Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-10-24
Syria.
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ARREST OF FIVE DRusK CHRrs-MosLEM SET
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| PRESENT FROM PREsIpKSr BUCHANAN
Correspondence Of the Boston Traveller.
| BKYRour, Syria. Sept. 23.-The arrival and the
arrest Of Said Beg Jumblaat with some of his com.
peers are indications Of the most vigorous meas
| ures against the Druses. The i've Chiefs came
into Beyrout with music ana great display bu,
they were coldly received BY the Foreign Min
lister, who did not invite them to be seated or to
smoke the pipe Of ordinary courtesy. After few
interrogatories he told them to 60 until they were
called for, and without any Of the usual saluta-
tons 80 common In the East, even between master
and servant, he dismissed these proud, fierce war
riors from his presence. -.
Yesterday they were placed under arrest, and
are nov in close confinement; This result was
evidently not anticipated by the Begs, who are
now cut off from flight and all hope Of escape.
Their followers W no remained I'm the Lebanon
unwilling to venture within The reach of Fuad
Pasha'S arm have now begun to overrun the Mos
lem villages Damascus, and reports have been
| received this morning of the destruction Of two
large Moslem settlements, in which the houses
were burned, the property carried OF, and the in-
habitants massacred. Should this policy become
general, and the Druses determine to fight for
their existence, Lebanon will see bioodier iphts
than have hitherto transPired The chief war
rfors and great captains have not surrendered
themselves, and viii be able to shed much inno-
cent blood, and occasion much trouble and con-
fusion before they can be subdued or checked.
The departure Of Fuad Pasha yesterday with a
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with view Of going to Hasbeyia, is an indica.
ton that the Turks are quite prepared for the
Druse camPsign, and that Fuad Pasha will him
self take the field. He 10 q host In himself and
testify. - NJ oO''-
Information has just been received that four.
teen out Of the thirtyseven Druse chiefs have sur
rendered themselves to the government, while the
others, determined on resistance, are doing all the
misc hfef In their power to Christisn property
Ouards from the American Consulate have been
sent to the mountains for the protection of such
Americans es are exposed to tue fury Of the rebel
lious fog ves, and the Druses are determined
TO fight to the death, sangulnary conflicts NAV be
expected between them and the French arnly, al
Well as the Arabs and the government troops -
i learn that previous to the appearance of the
above proclamation, the Druses sent a deputaton
TO Abd-elkad to ask his aid and advice in their
time OF trouble Glow many fighting men have
You!" replied he. About thirty thousand ,, was
the answer. ''No more," "Perhaps a few more
but about thirty thousand - .sWell. u said he
| II had over one hundred thousand well -traine
soldiers In Algeria, and was unable to contend
with the army Of France NV advice to Won is
surrender yourselves at once and then viii exert
my influence; In your behalf The Druses went
away heavy hearted Some took his advice, and
others did not. Those who followed his sugpes-
ton may now be seen looking through the barred
windows OF their prison room at the barracks
awaiting their day Of trial. What humiliation
Tor these proud mountain chiefs :
Letters from Damascus state, that the trials ara
sui going on. Nine Moslems were hung last
week and Others have been condemned 10 death
One OF their number was a Druse who had been
al the massacre Of Hasbeyia another was the actual
murderer OF the Irish missionary, Mr.. Graham
Upon the reception Of the present Of the pistols
from the President, Abd-el Kaker, called at once
upon MI Meshaka, the U Consular Agent at
Damascus, to express his high appreciation of the
gift .s-..-, -.
see mahy reports In American papers Of 30. 600
women having been carried away from Damascus
oy the Arabs and Records. The fact is that the ee
Were only rs 600 Christian Inhabitants in the cty
IL Is possible that few hundred were thus car
ried away, possibly thousand, but probably
much less would be more In accordance with the
truth, -F.- .. - =
There is great deal Of sickness at present I'm
Damascus, and 10 10 feared that on account of the
great number of unburied dead bodies under the
walls OF the ruined houses, plague and pestilence
will ravage the city. The British Consul makes
loud appeal for medical aid, and the British
Syrian Relief Society will no doubt send out
medical staff with good medicines and hospital
ingale nurses