Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-08-30
Correspondents ofN. Y. Commercial Advefs'
European Affairs.

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PARIS, August 10,
At last the Syrian expedition is of, and
tb. Christian world will have the satisfac-
,;on n known that in week hence six
Thousand French soldiers will be landed at
Beirut and Damascus, to stop the massa-
cres and punish the perpetrators Of the out
races that have been committed. You will
have received the two protocols, signed on
this subject by the conference of Ministers
at Paris, and you will mot have failed to re-
mark the iDfinity of precautions that are
thrown around the expedition. In these
protocols the five powers deal with each
other exactly as if they were as devoid of
honor as of magnamity. If it had not
been that news arrived of the continuace
of the slaughter il is doubtful whether the
treaty would have been signed.
By the provisions of this treaty France
is to send 5000 men, the other powers
combined an equal number, and the occu-
patton of the country cannot be prolonged
bevoud six months. France demurred
against the small number of men as insult
ficient, or at least desired more latitude, in
case The number indicated was not suf-
ficient. But England objected, and OBJ
tanned the insertion of clause stipulating
that if more men were desirable the con-
ference should be again called together in
order 10 authorize such increase. So that
if the French troops. or any part OF the
expedition should get into difficulty, the
conference must be called to deliberate, and
while they are deliberating the little army
may be destroyed. The French govern
ment is furious at this trifing and illiberal
policy, but accepts it because the case is too
urgent for further delay.
II is not anticipated that a regular war
will be made upon the Druses unless, they
show fight in the form of an army, when,
of course, there would be but one mode of
dealing with them.
The opinion is general at the present
moment that Garibaldi will soon make an
attack on Naples, without waiting the fur
ther operations of diplomacy. Every word
of news we receive from there shows that
thesliberal cause is rapidly gaining glound,
and that from a minority in the city Carl
baldians have become the majority. tits,
therefore, probable that Garibaldi may
march into the city to day without serious
or any opposition.
As the revolution progresses the leaders
avow more boldly their designs, and We are
now told that Rome is to be the center
and the capital of the future government
of the King Victor Emanuel, and that the
Pope must find another resting place for
the HOLY See. The Island of Sardinia,
Bavaria and Jerusalem have been melton
ed. But this is question on which the
Emperor of France will appoint himself
the arbitrator, ard there are not yet suf-
icient number of indications to predict
how this troublesome feauture of the rev.
olution is to be disposed of. The Emperor,
it is said, would prefer to send his Holiness
TO Jerusalem, but Prussia and England
may perhaps oppose :he proposition.
In Germany it is asserted that if Garlbal-
di takes Naples, without any protest from
Piedmont and France, Austria will regard
such an event So menace to her, and will
at once commence war against Piedmont.
Her preparations in Venetia, and particular
ly along the Mincio, are on such an extern
siye scale, that such an intention may well
be attributed to her. Garibaldi proclaims
loudly that he will only stop at Venice, and
since he is working for Victor Emanuel,
Austria may well hold Piedmont response
bic for his acts.
The weather in France continues cold
and rainy-to-day in fact is the only day
it has not rained for several weeks; but the
aggregate quantity of water which has
fallen has not been so great, so thet al
though the crops have not been actually
deluged, the weather was yet little favora-
able to their progress toward maturity.