The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-06

Affairs I'm syria.
LETTERS IRON AMERICAN MISSIONARIES IN 6YRlA.
Prom the Boston Traveller, Sept -
The following extracts Of letters received IN Tins
city from Amer ican missionaries in Syria
Rev Henry Jessup, writing from Beyrout August -,
$780, TO the Rev Dr. Anderson Of the American Board,
Gays that he almost with the labor Of aus
Eenes Joop" orr osms.cus he remsrss " wv"
summary punishment is being dealt out by Fuad Pacha
in Damascus, and . small number Qeo) have already
been executed Yes with all this the noslem spirit there
not broken and IL 10 the candid opinion Of the foreign
ere that damascus will never be safe residence again for
Christians There are 200 600 Mossms In Damascus and
vicinity and even 600 1000 be executed, which
not probable the great mass will only be exssperatod,
Pacha remains there with strong military force Il com.
mand and large military and naval foreign force at
Beyroat there viii be peace; but Fuad Pacha cannot
main long, and II European political jealousies should
cause the withdrawal OF foreign troops and naves from
coast leaving only the furks protect country
farewell TO security and order.
We make further extracts from his letter
There yet safety for Christian in Southern Leba-
non and me uses are yet 70 DO punished 90 that me
from the present time They have nothing 70 eat except
what they receive from charity no clothing and she
in utter dettuon Think Of 100 900 people settling down
at In country desoated by savage warfare. There
are houses shelter them from the OF the
coming winter. They have beds, clothing, an
Of food cooking utensils implements Of hug
eandry, no cattle sheep nor goats no mules, camels
winter USUAL and nothing look 70 but foreign
charity, and then in addition 70 this, who 10 for
which there Is no male SURVIVOR We are now dis
ubuting daily 10 nearly 10 600 Of the most needy refu
gees about w. lgive my whole time 70 the work. and
pital department We have hired agents TO assist
in the work, and Two Of the native Protesants, Blu
trus Bstany and N. Araman, give Q good share OF
their time 70 distributing TO the needy. Mr.. Ford
turned 10 Sidon Thursday the I'D instant and will
doubt have large business TO do in looking ater the
sands from the vicinity Of Rasheya and Hasbeya Aer
ADjun that large and beautiful district OF Hebeya
UknwA AAmOlo
ton Two villages only remain unharmed, and the Pro
testans have ali fed either TO sdon Beyrout'we also
hear from Mr. Gauni, native brother In Trpo that
than three thousand refugees from the
vicinity Of Baabec, now gathered Ia the vicinity Of Be-
berry the OF the LEBANON and all great
suffering Indeed II may be safely said that there not
spot between Palmyra on the northeast and Tyre
the south west through all that vast region recently con-
tanning 90 many Christians, where Christian can now
live in safety, unless be in Damascus under the very
eyes Of Fuad Pasha. few hundred Christians stu re-
main in Mount Lebanon among Drnses Of the
Damascus road but they are 10 great fear and every day
they making their ESCAPE in small parteo Beyrout
The next great political movement will no doubt be an
attack the Druses by the Turkish forces alone, or
in connection with the French troops The result Of
such attack will be either the surrender aud dis.
armipg Of the Druses their fleeing TO the Hauran
which 10 probable or else severe conflict, which
the Druses viii be driven out destroyed
and the remaining hall Of Southern Lebanon be converted
into a ruin leaving absolutely nothing unscathed.
We all feel that Beyrout and its people have had very
escape from the fate OF Hasbeiya, DER ei Komr
and Damascus On the 23d Of June when the panic was
AT Its height in Beyrout the Pacha league with the
Druses who had fixed for the destruction OF eyrout
and sdon just they fixed day for the places which
night in the greatest anxiety in the very agony
Of suspense, expecting at night 20 the morning
light again, and spending the days with families in
listening 70 stories OF atrocous bucheres which chilled
blood We did actually plan converting mission
press into fortress hoping IN case OF massacre here 10
be able 70 hold out with few guns until could
reach from the ships In the haroor and many the
coa - N
and water Some OF s actually went on board
the vessels in the harbor, and others were
ready TO 20, and this state Of alarm aud
suspense continued for nearly full month"; until felt
strength giving out in this hot climate, but the Lord
most graciousy protected u.s. and living praise
Him Does not seem as though this city had been pre-.
served in the providence OF God to be city Of refuge 70
the thousands of peor sufferers II Beyrout hal been dc
stroyed whittier could these thousands have fed Who
would have cared for the thousand widows OF DER Ell
Komr the i've thousand widows Of Damascus, and the
tens OF thousands OF all and and classes who
gathered here Truly OF the mercy OF the Lord
that this city and Sidon have been laid The
latest from Damascus is that all the young Of
the city to be taken away TO Consantnope TO
soldiers IN the army Three principal departments Of
the xoslem quarter OF the city he Kaimaryeh the Bal
Toome and the Jorah have been evacuated by the Mos
lens AT the command OF Fuad Pacha and 70 be
pied by the Christians.
Rev. Dr. W. n Thomson, In a letter dated Beyrout,
August 20 corroboracs the statements M 10 restitution
and misery among the people, and among other things
We are now spending Tor food clothing bedding shell
ter hospital and soup kitchen at the rate Of about 90 900
pastres (S2 000 week and yet We seem 70 make little
impression on the mighty mass Of misery around us
Mr. Jessup has the business OF distributing Of
bread 70 about 5000 persons daily and two Of native
brethren have the daily distribution 70 about 500 poor
The English merchants devote much OF their
committee meetings, and checrfuy help managing the
large financial business connected with this charity.
The funds are as yet supplied almost exclusively by the
princely iiberality OF the people In England. Not
Christian "a can - his hsel,i,on 70 begin the
fore winter. Not family has secure ITS silk crop
harvest; the figs AID grapes all lost 10 them
and unless far haste is made the olive crop will be
lost also. Al present everything here IL uncertain No
human sagacy predict the end 81 these things Tue
French landing enormous stores, aad do not think
they expect TO leave In six months
me letter speaks also Of the great number Of widows
and orphans Of friend who has nine widows In his
family, OF another who has ave, and ~ the
female children who orphans the males having many
OF them been slaughtered.