The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-22
THE FEW CRUSADE TO SYRIA.

THE NEW CRUSADE TO SYRIA.
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Exee~tsous n Dam ascus-sixty-four Cfti-
gems Hung-One Hundred and len OF
tho Irregular Troops Shot-Thirtcea
Hundred Under Arrest-The Governor
General Condemned to De ath-Arrivai
OF the Dutcn, Sandman and Anstria"
Correspondence Of the Boston Traveller
BKyRouT, Syria, August %, 1850
rpe to learn the results Of Fuad Pachas mission to Ia
mascus, am happy 70 inform you tina! he has maae 2
Worthy OF the confidence placed in him BY the sultan
and the Ambassadors At Constantinope.
Letters from DAMASCUS, dated the Goth inst inform
early In the morning OF that day sixty four OF
the Mosem citizens Of Damascus were found hung before
their own doors. these are the first executions
for the massacre IN Damascus This has thrown the
CITY nto gloom deeper than before. The few Moslems
who had opened their shops have closed them to-day.
The Jews keep 10 their own quarters Few Christians
cast and many Of them weeping The women o. those
hanged Of the prisoners now tearing the worst
are weeping and screaming in their houses or In the
and cursng dogs and swine for whose sakes
Moslems being hanged the poor Christians 10 tne
Castle about thousand) are fearful ma snxous,
ana DESTROYS than W get away One hundred
and thirty prisoners tied together In parties OF en have
been marched the plain for execution and three hum
bred sent away from the city with their hands 10
wooden yokos Yesterday there thirteen hundred
under arrest The Pacha DESTROYS 70 dean the Chris
and induce them 70 go to the houses from which ne
The foregoing Ii the testimony OF An Englfh gentle
man who has remained in Damascus during the entire
crusade
Information has also, learn, Ebccn received at the
American Consulate to nearly the same effect.
The United States Vice Consul a Damascus inierms
in the city, i've Of whom were OF tho leading
Moslems, and the remainder from the lower classes.
Two OF them those who attacked Vice Consul Mes
baka In his own house. wounded him severely upon
the head and Al Two O'Clock p. NJ, one hundred
and ten Of the Bash Bazouks or the irregular Turkish
aoff he
whom Isma Agha, the son OF Shemdn Agna, VINO
military captain and prominent leader in the In
Thus has the rst install neut Of Justice wrung out
and expect learn Of further executions by the next
MISUNDERSTANDING Il is, Cyril Graham, who has Just
turned from tour In the interior, after visiting Ia
msscus, Hasbeiya and Rasheya, expresses the hrm
conviction that Christians will never be able TO reside
in Damascus again 20 long as the country is IN the
hands Of the Aoslem power. He had several very
narrow escapes from the Druses while IN the 10
terror who threatened and sought TO take his life be-
be assured their chiefs that they were mistaken 10
the idea that England would sustain them in their pre-
policy In reply 10 their assertions that the Eagsh
and the Druses were brothers, no cooly informed Them
that they longer considered by the English a.
brothers, but wild beasts and worse than savages He
after wards overheard them intimate that be was an
enemy the Druses and had better be put out Of the
way And his Agerine guard had great difficulty in pre-
venting them carving their parpoee into execution
He found hundreds Of bodies in . complete state Of
and the widows and ,han children were
ssnl weeping their slaughtered friends lie distr
bued among them about twenty housard piasters and
prevailed on Fuad racha 70 send them one hundred thou
sand more.
very rapidly, the expected arrival Of fifteen hundred
Zouaves viii complete the first detachment Of six thou
sand of the French army, designed for the occupation Of
Syria.
Beyrout has assumed the appearance Of French gari
son, and the mmeDse amount Of stores landed BY the
transports and the line Of battle ships recently arrived
bellies the avowed intention Of Napoleon
comply with the conditions OF the Convention and
ate the country in six months.
he dad hay horo al daily
crowded. The arrival OF the Dutch, the Sardinan and
the Austrian fleets announced BY the usual sautng
cannonade and the Spanish fleet Ia expected next week
Six British and many French line Of battle ships
are also expected. We still hope 10 American
feet or one man Of war 70 deferred
ssxpecied tina. The Druss campaign win begin after
the settlement Of all difficulties In Damascus
THE STORY OF AN AMERICAN MISSIONARY.
