The New York herald., 1860-09-09
THE CIVIL WAR IN SYRIA.

The Approach OF the French Army OF Oc-
cupation-Arrival OF the tommissary
Di.covsIea-Ar.empt 10 Poison 10000 :
Christinns-seyr. Oead-POssibie Tosai
Troop...Tns Relief Commiltee-LsIter {
rrom Gym Graham, the Euxiish Ira.
sa,s NJ Damascas--ArrivaI or FAnch
Troops-Rescue OF nm American Hission-
aiy.
sYYRouT, SYRIA, August 4, $50.
Sicily has for tme been the seaire OF attraction
for al Europe and the soyeregns OF America nave aso
mans N younr kns Bauba THAT interest will doubtless
continue Until all Italy shall be ree but sicily must now
divide the attention cf civilized world with Syria
unon whose high mountains aud rich plains is being
wort out great Eastern question which has SO long
pcrpexed Tie cabinets oI The Continent ana which III
atons now down troGden and bitterly persecuted By the
pagan Dfuse and the OF the Prophet
Complications now taking place which may hasten
The end sooner may desirable AMI before Europe
is ready for the 0pal PARTITION OF the empire.
ON The Goth inst the French Consal General, Count
Bentvoglio who is brother IN law Of walewski. late
Prime Minister Of France, announced TO the consular
French government thai twelve thousand French troops
would land in few days ~ Beyrout and proceed rom
thence 70 Damascus Ihs announcement was thus made
the consus give due notice 70 the consuls aud
foreign residents in The interior and give them sufficient
time 10 make the necessary arrangements tor their pro-
lection and escape to the seacoast.
That French troops should be landed In Syria for the
protection French subjects and the Chrsars OF the
country exces but little surprise but nst they should
enter territory OF the Sultan without any declaration
of war and without the request approval Of the Turk
sh goyernment 4 moot remarkable and peculiar fea
The Emperor has informed the sultan Vi
his intention 70 send troops Syria but that the sultan
acquiesced arrangement has not been made
public. The Governor General Of syria has received no
Instructions 70 allow foreign troops 70 ana anu aeoares
his intention protest against any sucn proceeding un
ess he shall be Instructed 10y hs own government "
n d eydeu,ly the i'm preston Of Napoleon that the Sui
tan will submit 10 this Interference, however much
again his A. ruch az The object u avowed to be
friendly one viz 10 asst the sultan Ia protecting his
Christian subjects The fact, too, that the Frcn.h Con
sus have not been allied from the interior another
ndie that The turkish government expected 70 DC
very amiAbic about ".
The commiseary department has already arrived and
landed its provisions The appearance Of
hundred and nfy ofcers In uniform somewhat startled
the Custom House officers, who demanded duty on the
articles landed Poa ns q Ie w new hvS %
TO the Governor General for nstructons The Turki 80
ofoiss are si IN great diemm. rom wsicn thsy "a
French occupation or syria To alow II without permis
sion, they dare not 70 repe H. thy are unable There
u but one other pos sibc mode OF avoiding the dculy
and that mooe viii doubt be attempted II Fuad
Pachs executes yepgeanee and satisfies Justice for the out
RACES niffed by nsens and pruses, tie necessity
for the landing Of French troops viii be oovaed and the
excuse nul6ed.
