The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-20
THE MASsACRES IN SYRIA.
The Intervention OF the Great Power.

Toulon for Agiers to embark TROOPS.
Great agitation prevailed in Gambia.
The Governor General Of Damascus had been deprived
Of ONCE and sent away from syria IN order 70 DC tired
Bcyrout had also been arrested.
1t was said that Russia would send four ships Of the
General Admiral was one OF the fleet
Troops had len harseilles for Syria.
The Protocols OF the Great Powers.
We give below the text OF the two protocols signed by
the Of the great Powers at Paris the 3d
instant The following is a full translaton-
First protocol OF the conference held ut the Foreign
Office, on the Sd OF August, 1860
His Imperial Majesty the Sultan, being DESTROYS 10
rest by prompt and ccacous measures, the bloodsbed
In Syria and TO show his firm resolution 70 insure order
and peace among the populations placed under bis soyer
eignly,
Emperor of Austria the Queen OF the United Kingdom OF
Great Britain and Ireland, hts Royal ghness the Prince
Regent OF Prussia and his Majesty the Emperor Of all the
Russas having offered their active cooperation, which
bis Majesty the Sultan has accepted,
The representatives OF their above enumerated Maies
ties, and Of bis Royal shness have agreed upon the fol-
lowing articles
Art / Abody Of European troops which may be brought
to iweve thousand men, win be directed 70 Syria, for
contributing to the establishment OF tranquility.
Art HIS Majesty the Emperor q the French consents
should become necessary 10 OIL up the whole number,
stipulated the preceding article, the high Powers,
Porte in ordinary diplomatic way about the dcsiena
ton Of those Powers among them which 70 make pro-
Art o The Commander in Chief Of the expedition, on
his arrival will enter into communication with the Ex
traordnay Commissioner OF the Porte for the purpose
OF combination Of the required by The circum
OF the and Zoe that OF taking up What posi-
tons may recommend themselves connection with the
fulnment q the object Of the present act
Art Their Majestee the Emperor OF the French, tho
Emperor OF Austria the Queen Of the United Kingdom OF
Great Britain and Ireland, bis Royal Hghncss tho Prince
Regent OF Prussia and his Majesty the Emperor OF All the
Russss, promise TO furnish lihe French dess Snvl
such forces will be sufficient for Assisting tho
suoctss OF the efforts for establishing tram
guilty on the syrian shore (sr le hmorui)
Art The high contracting parties, convinced tnas
such space OF time will be SUFFICIENT 70 attain the OBJ
ect OF pachcaon they have In View M the duration Of
the occupation by European troops In Syria (ic; m Se>
10 six months.
Art g. The Sublime Porte undertakes 70 facilitate a.
much az will depend upon her tho maintenance and pro-
visioning Of the expcditiouary corps.
understood that the s,x preceding articles are 70
be transformed into Convention, which shA receive tho
signatures Of the representatives sgners OF the present,
they shall have been provided with full powers
by their sovecgns but that the stpustors OF this pro-
The Charge dAatcs Of Prussia nevertheless observes
that the present distribution Of the russan ships Of war
may not permit his government 10 operate for tho
present in the execution OF article s.
Done al Paris, the 81 OF August 1880 IN sig dnerent
copies. THouvENFl,
MErTRNfCH,
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The following the second prot ,col Of the conference
held al the Foreign ONCE on the 81 August, 1850 =
Tho picnpotentarics Of France Austria, Great Dror,
Prussia ard Russia, DESTROYS TO establish W conformity