New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-06
LETTERS FROM AMERICAN MISSION
ARIES IN SYRIA.
From The Boston Traveller, Sept %.

The following are ts of letters received in this
city from American missionaries 10 Syria:
The Rev Henry II. Jessup, writing from Beyrout
Aug % 1860 10 the Rev. Dr. Anderson, of the Amer
lean Boa1d saws that he is almost overwhelmed with
the labor OF dispen,ng charity aud that the town is
occupied by 5000 French trOops OF Damascus he
remarks:
"Summary punish nent Is being dealt out by Fusd
Pasha In Damascus and q small number Cl60 have
already been executed Yet with ell this the Moslem
spirit there s not broken and it is the csudid opinion
OF the foreigners that Damascus viii never be a safe
residence again for Christians. There are 300 900
Moslems IN Damascus aId vicinity; aud even if 900
1000 be executed, which is probable the gre
mass will only be exsspera ed and take the st oppor
tuniy for revenge. While Foad Pasha remains there
with strong military force at com DaDd aud large
military and naval foreign force Beyrout there will
be peace but Fusd Pashs cannot remain long and if
European political Jealouses saoud Gauss the with
drava OF foreign troops and navies from this coast
leaving only the Turks TO protect the country farewell
20 security ard order"
We make further extracts from his letter:
"There is yet safety for Christian in Southern
Lebanon, and the Druses yet to be punished, 80
that the return Of the people 10 their ,mes must be
quite remote from the present time. They have moth
ing to eat except what they receive from charity,
clothing and shelter Should they retdrn home to.
they would 60 in utter deetitution. Think Of
100 900 people settli down al once In country deso-
lated by savage warfare. There houses TO shell
ter them from the of the coming Winter. They
have no beds no clothing not ounce of food, no
cooking utensils, implements of hus1andry,
tie, sheep, nor Roas, DO mues, camels, horses seed
wheat barley, leDtes; nothing stored for Winter
as usual and nothing TO look 10 but foreign charity
and then In addition to this who is to for these
thousands o. widows and orphans aud famiiesof which
there Is no mate SurDiUOT? We are no distributing
daily TO nearly 10 90 of the most needy refugees about
u.s. give my whole time TO the work and DR.. Thorn.
BON DR.. Van Wyck busy in the hospital depart
ment- We have hired agents to assist in the
work and two of the native Prot, stants Bsutus Bis
taDy and NJ Aramsn, give good share Of their time
20 distributing to the needy. Mr. For1 re urDed TO
Sidon on Thureday, the 25d inst, and will no doubt
have large business 10 do In looking after the suer-
ing refugees who being brought in thousands
from the vicinity of Rasheiia and Basbeiya. MsTj
Alum that large and beautiful district west or Hasbeya,
where there are 30 many Protesants. is now Desc
lstion.
1.-TWO villages only remsin upharmed, aud the Prot
estants have all fed either to SdOn or Bsyrout. We
also hear from Mr. Gauni, our native brother in TIL
pcG that there are no lees than 900 refugees from
The vieitiy of Bsslbec gathered 10 the vicinity
of Beherry the of the Lebanon aud all are
in great sasrDg. Indeed it may be safely said that
there is no spot between Palmyra on the Dorth-east
snd Tyre on the southwest through all that vast re-
zion recent Y on'aoing 80 many Christians, where
Christian can live in safety uLlss. 1t be IN Da-
Inaseus under the very eyes OF tdad Pasna. few
hundred Christians still remain In Moant Lebanon
among the Druses, south Of the Damascus road, but
tbey are in great fear and every cay hey are maknR
their escape in small parties 10 Beyrout Inc next great
political movement will dOuot be an attack on the
D-npes by the Turkish forces alone, or in connection
with the French troops The result OF sucn az at'aGR
will be either the surrender a1d dNarDlog OF ue
Druses OF their fleeing to the Haursn whlcn Is no.
