The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-28

great nOforiety and were considered very unbec0m-
ing the dignity OF the chief representative Of the
Great Republic at that ancient seat Of learning and
the arts He Ia reported to have left his post vacant
without giving the slightest inlimaton OF his nen
ton to the Department of state; and this together
with his subsequent conduct. creates the impress
sion that he Is not in his right mind. Subsequent
to leaving Athens he embarked in blockade runner
for Crete, was suspected OF being spy ana landed
upon some other island. He then came 70 Constan
tinOple, where he wandered about uc0gnt0 during
some weeks, and now turns up In Syria as one OF
0'Reilly's party. -
Romer Is one Of class Of natnrallzed citizens which
OF late years Is becoming numerous, who once nav.
ing 'by hook or by crook" obtained an American
passport aband0ns 1.-The country Of his ad0ptlon 70
engage In adventures abroad under lts protection or
settles quietly In his native land prepared to dey tS
laws whenever the opportunity occurs; anu VonAAJ
IL In the same category.
papers from the United States Consulate at Trieste,
and holsted the American nag on a small yacht then
In the syrian waters, and after cruising up and down
the coast finally succeeded in landing clandesnely
aquantitY OF arms and ammunition, intended Tor
O'Renly's company OF engineers, consisting, as
learn, OF quantity Of breech-loaders and two noun
tain howit1ers, with full supply Of ammunition for
the same. OReilly, having to make the survey OF
railroad from Trpoli towards the Euphrates, fanced
he required strong escort for the protection or
his party from the rowing tribes TO be met with IN
the intervening country He therefore seems to have
organized fcrce, ana contracted with the Sheik
Medjuel, husband OF Mrs. Digby, ex-Lady
EenDOTOuRn, IuTnlSn supply O CdiuelS anu Quiet
necessaries for the Euphrates expedition. Some i'll
natured people say the meddling OF the fair sex in
business matters Is sure TO create MISCHIEF. Un1or-
tunately 0'Reilly had TO do In this case with one
OF the gentler sex VINO has been, II possible, more
desperate advcnturer than himself in the English wife
OF a Bedouin sheik who, it is probable, had no
sympathy for our Irish engineer, which resulted in
a quarrel about the delivery Of the camels. The
shelk having received the money the OReilly party
declared that he would not deliver up the caes. In
such places, there being law to appeal To but that
OF the strongest 0Rely drew up his forces in battle
array and poured such shower or lead from his
breech-loaders into the Bedoun encampment as
fairly astonIshed them and sent the whole tribe lying
Tor dear life out OF range after slight sklrmsl III
which 1t Is reported one woman and thirty cnIneS
were killed. Mrs. Digby further accuses Colonel
0Relly OF having been so ungallant us to use mis-
howtzers, and pretents 10 have recovered o shell
that was fired at the tribe and failed to explode
After the engagement OReiily took possession OF
all the surviving camels that could be found ana en-
tered into an alliance with the Sheik lbn Merchld
the chief OF powerful tribe which utterly disregards
all human laws and sets the tax gatherer at den
ance-whose motto Is, "God Is great and the Sultan
il far or" This alliance being not only defensive,
but offensive, the combined forces before commence
ing their surveying operations proceeded to chastlse
another tribe OF Bedouns not on friendly terms with
the new Bedouin ay-an operation that involved
some fighting and gave rise 70 rumors OF revolt
having broken out among the Bedouins, promoted
by European adventures, which report having
come 10 the OF the Pacha OF Damascus he anced
he saw IN this movement a fresh attempt to over
tened to send out large cavalry force, with eight
field pieces against which forces OKellly's little
as they say to obtain favorable terms OF surrender,
which, hear, caused the death OF one Of the party,
a Pole or Hungarian.
This last incident has, doubtless, done much to
aggravate the offence OF ORellys party IN the eyes
OF the Turkish authorities and places them much In
the same dilemma as that OF q captured blockade
runner who, before surrendering, may have ex-
changed q few Shots with the snip OF war to winch
ne has struck MS nay hoi tne snr
and foreigners, were marched of to Damascus,
where they have since been kept In confinement
ment awarded TO the Europeans and that OF the
native prisoners, the former beng treated with
great indulgence, while the latter are kept IN chains
IN court. The preliminary examinations having
been completed, am informed that the prisoners
Will be sent forthwith to COnstantlnople.
The chief OF the expedition O'Reiy, was engaged
during the Abyssinlan war In transporting mules
and cames from Alexandria TO suez. After the
massacres in Syria, that occurred in 1850, OReilly
was attached to the star OF fuad Pacha the Imperial
Commissioner Tor the settlement OF the difficulties
growing out Of the lnsurrecton. Romer's vessel,
the General Sherman, after his arrest left Beyrout
Tor Cyprus, and thence proceeded 10 Syra where she
was when last heard from.
the treaty between the Sublime Porte and the United
States:-Citizens OF the United states, "even when
they may have committed some offence, shall not DC
arrested and put IN prison by the local authorizes.
but they shall be tried by their Minister or Consul
and punished according 10 their offence, following
in this respecf usages observed towards other
Franks" Under these general instructions the
Consul General at Beyrout protested against the
action of the Turkish authorities and demanded the
surrender or komer and Garfield, TO be tried by the
United States authorities In which step he Is fully
sustained by Mr.. Morris. Rascnd Pacna, Governor
OF Damascus, Declines however, togive over the pri-
soners TO the COnsuls charge but invites the Consul
10 be present at the trial before the Turkish tribunal
aud the United States Consular Agent has attended
during the whole examination OF the accused.
In the evidence II appears that Romer wore the
UNIFORM OF the Turkish army go which service he
formerly beonged) on some occasions since he has
been IN Syria IN view oil the TACT that Garfield was
neither military man nor whose mental capacity
would be likely 10 recommend him IL conspirator,
Mr. Morris has endeay0red TO use his good Offices to
effect his release and II IL very possible that ALI
Pacha Will accede 10 his request on condition that
Canled the country Immediately and forever.
which Caniied will doubtless gladly accept.
AS TO Romer and Okeiliy, their case Is different,
having been Tor long time officers Of the Turkish
army. Besides the Englishman mentioned above
there were two Others Ward and Dillon. taken pri-
soners. Jcnner above alluded 10, although con-
nected with O'Relly, was not with him DUR ng the
ARRAY. The Altngi-CoDdourl trial being finished
very great pains have been taken to suppress the
facts connected with IT, but IN the meantime we
know that Atng Is to be sent to one Of the southern
iortresses, 10 be imprisoned with hard labor, while
Condouri and folisn woman implicated In the
affair were sent to Russia by order Of the Ambassa.
dor here, 10 be dealt with by the nome authorities.
EMSl AMI