Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-07-30
More BIassaeres in syria.


The latest news rom Syria Is a report
that the British Governments had received
iaiormation that a fearful massacre of Christ
ians had taken place at Damascus, in which
SOC Of them had been killed, including the
Dutch Consul. The American Consul was
also reported to have been wounded. Full
particulars hadnot come to hand. - i4smU
The City of Washington steamer also
brought the following particulars of the des-
truction of Deir-el-Ksmar, and the panic at
Beyrout: a74 '-'i -e.' =.a-..s
Affairs in this Province are looking black
er and blacker. Yesterday we had the fear
fal news Of the village of DeiF-el-Kamar be-
ing sacked, burnt, and every Christian male,
to the nVmbeF. Of two thousand and more
being put to the sword by the Druses, who
q fortnight before had disarmed them, in cold
blood. The women and children were al
lowed to escape, and reached the mouth of
the Damoor River, halfway between this
and Sidon, yesterday, whence they were
brought up last night and this morning, to
the number Of l. 100, by Her Britannia
Maiestyls ships sGannet and Mohawk. ! Of
the men Of zDeir-el-Kamar, not more than
thirty. have escaped. The town is all burnt
The refugees say that the Turkish soldiers
sided With the Druses, helping them to butch
er the people, and that they, the Sultan's
troops, we're the only yPeople whoinsulted the
women, Of whom not a few met with the
worst treatment by them. .i.is. iai..
ca The LeEant Herald of July 4th says: i---
10 We have received e telegram from Smyrna,
dated I'd July, announcing the arrival of the
Syrian steamer, and giving the following IN
advance Of her arrival here The steamer
left Beyrout on the 23d June, and reports
that at that time the panic anong the Chris
tian population had become general. Near
ly the whole of the Frauk inhabitants, and
as many Of the native Christians as could,
had taken Fefugeon board the English, French
and Russian men=of-Yar in the roads. Her
Majestys steamer Exmouth had embarked
the cash, books and persohgselof the Ottoman
Bark, and as many Of the other English res
idents as Bossibls In addition to this, par
ties Of marines from the British, French and
Russian ships had landed to assist in main
taining order In that town. At Damascus
the Christians were .alse ia state of panic,
and Abd-el7 ader had come forward TO use
hfs inhdenee ior their protection. -,--
.TqFFT From ias PeTsa Patrfs. 8.
NE receive intelligence Of great importance
from Beyrout dated June "a. Ismail Pachs
had inst 4 arrived from cOnstahtinOple, with
2,536 men. to puta stop to the massacre Of
ths Christians. Isnal Pscha IS the general
who, during the Crimean War, made himself
iiIustriious 81 the defence Of Kars. his arri-
val, in a great measure, restored confidence. !
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- MELANcH0ILY AceTDENT ype learn from |
a gentlemaa who Easides at eelena, Dels- |
ware county, that on Wednesday evening
sbout ! o iclock, Ms. Van Fleet, wife Of Nj. /
Thomas Yan Fleet, Of that place, had oeea-
sion to visit her husband in the Touring mill |
owned and run b him in that place, and as
abe passed near an upright shaft which turns I
the bolting apparatus, her clothes were caught !
by the shaft and she was Whirled around with /