, 1860-07-26
The CIVIL War lii %yrias

| Eksncc7. June 81. 1850.
Zahleh has fallen. The last stronghold of
tue Christians has been takru, plundsred aud
| burnt. and its surTiyiny inhabitants a7e flying
IKE sheep from the wolves 'has are now On
their track. The Christian ar:. : has been au-
nihi'aied and the Christian power. which has
tor ayes eomp.ted with the Dsuses, has been
| crushed. The feet lay Quietly ut anchor in The
.:--"or OF Dsrrout, while Xahleh was 1eseged,
sacked md laid in rnins-uud the Consus.
General, who hare hitherto been SO potent aud
mighty, have held daily ind nightly consnit+-
tions in vain. The desolation OF the ''goodIy
Lebanon was decreed. aud the besou. oil d s.
truction has laid it waste.
Tie Consuts were in secret cooclave a1l night,
after the news OF the sacking O! Xalieh was
received, to devise ~tys ard nesns ior the res
cue Of the Surviving Christians ct tae country
from general nl.eaacre. What they have
dime has not tr4rf pired, but tho busche1y Of
the remainder If the one hundred and iifty
thousand Christians is a sad thing to co.tsni-
plate. We bad hoped tint the steamers Of this
week would hare brought authority from the
pJwtrs that be TO land marines for an armed
interference, but in this We were disappointed.
True, the Ton sut> wrra Instructed to stup the
war ~ soou as possible, but 10 power was pl4c-
ed ut their disposal 10 conquer PEACE Noral
suasion has nos, in this barbarens land tue in
nuence It enjoys ID more civilized cliules. and
u,liv armed Intervention can convince the.e
b!uoIthirs!y Uruses that tue European powers
are in eurnes..
The absurdisy Of the present arrangement is
loudly proclaimed BY the eoaps De esn""n, which
even row shake ny windows. The Queen, aa
English liLe-ot.bats!e chi has inst arrived from
Gibtultur, and /. shutting the town. Twents-
one guns from II. II. u. = ship Of l2D guns, aud
Il uns from the battery OF tie town, ,have Ii
Warlike sound, but they are mere cuurtesies
and bare 40 effect on the war- The Dsu.es
continue to butcher the Christians, to b ,ra
+hosr :. r11,1 bn,r
iug Of these courteous salu.cs. The policy Ct
England with reference to Turkey is fraaght
with may evil consequences. Determined at
Ill hazards to maintain tue integrity Of the
Ottoman Empire, ehe il uufavorable to the il
ses'isation proposed hF Russia into the condi.
tiun Vi the Christians in Turkey, aad declares
that the Haiti llamayoun is not dead letter.
England doubtless Tears the effect Of an iaye5-
tigntion, and breads the partition Of Turkey
And We I'LL sce with regret that Eoglaud has
intimased to the Sublime Porte that if the
Sultan objects to the Investigation BY Consuls,
she vii! not insist upon il. Thus in the plain
est manner advising that the Consuls be not
allowed to participate in the investigation. II
the Commission is purely Turkish, all the eri-
dence collected By the Consuls will te Of no
use. We await the issue with muca anxiety.
Missionary work Is a: Il stand still in Muunt
Lebanon. 1t may be that I'll Franks will be
driven from the land, for time Ut leaet.
The United State5 Cousul has repeatedly
warned tue Americans OF their danger, and IN
formed Them 1hat residence in the mountains
is no longer safe. Many hare come down. To-
day the mission at Deyrout passed vote re-
qnesting the Rev. 3ir. Calhoun OF Atecip. the
President Of the College u. that place, together
with Mr.. Bird, Of Deirli ken,r, to came to Ee.-
rout 1t once.
The CHRISTIANS, throughout this war, have
been most cowardly, but the defense Of Zahlen,
the most warlike town in Lebanon. WAS con-
duc'ed with much spirit. As an illustration Of
the manner in which The desperate fuElcra hope
Of the Christians behaved in this last battle, in
which about 1900 Dsu.es and Arabs were eu-
gagged in the s!e6e, l will refer TO one Gaze only
ut pt esent-
The Dsuses had gained the suburbs OF the
town, And had succeeded in setting fire to about
score Of houses, when the Christians rallied,
au'l drove them ont upon the p1ain. The Druses
were led by most terccious and b'oodihssty
chief, Range Ell Amad. In the Christian army
WAS Ind OF fourteen years Of age wba deter
mind to die in defence vi HI. home. lie rush.
ed into the ranks OF the enemy, and, shooting
the chief, fell, pierced with spears aad bullets.
The chiet was killed, and the little hero shared
his grave.
The destruction of Sidor has just been re-
ported. 2,500 Christians are said 10 have been
killed By Moslcms aud Druses. This 1ntellt-
gsnce requires confirmation, and is not gene
rally credited.