Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-11-28
Late frsm Syria.
The following letter has just been received
this city:
AssLo-AxERIcASR REIlIs COMMITTEE,

The following letter nas just oeen received IN
this city:
ASsLo-AmERIcAs RKLIrr COMMITTEE, la
Beirut, Syria, October Is, 1850.
DR.. L. d. Johnson, S,e. Of ths WdShtHgton Sy-
rian Relief Com,nittss. SIR: Ii will be tmposst-
BILE for TO convey an adequate Idea OF the great
DIV SUITE rers but great 1t is we believe II TO be
rapidly increasing The enclosed report will In
dictate the nature Of our prese OPERATORS but the
extent Of our prospective pecuniary requl5emen.
NAV be learned from the fact that the multitudes
now cared for by our committee will continue 10
he dependent upon charity at least until the next
harvest, six months hence; ana In all pfooaoiiy
for a much longer period, unless the refugees are
enabled to return to their homes In safely ana cn-
fivats their lands. To do this, they must Dc sup
piled with seed, plows and cattle and their safety
Guaranteed. To supply these would exhaust tne
resources of our committee at once, and the whole
subject he's been laid before Lord Duherin, win
q view Of inducing the Government To grant the
requisite supplies aud protect ihem ln 'Iei' VII
layes from, other Outrdges.
In order To continnr our present operations for
six months ths Of ESQ OOO at least will be re.
quired; and ", as We expect, several th0usaha oi
poverty stricken MarOnites from the keSrouan Will
be added to our list, larger SUM Will De neces-
sary During the winter months warm clothing
will bs required in large quantities. and although
ssyrral thousand beds have been recovered from
the Dfuses and restored to the Christians by the
Government, the demand Is far greater than the
supply. And hospitals having been established at
Beirut. Damascus, and Tyre. sutiicientsum must
mrnts, say for six months
From these facts II will appear that continued
effort on the part Of tue humane and benevolent OF
Europe aud America is necessary, In order to en-
able us to Slve the destitute thousands OF Syrian
sufferers from death by starvation, exposure and
neglect, during the approaching winter
Other committees are cooperating with US In
relieving the wsets Of the people. The ffencn
committee has tecently commenced It's labors
with more than a million of francs, and the Rus
sian COMMITTEES, with E., ,OGO and more, Is endeav-
oring to do its part Of this great work. While 1t
has been deemed nexpedient 10 unite all these
committees In one, they do not conflict with each
other and cooperate as fs- as possible. IL 10 now
understood that the French committee will turn
it's attention 10 the rebuilding the houses Of the
ruined villages and we have learned with much
pleasure that the Lebanon has been divided into
eight districts, which have been signed to as
many commissioners, for the purpose Of restoring
the houses as quickly as posi- bic TO haoitaole
site. AUGUSTUS JOHNSON
For NOEL TEMPLE MOORE,
f. GILBERTsoS,
Corresponding Secretaries.
The report menti oned Ia the above letter shows
tina. duriag the week ending OctOber II 1850, the
committee distri buted 90 G6i piasters In money;
III garments; materials for ling amounting TO
l76 30 piasters; 81 coverets; 6O ratons rom the
SOUP kitchen; that the number Of patients on the
of the hospital and soup kitchen at Tyre was
as, at Damascus ,0l0; that the expense OF the
hospital and coup kitchen for the week (ineluding
medicines sent TO Sidon and Tyre1 was 5,OO6 80
piasters; and that the balance In the Treasurer s
hands On the l4th of October was 773 s52 Is piss-
tiers, or about e. ,449. Receipts during the week,
f444 payments during the week, fs63- Balance
hand, 5000 Amount Of contributions ad-
yised but not vet received. about f. 500.