The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-07-14

Attcsk 81 :i2edossns upon an
Amerscan Camp som 1 letter dated.
Beirut, Syria, May s We make the iols
lowing extracts
Two parties Of American savelers have
been attacksd dnEing this season; no grcsk.
damage w6sodes A few weeks ago the
American c6rpu u1tllify was startled with an|
account On att8ck cy = party Of Be-
douinS Np06an American camp ccmpcaed'
of Sleyen gentlenen and ave dies near;
Ead Sea. 1twas repol Nh
were placed il the <eil1l
punent, and t6e gallant
M Found s.ttl with their
& hanging u Or =
n I've the oniua r
bon the all kr
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p darn IA Val the ihae
3 holy Land. 's
The Ce,Ye Il Sc q s!snated
about days journey III se Dead Sea,
and overhangs the dark &8d sublimely
dreadful ravine which suggested to the
shadow of DEATH" AS this is Greek
Convent no lady is admitted; and as there
were five ladies in the company, two par
ties pitched their tent about half mile
from the Convent, in the valley below.
AS this is the country for Bedouins, who
range through it unmolested and un
checked by the Turks, stampede was at
tempted upon the mules. This was dis
covcSed and resisted by the muleteers,
who rushed to the scene, firing guns and
pistols, and making the welkin ring with
their shouts of revenge. After exchang
ing thirty or forty. shots. the mules We're
recovered and one or two guns captured
from the: attacking party by the gallant
muleteers.S While this firing was heard,
/ the American camp was naturally thrown
/ into great confusion; and in consideration
kof the fact that general attack was anti
teipated by the whole tribe of the Bedouins,
Everybody acted with the most amazing
amount of bravery and determination.
Pistols were rapidly loaded, every gentle
man took his position, and one OF the la
dies, armed with pistol, declared her de-
termination to fire at the enemy. Soon,
however, the true state of the case was
understood, and all fears were allayed
The battle ended witha few wounds, not
of a dangerous character ; and there being
surgeon among the party, the wounds OF
the muleteers were soon dressed with a
skill which quite astonished them, and
filled their minds with new impressions
of American greatness. One young
American, Mr.. Seeley, of Ohio, shot
himself in the finger during the affair, but
the ball was extracted, and the wound did
not prove serious one. After peace was
declared the diamond rings were taken
from the various boot-legs, Where they
had been deposited for safe-keeping, and
the watches were dug up from their hiding
places under ground. But the most anus
ing incident of the scene was the discovesy
Of one Of the couriers and a dragnman,
crouchng under the dining table for
safety.
The muleteers Of another party of
Americans were attacked near Damascus,
but the baggage was protected, and the
affair ended with the Ssss of two guns be-
longing to the mnleteers.. These guns,
however, have sigces been recovered by
Mr.. Consul Johnson.
1t may be that before another travelling
season shall roll around, Russian arms
may keep the country more quiet; but it
is feared that the Lebanon wiz prove to
its owners the Caucasus of Syria, and
every chief Schamyl.
The present state of things in Mount
Lebanon is not at all inviting. A few
days ago in the vicinity of Sidon two
Druses were killed by some Christians !;
and the friends OF the slaughtered men,
while performing the laneral ceremonies,
killed three Christians and priest, by
way of revenge, to appease the spirits of
the ghostly departed. This reprisal was
Immediately followed by an attack on the
part Of. the Christians in the neighbor-
hood, and resulted in the death of the
mourning Druses, who were killed upon
the spot.