, 1860-08-17
excitement III tNh%fH A1aEIist The
1urAA.--SP1npathys wit IL tlpc Syrian
Chrl*itHHH--1'tl"l l'OpmIAce Defilauu-
1IsE War with TurAex

1Fs war with 1AFAeJs
The foiiow:r. letter is published in the Lon
July: '
1 eauEo. d.: ibe to yon the increasing e1
s1tsm'nt wh1e'' revais here iu consequence o.
the news from :; rim. The French ana Germar
J nFnsls r h'ch contain them are read with a.
avidi'y u Lca surpasees LII thu: could be i'm
a,iacd. ihe rerital OF the massucres. prolaaa
t,ors 1nd atrocities OF which the Dru.es aud
TURKS hive been guilty, excite an irritation
which Is carried IL N extreme Of FURY. ]
'hou.h' knew the Russians, but was decciy.
ed Us to thrir character. The merchant ho'os
CERTAIN religious opinions, but with the English,
fre1ch and Gcrmans he is mild and tolerant.
.od tue oin4rence Of religion does not prevent
MN iroin showing them great K. k.udness. a. 10
tne PC ?7:c, 1hcg ure possessed 0; superstitious
ia''h. but they I've on good terms with al
thrts''an sects Both mel chants aud people
s1s*rt; IN vte!en. tanaiical hatred rgainst all
MusEu'mans, but particularly pg1inst the Turks,
I3c upper classes are Indifferent in matters Of
I ft"Et"h, but politics and national traditions
hare accustomed them to execrate al that is
Mohtmnledap.
Al classes Ere unanimous in stigmatizinc-
cersi2s ~ the word-the crueltiss OF the Turks.
rue PASSIONS Of the people are excited To a
| pitch could not hare Suspected. uEd at tbis
:neu1ent n:se might bel;ere that erery Russian,
ls 4 fanatic, which i. certainly rot tue fact. but
Inc lid hatred 50 strongly rcsen blts fanaticism
toAt ore might mistake it. There is but one
sc'ce-one cry" We must fnccor the Chris
NOES, eatsrnnate theiI bartaruus opprcssors,
'esente religion ahd outraged humanity, tinisl
VI eth lie Turks, aud drive them ou: Of Europe
me army appears to experience ersn more
vi .,'aals ahan the people, this paroxysm of anger
these suldlsrs. 20 mid in their relations y ith
the people, have for coma time past assumed a
mar1'ai attitude; their features hare become
hardened ind their eyes flush fire. Tine thonld
SEE This nletauorphos to believe it. It ia par.
ticu arly at the ca p OF ktasuoe.S .Se!o TINT tbe
spirit of The army shnws itscl! with tie greatest
energy. Wtea The Emperor Il. *, his ann,.xr-
arce. iEc ucclamatons, which we're a.wuys
warm and sincere, nre Low enthusiastically
trartic, Of which thu meaning Gun esc.pe ro-
bodf. Tie Emperor appears to be p.iftct]y
well satlsted with tEeE,, and The soltlit rs hare
received more presents than they hnd for i long
time-
The army appcars to be convinced TINT t},ev
are on the eve Of war, ard tLis feeliut ctui.
muuice'es In ardor which forms E strong cDn-
trast with thut species Of lapcuor AID caP+lf.s
ness which were remark able during thr lat
three years. at Moscow /. II still worsa and
~l,a: is rerurkfd here cannot bear unr co,r-
parison with the demonstrations which lave
taken place in The old can tai Of The Emuite<
According to the beg. authenticated accannt,
we receive every day, the rsce of the pponIe
there il ,'nbouaded- The ORTHODOXY pupula,ion
demand Why troops ere not ALREADY on ,he,r
march against tile misc1enuts-tbe infidaIs-