Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-07-10

Saio ButchsEy of Men, Wemsn ana Child-
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The Eastern Correspondent OF The Boston
Traveller under date Of HfIllt, Syria, June
oh lsGQ-gTites that Syn now the ser5'
sks d ogt sanguinai5 conflicts eFlr
enet6i In whici bt ever been TIE
do NRsldsof tds Old lworid-and Mont
Lebanon is now one vast funeral pile. LISTERS
aIgm ~ epuBllllsa a She Congregations.
ist state q the long threatened war hes
beomns6ae zaud q confirm flle iqrayellers
aceOunt0 the terrible condition Of things at
Mount Lebanon, from which we extract as
follows: .OUSl
Druses and Christians numbering hun
aEeasaf thassands, araneNangagsi whole
sale murder, arson, and piiage, in which
Rendish work slh6y are. aided by Turks,
MosIeul Arabs, and this people known as the
\ MetaWalies.A QNh uElWE NOoA@a
From my window last weelkI counted from
twenty tal thirty burning villages upon the
mountain few miles from Beirut, from
whence the Hash Of fIusketry may easily b
seen and the voIleys heard, one after another
in rapid succession, as they echo through the
valleys. The dying aud the deadhfa brought
daily into the town in large Numbers, and
the widows and the orphans may be seen in
great crowds weeping and Yaiing about the
! Streets lNA f-I.l -ltl Af-k- 4-lt---, &
The barbarity Of this war is truly shock
ing. Men, women, and children are over
taken while fleeing for refuge and without
| arms and ruthlessly slaughtered while pray--
inc f.rsuuartti.s iasa 49, Nll go o. '-1i e
The Christians have thus far suffered most
terribly Their villages have been burned,
their crops destroyed, ma great numbers have
| been brutaily murdered while the Druses.
who are better warriors and far more eour-
| ageOes, are assisted. by the Turks MosieIns
and MetaWalies, and up 10 this time have
proved successful - s.
| This bloody war which is Waged on both.
sides as 6 war Of determination, has its
origin in religious and political causes The
| Christians and DrIlses hate each other with a
deadly hatred on accountof the Difference in
their religious faith land the Christians hate
the Druses with q special hatred because she
Druses are in a great many of the mountain
Christian districts fehdal chief sndFulers over
the Christian or Maronite and Greek Catholic
FAAAAkNas AAN ANlAl AAuAAGuAntl Naa4l VI viz
war may be traced to the bloody feuds exist
ing between Druse and Christian tribes. Last
summer at Bait Maffi quarrel arose which
threatened TO prseipiiate a war IN which the
MarOnite Christiabs were VICTORIOUS, having
repulsed the Druses killing forty Or more
while their own loss was less than one third
Of that number. Although pesee was hen
declared, the. Druses have since assassinsted
every Christian who came in their way, with
az evident DISCRIMINATION 70 make the number
ofthe MaronitaloS equal TO that Of che Dilses,
This aroused the Christians and 50 exasperated
them that tney made an attack upon several
Druse villages. at lfrst they were successful,
but relying upon numbers they neglected to
appoint leaders OF to form any plan for the
campaign, consequently, the Druses rallied
under tn cir warrior chiefs and buTned every
MAronits and Christian Sillage within. their
reach, The provincial All thorite pronounced
the vinVAding partg--the ChFissiaus-io be
rebels, aud the Governor fieaari procae ea
with al his available icfcs nonntai1ls
and brourht hs laaaon -se-bear upon the
Christians, checking them at every turn,
while the Druses, aided by the soldiery, car
ried on their work Of pillage and murder in
manner shameful even TO North Ameri-
can Indian o'g q agag 81 u n
Denounced as traitors and rebels, their
homes having been burned, their. crops des-
Hoyed, and in some cases their families
butchered, the Christians are rallying for the
fOrlOrn hope; for they feel that the DTuses,
shus aided, will endeayor to exterminate
them. This, however, viii not be an easy
matter, as the Maronite Greeks and Greek
Catholics number about two hundred and
hfty thousand, and if as they hope and daily
expect the European powers viii come to
their aid, they may not only be saved, but
greatly improve their condition, by being
plaee uIlusI fyy =
may be placed over the government Of Syria.
a. The American missionaries in Mount
Lebanon have been greatly exposed, but as
yet have suffered only for the want Of pro-
visions. -ii-i4 % ----
Upon the breaking opt Of the war Mr.
Consul Johnson sent guards for their protec-
ton, and in some cases provisions. Some
of the families Of the Mission have come down
70 Beirut under an escort furnished by the |
Consul, and others are daiIy expected No |
danger personal TO the Americans in Mount (
Lebanon is apprehended, as they are well |
known and wei protected, but their work is |
stopped by the war, their houses become /
asylums for the wounded and the fearful; in |
fact they are crowded out by the people who |
seek their protection; for wherever the Amer
lean flag is seen waving on the houSetop, the /
people flock in great numbers for admission. |
The humanity shown by the Americans in 4
Beirut to the wounded, the homeless and the
starving refugees from the mountains win
long be remembered BY the natives Of the
= - 'f- - -
The American Mission premises are crowded
day and night by women and children crying
for bread, which they receive with comfort
and consolation from the American mission
aries. .ssl71 zza-.'ii s.-
It has been estimated at the British Con-
sulate that about sixty villages have been
burned. It is believed that the European
powers will now interfere in behalf Of the
Christians of Syria, and relieve them from
The Turkish yoke. t-.l .---la --a.i..
A letter to the Traveller dated Beirut |
June 7th, gives the following additional par
iculars: l15
Since the Turks have cried shaFoe, and
ct loose the dogs of war" not only the poor,
Christians who are SO unfortunate
IS to be subjects Of the Sublime Porte, but
christians Of every name and nation. y; ne
resent residing in Syria7 ~ iiA, nsse 1'. Oesn
vnoss5 - 80. l..lflfer from the fiendish ele-
,--as a. lWork- -9-.. .zs D $50 ---. $50
Great apprehension has been entertained
y the Christian population Of Beirut and all
ther Syrian cities Of a general Moslem in
and all are now weaFied with
onstant watching every European and ma
i've Christian having slept upon his arms for
early two weeks. rTDsg III
On the first Of June, it appears that sever
hundred Christians with their families and
attic fed to Sidon for refuge, whittier they ]
7ere pursued by the Druses. Their ap- {
roach to the city caused the Moslems to raIse
he cry:-'The Christian dogs are coming Y
} attack US | Toarms to arms Moslems Z
efend your homeslp This cry, raised by :
few designing ones, caused the Moslems to
afhpr and close the cafpa of the tOWn - q