The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-09-08
tcorosponden. London Times
THE MASSACRE IN DAMASCUS.

--meu, women aud bors--began 30 an.
seiJble. crying cot that all should GO 10
the Christian quarter to p.under burn
.aud massacre, aud threatening no, 10
leave a house o. Christian. | went 70
the street and spoke to some Of them.
hoping it would come 10 nothing IL
grew rapidly worse Every one was
calling t. others not to come without
arms and tie women were violently ex.
citing the men There was some fear
c1preascd'ut the soldiers, but most de.
clgret that the soldiers would no, inter.
iere with them. now found it prudent
10 take the advice Of some IF ruy neigh.
bora aud keep inside my house The
street passing 10Y house is about the
shortest road from tire shughoor and the
Meedan, the two. worst districts in the
city Soon after | went int my house
the ruff A.s began I, return from the
Christian quarter with Burdens Of rlun.
der. while the number t0waeis Il were Ia
creasing aud threats. impreca;ilna and
yells were numerous and loud
Every sort and s.zeDf ting was car.
ried past ny hOu-e-mAres and goats.
gold and old ircn nails silks AM cotton
chests large and small. tabts chuirs
books aud every imaginable article
There was a regular stream If these
plundcrcrs pan my door till after sunset
--ueaFly 1--WE hours Afterwards they
came fewer, bu. they ueyur ceased all
night, and with the dawn they agaiA, "a.
creased As soon as they had plundefvd
some % tn, housc. they set them "a ire.
u
moonlight. tho flames and smoke tre.
scented a sight as grand "a II was awiel
During the first halt u the night the
flames presented ia untusken arc Of a
circle as viewed from n'y roo, II more
than 10 deg extending from n little
north Of Bal SAurky 10 the extreme
north point # the Christian quarter
Towards morning the ice became short.
or. p4rtly because II had been steadily
approaching me. aud The Chris,iaf. gnar.
ter as i, comes this way grows narrow.
ct. and perhaps because tie line OF fine
was not sweeping all the houses On the
north border Al the quarter
r warta morui,ig the flames a'ao be.
cam. lower or Iess violent. ON most
parts Of the line. and fewer houses were
10 ilaiurs III once Still tie Ere is rll.
siug iearfuslv There las been au IN.
creasf-g tumnl, of cries Of the fire. of
breaking open houses etc all mingled
I'D together have no means Of -ucs.
sing The amount Of murder commit. d
Las, nigh. comparatively ier appear t.
have been killed but there il said 70 have
been more butchery this morning.. /
cannot 70 out II my door without being
IA the midst If these helhsh rua,ans
thitstin. ana crying for blood ~nd plan.
der II one Of ~ native Christians in
my house were "a 60 out, | believe hc
could not reach the corner # TIE street
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behave " would not Rave needed a
great ehFt on NE part OF the ooFot a.
men' prevent this, but not the slight
est ouort has yet been made. There
wete s''liers !" NE Christian quarter
"ud he'shbaihooa others were sent IN
,b,s ,n,rpI1e Inn, ,bsv Nv r,, >, Nh
in,,rf,,sI VIII n, ,ns;,ns W., ma.
i.,.,v II those niseroa,,s ar. ar,pnIly