BEYaour, Syria, August IA, 1880
The author Of the following letter. American mission
AIRY in Mount Lebanon has been, with his family In the
midst OF battles Are and blood during the mountain
and his experience and the nfor nation contained In his
letter TO the British Admiral csnnot Nil 70 insress Amsr
can readers
American Board o. Commissioners for Foreign Assions
has lived snoog the Druses for eight years. aud
has received many avors rom their lcai ers He V one
think, lie only mi.sonsry n syria Who ensrsssss ssy
hope u their civilization or conversion 70 Chrstianty
nos surpraing, therefore, that no should 30 char
ably inclined toward the Drusea, among whom he lives
and 70 whom he h indebted perhaps, for safety during
out Syria have been treated personally with much respect
BY ihcss willy politicians, the Druses In order obtain
their influence In the day Of reckoning =
BnAxprS, Mount Lebanon, August I, 1900.
ADMIRAL MARTIN, II. 3. N. s. Mrlboro-
pRAI sIR-@ln compliance with your hnored request,
most respectfully place A. your service The folio sing mar
midst Of the late terrible events upon Mount lebanon.
Our high point Of observation, Bhamdun situated in
from Beyrout and four tbousaad feet above The Msdsr-
ranean II contains thousand souls, Greeks, Narcotics
and r,osessns all Christian under p,u.s pro;ss.'oI.
ways maintained neutral position and never been plum
cered orburped BY either party Snoe the sumnse Of
misson and for the ast years By the missionary
family resident here, station Of the A. B. O. y.
The ;sd p .ss o. way a S.s
ADDRESSED 70 the Druse Governors IN the mountain for
the scent protection Of all the American missionaries
permission Of government for . civil between The
Druses and Christian We knew their mutual animosi
ues, hereditary antpahcs, bitter oscillations, and The
entire failure Of nent 70 ntsere except for their
ipcreased alienation and the eusion u their blood For
weeks together the Drusss removing their fani
lies and goods southwark and heard thas the cnrssns
in like manner, were removing norhward. Alarmed Il
theee Indications, Tuesday the 10Th OF Nay visited
the chief Dvrss, Akka in this nsshborhood, found him
anxious and earnest myself for preserving pssce, g
gesed the united mediation Of all Especially the Englsh
and Frnch) consular authorities IN Bcyrsu TO intervene
was moss conhdentlaly assured that their mediation
would be meet acceptable 70 ell the Druse Akkah and
sheks but Inst The shsiks, challenged TO night, oouId
alas for lebanon the already begun. II com.
menced about Ten A. Of the sams day, three hours
The Christians nom zaeh-,wo thousand in nun.
Der, more or les- looming up 70 burn the Druss
villages; and one hundred and nty or I've
hnadred gathered 70 oppose them and defend their
country. During the same Afternoon another band az
Christians several hundred In number from the North
Of u.s. in fun view Of Bsyrout compelled the any Drusss
resident there 70 retire ard burned their HOUSES and
other hsmese and isolated dwellings Of the Duses that
peghborhood 10 the Of the night following al.
Dost all the villages In the Metro district, 81 o MIXED
population ~ the north Get Gre Dvuscs and
Christian neiahbors mutually contendipg the victory
In this terrible night conflict hear that only per.
tons on both sidee killed. The NEXT morning,
Wednesday, May 20, after scepless night, while wAs
With my fAmiiy engaged In Divine worship, the whole
population OF Bhamdrn, with few exceptions suddenly
rushed towards my house. crying, The Druses upon
usW IL was false alarm. DETERMINED. II pousibe, 70
restore confidence and the village oo0discs
no one should 70 70 war Gre gun In Bsmdun without