New-York tribune., 1868-12-25
THE AMERICAN PRISONERS IN TURKEY.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE ATrEMPr AT AN INsUR-
RRCTION IN SYRIA.


RECTION IN SYRIA.
The Boston Traveller has the following cor
respondence from Beirut. dated Nov 49, giving
20 create insurrocton In Syria favor OF Mustapha
Fail Pasha, which has resulted In the incarceration OF
two Americans in Constantnoyle. Tho facts OF the
case are singularly romantic and curious; but
the principles involved national in their i'm
portance, and claim tho serious attention OF our
treaty and OF diplomatic representatives
the East First the facts and then the principles Eu-
gene OReiy. known Hassen Bey while Colonel in the
Turkish service educated Englshman, and is by
his own admission, implicated in All attempt to nce re-
bei0n against the Turkish Government in Syria, with
view 10 ts overthrow. His associates victims were
Col Andrew Remer. naturalized American OF
Hungarian origin; Charles Lamar, who is young
from jackson, Miss Mr. Ward another English officer
lately in the Turkish service; DR. Dillon. another edu
Gated Englishman who physician TO the expeditions
and Julius Franz. al Austrian subject Ward was Com
mssay General, bOOkkeeper &c. while Remer ana La
known engineers. They all ostensibly
surveying road from the coast to the Euphras in the
pay OF OReiy.
According 10 their own version while they were
gagged In their survey they secured tribe OF Arabs rs
allies, for their protection the local authorities having
refused them All escort They armed their own men,
70 strong and drilled them in the OF the needle
Now. according to the laws OF the desert. alliance
imposes reciprocal duties Before leaving the neigh.
borhood Of Klamath, the allied tribe required the aid OF
our surveying party" to aid with their needle guns in
publishing The tribe, whose Shek Meue is the present
husband OF Mrs Dgbyf0Imerly Lady Ellenb0rOugh and
daughter Of Lord Digby Another theory is that shek
MtjuclDlgby joined the proposed alliance of ORcily
but afterward betrayed the reasonable plot TO the
Governor OF Klamath.
OReily's scheme somewhat comprehensive. lie
hoped to form an alliance of all tho shnlaclites. the
hundreds OF thousands Of nomadc Arabs whose hand
against every man, ana with himself and stan a their
head to make upon tine Turks, not with view OF
convucrng Them but OF harassng them TO such an ex-
tent as to obgo them TO recognize Musapha Pasha as
hereditary Vicer0y.
The following is abstract OF oRcily's confession"
He begins by declaring that he is prisoner contrary 10
the rights OF nations. having delivered his arms and muni-
ons under conditions agreed between assam Pasha
and himself After enumorang these conditions ho CON
al that this enterprise originated years ago.
III n iucn TOT specuauon, wheh was az Sohstantnopo
suffering from the results OF inrgues that had been start
ed against me here. Last year. when was I'm Europe,
political movement in Syria. that would force the GOV
erDment TO consent to our conditions. These
vice.royaliy in Syria, with His HiShncss Faln Mus
tapha Pasha for Yiceroy followed by recognition OF his
wo would have made an arrangement with Mustapha
as grant of land for colonization or for
royalty should he recognized: 1t must be remon |
bered that at this epoch Mustapha Pasha was
tinue to maintain tho personnel which 1 had |
engaged during the previous Winter and hndiDg other
enabled TO leave Constantnope in the month Of June
The first whom engaged was Col Remer COmcr Bey)
secret expedition. Meanwhile, employed him. and |
a railroad from Tripol Hams l had already at |
my disposition the means 70 make this survey. |
erals from the mines Of Arghana to the Medterra-
mean. At this time engaged Mr. Ward. who gave his
Aleppo in previous Autumn and having taken pnrt In
the furnishing OF mules and horses for the expedition
AbysSinia, sent convoy 10 Egypt, aud went there
myself for commercial aIars There. before leaving for
Constantinople' enEaged Dr Dlen rs physician: to
railroad TO the Euphrates, having recognized In him
would not withdraw when he found himself in the face Of
hanger, and consequently told him nothing OF my po
,scor and our servants all tne.o knew nothing Of my
plans They fought and they were wounded because !
therefore Such being the state OF tho case after the
affair with Arabs, received notice that Musaphu Pashr
arrangements disband my and 20 with the
gey. when learned that Turkish troops had out Of
Hama and Hams to find me- When they arrived near
amp the invitation OF the two Psshas went TO them
lnd We drew up tho convention above mentioned. l
relations with the Greeks with the Insurgents
els or munitions Of from that quarter.
Wy arms and munitions were ready n year ago.
)ne OF the most distinguished Of my associates wrote
fter having engaged to respect the conventions Of The
reaty OF London But recolect, Will have nothing 10
10 with III 'llenism Pauslhvism. and gave him, as
live now, the assurance that neither the the
her has aided ino IN this matter desire to terminate
his report In demanding the immediate liberation Of my
elf OF my employees, and OF all those who have been
with their horses aud their personal property INTO
his affair by my influence.
field, the list OF killed aud wounded being
nd thirty camels killed and several men wounded
largo number OF Camos and other pnnder carried
~ BY the victorious The tent Of Lady Dgby was
ldded with English bullets. though her Hdyshp was
o be seen whether OReilly VIII now settle
c long nGh ho & .md tSe ssord . erd Ss
taken from him. but he has ngeniOusy interviewer
nto his confession certain and hints and provOk
suggestions that he yet secure his liberty the
rice Of revealing He will he cautious, no d0ubt
present confession has avaled nothing far
securing the release OF his fellow prsOnersabou
hom he to feel some
The prisoners have been ordered 10 Constantine
lie, where, doubt by the magic power OF intrigue aud
old they will all lind means to open their prison doors
or whatever may be said OF the patriotism and honesty
4 tho Ottoman officials who high In office. yet men
found in subordinate conditions in this as in every
ountry who not mpcryious TO bribes There eyi-
emily a considerable fund OF money ut tho dlspo VI OF
)Reilly In the Ottoman Bank, which he will hnd moro
Owerful, IL he it, than all the needle guns
lith which he stupidy bundored with his armed cs
ort and party OF