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Correspondence Of the London NeuS
MORE MASSACRES IN SYRIA

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lCorrespondence of the London NeUs
MORE MASSACRES IN SYRIA
BEYRoUT, June %, lS60.-Affairs in this province
are looking blacker and backer. Yesterday we
had the fearful news of the village of Deir-el
being sacked, burnt, and every Christian male To
the number of two thousand or more being put to
the sword by the Druses, who fortnight before
had disarmed them, in cold blood. The women and
children were allowed to escape and reached the
mouth of the Damoor river, half way between this
and Sldon, yesterday, whence they were brought
up last night and this morning, to the number of
l,l0O, by her British Majesty's ships Gannet and
Mohawk. of the men of DER el- Kamar, not more
than thirty escaped The town is all burnt The
refugees say that the Turkish soldiers sided with
the Druses, helping them to butcher the people
and that they (the Sultan's troops) were the ONLY
people who insulted the women, of whom not few
met with the worst treatment by them
Beyrout itself is in panic to-day. This morn
ing early Moslem was killed in quarrel with a
Christian, and the Moslem population flew to
arms directly, declaring that unless the murderer
was found and given up to them, not Christian
should be left alive in the place. The culprit has
not yet been found, and we in anything but an
enviable state, although certainly have men of
war enough IN the roads to blow the place to pieces
A Turkish line-of-batte ship, with 1000 troops on
board, arrived this morning from Constantinople
These are far more than enough to prevent any
disturbance whatever. But the question is whether
the will to prevent shedding of Christian blood
exists amongst the Turkish authorities. After what
has happened at Dier-el- -Kamar, Zahleh Tezzin
Hesbeiya, Rasheiya, Sidon, and other places, how
is 1t possible to put any faith in the promises pro-
tests or oaths of the Turks? Yesterday the consuls
general offered to land 200 men from Russian,
French, and English men-of-war, in order to re-
store confidence to the place; but the Turkish au-
thorlties would not listen to it for moment pro-
testing that such would be an infringement of the
Sultan's rights.
To-day matters are worse My own opinion is
that the Turks wish to disgust both the cOnsuls
and other Europeans that all may take refuge on
board the ships of war, and then not native Chris
tian will be left to tell the tale throughout SYRIA
We have in harbor of English ships, the Exmouth,
80; the Gannet, IL, and the Mohawk gunboat OF
French, the Zenobia, so, and Sentnelle TO- besides
large Russian frigate of 60 guns and Turkish
line-of battle ship. There is to be a meeting at
O'Clock T. NJ: to-day, at the English Consulate, of
the commanders of ships of war the Turkish gen-
eral and the consuls general to concert measures
for the safety of the town. One good thing is that
the general who has arrived in command of the
troops is Christian, Kemed, the Hungarian, who
behaved so we'll at Kars. This has inspired the
Christian population with more confidence but
truth compels me to say that we are still sitting on
volcano, which may at any moment break out
If the Moslems to rise, and the Turkish troops
to behave well, all would go right, but unfortu-
nately Moslems will never act against Moslems-
never at any rate on behalf of Christians.
The business of Beyrout is at stand-stil; all the
specie of the Ottoman Bank has been sent on board
the Exmouth, and in the streets hardly soul is to
be seen.
4. P. Mas write, news has been brought in
that the murderer of the Moslem had been caught
He is Christian, and has been convicted on Chris
tian evidence, and will be executed at sunset This
will greatly allay the excited state Of the Mosems
and it is to be hoped that shall now get over the
night without disturbance.
l cannot close this letter without bearing testi-
mony to the energy and Judgment shown BY Mr..
Moore, the English Consul General, throughout the
crisis, not only day. but since troubles be-
gan in these parts. Everybody in the place will
agree with in this, and it is but right to bear
witness of the truth. may add that we are fortu-
nate in all our five consuls general of whom, being
| the senior, Mr.. Moore acts as President.
Those who have friends in Syria may, think
rest assured that, so far as personal danger to
Europeans is concerned, the worst is now over.-
Still cold-blooded murders of dsarmed Christians
by Druses may be counted by thousands and 20 900
Christians of Lebanon have been burnt out of house
and home. The Turkish government has in no case
behaved with anything like justice towards Chris
tians, and in every one of the greater butcheries
the Turkish troops-often the officials themselves
have helped. | state it advisedly, and with four
years. knowledge of this province, that the Turkish
troops and Turkish officials are far more dreaded
in Syria than the Druses themselves and feel
quite confident that until and unless there is land
ing of European forces in this place-even if they
remain here but few weeks-confidence will not
be restored to the Lebanon or to Syria. If any
commission is to settle the affairs of this province
Europeans must form part of that commission,
else the Christians will regard it mere far ce,
and cannot wonder at their doing so This very
day, with $500 Turkish troops at their disposal,
the authorities by their weakness and vacillaton,
very nearly caused the massacre of some 40, 900
Christians In fact, from first to last had the gov
ernment wished and planned the extinction of the
Christian population, European and native, from
end to end of Syria they could not have acted in
manner more likely to attain that end than they
have.
From the Leudnt Herald JuTy4l
PANIC AT BEYR0UT.
We have received a 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
among the Christian population had become gen.
eral. Nearly the whole of the Frank inhabitants,
and as many of the native Christians as could had
taken refuge on board the English, French and
Russian men-of-war in the roads, Her Maiestv's
steamer Exmouth had embarked the cash. books
and personnel of the Ottoman Bank, and as many oi
the other English residents as possible. In addi-
ton to this, parties of marines from the British,
French and Russian ships had landed to assist in
maintaining order in that town. At Damascus the
Christians were also in state of panic, and ADD
el-Kader had come forward to use his influence for
their protection.
From, the Paris PdtrieI
We receive the intelligence OF great Importance
from Beyrout, dated June "a. lsmail Pacha had
.
to put stop to the massacre of the Christians
Ismal Pacha is the General, who, during the Cri-
mean war; made himself iustrous by the defence
of Kars. His arrival, in great measure, restored
confidence
~ Parts Correspondence of the Times
FRENCH POLICY IN SYRIA.
NJ. Outrey, the French Consul at Damascus, who
left Paris Saturday to return to his post received
precise instructions previous to his departure to
concert measures with the naval officer command
ing the ships of war the coast of Syria repress
by force, if necessary, the attacks made by the
Turks ON the Christians. The Emperor is deter
have hitherto been adopted, and to act with vgor.
The New York World, ofyesterday, publishes the
following extract from a letter of Rev. W. w.
Eddy, to the Missionary house, Boston, dated
Beirut, June 81, 1860.
"The fairest part of our missionary field is now
a desert. Hasbeiya. by the treachery of the com
mander of the Turkish troops, was given mn IN
plumber and burning. Our beautiful church there
was given to the flames, and the bell broken. The
inhabitants, whose arms had been surrendered to
the Turkish commander under solemn promises of
protection after enduring the extremies of hunger
for several days, were betrayed into the hands of
the Druses, and cruelty murdered while unarmed
and unressting. Over one thousand men thus
perished. A few persons escaped as by miracle
from among the slain. We hear that few others,
among whom is our native preacher, ELIAS acooe,
have as yet been spared, by obtaining the protec-
ion of Druse woman of rank and influence
"Many of the Protestants have been Killed. Une
of the members of the Church Shaheen barakat, as
he read in the fierce looks and actions OF the troops
and In the encompsssing armies of the Druses, his