New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-16
THE EAST.
THE MASSACRES ~ SYRIA.
Correspondence Of The London News.


BEYRouT, june ~
We are now more fully acquainted with the details
of he massacre of Chriata wh:htook place at Sdon
on Friday, the lat, and Saturday, the ID inst. 1t is
but too certain thai the numor Of refugee Chris aims,
unaImed peasants, moDks, priests, nuns, women and
children--who, flying FIRM the guns and knives 81
the Druses in he southern part OF Lebanon, tried 70
obtain shelter In Sdon, but were at the gates AID ~
the gardens of that town uohered in cold blood the
Moslems, Me.palls and Druses of the neighborhood-
exceeded in all four hundred and fifty soals. The
Turkish Governor Of the town, although be had gar
rison of two hundred regular troops never moved
man to help these unfortunaes, bu, on the contrary
many Christians were bayoneted and shot BY the SOL
diers, their officers looking on. Twice has her Ma
iesty's steamer FREELY. and the French steam,
corvette La Sen,pslle been ssnt down 20 pu stop 70
these assassinations, which again and again have
broken ou as each parry Of bel ess refugees reached
the town. Some four mourn Journey above Si1on not
far from the former residence Of Lady Hester Stan
hone, there il, or Father was, q celeb ated Greek
Catholic church convent, called Dheir-el- 6akhaiGa
This institution was Lot only the mos, wealthy religions
establishment in Syria tits church Pate-mnch OF IL
the git OF Popes EmperOrs, AID Kings Of Europe
being valued at upwards of f25,00ol, but i's
library contained scores OF n;ient Greek,
less. All this has been burned snd plundsred-1lye
trees cut down cocooas, silk and corn destroyed, vine
and oil split OF thrown away by thu hund ed th1usen3
gallons BY the Druses although the monks were again
and again assured BY the Drue- Sheik OF the distrc
wealthy man, called Said Bey Tmbluts, Of Makharah,
and well known 70 neariy all Englishmen wandering
in the Lebanon that being unarned community,
neither they nor their property should be touched.
Havng lnleo them into security SAID Bey all owed big
men to attack the place. OF the sixts monks about
siAtetn were HE'D the rest managed TO escape and
hide in rocks and places on the mountain. The maj Dr.
y reached Sidon after enduring great priyatons b..
many have since died ard all or less injured
some being still missing rhs community, month
ago one OF the most wealthy In ASIA has now nsther
house nor food. One Of the monks-whou l knew
few months ago hale, rong mln-was orougn, up
from Sidon by the FREELY and is living close 70 ne
with bis brolher, wealthy native merchsns. Ihis
priest in company with ak Of his feliows I'D about
forty Christian peasants had 10 hide in caves on the
mountain for ten days, Evicg the whole time on the
raw esb of goats With they stole from tho docks BY
night TO feed during the day. He tells ms that from
the horrible Du.chenes which he saw conmted be
cannot slsep more Than ten minutes without waking up
IN the greatest flight. The Druse Chief, Said Boy
Timblut, of Makhtarsh, who 6nt lulled these monks
into security, 80 rs " pre- vent their sepd away then
treasures, and then pl1ndered them Is We'll de-sr 1ea
in AN early number OF DIX kens 1.-THE Yea Round
in paper headed "a Leoaoon Sneik." He has
PLAYED double ana higGly prottabls part throughout
this wal on the one hand writing 70 the EurVpeaD
cor suls say that he sept himself qac aoof from me
struggle, ana even offering an asylum 70 Chrsasns
whose hous, bad beeu barDed; while, on the other
land through his small army OF retaiDers, be has par
ncpated in every act OF vengeance aud plumber VINCE
has taken place the southe parts OF Lebanon lns
affair of Term, large rich Christian village peaE
Nakhtarah was one OF these Believing that the ehia
Of their district would according 70 bis many
TONS protect them tue nhabtalts Went on wi'n men
Ordinary occupations in fancied security Twenty-yur
boar. al. er Dber ell KannT las related 10 my Las: TO-
teri surrendered TO the Druses under Suck nsSu,
army of Druseswhich seemed anoss 70 spts a., ~ -
| The tsrb, go sudden IT, spPearaDeeL,~ tSa
place, carrie it, turned and plundeiea , y, s,s
the men and violating the women linciaihg 800 -
Msroniie nuns and IN very few noals Sas.oo MI.
tie mos; thriving villages u Lioaaon saS ,srtsd
so,s.,d s,Jon AZ he gate Of which they w'rs me. ~
"a, ate mob OF srm,d Noslews, weoEjoaing VII VII
the pIu..s AID Ms,uas Of the negho ,reosa, s1S
headed oy Hahn Iorse' Dfase Sasa' ,.ss poor
the beio e-meutioptd Sad ,S ss.rcn COR Zach
~, s ss ,hes escaped into Tie woOds aad 0ai1Hf