The Sun. — 1840-07-29 (London, England)

ALL OUR BROTHERS, WITHOUT RELIGIOUS DISTINCTION, IN ARMS FOR THE SAME CAUSE. " We have taken arms in order to deliver ourselves from despotism and brutal treatment. God, who is just, will grant us success, Let us prove ourselves worthy of His 'divine protection. Let there be no pillage, no assassinalien- And, since we are fighting to be restored to the legitimate government of our Sovereign, the Sultan who reigns at Constantinople,. we hoist the metropolitan flag in order to show that we only want justice. Let him who shall be affected by fear be proclaimed a coward, and let him die by fire, " God Islay permit that we be put to death, but not that we should be slaves like our beasts of burden. " God is just 1" There are at present in the harbour of Beyrout fourteen Turkish or Egyptian frigates, the English frigate Castor, the English steamer Cyclops, and the Sardinian corvette Eagle. The garrison of the town amounts to about 20,000 men. It is composed of Turks, more disposed to return home than to fight against the mountaineers ; Egyptians, either blind of one eye or too young to support the fatigues of war; of Albanians, in fine, quite ready to join the flag of the best bidder. A conspiracy was discovered on board the fleet which conveyed the troops, and was organized amongst the Turkish crews that the treachery of Ahmet Fethi Pacha delivered up to Mehemet Ali, and we are assured that see veral officers aod sailors were put to death. About 200 men have stScceeded in escaping frem the executioners of s their bret'eren, and have taken refuge amongst the insur"tv, 'esith whom they will join in fighting for the same 1,4,4'':e It is said that there are two Frenchmen at the she4dof the insurgents, one the Viscount de D--, with title of Generalissimo, and the other M. de C—, eici,th the rank of Major-General. A report has been cir;tiled that 30,000 Egyptians 'are to join the 20,000 r,ready at Beyrout, but st is generally believed that the ;20vernment could never assemble so many troops on the le Point without danger. In fact, Tripoli, Seyde, Aleppo, St. Jean d'Acre, and Damascus, are more than ever in waist of troops to contain the inhabitants within, andt, to repel the insurgents from without. The report that 11,.(ea:,treakrycl:liatteisdthat Emir Bechir had sent six Princes as -"ages to Mehemet Ali is without foundation ; on the eou t expected that this chieftain will unite with whi h it!n Ymen to cleanse the Syrian land from the hordes cst it. It is , affirmed that the celebrated Abd.el-Rhaman, chief th; the former insurgents of Naplouse, has left that town at 'to :end of 15,000 Bedouins, and 4,000 cavalry, to come • e assistnn of the mountaineers of Lebanon. The lintsui:rctien has gained ground rapidly, and, as things go, ;glebe to be seen that Syria will become the grave of ,jeett_ met Ali. The satisfaction which the French Consul r,„:nded of Mahmoud Bey, and the punishment which he shel (sired should be inflicted on the Albanians who fired at L.._ \Jount de la Ferte Ckamplatrcux de la Guiehe and ,40uov r d onnaye has not been complied with, because the Zvh reo.r declared that he was afraid of the assassins. *treat will Mehemet Ali's partisans say who call his a !'g Government, and wish it to be substituted for that the Sublime Porte, although it dare not punish a few ssghway robbers? But there are other facts. A French-74n Gis assassinated, and satisfaction is demanded of the overnment of Beyrout, who, by its refusal, has rendered It necessary for M. Bouree to break off all communication With the nag. Egyptian authorities, and to take down the French ,__7 the other hand, one of M. de Lamont's suite is 100 herously murdered. A complaint is made to Mr. re , the English Consul, who requires ample satisfacb riots, Angry discussions have followed, and blood has Country n near flowing. We ask this question—ln what Worst have such things been seen? Even during the 7st times of the Ottoman empire, when the worst passions_ were inflamed by fanaticism, have we ever teen so 'aoninsults offered to the European flags?