Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-10-09
The Massacre in Syria.
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the American missionaries in Syria,
writes from Beyrout, on the Both
Of August, az follows
The execution on the goth Of Au.
gust Of the Commander-in.Chief OF
the BASH Bssouks, with one hun.
drcd and nine Of his officers and
men. il n lesson TO the native Mo
slem soldiery that they will never
forget-and tho proud fanatioal
spirit Of the intolerant Damascene
mus. surely be somawhat humbled
II not entirely broken. by the sight
of several Of the chief offenders
hanging dead before their doors
on the morning Of that memorable
day.
That they should be executed
simply because they killed few
Christian dogs, was doubtless a tro'
mepdous shock TO their religious
sepsibilities; but tbay they should
have been hung. actually strangled
| was TO the Moslem something ter
rible. for they never strangls any
living creature. Fusd Pasha chose
this method Of execution as an ad-
ditional means Of bumbling the city.
beams were thrown across from
window 60 window in the narrow
streets. and the criminals were
drawn mp by rope around their
necks. and we're left by the execu-
toners TO danglo and die in their
agony. without any Of the usual
aids and appliances used In Amer.
lea for the breaking Of the neck and
consequent shortening Of the death
apopies of tho victim. Never was
tho naughty city of the Moslems 40
humiliated--never, in the days OF
tho Crusades, was pride Of The Mo-
Stems brought 80 low
Hardly the inhabitants OF this
Mussulman Sodom realized tho full
weight Of their degradation, when
the city was again convulsed with
agony at the announcement that
400 Of the prisoners, among whom
were many Of the wealtbiest, most
naughty and aristocratio OF Their
citizens. had been condemned to
, hard labor for life in the galleys nj
/ Copstantinople. Intense was the
/, grief and rage Of the followers o'
Prophet, and especially Of the wive'
> aud relatives Of the condemned
who tore their hair and rent theil
= garments In utter despair. They
! were inconsolable, and their do
mosstrations OF grief might have
> touched the hardest heart were !
i not for tho horrible crimes they hat
:. committed.
d A few days ago the three hun
a dred consigned 10 the galleys al
rived at Beirut. handcuffed In gangs
and guarded by Turkish soldiers
u who were under bonds for thei
J, safe keeping. -,
"a This extraordinary spectacl
drew crowds Of Christians, some q
70 whom we're refugees from Dama'
y Gus, who gazed upon the manaole'
~ criminals with q sad satisfaction
III MANY Of the condemned were r.
- cognised an wealthy merchants an
efIendis an they passed through tn
" city TO the sea, and where the
70 were 10 DO embarked for their fins
lee destination, they were seen to cove
~ their faces with their shackcle
hands, to prevent recognition and
- display of their agonized count
: nanccs to the widows aud relative
!. Of their victims.
bs During the embarkation of.these D
Of mascenes, an incident occurred whic
IN serves to illustrate the iron-hand'
-. Justice Of Fuad Pssha. As the pr
ia cession was passing by tho hill up'
,;s which the barracks stand, aud alor
an tho side Of which the Christians We
,ro standing as spectators, q Christie
M resident Of Beirut suddenly recogni
IN. ed n Christian and u near relati
NJ. dressed like Turkish soldier, mar
ed cled like his companions, marchil
!. down TO the sea. His cries and d
a tres, attracted the attention Of one
,.o the American missionaries, who, U
The on inquiry, sscertaiued that such v
ler really the case, and his sympaties
ing aroused, he proceeded with
haste to the American Consulate,
d. | .:u.l 70 xo.s;hla IN Induce