The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-14

Syria
Of having taken part in The ass assacrss' hal ossa
hung, and ITO soldiers shot he had 90 npeue 90
habnanm Of Damascus 70 enter the army
Four thousand i've hundred soldiers Of the Fs nab
petition had disembarked 81 Beyrout.
lhe appearance q foreign troops had osen the sgnN
Tor the OF VI feeling between the hrs ans
and Aosiems. Partial lights had taken place In Beyr
Letters continue TO express tears q ene
raj rising against the Christians when the French landed
sckenng details relative 70 the late continue
70 come to hand
found remaining-neary al women and Children me
corpses remained unburiet The serni was full Of them
and IN the upper rooms they were piled In heaps Eve 70
General Beaufort the commander OF me Freocn forces
IN proclamation, bad prohibited the xAsonses from re-
A CoDs.ansinople despatch says
Notwishstan ting the representations Of the smbissA
dcrs, kurchd Pacha remained " Copstantnope until The
Marquis do Avaetss again insisted upon aud obtained his
departure, in order thai be might DO brought 70 trial
The NussulnAn inhabitants are assuming threatening
attitude Tho garrison has been increased but the col
djsrs' pay 10 etili in arrears
Special Correspondence Of the London Tines
BsYRouT August 10, 1850.
was circulated, and generally believed, that
meeting Of Druse chiefs had been held to suit
upon their position respect Of foreign nerventcu
and that II had been decided not 70 resist believe
that up 10 the time no general course Of action
n9, been decided upon Or ~ any regular Official meeting
Sheks like those at Rasheya may have boasted Of what
they meant 70 do. but any thing Ike national policy
bis wounds received the eight before zahleh. II
ported BY . Druse 3hek-w!h what truth know not
set journey IN some followers and gave orders
that the body not 70 be Inferred until AFTER his return
few days he came back and gave permission for the
Chrletans. Even " this report be not true, II shows
what must be the q the native Christian society for
Deghboripg CHIEFS or ths vakeels (odciA Representa-
tvef) bound TO offer coincidence Ia nod hac) tbs
parents Consequently there was an assembly Of shsks
h,efp H. Nh a
given rise 70 the report about the meeting; and 10
quite possible that after their condolences had been offer
ed the sheks may have converssd among themselves and
pursued By the pruse nation. Whatever decson
on hos sS5 ssrs pf:.s,, ana s.Iess 10 rsIs.sion
ives deemed beneficial we shall know nothing Abous
H. Up to the time Of the death Of Hoar Beg Amads
q sss9 CASE s' oso "s' vss Ad1 as
In which they were 10 set forth ther perfect VII.
usness TO 30 .ed BY any court tina: might be
England that they should have fair play thai their per
sons should be- seized during trial, and TIA, harm
condition Is very significant Il would argue that the
Drusee feel themselves certain Of being able 70 that
in ~ hey aid hey bad ,hs authority at .. ino Tsh on
sait Il : not improbable sha, the prSsss may have
ties, which hope to be able 70 forward by the next mail
II this surmise be Correct they viii indeed require PRO
lection. One Of their sheiks said the other day"How
dare tell the truth unless have security ths. no harm
will befall for doiDg9 Bu, give tho guarantee
Of England for fair trial, and every Druse you may
require shall attend the court, be he peasant
Sheik, and abide ~ verdict One word more with
spect the Druses They have been cruel, nerce and
bloodthirsty but they are not guilty Of any Of the
ouusges that have been perpetrated upon TIC
widows Of the slain awe saw our husbands butch
cred before eyes, but truth compes 10 stse that
Druse offered the slightest insult 70 woman What
outraees Of this nature committed they were
the deeds Of rurksh soldiers and Nosles Tho greatest
enemies Of the Drusee accuse them az violence TO
somen. Not finger would they lay upon . woman, and
hardly would they look her In the face II she were
stranger Greek Catholics orthodox Greeks and Jews
have been accused Of having joined the Duscs against the
Mronhes Of having taken more than their fair share Of
the plumber and Of having insutcd the In fact
the Jews stated 10 be deeply implicated in the afro
cities At Damsscus but trust the charge may prove IN
founded