The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-08

OF AMERICAN MIsSI0NARIES-THE END OF THE
''sICK MANI AT HAND
From the Eastern Correspondent Of the Boston Traveller
BEIRUT, Syria, June Q, 1850.
Syria is now tho scene OF OF the most sanguinary
conflicts ever enacted in this land which has BEEN
the battle field Of the Old World and Mount Lebanon
now one vast funeral pile
Druses and Christians, numbering hundreds Of thous
ands are engaged In Wholesale murder, arson and
pilase, which hendsh work they aided by Turks,
Aoelsm Arabs, and the people known as the Metawaes
From my window last week counted from twenty TO
thirty burning villages upon the mountains few miles
ca Beirut from whence the dash Of musketry may east
y be Seen and the voeys heard one after another in ra
pid succession N they echo through the valleys
ing and the dead brought daily into the town In large
numbers, and the widows and the orphans may be
The babayity Of This war is truly shocking Men, wo
men and children overaken while fleeing for refuge
and Without arms, and rathIessly slaughtered while
The Christians have thus mr. suffered most terribly
Their villages have been burned their crops destroyed
and great numbers have been brutaiy murdered while
the Druscs who are better warriors and far more cou
rageous ere assisted by the Turks Mosems and Metawa
lies and up TO this time have proved successful
war Of determination has It's origin Ia religious and poll
tca causes The Christians and Drusee bate each other
religious fsith and the Christians hate the Druses with
special had because the Druses are In great many Of
over sSs 0sssssn Or Ssroni:e and Creek csSos v
lagos. me moro immediate causes Of the may be
traced 70 the bloody feuda existing between the Duse
quarrel which threatened preciptlaas war In
shich the Marone Chrstians were victorious, having
loss was less than one third Of that plumber Although
then declared the Druses have since Assass
nsted every Christian who came in their way with an
evident determination TO make the number OF the Marc
mite Ices equal 10 that Of the Druses. This aroused
the Christians and so exasperated them that they
made IN attack upon several Druse villages. At first
they we're successful but relying upon their numbers
they negeced 10 appoint leaders 10 form any plan for
asa Ss s sns
Greek Christian village within their reach. Tho pro-
yincis authorities pronounced the invading partythe
Chrietianso be rebels and the Governor General pro-
ceeded with all his available force III mountains
brought his cannon 70 bear upon the Chr sns checking
them a every turn while the Druses aided by the sol
derry carried on their work Of pilage and murder in
manner shameful even to North American Indian.
Denounced ss traitors and rebels their homes having
their families buchered, the Christians ralyng for
the oron hope for they feel that the Druses thus aided
not be easy Mater the Narone Greeks and Greek
Catholics number about two hundred and ty thousand
Win g S s hsg not ony be
saved, but greatly improve their condition, by beirg
placed under the rule Of European prince who may be
placed over the government Of Syria.
The American mssicuaries In Mount Lebanon have been
greatly expoeed but Is yet have only suffered FOR the
Upon The breaking out OF the war; Mr. Consul Johnson
sent guards for their protection pro
down Beirut under escort furnished by Consul
and others daily expected No personal danger TO the
m
well known snd Wel protected but their work IA stopped
by the war their houses become ssyius for the
and the fearful in fact they are crowded out by the pe
pie who seek their for wherever the American
bag n seen waving on the housetop the people flock in
great numbers for admission.
The humanity shown by the Americans In Beirut 10 the
wounded the homeless and the starving refugees
The mountains will long be remembered BY the natives Of
the country.
ne American Mission premises are crowded day an
night by women and children crying for bread which
they receive with comfort and consolation from the
ricsu missionaries
One OF the largest OF the Christian towns crel Kenr
s now In state Of SIEGE and great suffering produced
by the want Of provisions
eDce writing The above news has been received that
Deirel Kenir Is Turkish town and il garrisoned by
Turkish troopsunlikc the other Christian towns which
are governed either by Christian or ruse fcuda chiefs
and Indicates that the Turks are determined crush the
Christian rover in Mt lebanon. In thus attacking
rkish town. the Druses become rebels but the Cover.
nor General orgets his assumed consistency and allowed
the ruscs 70 burn large portion OF the place before he
tntcrfsrsd.
Infcfmatscu has also been received this evening that
Abe stians m the North M Lebanon are rayipg and
ave repused the Drrses with great slaughter THIS yet