gospel, snd who call their order by the
name Of our common Savior, would have offered Mr.
Dod some assistance, some shelter, az least until he
could make arrangements for his departure. But not
80. The Jesuits of the place much as made
him the slightest offer OF assistance in any way what
ever, and under burning Syrian sun, at a moments
Lotiee was this gentleman obliged to move of over
the mourtars with his wife and young child on
journey of eight hours, to house OF brother
siCnsry -ho lives al Bhamdo0n.
II s bat ast to the Turkish authorities to say that
they rot to blame for this outrage /ahleh has
org been in sort Of passive rebellion against tue
Pssta snd has psid no taxes for two years 10 fact
the people OF the place do very much as they like,
ard the oby persOns MO havs sny command over
them the priests ana monks Of the town. The in
cid, ut have related seems to prove that there IL
much truth in what many residents in ihis country ~.
sert viz that where tne Christians possess power in
Asia they TO the full tyrsnnical, biyo.ed and
b.oodthilsy ss the Moslems nave ever sho@n them
selves to be.
Mr. bod as MISTER Of course csui not allow
the matter 10 drop Alter taking MS family to lam
doom he came TO Beyrout reported tho case to
Nj. Moore, the English Consul General who is acting
as American Consul, there having been Consul for
the United States IL Beyrout for some time past. Mr..
More fas taken up thu matter with grea. spirit aud
through the Pacha of BeyTout h6s cent an order e.
Zahleh for the chief Sbeks Of the place 10 proceed TO
Bhsmdoon s1l s.co.t nr. bod back 10 their tOgn,
making item responsible tha he will not be ltreated
mo.ested for the future. To this the Shieks have
sgreed, urging that they had nothing whatever to do
wth the oa,Iege, which the work of the press
snd OF them alone. But | question much whether
the affair will be above 10 remain in stdku qu0'
Brother Jonathan is not the ID allow his fellow
country men 70 be rsued with impunily. Mr.. Moore
mas done all that he can in the matter but aspect
the American Minister st Constantaope will insist
upon the rnsleaders CT this Outrage being punished.
The Calcutta mail OF Msy Is arrived at Alexandria
on the 2lst Of June.
Shabjeheppore lad been relieved by BIigsdier
,If Wa euns tack al hxy
Mana Sehib and Khan Bshadoor, they were re-
pulsed.
Lucknow was threater ed in Gen. Hope Grants ab.
sence southwark by % ,000 men under the gum
Sir Colin Campbell hsd crossed the Gsnges The
Rest was intense. and the troops at Lucknow un-
healthy The garrison reduced to 900 infantry
Oner Singh hsd crossed the Ganges and msn .csd
the Bombay route from Allyghur.
Jugdespore ed been occupied by Gen. Lvgard, but
on his ,eayiDg the place in ge Of Col. Lghtfoot
the rebels commenced an attack and the General was
L oyirg back u the relief
a c0rspiracy had been discovered in a wing Of the
Fourth Native Infantry il tae Punish. The conspir
atols were hanged ard the wing at once narcnedto
Juilir der.
The Rsjsb of Shurds, in Nsgpore, on tae Hyde,s-
bad frontier, had broken into open rebellion.
Sunory sknmshes ale reported.
The Calcuits Impor, market lad slightly i'm proved.
Produce continued dell. Money unchanged TX.
chefge y | for credits and a p for dccumen.s
DR.. Russell, the special correspondent Of Tie Inn
don TINES, had recovered from the effects Of nis su-
stroke.
CHINA