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Inc Boston ITGrELer mas ! lie letter from
its correspondent at Beirut giving interesting
accounts Of the masslcrces in that region,
from which we take the following
BuHrr, SYRIA, July >, 1850.
The iall Of ZaLlcn Las been followed by the
most awful tarbaritios, unparalleled by the mas
,acrcs ol Cawnpore, and India generally, at least
SOD far as numbers are concerned.
ZIlllh was taken by stratagem, planned, it is
said, by an Eagishman who, having married
native wife, bias been living for several years in
Mount Lebanon. Surrounded by fifteen thousand
men. Of the Druses, g. p=ics Met0uaiies and BE
douin Arabs, the ten thousand fighting men Oh!
Zahlch were thrown h3rs 1t combat, and defeated,
or rather driven out Of their stronghold 70 the
mountains of the hcsr0uan. The attacking party
divided themselves and attacked 40 different
points at the sa.ao tiue-leayiuE one place only
uamcna--l Willie the tLri r!Jus ~ tie town
were f-ltiug yaIjJutly at the various points Of
danger, letter was received pgrportiny To be
from noted Christian Chief, promising O. come
t1 their relief with band of tw0 thousand men,
go O. certain hour. This gave new life and energy
o. tho Christians within. At tho appointed time
two thousand men, well armed were seen ap-
rflachiuc from the direction which promised them
ala. and when jaey perceived the Christian stand
ara floating over the advancing army. they re-
neved tho conflict ana rushed upon the fee Alas
for tuo poor Christians So cruelty betrayed. The
letter was forgery, tae Christian standard st0-
lea one, and the two thousi a armed men entered
the only exposed part Of the town as ir cud-, but
proved o. Poe their deadIIc5t foes, DO set tre to
the houses and attacked the bescigeI ia tho rear
The remaining Christians formed a square around
their women and children and fought their way
our, gradually retreatu,, and thus eva uated the
town, leaving r. o. he sacked, Numbered and
burnt.
The prusos, not satisfied with taiz triumph, and
determined g. oNtermin8tC the Christians, then
rushad upon DER 81 komar which had previously
surrendered and given up arms 3 rowing itself
upon the protection Of the Turkish Governor and
garrison. Here, IN oae day, these GeuJs 5rutally
chopped IN pieces every mlio Iuhalitant with
hatchets, axes, swords, knives, and every other
available weapon. More than fifteen hundred men
and boys thus persisted under the eye u the Gov
ernor, Turk, and AID a by the Turkish soldiers
in the hellish work. The remainder If the s.N
thousand inhabitants arc wanderers and ilgitIye-,
cut down wherever they aye found, without meT-
c.. Two Thousand women and children, many Of
whom were wounded, have been brought o. Beirut
by English ships If war. who picked them zap
along he sca-;oast and by Americans, who, aided
by guards from the Z. $. o1suiate, arQu gat many
Of the doomed and perisAiuc upon their own
horses to Beirut During this var English and
Americans have been treated by an parties with
great respect aaJ all Prote-taLts who placed
themselves under the protection Of the bru-es
have been saved, for the sake Of the Missionaries
90 whose congre cations lhey belonged. Our mis-
s'onaries have thus been able 70 relieve The as
Uess u--'''-ea' ana % +'. 'o scores N".s- l-'e7
i-ey nave preserved ~ E." ,' '-' scene u "c-
.ulatc. haiug accompanied by january or c0ns1-
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Day after day has since passed away, each sue
cceding one bringing fresh alarms and news of
horrible butchcries from Mount Lebanon.
Last week the Consuis General of the five Powers
Of Europe, which have guaranteed tie integrity #
the Ottoman Empire, concluded TO act together, in
go, - ,to TLe,- co,,,,issioro5 Cr-,I G-.5
han, tl,o fars,1. Tnrlisb traveller and evplorer
- 80, T., rho rfiri. IT the Dr,ses nation and war
-, ~ tle dancer If rro,olzin., Furonean orr,
sition bv the commission Of further atrocities
mon tho lhrisfians. lie has not vet returned
bI ne has -iften =, friend. in Rcirut that he has
utterly failed. Il the Druses fear not the FIVE
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necessity Of depending upon foreign ala at such
n' we bo Iao1a ind eT e9s'' u "
information has just been received Of disturb
poS EN- rr pT s.ct ' Of Moslem5 IN Aieppo in
which many lives have been lost.
baroae speedwei Of Boston. to saw that during the
Moslem Instruction he received scores Of native
The American famiIes which sought relure there
received great kindness and attention. lie showed
american ilc sailor R generous and sr,a9athetia
HADH.
Letters received from the American Missionaries
oG1 FIIIn iq'j.Jal " ,I' an ourecop
If the Moslem fanatics was momentarily expected,
s alluded TO- BeIln 5 'Ipe ni' 'V tis. T5s
foreign force OF the men Of the menoi-war in the
night ready 70 I IaUj IV ~ - ,ITi IA
opinion Is expressed that should the French inter-
would a. once take to the shin. e.vy f - rars