, 1860-08-23

In their houses. but they are not IN the Chris.
tian quarter. No Christian dare 60 ont Of his
hiding place
Our poeision Is e1sc:ly like that Of the Chris-
tisns in the Serat at uaabeya during the nins
dsys oetHeen the attack on the town md the
massacre. We have less security than on Mou,
day or Tuesday. for the mob are now flushed
with SUCCESS, aud Ill fear OF the Go1ernmeotor
regard forth persons or property Of ChrtatiAnz
has gone. The Government Eave not Jet taken
q single step for restoring order or tushorty.
They have Withdrawn the soldiers from tho
Christian quarter, and it is quite clear they
never intended that the troopa should act In do.
fence OF Christians. The Pasha would not riak
4 conflict with the Moslems for the ChristiAns,
and there is nothing to show that this resolu-
display Of force at Seraglio is simply for the
defence of the 0suanlis themselves from the
Arabs, and not to act en- behalf Of Christians,
Tne guard at the door will not fight to protect
the Con ntulate. Sons Of the oiIieera and men
we're at Hssbeya 2ud Ra.heya. Tho Turks
amons tht m are quiet, but the Arabs eat The
Coneul's bread and indulge themselves in curs-
ing him, and faying We ought to be all slanxh-
tered. His very cavaxses vera. plunderin9.
Nine Christians who knew the casass Of the
Austrian Consulate, and fed to his house, wera
delivered up by him to be murdered in his
house, and believe in his presence. We de-
pend on su.h fellows for protection, and that
AEBlu8t uEA 4LASAAFt A7a0h4AA@ot 4%@AA ~ A[At~
eioaists. Mr. Bsant does not know these things
and pooh.poohs the idea Of Danger, ss he did all
a!orE, He has done admirably, nobly, all be
could, and more than could hare been expected
Of him. but he Ia an old and feeble man, and
yesterday and to-day his heRlth betrays alarm
ing symptoms Of giving VA, way- T.; Tbe raAha
did in the case Of Hasbeya. Mustspba Pasha
has email force in the Gauran, lao days of.
4 huudsed times during our susPense shout
Hasbeya the Muschir declared he had ordered
that force hither. 1t nerer moved. From day
to dag he says it will come here to day, and it
has not come He has been declaring that
last night; the baggage Of the Pasha had arriy-
ed. etc, Also that Ameen Pashn WAS to havo
been here from Baalbee- 1tis all lies. What
trust can be put in government y ho has been
lying for the paAt seven weeks: In fact, the
mob may cut all our throass st any moment, if
they w1sh, and We arc at the mercy Of IN acci-
dent, an excitement, false renort, 10 far as
man is concerned. We can only put our trust
in God, at least since the example Of Haabeya-
Representations should be made By every post
to Heyrout, to ConsisutinoPle, to Europe, and
the Christian population must continue TO be
exposed to destruction at any hour till troop.
arrive. Now the evil is done troops are talked
OF. pray God that they may not come too
late to help and deliver the survivors. Shoud
IN insurrection arse in any Of the towns on the
coast that the foreign shipa or troops attack
Moslems, We are all gone. write thus, and
yet am less alarmed and mere hopeful, and
hsye suffered les th1n any other Frank in the
city. ~
There is no business here. Il is difficult to
procare bread, meat md vegetables. 1he
thops are all shut, the great gates Of the khaps
and bazaars are I'll shut, aud opened for no one.
The people Of each quarter have begun to
guard it, and will not let any strangers pass
through it unless bringing prov.sicus for The
city. Ibis, indeed, gives US some hope Of safe
II, but it Ia from the citizens who begin to fear
tor themselves and property. The government
have done nothing. The one wish and prayer
Of us ali is for 4 way Of escape to B.yrout.
Damascus, Saturday, July Il, At 2. M.-The
French acting Consul u about 10 send mes.
singer to BeJrout. Ar. Brant IL better TODAY,
but he is busy writing despatch. and be asks
na to write to Jou for him, and say that We are
getting on we'll nd hopefully; but they are
slow in burJirg the corp,es. and. If this be neg
lected, We shall have plague. The Pasha is
finding bread ior the people in the castle. Mos
lens, and even Druses, are taking their friends
cut to their houses, ind eone are taking the
strangers TO their own villages. the CITY is
quiet
The p1underers are still carrying of remnants
Of timer aud marble, and Atoues from the
houses Of the Chrtstiaue. As soon as the rnads
become safe, and get my aHAirs little az
ranged, shall 60 to Beyroot, perhaps to Lon
dun, to give the account Of an eyewitness to
people and Government.