The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-15
Syria.
Syria.
THE MASSACRE At DAMASCUS.
1COrreS pondence OF the London Post.


THE MASSACRE AT DAMASCUS.
Correspondence OF the London Post.
On the 18th instant forwarded you via SMYRNA.
teegraphic despatch giving outline of the fearful ira
gedy which has just been witnessed, and which, whom
at Damascus Since then further details OF this outrage
have reached B<yrout from various authentic sources
city Of Turkey Il S% al m
holy town. ~ from departs and 70 Il arrives every
year the hsj, or pilgrim caravan, to and from Mecca
13e 900 Aoslems Is 900 Christians ana 200 Jews
Ever since the murder OF the Christians by the Druses In
Lebanon commenced and more particularly since it be-
came every day more anu more evident TO Ill men
that the Turkish government showed Partially
TO the Druses the disreputabe Aoslems OF Daa-
Gus begun TO be exceedingly insoent 10 the Christians.
These low Mosems numerous, very troublesome
and an exceedingly bigoted all large Oriental
snd srs sntod more 50 IN Damascus than any place
where not only sided against their regionists, but
how hsd everywhere In Lebanon act aay helped 70 be-
mascus were from the very outset downbeartsd and
frightened ~ well they might be- when threatened from
day to day that the Aosems would rise and extermnae
them. Matters got worse add worse, the one party
becoming daily frightened the other hourly moro
ins ,lent. until at last, on Sunday the Sth inst.
churches mob OF Mosem lads were busy in the streets
making crosses In chalk the ground and then stamp
ing and splitting the sacred emblem But 50 utterly
dcwnhearted were the Chrians that they did not even
complain to the authorities Of this wanton insult On
the contrary all they did was 70 connne themselves sin
strictly within their houses for the Of the day
What must then have been their astonishuent the
Monday morning 70 these same lads who had made
the Christian quarter chains by order
the Turkish head Of police They at once supposed that
this order must have been given for the very purpose
Of exciting q riot, and they were not mistaken.
At two P. n some three hundred Of the lowest
Noslems Of Damascus, rushed armed into the
sians and inea isisiy the work q plumber, burning
and murder commenced. Achmet Pacha, Governor
MAJ sha in SIN
what had taken place But although he had 1t his dis
posal eight hundred regular troops and several field
pieces, not = man . gun did he move. He never
showed himself in the streets took any steps what
To stop the massacre, declaringthe old story Of
Hasbeyia, Rssneyis, Deir -eKamar and Sidou-that
he had troops enough 70 do any good The Russian
Consulate almost the first house attacked, and all
those Christians Who ad no. take reoFs with the
most noby throughout the ousiness), were murdered
ct But although the affair might have been
stopped with the greatest before dark the
Monday. AFTER that hour the mob increased In numbers
every minute Late la the evening about 800 soldiers
were sent TO put stop to the outrage bu! very shortly
Joined IN the plunderng; did not do actually
used their 10 massacre the Christians Tue whole
Christian quarterwhich includes OF the finest pa
laces 10 be found in the empire-was mass Of
ames and-for this there rs the positive authority Of
European eye witness, who was hiding in the neghbor
hood all that fearful nghtss the Christians tried 70 es
cape from the flames they thrust back the burn
ing piles by the bayonots Of the Turkish regular troops
However, when we recoIlect that one Of the military
chiefs who commanded in Damascus Osman Beg, the
miscrean who three weeks previously had delivered
up at Hasbeya upwards Of fifteen hundred Christians 70
be massacred by The Druse, all wonder st the conduct
When our last advices from Damascus efs That place
the whole Christian quarter had been utterly destroyed
Of Add Ksder who defended them against Ill
Three honnnd bad taken refuge she cnete under the
Pacha, and several hundred in the Engsh consulate,
which ~ yet-beng situated Ia the nosicm quarter Of
the sown-hsd been respected. Upwards Of two thou
sand Christians, calculated, bad been murdered ell
cold blood and the loss Of properly monsy
valuablcs, &c, was q zoo 600 sterling
Prom Alcppo the news bad. they had not heard OF
the Damascus maasae, but fully expccssd almost every
hour the hoslcms Of the town 70 rise The CHRISTIANS
naval ofcer here, has despatched her Nasys ship No
save fugitives from Moslem fAnaticsm.
In Bsyrout the panic among the native Christians has
been sonsthine fearful yesterday and today: They are
TO Aiexsndresta Alexandria, Corfu, Malta, and even
for England. Nearly I'll the Freuch and English mer.
usde 10 stopped ior tie present. syria has had blow
from which she VIII not recover Tor sixty years In
been very 1 : s, s s who s a,s
Beyrout The English and American. have formed fund
10 relieve the poor who have 1ed 70 this place In thou
sands the French have done the same the ssters Of
Charity have relieved hundreds every dag with food the
10 say nothing Of the American missionaries who dali
feed three hundred pecple), give bread, cooked meat
rice clothes, &C., TO several hundreds Of these poor.
starved burnt out peasanis All The medicai men have
attended 10 their wounds and sickness gratis and
the crews Of her Majesty ships Exmoush Mohawk
well the Preach Imperial frigaie Zsoobe, have
tributed their mites.
banquet To Lord Clyde
Lard Clyde wAs entertained NJ ma1nincent banquet
by the Fishmongcrs' Company, Tuesday July 81 Tho
Prime warden, n proposly he health q the noble Lord
claimed for him the titic Of pacncator Of india.
Lord cIrpr, in acknowledging the toast paid . high
compliment 70 LORD Canning me Governor General of
India saying that to him, above all others, docs England
debt Of gratitude He snid he thought right that
Eglishmcn should know be merits OF that great man,
whose dstrused SELF possession exercised pow
crfu influence In The suppression o. the mutiny Tho
noble lord also spoke q HE countrymeo. lie said
= have been ffty years soldier, and
tel you that the Of Engand Ireland and Scotland
have not deteriorated. They obcdicnt soldiers
when properly cncered, ever served 10 the Bsitish
army.
Admiral sAnroRrs, who responded 70 The toast on
behalf OF the navy, said that modern warkc improve.
men had entirely changed The whole system II dsfence
and increased the adv ,gss Of the defenders the
ass alanp a bundled fold. A seaman, he said
impossible for any successful invasion OF shores 10
take place BIZ ships &c not Disposed 70 distrst the
Emperor q The French but he would say "rcly the
courage and decision which bad In former times secured
the safety Of the country"
Sir Charles Wood was present. The Other members OF
the Cabinet were attending privy council OF Osborne
THE Diamond Robbery I'm Paris. e.4
From the London Star, July 90
The affair Of the robbery OF $50 O00f vnrth Of dia-