Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-10-02

The civil War In Syria. FED.
TaE FRARFrL RErRIBurIoS AT Damascus
pETAlLKD DxscRIPTIoN OF THE HANGING AND
STRANsLINe OF TEE MosLKMs-THRILLINs
INcIDkSrs-FUAD PAsHA's ENERGETIC MEAS
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Correspondence of the Boston Travellerl
BEyRour, Syria, Aug. 90, 1850.
Syria Is tranquil now, but the Moslefn popula-
zion lies wrtthing In the frm grasp OF Fuad Pasha
who Is acting the part of true patriot and lover
The execution on the Goth Of August Of the
Commander-in-Chiefo of the Bashi Bazoueks with
1Os Of his officers and men, Is a lesson TO the
tive NJ Moslem soldiery that they will never forget
-ahd the proud fanatical spirit Of the intolerant
not entirely broken. the sight Of several Of the
chief Efendis hanging dead before their doors on
the morning Of that memorable day.
That they should be executed simply because
they killed few Christian dogs was doubtless
tremendous shock 10 their religious sensi biliti
but that they should be hung, actually strangled
was to the Mosem something terrible, for they
never strangle any living creature. Fuad Pasha
chose this method of execution an additional
means Of humbling the CITY, Beams Were thrown
across from window to window In the narrow
streets, and the criminals were drawn up by a
rope around their necks, nd were left by the ex-
ecutioners TO daDgle and die In their agony, with
out any Of the usual aids and appliances used in
America for the breaking OF the neck ard conse-
quent shortening Of the death agonies Of the vic
tim Never was the haug hty city of the Mosems
SO ohumiliated-never, In the days of the Crusades
Hardly had the inhabitants Of this Musselman
SOdom realized the full weight of their degrada-
ton, when tue City was again cOnvulHd with
agony at the announcement that 3U0 prisoners,
among whom were many of the wealthiest, most
naughty and arstocrafic Of their citizens had been
condemned to hard labor for life in the galleys at
Constantinople. Intense was the grief and rage
of the followers Of the Prophet, and especially Of
the wives and relatives Of the condemned who
tore their hair aud rent their garments I'm utter des
pair. They Were inconsolable, and their demon
strations Of grief might have touched the
hardest heart were II not for the horrible
crimes they had committed / would not
exult over them In their distress but as
they listened not to the wall Of the Christian
women and children who were burned alive In
their houses, or sold for few piasters to the
Koords and Bedouins. turn away from thfm and
wish Fuad Pssha God speed In his work OF juds.
ment and justice. Had the power TO pardon Il e
criminals could not do ID; for when I think Of
the 100 victims Of their merciless fanaticis and
the 600 women and iris sold by them into sa-
very, and worse than slavery, would not inter-
pose a breath between their necks and the sword
Of the executioner.
few days ago the 800 consigned to the ga:leys
arrived at BeyIout, handcuiisd in gangs, guarded
by Turkish soldiers, who were under bonds for
their safe keeping. This extraordinary spectacle
drew crowds Of Christians, many Of whom were
refugees from Damascus, who gazed upon the
manacled criminals with sad satisfaction Many
OF the condemned Were recognized wealthy
merchants and efsndis, and az they passed
through the city to the sea where they Were to be
TO their faces with their shac kled hands
TO prevent recog milton and display of their ago
niIed countenances to the widows and relatives Of
their victims. ... ftH E
During the embzrkation of these Danascenes an
incident occurred which serves TO illustrate the
iron handed Justice Of Fuad Pasha. As the pro-
cession was passing by the hill on which the bar
racks stand, and along the side of which the
Christians were standing spectators Christ an
resident Of Beyrout suddenly recognized a Chris
tina and a near relative, dressed like Turkish
claAl ftah htS
dswn 20 the sea. His cries and distress attracted
fbe attention Of Of the American mi
who upon inquiry ascertained that such was the
case, and his sympathies being aroused he pro-
ceeded with all haste 10 the American Couxniate
