Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-08-11
From Europe.

Hungarian arrived here this morning, bring
ing Liverpool dates to the 10Th inst.
Matters in Italy remain unchanged. There
was no news of importance from that quarter.
Official information had been received of
the atrocous barbaritics practiccd upon the
Christians in the East
The number of victims that perishcd in tbc
bloody massacrcs was estimated mt eiuht thou.
sand No less than one hundred and Gctv
villages had been sacked and laid in ruins
The cruclticS and relentless fcrocity that
characterized the maSSacrcs were friphtful
and Sickcning. The whole of the Frank in
habitants, and as many Of the native Chris
tans as could, had taken refuge on board the
English, French and Russian mcn of,war in
the roads
y succession of sanguinary conflicts were
reported to have occurred in the vicinity of
McSsIna, between the advance guard of the
SicIIlans and the Ncapolitans. No decided
advantage, however, seems to have been gain
cd on either side. Gen Garibaldi had cx
PEELED farima and two others for ALLEGED con
, Splmcy against his cause
Five great military camps arc to be formed
Immediately in Sardinia
Russia is anxious to ioin ENGLAND in an al
lance to crush the persecution of the Chris
tlanS in Syria The Sultan has promised that
F, he would make every effort to rcstore tran
guilty and punish the guilty parties
1t was estimated in the House OF Lords
that the cost of the Chinese war would reach
! .C50, 600, coo.
LONDON, July lS.-Thc Cunard steam shin
Company, which recently declined to give a
negro ll'"t class passage on their steamers
have been obliged to compromise the matter
IN order to avoid law suit and heavy DANA.
gcs The matter happened in this way. At
the international Statistical Congress, held in
London, Lord Brougham called the attention
OF the. american Minister, Mr. Dallas, to the
Fact that negro was present us a mcn.bcr.-
To this MIR. Dallas made no reply. The ne
gro then rose and oStentatiously thanked Lord
BrougI'am for the kind recognition" which
he had given him. At this point there was
great chec"'ng among the Aboiitonists, of
whom quite number were present
In this way, it would seem negro equality
has bee" formally recognized in England
| CAPE RACE, july 3l.--Ihe steamship
Prince .Albc"t, Of the Galway lime, passed here
yesterday evening.
The Emperor of Austria and the Prince of
Prussia were about holding a conference.
Lord l'almcrston had announced that the
Government had adopted the report af the
commissioners recommending the immediate
tortliication Of the dockyards along the Eng
lish coast.
For this purpose GO O0O, 900 we've TO he
raised by annultics, to terminate at the expi-
ration of thirty years Only C2.UOO ,OGO,
however, would be required this year
The question of negro equality, as lately
mootcd by Lord Brougham in the Statistical
Congress, had created quite stir among the
American residents IN England many of whom
are Southcrncrs. Lord Brougham had pub
ly disclnimcd any intention of insulting the
American Minister, Mir. Dallas in his remarks
touching tho presence of the negro during
tho season of the Statistical Congress.
yhc atrocities in Syria had awakened great
indignation all over Europe
The Emperor Of the French was preparing
a powerful force to interfere for the protec-
tion OF the Christians.
lhe Nenpolitan Ministry had withdrawn
thc'r rc"IEnatlon in consequence of the King
having taken decisive measures to inforcc the
adhesion OF the troops to the constitutions
Adviccs from China had been received to
the 9TH of June. lloStilitics were about
commencing. 1t was rumorcd that twelve
thousand Russians were about marching on
Pckn.
TIE LATEsT.-A telegram Just received
from Sicily states that Garbadi had announ-
ccd Ils Intention of anncXing Syra(?) to Sar-
dinia.
The disturbances in Syria continued una
batcd
French troops were embarkng at Toulon
toprocccd with all haste to Syria
EXPLANATIONS OF THE TROUBLES IN SY
RTA-Tho Rev. VIM NJ. Thompson Mission
AIRY of the American Board in Syria, has writ
ten letter to the New York Observer, in
which he attributes the late cruel massacrcs of
the Christians 70 the decision of the European
powers not to int, rfore with tho governmental
operations of Turkey, by which the Consuls
of all nations have beer : ;:a.',::d in arrest.
ing the late Internal work, and to the bigotyy
OF the Pasha Of Beirut who has been stirring
up the hatred of the pruscs against the Chris
tlans, for tic purpose of accomplishing their
destruction. The Turkish government, he
says, everywhere assisted the Druscs Mr..
Thompson says he has real,through the en-
tire history of Lebanon since the arabs have
resided on it, and it contains nothing that can
compare with the late cold bloodcd butchcry
of unarmed men, of women, of priests monks
and nuns, not to speak of conhagrations of
towns villages, hamlcts, churches and CON
vents. lie is of opinion that Russia and
France will net separately from England, Aus
triN and Prussia, and the downfall of the Tur
kish Empire mny be looked for. In other
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