The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-08-03
Rirlmunn 0ispatrb.
TERRIBLE NfASSACRE.
The Massacre ut Lebanon -SIau; hter oi
the Christians Terrible Scenes.

the Chr istians Terrible Scenes.
The Beyfout - ally y correspondence OF the
| London Times furnishes the following par.
| ticuiars of the late massacre at Lebanon:
| Itis now ascertained and q nominal list OF
| them has been made. that up TO last ni ght the
| Druses have burnt and pillaged no less than
| Isl Christian villages since the 2ath of May
| last, while no less 'han from 1850 To 6O0OD
| Christian inhabitants of LebauOn--many OF
| whom were month ago wealthy men, others
| In quite easy Circ ums tances, and all strangers
| to anything like poverty or want-are homs-
| less DeCgars, depending Oh actual charity for
| their daily bread. Over ard above the number
| of Christians shot in actual warfare between
| seven and eight thousand have been butchered
| hacked TO death would be the litter ter rIi--as
| no butcher ever used in mis- calling half the
| cruelty of these bloodthirsty miscreants-il
| cold blood by the Drnses.
And besides this, more than 5000 widows,
| who, until this Druse campaign, were happy
| wives and mothers have lost their husbands,
| brothers, fathers, and all male relatives, even
| TO the male infants at the breast; and sixteen
! hundred children are now orphans. All these
/ figures have been very carefully compared
| with others, and weighed in the balance OF
| English (locaI) opinion, before being given as
facts. Ana after cUnyersing, comparing and
| dIgestlng all hear. after bringing my ow Ii
| four years experience in Syria TO bear upon
! the subject, | am bound to say that have Jn =
| siderably understaled the case. Moreover,
| my millions sterling would not pay for the
| stroyed throughout the noun tain-all the
property of the ChriStiaue There is, besides
ii fearfully long list of converts, churches ar d
nunnerIes, belonging 10 the same people, all Of
which have been plundered and then ces troyeu
| by the Druses. In short, what commenced as
q civil war between the two sects can no longer
| be called by that name.
| For the last twenty days it has been nothing
| less Than wholesale massacre of Christians
by the Druses, and u Wanton destruction of
| all property belonging to the former by the
| latter. To give You some idea what these
| Druses are, Will enumerate a few instances
| Of their frIghtful berbarity, all of which
have heard from the unfortunate sufferers
| themselves, now refugees from Lebanon. One
poor Woman-l knew both her husband and
herself well at Deir-ei Kamar where they
| were wealthy people-told me that when the
Druses attacked the town the second time !
| should mention that it had surrendered, ana
| tui the Inhabitants had given up their arms
| some twenty four days previously to the
| DFuses, and had been promised protection by
| their sheiks) her husband was hacked TO pieces
| before her eyes by the large knives OF The
| Druses, who then declared that they must Kill
| all male children in the house.
| The mother tried to hide her two sons one
| Is, the other years old. The Druses how
! ever, found them out, and she begged and
| prayed TOR their lives and endea vored TO cover
| them in corner with her person but IN.
| Druses hacked at the lads over her shoulder
| aud gas ned them until they both dropped
| down apparently hfeIess. The Druses then
| made of, and the woman, thinking her TWO
| sons dead. remaiucd in a sort OF stuDor for
| two hours-so far rs she can calcuia!e At
| last she was reused by hearing the eldest lad
| call her III Il faint voice, trying 10 assure her
| that he was not yet dead. GA This she felt the
body OF the youngest boy, ard found his he4ri
beating. She got some water, and after giving
| 1t 10 both her cnlidrer-so far as she could get
| them to dTInk it-started into the town TO see
| whether she could procure assistance 10 get
her aud her boys away.
1 she got as tar the EeTagiiO. N
| house, but there she found that some 5Ul
| Christians, who had taken refuge were be-
| ing cut TO pieces by the Druses, who had been
| invited 10 enter the precincts of The building
| by the Turkish soldiers of the garrison these
| latter helping in the butchery, and being &c
| far worse than the Druses. that they abuse ed in
| the mcst infamous manner, all the wrmpn.-
| Seeing no help could be obtained here. tbs
p0oI woman turned to fly, when she ga ms
| across an old Drnse, who had formerly bper
| a farm servant of her husband. Alter grea
deal OF entreaiy on her part, the man con.
| sehie! to protect her and her children down
| 10 the sea-c0ast, about four hours Journey
| on condition OF receiving an order on hel
| brother wealthy man i'll Beyrout for lO,gUt
| piasfes; 10 this she agreed and they return.
| td together 10 her house. She had not been alb.
| sent more than al hour, but she found heI
| Two children cut into pieces, joint by Joint
| limbs and trunk severed, Ito use her words
| 'as butchers cut up sheeph-heads legs arm
| and bodies being hacked up into A shHpe,es.
| mass OF bloody flesh and Teeking bones
| Some otner poor woman then loined he r
| and together they made their way to amul
| berry plan tation outside the town where they
| passed the night.
| AT day break they were discovered by a usr
| ty OF DruSes, who, after stripping them TO fiuC
| whether they had any money on their pei
| sons, and taking away what little they pos
| sessed, told them they might - where they
| liked. -Four of the poor crentuEes had battles
! all under ii year sid. OF these iniants tw,
were girls and TWO boys; the former they dtd
| not touch, bat the latter they said might grow
| TO be men, anG bear arms against the Drusea
lhey therefore tool1 The poor ltfle creatures and
! b-fUre their mothers eyes tore them up tbs
| middle and limb by limb-"exaciIy," 10 use
The poor WOmans own expression as YOU
tear up toW! that is to be cooked with nil
Iau" Remcmber, all that was done MOI IN
!he heat OF fghting, but delibera tely in cold
1000. ANA have heard OF eleven other ex-
acuy similar cases of child des truction by
the Druses, niue of which l impiiciteiy be-
iIeVe, having every reason TO do So
Deir-el kamar contained, a month ago. p
population OF 5000 souls, of which about
| 1000 were men and lads. 3,.QO women and
| siris, and 800 children under 10 wears uid ar
| the men not more Than $50 have escaped. of
! The Women and girls about , 600 have reacna ad
Beyroui and OF the young childrea lass than
| 2UU are alive. Don't forget too that This
hendlsh massacre was perpetruted upon q non
uiatlon which, tWenty-tOur days previously
had surrendered TO the Druses had basn
promised protection by them, and were dis
armed previously to tke murder.