, 1860-08-10
Senator Stewards aoF1e4.

{E1om hs Auburn Daily Union, Aug. IT,
The following letter has been received BY Sen.
ator Seward. from Alexandra. Egypt, IN rela-
lion to the troubles in Syria and thu Arabian
horses. It will explain itself:
~A1r1Asnru, Juna =, isso.
"To rua Hos. ". Il. .sEwARp:-Dsar 8ir-1t
il with extreme regret that ha7e to repos: TO
vou the great destruction which happened IN
Ibis country recently, arising from civil var
in Mount Lebanon and the adjacent villages,
such as Hasbeya, Rasbeya, e. between n me
Christians aud the Druses. The latter, being
supported bT .hs Turks sod the Musse!mans,
have beaten the Christians in every direction,
burnt their houses and couTe1ts. p!undered
their effects, and killed great number OF them
and their monks. l have shared their late oJ
losing my houses. which were burned oy the
Dfuses, aud wherein my silk wAs dspos!ieo:
aud some wounded, Of whom my nephew IS one.
In short, the sacrifice is immense. both TO tho
Inhabitants and 70 myself, and most shocking
indeed. The Turkish authorities wishing 10
oppress me in some respect from Their hatred
to Christians, / was obliged 10 leave Deyrout
is the present state Of shings, and cannotfore-
tell how it will end, but can surely say the
longer it remains, the worse it becomca-
Before my departure Mr. johnson had taken
charge OF the three horaes belonging TO you, in
order to ship them By the vessel Of AessFs Dab
w" d SAuA&uKQA4R WHICH aEAfts LII A1EH ua58-
The horses are Of the irat Arabian race They
were brought from Bagdad, which is shout four
days from Bey-out. l truatthey will reach you
in the same condition ~ they will be embarked
at beyrou-hea'thy aud atout.
But with regard to the tTo other horses for
ready Tor shipment, bus the captain Of the ves-
tel Wonld not take the d1e together. 80 I WAS
bound to keep them waiting Tor another oppor-
tunliy. Allow me to suggest that in case of
more orders for horses, it IS advisable to ship
them by one ofthe English steamers, which 90
send them 10 the United States.
The box Of antiquities and the spear were H.
30 given to Me. johnson, who will forw ard them
IN the same vessel with the horses
Always at your commands, remain your
most obedient servant,
A1rBr EEr TARAnc1sEY,
Asst Member ot the PashAlsck OF Saida.
P.S.-Tbis letter was delayed till the a5,h
inAt., by which time received fresh ness au-
nouucing the ruin Of Zahli mud der Ell kamar,
the capitals Of Lebanon, which we're plunde1ed
and burnt by :he Druses-m4ny murders Of the
Christians, and an not aware whether my fa-
mi1y has suffered any m3Ee. We must help it
j. ~ Coos will, and he must be praised and glo-
ri6ed-
+. S.-ELclosed is letter to NessEa B. Sous
81 Skandar Abcarious, which beg to trouble
your E3ce'1.ncy ID delivering to them, or cause
70 be transmitted
fou are aware Of the ruin and destruction Of
our country as briefly mentioned in my letter.
beg, therefore, that your E1cellency will DO
me the favor to lend them your kind assistance
| and good otiices for the carrying ont OF their
objects; for now il the time tor mercy and com.
passion 10 the inhabitants of this country,
which is in the highest degree of ruin AMI dis
tress., beg also tha: you will pardon the
trouble give you in this respect; but being
aware of your kind disposition xnd charitable
heart, you viii do your best in their behalf, and
urge them ferventlv, that they should soon send
The funds which they eau c.llect, BY first op-
portunity, and am sure that without yoar
| E1celtency'4 aid aud assistance they cannot go
forward. This is the most proper time for do.
ing good, and feel confident that the United
States citizens will be most willing to g.ve ther
assistance IN the present state. H. BIT.