determined il possible TO induce the Consul to
OBTAIN the poor Christians Liberation, believing
that by some eSuel accident the poor fellow had
been taken fcT Turk by Fuad Pasba and sent off
frOm Damascus az a criminal On finding the
Consul he stated the case. and the friend Of the
criminal was called upon TO give satisfactory
a a2planation Of the appearance OF his relative In
such place and In Turkish dress
With many tears and lamentations he tried TO
kiss the feet of the Consul, and declared that bis
Rephew had assumed the dress Of Turk TO save
his life, and prayed In Heavens name that he
might be liberated. Considering IL a case of hu-
manity, the COnsul made the necessary inyesti-
cation, and finally asceftained that among this
fsrkish gang Of prisoners bound to CONSTANT
nepls and condemned TO the galeys for life
f6sse was a Christian dressed Us Turkish SOL
dter. and that he bad been condemned by Fuad
Rssha with full knowledge Of this fact upon
tkarQround that, for a consideration, this Chris
tian bad assumed the dress Of a Turkish prisoner
sd allowed him to escape by taxing his place,
boping 10 obtain his own freedom through Chris
tar influence. But he was mistaken-Fuad
PashS detained the substitute, and condemned
him for the crime of the escaped prisoner = Fhe
Consul carried his investigations no farther the
missionary was satisfied, and all felt that Fuad
Pasha was a stern but Just man. =
Fuad Pasha's last administrative acts In Da-
nascus have, report says, brought him into
H. Of nam
thrown into great amazement nd Ind X nation at
an order from the Commissi oner Extraordinary
In Syria, requiring them to eyacuate three quar-.
ters Of the city for the benefit OF the seyen or sht
thousand Christians who are still unproyided for
The rage Of tbe Moslems knew no bounds and
the M0slem women on seeing the "Christan
dogs placed In possession Of their tine houses
screamed and yelled a II going to execution
The followers Of the Prophet began to feel that
their punishment was greater than they could
bear, and when they saw files Of soldiers in every
street, and all their young men seized and borne
al % the castle as conscri pts for the army they
hecame wild with excitement and gnashed their
tsrkh with uncomfortable rage. -.....
GfBdignatiOn meetings on the Oriental plan were
sseywhere held, and rsport declares that they
sss determined to close their Mosques and an
noEnce Fuad Pasha Is an enemy TO the Moslen
Fotlkion and no true believer To prevent this
isarn from the same source, Fuad Pasha stationed
soldiers at the door Of eysfy Mosque with orders
% cut down any MOslem who attempted TO close
~ door The shop. are shut, aud again the city
enc II seen In the streets, save the officers Of ias-
dee, and the silence is unbtOken, except by the
vail OF some Mosem wife or mother who has
tust discovered the absence Of her husband and
child, who have become, sadly against their will
soldiers Of his 1. NJ. the Sultan.
These strong measures Of Fuad Pasha. How
could the pride Of that city be brought low more
complete,y than by hanging some Of is leading
aheikhs shooting its native soldiery, unhousing
Tie aristOcfatie enthusiast to give place TO th.
fsmilies Of his victims, and the dragging OF OF
the nower Of their youth for the degradation and
drudgery Of army life ~ = .7..
syria Is more tranquil now than 10 has been for
many months. With Fuad Pssha et Damascus,
ths French camp In our city, and the combined
squadron Of the world (he United States excepted)
iu our harbor, we are more quiet than before the
war. That dread uncertainty and suspense that
were gnawing at our yitals Is over, and we know
nov what 70 expect. We do not Anticipate, for
- usoaths, at least, any more Moslem insurrec-
stens, and when the Druse campaign is ended, we
Hlnn have quiet for a season. Rev. J E. Foad
o. the A B. c. r. NJ has returned to his field Of
LDor, sidon, which 10 now a. safe rs Beyrout,
theTs being new and Trustworthy officers Of the
Government placed there, and there are also sew
efA men-of-war before the town. ~ ~
As slon az Damascus has received its quietuS,
tie Turkish troops viii enter the Lebanon, with