Smyrna times., 1860-09-13

Pashs with them for Damascus Mr.. Hunter
says, send you the following analysis Of q
letter received this morning by he Greek som
sui at Beirut, dated Damascus, Monday. July
9th. at IL O'clock, p. M: "The massacre be-
gan at two p. NJ, and it estimated that i've
hundred persons were killed. The first con.
sulate attack was that of Russia. Mr.. Makoff'
was fortunately absent. Messrs. Laurens, Nc
Keff, and the agent for Greece, Mr. SparlelIis,
have taken refuge in the house of Abd-el-Ka-
der. who requests the help OF an armed force
to save the remnants of the Christisus. Con-
vents, Churches and Consolates were suint
and plundered. The America consul. who. is
native. and very eminent as well as highly
esteemed man, and Protestant, was wounded.
IL is reported the Dutch consul is killed. Has
lilly written on the envelope of letter of DIR.
Nicole to bis family, the few lines convey the
intelligence thai there is no improvements
He says: /" Midnight. Monday.-At this mo-
ment the monks Leray and Nageaus have ar.
rived al Abd-el-Kader's, escorted by the sol
diers Of the American consul. There were
hundred boys and girls. Damascus is on fire.
According to letter from the French consul,
!. The Turks are behaving as at Hasbeize and
-el-Korner. July lIih.--The Russian con-
sui has received a despatch from the consul ut
Damascus. which says that the whole of the
Christian quarter is burned, that the greater
part Of the Christian population ia saved by
well disposed Mahommedans, but that several
hundreds have been mastered. The English
and Prussian consuates have DOT been touched.
We know not what is 10 be the result OF sill
this. There has been no Difference paid the
French flag 10 any place. Il was torn to pieces
in Tyre; in Table il was waving over the con-
vent when they burnt il. Several Frenchmen
have been killed. and now that France has
sufficient reason for making war on Syria, a
thing she has so long desired, and Russia too,
who is quite as anxious, has bad considerable
insult offered her. The general opinion is now
that war between Syria and these two coun.
tries must begin, and that as soon as the new,
reaches them troops will be sent live are
permitted in the good providence OF God to re-
main unmolessed until then. we shall have L
take refuge in America, for it war is declared
our work is finished for time, until peace
shall return. was very much alarmed yes
Eerday at the last news, but all say there is nc
danger sere. fos the Moslems ARE 10 such fea
Of the FcIlaheen. besides every few days Their
10 asteamer or war vessel stopping here, whicl
keeps them subdued. Ships of war are KEEP
coassing along now, stopping ss different ports
When I hear them firing their eannons, Their
10 feeling Of protection in the sound tia
makes it as refreshing as music to my ears
They lke the English, AID 10 no place hav
they been disturbed. They regard the Amer
cans as English. bot the French and Russian
D they hate. trust that God will protect u.s.
There have been upwards of hundred an
fifty villages burnt, and seventy thousand met
{ women and children made homeless and penn
. less wanderers, (Chris,ians.) send yos eli
!, culars for subscriptions 10 aid these desolal
U ones. Excuse hasle--I arm obliged 10 writ
# hurriedly. Pray for US, that He who doeth q
:. things we'll, may make this rebound to Fl
y honor and glory. Yours.