The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-08-17
The Syrian Troubles.

AI,ices from Damascus to the 10th of Ju-
!, state that the town was in the power of
The assassins to the number of 24O0. Three
thousand Christians had taken refuge in the
c,adel occupied by the Algerines under the
r3mmand of Ahd-elk adler. The Turkish
GARRISON of 5000 soldiers was inactive or hos
tie. Soldiers had driven Christians into the
flames of burning houses. Some accounts
compute the number Of victims as high as
.lom three to four thousand. Rev. Mr.. Ora
ham Of the Irish Presbyterian mission, was
murdered in the streets, while endeavoring
10 escape from Moslem house, where he
had been hid, to the British consulate. He
lad guard of Turkish soldiers with him,
but they did nothing towards defending him
from the mob. A European who witnessed
part Of the destruction from place of con-
Crament, writes
Il believe it would not have needed great
effort on the part of the government to pre-
vent all this, but not the slightest effort has
vet been made. There were soldiers in the
Cari,tian quarter and neighborhood. others
were sent in the evening with four guns, and
more this morning, but they have not at all
iutertered with the ruftians. Yet a majority
Of the miscreants are actually women, boys
and girls. Would affirm that there we're
not in all more than a few hundred men-
say jOO-mostly the lowest of the low, and
mlserably armed. Not one in 20 has gun.
very large number have only sticks, the
rest swords, pistols, daggers Or axes. Oppo-
site my door is sort of stopping place for
them, and We can overhear their talk, and |
can affirm that from the first and all through
they have had the greatest dread of interfer-
ence from the soldiers, and constantly asking
enc another as they met whether the soldiers
in such and such direction are stopping the
mlrderers or opposing them, and this al
taough, during II hours the soldiers have
been perfectly passive. believe firmly that
100 or at the most 200 soldiers or armed res
oIu,e men, not soldiers, could have put down
the Instruction at the worst moment Of
course il would have been easier to do so
within the first hour or two"
1t is reported that Turkey has accepted
the proposals for conference in reference to
the intervention in Syria, to be arranged by
tie western powers. England, Austria and
Russia are ready to send troops to Syria if
they shall be needed. Fuad Pasha, before
l-a,ing for SYRIA sent the following message
70 the Marquis de Lavolet:e "'rell the en-
bassador that at the risk of my life. shall
wash out the stain upon the honor Of our ar
ny, and that the soldiers will also do their
Duty Should Fuad Pasha successfully car
~ ont his present mission and thus render
the dispatch OF foreign troops unnecessary,
tie powers will contine themselves to supper
Ing the efforts of the Porte for the complete
pactica,ion of Syria, by maintaining in the
SYRIAN waters such naval forces as will suf-
nee FOR the eiicacious protection of the Chris
,.ans.
The details Of the massacres in the region
Of Mount Lebanon, as related by the French
je,ults, show them to have been more extern
led and more cruel than had been supposed.
From the south of Saba to the east of Bel
rut, over surface of three days travel in
length and two in breadth, strip of country
where the Christians were numerous, pros
porous and happy, there remains to-day not
sing e village, not single house standing.
The houses were burned from the cellars, SC
as 10 destroy them completely, the crops of
slA lone of the principal industries Of the
country and of wheat, the cattle, the money
and the jewelry of the Christians are all lost.
The number of killed in this district alone is
thus summed up :-Massacred by treason,
$780, of whom % were Christian emirs
killed in fighting 662 priests and inotfen-
sive indigenous ecclesiastics killed. about
100 lnotfensive missionary Jesuits killed )
villages and hamets of Christians burned
325. OF those who escaped from this sec
ton. the Sisters Of Charity and the Jesuit
Fathers at Beirut, Ghazar and Saba are
nourishing 20O0, the rest are camped along
me coast. living upon charity. At Deir-el-
hamar 600 victims were collected in the Sc.
raglio of the Turkish governor, hoping to
ind safety under his protection they were
al massacred under his eyes, by his consen,
and Ike so many sheep in pen. The rich
Is: man among the killed, young man Of
=. after giving up all his property was
,atchered by inches in presence of his young
wife in this same seraglo, the governor look
1S on and encouraging the butchers in
their savage cruelties. The wife is now a,
Beirut.
Cor CHEATED. The Arostook Herald says
We heard a conversation the other day be
;'een Breckinridge man and an old Demo
nat, VINO avowed his intention of voting for
lincoln. I've always been Democrat, ant
We been reading and studying, and | have
me TO the conclusion that the Democratic
:aFiy don't stand where it did in 1850, ant
IN gong to vote for Honest Old Abe"
Yes, and get cheated" says the bunker.
WELL" coolly replied the other, II vo,et
'F Fierce and Buchanan, and got awful.
.-rated both times, and don't feel like he
~ humbuggcd the third time. had as lie
,r cheated once by the Republicans, as al
IL TINE by the Democrats"