Nevada national., 1859-09-10
From the Igefv Iru,i.

From the Kefy land.
A correspondent Of the Boston Post. writ.
ing from Jerusalem. the letter having ar
rived on Friday last. dwells With marked
emphasis an the course of events In thai
country. in relation 10 the outrage and mnr.
der Of the American family at JaiIa, fourteen
months ago.
at will he remembered that aii the Arabs
engaged in the sanguirary atrocities To- " l.;ch
the paragraph refers fei 10 the fasfne.ses or
the the Letancn mountains. Snch was the
energetic demand of for justice, however. h,
oil Europeans rs well az Americans IN the
cnnniry. that the Turkish government WAS
compelled to ferret them out and bring them
TO prison for examination. One Of the nun
her * stiil at large. A stronger case Of
murder was never made nut I-fore anv tri-
bunal. But true 10 their national character
nothing more was done with them. or likely
t. he. beyond keeping the wreichr. IN prison.
with an expectation. no donht. thai the mat
ter would blow over, and after awhile n,
'rue believer. would be set at liberty again.
TO murder as many more Christian dogs a.
they choose.
Proper presentations brought a ma aynid.
cent American ship Of war in front of the
city OF Eeyront. where the pssba wss liter
ally Protecting the mnrslprers against the
possibilities Of sn Indignation outbreak Of
foreign inf lels. Bnt the sight of a broad
side of great guns looking directly into the
town. quickened the movements Of the pubIic
authorities. messenger was sent pos,
haste to Siamboul, for the Snltanis permis-
s'nn TO execute the Condemned crimin.is.-
That was another dpceptivs rinse. Frrrv-
body thought. Of course. that the energetic
demonstrations of IN. Arnefic government
would convince the Turks. aud ALI the world
beside. that The property. safe conduct
ana lives of her citizens. whether residing
permanently or 'ravelling in any part of the
Turkish dom n. n Z. were to be- PROTECTED and
respected. even IL they were Christians
Well. when the Object was supposed to have
been atta'nrd. the splendid Wabash hove
short. nnfurled her sails. and steer. a for an
other port. But all thoncbts of pnni,hinv
the murdsrers OF the Am.rican family w.rs
suspended when the ship sailed and the gen
cral impression is, that they will soon breuk
Jail and be of.
FUR country is regarded now. bv su The
faithful. a. weak po"e totally unable To
cope with the Sultal'- eyes snI .sr.-for
sdch are the political functions ~ those bold
ing high Office. unler the Sultan. Hal q
American Government con.IIs IN Stvr;.
been ss-eminrnily qualified for their posi-
tons as the British and French. the Up;,ad
States would be RS c 4 where th.r. /. s
growing fr-iing Of contempt.
"oa Sunday noon." saws III. writer.
while waiting III. door OF the Holy Sspul.
chre. tn have Il opened. Prince Alfred IN.
son OF Queen Victoria. made hi. appearance.
accompanied l.y two janizaries OF the British
Consulate. or course the gate. wer. mick.
'y swinging on their hinges. for tho authori-
ties in jerusalem would not dare to be even
uncivil to an Englishmsn. much less prime.
"f the hlool. therefore had a c.pitaI m
rorsnniiy to contemplate his royal smaiines.
lie IL excsed'ng'y short for Que Of his ar--
fifteen. While he was in jerusalem, the Pa.
scha of the city. which means sbor, ~ -4rs
thing a. Governor. had the mosque II Omar
opened for his reception. which he s,.isrd
with his suite. This wss marvel ors eande
seensicn far ths bR.tad Moslemss g. tie Holy
City. who consider the vast s,ruc IRE witch
occHp'es the identical site Of Z glMioas
Temple Of Solomon. the hniiest plsce "a the
lace OF the globe. next to the Cosbo, where
repose the remains Of Mobamm-d
Bn'. however obIigine his IIishpsss. ibe
Pascha. may have been. through scsr OF The
power behind the throne In Eng,lrd. should
the Prince complain Of any wArt of eourte-
'esy. the fAnstical worshippers at the shrine
OF the Prophet. entertained very different
views Of his little lIighnesr. which was man
Tested in q manner that might have proved
not only disastrous sur themselves, bat the
whole empire Of Turkey. On returning from
the mosque. stone weighing at least twen-
ty pounds was thrown from the rosf Of a
house directly at the Princes head by Tur-
kisb woman, which would have killed him
instantly had il struck as she Intended to
have it.