New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-27
SYRIA.

Correspondence of TIE London Times.
COSSTANTINOPLE, Aug l.
We have letters from Beyrout to the 9th of July.
The massacre at Damascus ceased on the evening of
the 18TH IL is said the authority of the different
coDsus that from 5000 to 600 people have been muir
dered. letter which have received and In which
but for these consular dispatches, should place inn
plict reliance, gives 600 as approximation to the
number of those who have persisted. The riot began
in quarter of The town called the Aedan over the
disoTdery popu'aon of this portion Of Damascus,
| amounting TO some II 900 men, women, and children.
the police would appear never TO have exercised any
real control II caravan had been plundered il was
to this place that the booty brought for sale. If
murder had been committed, in the Medan the culprit
found safe retreat. No doubt intending TO bring
about the confusion which actually ensued some lof
the inhabitants of this quarter commenced series Of
manderin-Chief aware of the importance of putting
an immediate stop to these proceedings, sent troops
who seized some of the offenders, placed them in
irons, and made them sweep the streets of the
Christian quarter. Whether this conduct was discreet
or not l will not stay 10 inquire IL was likely
to arouse the indignation of the Mussuman popula-
ton, and should therefore not have been adopted
unless the Commander-in- Chief swas prepared to
follow up by the strongest 70 repress any
resentment it might occasion. That Ahmet Pasha
was sincere in his desire to prevent disturb
ance | firmly believes that he showed himself
utterly incapable when the storm burst over his
head is beyond doubt. On the 9th of July, when
the pilage and massacre began in earnest, he shut
himself up in the citadel with his troops; and al
luOUku no Sheltered duU protected Il great numOtf
Of Christians there, he to have taken active
steps for the reestablshment of order. IL would bs
useless for me TO enter into minute details Of the
events Of those six days, during which the mob was
allowed TO run riot In Damascus. Neither does the
copduct of Abd-el-Kader the occasion need any
comment of mine. More direct accounts of these mat
tiers will have reached you. There is however, one
fact which in the excitement and indignation which
the intelligence of these has naturally occa
stoned may have been suppressed or lost sight Of 1t
is nevertheless beyond doubt, and should IN common
Justice be published With the exception of the very
owes class the settled Mussulman population of Da-
mascus took part in the slaughter Of the Christians
On the contrary, Uemas Mollahs, and Shekhs of the
different religious orders Of lsamsm, and many OF thu
noables Of the place, active in saving Christian
lives wherever sn opportunity Of so doing offered IL
self.
Fuad Pasba arrived at Beyrout on the 18th Of July
All the neld officers whose conduct has given rise to
complaints were immediately placed under arrest,
and all the other officers OF the regiment which at
tl-Kammar were summary dismissed the service.
Fusd Pasha has declared openly that he will msks
free of The powers with which he Is invested ane
that he will not hesitate TO inAct capital punshmen'
where he cause for the exercise OF such seSoy'
The Vice Admiral of the Turkish fleet had been u1s
patched on yist TO all the towns on me coast "a
those which he had alresdy visited the SuI'a 90,
man, giving unlin tied powers to Fusa rSsu Ts.c,;ng
read. and also order, signed by the laer hinh tbs
| the immediate COMMANDMENT Of any town ~ wiz VIZ. 10
slightest disturbance should occur. wv ~
atleiy had left Beyrout on the If.n oonmsnd az
aud FuAd Pasha wac 10 follow ana tsne oo' MAJ. ~
them ON tina tolloving day. his Exeeleney uurins nS
stay In Beyrout has over and over assuu asS Ss Us
d,ts,mnstion 10 show 20 Europe that tne rot'e las
| both the will and the power 70 eohlPei -" "''
| 10 live In peace one with announcer a CHI, Lo; g..
" az Ma Last the Grand Nizier left Sehir'keui ior
Me- Dnr;no HIS stay at the former place an inquiry
was Insulated into the conduct Oh LsinYi asi'a .
| Goyernor-C;eneIal Of the Province OF Nsssi "a
| charges of oppression aud spohation lave, Asa "