The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-13

part In the assault OF DER -ei Kamar rhs hoysvsr
anho altogether be put down 10 his credit for he was
present his hands might not have been SO clean ~ the,
ave, Aner leaving one two mea OF his own party .
susrd the premises Of Mr. Birds house and school the
BY nn lease hurrying Oh towards the village s(
Behir Bey, about an hours Journey distant.
we nen proceeded into the upper court of the house
every room OF when We found crowded with Christians
OF all denominations. Much and hercey as The Pspiss
secs Of DER Ell Kamar have denounced the Protestspts
they did not hesitate to take refuge with the mia
sionaries In the hour Of danger Rvrs he Rkns, 81 a.
Grek Church ''Ao, but year ago. soie,,nly erooz,w ,nS
Gated fsm The ator all oho attended Ae Ame,Ican seSeo,s
now glad 10 find asylum from Ais bIoolI;rsy
eounbgmen, under tie shadow Of tie stars and strn~;y
The premises Of tie Amioon missionaries, also nose AZ
the French Jesuasthe only hco Frank houses in *
osn-had been respeaod We found that the fighting hsS
lasted eight hours Friday the 1st the Christians de-
Tending themselves well until their ammunition failed
About third Of the town burnt down Plum
derinR was still going on, and two murders
oommttd close 10 the house by wandering Druses. On
the day OF the fighting, but before IL commenced, Mr..
Bird, hot expecting any disturbance went TO village
about three hours distant visit poor native Pro-
tesfant families residing there. While he absent the
fighting commenced, and poor Mrs. Bird was left with
her house full Of native Christians and with her LITTLE
girl manage mstere as best she could She appears
TO ave behaved with admirable fortitude She sent "a
ask the Turkish for couple of soldiers to
tect her house but this was refused her pon, blank fea
ust know that DER e KamAr is not like the rest Of Ie
banon under the rule Of either ristsn Druse Kama
cans but has Turkish governor OF its own appointed
direct by the Sultan as well garrison OF 900 Turkish
troops Of the regular force with s,aG commssariat
and four field pieces When the attacked the town
to the governor asked him 10 defend their ves and
property with his troops, as they the Sutans SUB
leots The governor refused to do went over
the points OF attack, and have hesitation whatever
saving that even 200 regular troops the Turkish
soldiers are could If they had the VIII So not only
DEFEND the place against almost any number OF undisc
pinned warriors bat ought with the greatest TO have
driven them from the rocks and cleared the neghbor
hood Of them But the governor never made even pre
tence of defending the town. he the Christians they
must chit for themselves Now the Pacha Of Beyrout
and other Turkish authorities have ali along declared that
IN tha ausl.n
not the governor OF DER Kamar have at least or
dered them 10 retire? Or failing this, might he
not have taken ont his troops and used foce But he
remained quietly in the palace allowed the town 10
be att cked burnt and pundered by the Dses without
firing shot. Compare this with what happened at Sdon,
and both with the fact-which only became Acquainted
with odaythat when the Pacha Of Beyront moved into
camp near This city aud commanded the armed Chris
tans OF hde and Bhabda To dperse (Which they did the
next day he promised them that Druses should at
tack the place as he would prevent il with his troops
But we al know how very few hours after the armed
Christians had dispersed from around Bhabda and
Hadel, the Druses attacked and burn, the place to
the ground, the Pecha, with 600 or 700 regular
troops and four guns being encamped quarter Of
min on, and calmly looking on, whilst the rapine--
in which his own rreguars took great part-was tax
and there will be difficulty accounting for the uni
vers opinion here that the Turkish authorities favor the
Druses, and them instruments with which TO
punish and hun bic the Christians. AT sdon as at DER
eKamar the missionaries refused guards for their
houses ard at both places the Turkish troops and auhor
ties either directly took part against or refused to defend
AS close this-post hour being al hand-her Maesty's
ship FREELY has returned from Sdon and Tyre. Matters
satisfactory at both places and in their respective
neighborhoods. The Frefy brings up seyera! refugee
priests and Others who various parts Of Lebanon.
found their way to the coast
CoSsrANTSoPIE (via Msrseles) June 20, 1880.
Yesterday 1000 soldiers sent 10 Beyrout The
garrison Of Damascus have committed acts Of pillage.
The Governors Of damascus, Aleppo and Smyrna have
been deprived Of Office. The Christians received with
joy the intelligence that the Porte institutiug in
quiry into the recent disturbances. The troops which
have been sent TO restore order however insufficient
and massacres always feared.
The Christian Inhabitants OF Cyprus are emig-ang en-
10 Greece