All the Turkish troops have gone to Damascus, and the
next mail will doubtless decide the questions II the
French troops land, the occupation OF the coutry may
Aseria among the coooial possessions OF the Frerch
The news IRON Damascus is full OF interest. Fuad
Pacha seems be acting good laih, ba, he has most
dificul, task beore him compared wh which the clean
sng OF the Augcan Stable would be easy fscn under
eye attempt was made Saturday last TO murder
the oonsu aLd he riot qased oay by the presence
Of tie new military commander 10 cue! from Cohs'anti-
nople, Ham Pacha, who parulled the streets al night
Ts occasion selected oftbe plot the
partial eclipse Of the moon which always nn occasion
d alarm 70 ihe uncs zed Pcope q this land In beyro1t
Dan sxcus, the hosems gathered upon the house
tops with pans and kettles upon which they beat with
stcks and made the most horrible noises for the pur
pose, they aege, OF Frightening away the dragon which
was eopsu ming The moon preparatory upon
the earth. In Damascus were fred nominaiy Tor
This pUrposebot the plot was discovered aud ihwared
But The most dabolca outrage yctperpetraed that
ofth hosens EMPLOY, by the government 10 supply the
twelve Thousand Christians In the castle with bread Tue
baker induced 10 poison the food and seven victims
died the coptpirasy was discovered
But hopes entertained that Justice viii be
wruDg out-the Moslems will be dsaTmed oy coup de
df they having ref0sr 10 obey the order 70 deliver
their weapons Much punder hss ready been recovered
from the Villages around city denizeus of the
much alarmed that Their houses vii he
searched and that stocn goods VII DC found on ner pre-
mses comp sing them IN The day OF reckoning,
thai the punaeed properly throva cut 81 their houses
at night end In the morning the sireeis arc fa Of Chris
he sYsndees of The city have met with no,hins bat
harsh treatment from lasd iacha, aud on The eocon Of
their remonstianoc not slaves of the Sultan aud
followers Of the Prophet like yourtein" lac eaei them
vie wretchcs and aid beasts, unworthy the nsuie Of
He hes provided, also, teen hundred mules for the
The poor Christians % BcyToui AMI % day
about two thousand are on the road others
will follow until tbo Chsgtiars olt ~ The way, when
dre vepgcance will he Waited upcn damascus the hsau
tful tho gate Of tho ho5 cliJ MEGA aad doabtcrs
many Naslem sli nnd fpos5y transition q the Mos
hus PARADISE The ueoIs y Bcyroa sixteen thousand
available oanron and ned pieces and shoad aot be
SURPRISED tnst The rus oi Damascus VII be visit
al ~ the traveller Dot log nencs harrays guide book
10 hand The silica and the limits o tbs p~n'r
the ra0na las declared that u shall be said There was
city called damascus !"
iug body and every additional caravan from lam - -
increases m lshos and respoasoii''c. ienfo'd ssve-
raj thousand mouths are FED ~ rs memoers, and nsse
raj thousand more have applied Tor admission 70 ~
favor.
contribute two hundred unds serlcg or he relief y
the starving and sr Noes Mouiaore has cent ctecS
,r.,.1 I'D ,h.a ,Se suny he ery 90 ever, band /.
givel give" Bedding and clothing are Gay distributed,
suppIea alike The mos, active members on Ihis eon.
nitiec Amerears some of whom are Old residents,
and beng men q uneouo,ed integrity, as are also tae
Inslwh merchants associated with then, we
hdcnce h felt In their Management q the funds "a.
trusted 70 them fr proper disbursement
enclose below copy of nsts 90 friend In Deyroai,
from cyrl Graham, The seegaied Eessh traveller sao
has eighty four cities IN t6e Houran 10 pr
fec, state " prcrrrvaton. MS gentleman ~eot 10 Ia
mAscus soon after the massacre, and bs te-iinoay "a
perfectly reliable HADifi
nxsscrs July 10 lsco.
DxAR sIKhsnJ thanks for your letter % fharsdsy.
bad ony time visttifg the Cartstsn quarter 10
write 70 Captain Pay nier and Mr hoOre TO ~aom mad
Tbe CHRISTIAN quarter eoue. ali ,hs, remsas are the
fountains full Of green wasr and the DOGS eating dead
bodice They dont seem 10 have buried mAny. On
Saturday evening we were IN great danger, plot had
becn lsid or sng the Consu Which, ho xevc-
vas banied. night besrd hripg, but the
faehs seat out the military fAchs) ard rode about tue
town si night ihe sslcms take % very ~ of me goiag
about They say, What, another yraIA theaght they
had al btcu Killed. &C 6c. VERY euliveung
Dor TIE present things quleter, any thing but
secure 81 every~hsrc, but witn s,uous guard 10
the castle nearly torn ~ psces by the Chrstl.ns
there u 90 Il them The French place tn number
o. killed ~ eght thoosaud, but should place at frOm
four to ave- muvsAnd sresg atvseay, my statistics
always wtsh ~ be correct
Mr.. Robson u vcry Va Oevcrl, or else he would he
leaving u "a time Tor every 70 leave. Nine IA.
ruprsns have been killed.
Very sincerely, Cyril c GRAHAM
corr oY LETTER fkoN A rvKxtsu MosLKu IN IA.
nAscrs KKLATfvE TO ruT MASSACRE
Translated fsm the Tursish
"msy The meet mcrcifu Coo take vengeance The sole
which stirred up the people AT Of the