probable or else a conflict 10 which laer Gaze
The Druses vii he driven out or destroyed aud the re-
msinng half of Southern Lebanon be converted INTO
ruin leevI absolutely nothing unscathe1
1--WE all feel that Beyrout aud l's people nave hau
erx narrow escape from the fate of H4soelya, DER Ell
Kotpr srd Damascus. On the I'D OF June, whsn tue
panic was at its tight in Beyrout the Pasha was 20
ieaUne with the Druses who rad liked q day LOT tue
destruction of Beyrout and Sdon dst as they liked
dsy for the places which were actually destroyed Day
alter cav aid night after light, we we're LII the great
est rxiety in the very agony OF suspense eApectns
az night never the morning lg1t sgan auu sPenu
inc lie daYs it'll our families listening 10 stories oi
stToci Ms butchsries WI len chilled our blood we uu
actually plan 'convei ting our mission press INV
tress hoping, In case OF q massacre more, ~ 70 h NJ
hold ont wi few guns until suceor cOu'd racu US
from the sbips in the harbor aud many were Tue sug
0eatiops as 20 how the more delcate ones among ou
humber could stand siege with s;anty supply vi lu
cd y.ater Some of us actually went on Do4Td Tue
osaais in ,hs barbor and others were TO g, ana th5
stste Of as rm and Suspense continued Iol nea,J ~.
month until we felt our Strength giving ouI III 'o NO
cliusie bat the Lord most gracloIsy ptoec.ea us
we are Iyisg 70 praise him. Does II hot se9iu 90
tbonoh this oity had been preserved IN tle prONioLO
Of God 10 be city of refuge to the tho9sanos ol PUJI
suferets7 IfBe yrout had been Destroyed W' 'oi O'
thssa n opsands have fed Who would nave careu
Co. tbe tbcnsatd widows Of DER Ell homr, tne hNe
tbousapd wido VS. of Damascus, d the tens Vi tnoS
sands of all ages and and classes VINO nave Bast
cred here Truly III. OF the mGIgS ~ the latest
r. m Damascus lie that all tbs young men OF tue
81 ore 10 Ia taken way Constat tlnopls 10 serve as
soidiers in tie army. Three Irlnclpa deparlneIVS "
tbs Mos,eu quarter of the city ne halmariyeu, tuo
Ri Toome and the Jorah), have 0een eVacuaveu W
the oelens at The command OF tuad fasha anu arc
70 be occupied by the Christians. -,
The Rev. DR.. w. NJ. Thomson, in letter ds'eo
y,av-ort Aur. 20 corroborates the statements as 70
RESTITUTION and msery among the people, "no' AIMING
other things says: ,et,,d olo,b;no bedding.
ave are spending Tor Ioou 49, ~ If about
shelter hospital and soup kitchen AZ 'le rave ~ ~
GO OlO piastIes $2 900 week; ana We. We .jssrv
make li,tIe iuptession on the mighty mass OF piooy
around US" q Mr.. Jessup has tbe enO BOO S;I,y
of Distributing for bread TO about oOVo persons
and two of ouT native brethren have the dahy dlsyu
ton 10 about 9 so DOOR The English mefchan's uo
vote much of th7ir time TO our CON @lt'oe If,eI
and cheerfully hslp in managing the large lhSei S
hnsiness connected with this vast charity lne luhuS
ore AZ vet supplied almost exclusively by tne prime
~ Iiberality Of the people IN England MOI OuIls
sn can vet return 10 his habatOn TO begin the wore
- rabuifding and preparing at east one room Deiole
v;ter Not family hss secured lie silk crop OF mar
", Even the figs aud grapes all lost 10 them
"a onIes. far more haste is made the olive crop "h
a. 10 aIso" At present everything here Is uncer
Tin No hu man sagdcy can predict the eno OF 0les9
tIncs The French are landing enor nous stores anu
a. not think they expect 70 leave IN SIX NOUNS.
~ lt,aT so4aks asO OF the great nu Dber OF WluoWS
"A ",nbons. of one friend who has nine widO"s III
am anu 1VRIS. Of another who has hye aud OF the nu-
LIZ Ia XnsIe children who are orphans, tle maieS
is - M them been slaughtered
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