The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-28

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BKlRuT, Syria, June 10, 1850.
! The Wur refDgrea - inmy )ast c0mmunic4tiOn
Il still desaetatipg thia beautiful land, and w.
lagos convents and hamletA, which were last
month tho homes Of quiet and industrious peo- |
pie, are now smoking ruins, End their fossner &C.
cu1ants who have escaped the sword Of the ere |
my, are burrowing in caves and tombs n astAry-
ing condition,
Many wars have occurred between the Druses |
and Christians Of Nc. Lebanon, but the present |
struggle il unparalleled ia the history Of these
people for ita hogsible atrocities. The blood OF
every spectator d The shocking barbarities which
characterize this revolution, runs cold with hpr-
r0r, and every American would be glad to seesa |
European occupation Of the country, u BY Euch |
means peace might be restored.
Tyre has also been the scene Of great excite |
ment, though - Jet the Aosaems nave not rsen |
The inhabitants, however, 20 great y tne alarm,
throw themeelves INTO the go, ana tnose VINO
have not he'd to Beirut, sIeep IN boafs upon the
sea The American Vice Consul mas requested
leave Of the Consul General q Beirut, 70 aoan-
don his post and come 70 Beirut, 90 lire u not
safe, and protection is given by the Government
station, would furnish ample material for . book
Of horrors. II contains . large Protestant com
munty, and fine church edifce. 1t is situated
near the source Of the river Jordan, and had sew
eral thousand Inhabitants II was for some time,
besieged, but the contest commenced in earnest
on Friday, the 9Th inst, and continued for three
days. The Druses were driven back, and the
town was wholly occupied by the Christians
Then came in Turkish treachery to give success
Al. No. rIn thn Turk iSh
troops stationed at that place, under pretence
of aiding the Christians, induced them 70 feign
| retreat towards the castle, promising 70 afe up
on the Druses with his cannon The Chf1stians
did as they were desired; the commander nrcd
blank cartridges only twice, and then ceased
The retreat became real, and tha deceived Chris
tians sought refuge in the castle Upon their or.
| rival the commander required them 70 deiiver
| their arms, which they surrendered 70 nun. ~
then allowed them 70 enter, aiter coMpenng eacn
one to say, May God give success 70 the sultan.
He gave their arms to some muleteers, under tnc
pretence OF sending them 70 damascus oGs soon
after put them in the possession 81 .ne n,uses'
The unarmed were tncn 'urneu o.eL " ~ 80,
~. ia - n,.nsd ,hs so~r including a Ire
",..';a. r .h,reh ,,rn,,srtv seversi brndreds
of tho Chr;st;.ns sought refuge with the Moslen
Emeers Of Hasbeiva. Who were enemies Of the
Dn,ses. They remained in the palace for several
days. when the Emcers were Obliged to surren-
der for want of provisions Thirty Of the Emeers
were killed. andmore than eight hundred Chris.
tians were led out aud slaughtered like sheep.
Raysheya is another missionary station, and
contains Protestant community The following
letter from the Greek Patriarch Of Damascus, will
explain the state OF things there. The letter
was addressed to the Consul Of Damascus:
70 The U. 8. Consul at Damascus, tss34
SrR:-You must have heard Of the complete
destruction of the Christians at Rasheya, as it
clearly appears from the letters received yester
day from the remaining portion of them, copy
of which Is herein enclosed, from which you may
learn the true facts in the case. beg Of you in
the name of Jesus our Lord to use your Christian
zeal in aiding those poor Christians whose lives
are in danger OF Druses and starvation, as you see
from their letter. This is the time Of compass
sion, the time Of mercy, the time of Christian
zeal. We beg you to help them. The Christians
Of Hasbeiya have been also attacked by the
Druses on last Sunday, and they are now hesleged
by them. II they receive no help they will per,
ish. Damascus, June Q, 1860. M
signed by the Greek Patriarch.
N,,2o..x, II otter from, ia ,hr,s.;sns ofRe.h.
ovo ~ the GresL P.,r;sroh IL n.mascn.. A.
"Wbrn ,ba nruaes heean - attack ,bar =.
o,os,,J ~, ~ dsl;."r o,r ! ems - .ha,, ,.,,;ah
No ,,J Af,er taL;nr rossass;o,, 80 ti,,n Ia,
said we do not v;sh e. yo,,r sr,ns III - 80,
rn,, -, ,,o th, &C.,, ~ &c j. na - "".s
which ,,e rcnl;cd ssnst ~ ro,, Tia TheS ala
,.o r,,,,s. 90. -, - ,o.,.. =, M.aaa.! NJ,
I'D uars ,sa,,. ~. ~ 49,. W
go. !. a. -, cia:,' 80 -. n w.
ia.ahafs ..a,,,'S .hs: onss ia, ~" r, n.,u
49,. ass ,.'Sa..ss.A !" , a.M = nu''i.la-
on. 80. ~ 1 = 80 w M''n
ol;ot pv as anu .Ja "en, having nahoker'
houses of sII ,ha Ch.;,.s s "a - ~. ~ w
hln,a o',n ..,. o IN ~ c eaM - 'nen, oul
romn 1870 ,, Hu pps aau ous i.nes, IVY ~ AZ
soa' u'epoeaAi Hnonsoesel YOU choose ana y
~. "a' ~. s'.iue" Wy a'o ieaus ~ oher theh
" .p@ Ansn ."ey gave Us peace ana proclaim
e. ...s sse ou' Was, sna. teace eaNho. commune
h ~ a.'.e saan 4uA1'e' " ~ no"f, Nhei. they
~ o"s,. ."e svwn anu hrc upon " 10 'he
1t was dreadful hour Men I;y.l he n,e. az,
ue ehuafea ~ pieces sA.soscsag them into the tire,
rtoiased tie scoasea and ilasadered Tie lSo3ert, -
II any men reached you, these are all that re-
main. They took the arms Of the murdered: We
who are still alive are at the seraglio without
food, having no homes, as the town has been
burnt into ashes, and the Druses come every tiay
to the soldiers and demand the remainder Of the
women and children to butcher them. II we do
not die OF hunger, we may die of fear, il they do
allow us to live until Thursday. The soldiers
cannot protect, as there are not many.
AS for the priests, only two Of them remain,
one OF whom is blind. As for the men, none re-
main but those who may reach you. We women
and children look up to heaven and say, s'Oh
God relieve us! Oh God have mercy upon "a"
These statements relate less than what actually
occurred, AS we are unable to express all. All
this took place in the presence OF the Governor
and the Colonel, and the Turkish officers, who
saw our children thrown INTO the lire and burnt
we pray you, We pray you, we pray you who are
able to help US, to deliver us, to redeem us, to
save us, and have mercy upon US.
Signed by the residue OF the Christians Of
kasheya-women and children
What a fearful, horrible record is this? In
formation was received the following day that
all had been killed, and the Christians OF kasheya
have been blotted out OF existence. HABIT.
lN"' e'ro-s = IS Dos'on Afaselerl
belrut, June l6, 1880.
Tug plos !nieks s Iear tnas the doom Of
tnis people Is seaieo. ABOUT one hundred OF the
ilasne,yal's arrived mere Yesterday with blood
stained garments ana with the bloody history Of