The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-20

portion Of tAs Nos.sns . fully expected From Hhleh
We have nothing new today. From Dher'eikAnAI;;
their houses without being murdered ah9 90 toey sur
rendered fortnight ago 70 the Druse Shek becnn bSy
North and south, and west, Official and nonone4ai
Fun pean and native, French, English Aussian and Aus
TRAN ports, all agree IN blaming In the most sesere
manner the local authorities, for either standing P
If the Christians the weaker In number or neipans
the Druses with arms ammunition and food waere these
latter are IN a minority. H.. ~.
The town Of tyre was saved from burning piage anu
rapine by English yacht, the Caymore ana ~ ssnar'
owner, Mr. Harvey. The place wac mehA.cu 49, enax q.
tack that night, when the caymore, re-, r,o TYRE The
Governor took The vessel English man oil ana
begged Mr. Harvey to help MIN 10 rePl .ne ,a oi.
N roe marty of ruses which i was ex pected would take
Ne ,bs, evening Mr. Harvey landed his four small
spns armed his srew made dispositions for the safety OF
omen ard children for the defence OF the town,
rnch would have done 70 any general Office. the
army and waited for the Drases to attack Bot they
h,4rng what the English vessel had doye, made off
and dispersed leaving the town free and me people
Any one who bad been In Beyrout 30 late as month
naue and OF trades only those Absolutely necessary
The actual daily wants Of life thrive The peasants are
not only penness but homeless and foodess In the dis
Of the Metcn alone less than sixty Christian vii
lagos, each containing population Of from 800 TO ooc
souls burned down. Not even European property is
chin convent At sAma, Lebanon was yesterday burnt
down 70 the ground and the house at Harana IN which
the French employees OF the road now making 70 pamasce,
by French joat stock company were living was alst
destroyed by the Druses week ago In both these
instances the French Tag was tying over the building
bat Is neither the other IL respected IN the
kvery least The ewn is full OF people, mostly wo
ard children. who have fed here, sad have TO be
clothed well in thousands by the foreign conss
the European merchants the American missionaries aud
others. Greater misery have never seen u is To be
nopeo that In Europe and more particularly in England
SUBSCRIPTIONS will be made and sent out here Most OF
the ndon bankers have correspondents, and the otto
Bank has branch here, that II would be easy Il
remit money Subscriptions should be made payable 10
The English the French Consul General or 70 the Anne
rcan ssionaries that the money may DO distributed
fairly
7 MAasEuIEs. July 4, 1860
Aivces from Beyrout 20 the 2lst ut state that the
cses reinforced by hOrdes OF pnnderng kuris and Be
do Sins had attacked the OF Zh the las, refuge OF
the Christians The town entirely burnt down, and
900 Christians were murdered.
Oerl kamH, in consequence OF the inhabitants having
been uBarmed, was piundsred and deserted
Other acts of pcendarism, page and murder had beer
peretrated IN the anti" LebaUons said that the
children 1T the school Maahaa had been killed not with
standing they were under the protection OF the French
tag and that the French Consul had sent 20 withdraw the
children rom the Catholic colleges
The Turkish military renforcemers had not arrived al
beyrout