The Sun. — 1860-08-11 (London, England)

THE SUN.  LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1860.  The news which, though we received it direct from the Turkish Ambassador last night, was only in time for our later editions, is the first ray of hope which has reached us from Syria. It is no little relief, after such tidings of horror as we have received from day to day, to hear of the commencement of the work of retribution, and still more of a style of retribution which will result in safety to the hitherto helpless victims. The Turkish troops in Syria, who, like the Sepoys of India, have mutinously refused to protect the Christian subjects of their SULTAN, and who even, in many cases, joined in the murder, pillage, and violations, will now begin to tremble ; and their leaders, by their position and station, far worse than their men, will have to answer, w.ith their heads, it may be hoped, for their treasonable and murderous co-operation with the savages of the Desert, the Druses, and the low bigoted Muesulmans who joined them in their fiend like work.  FUAD PASIII has addressed himself to his task, in a manner which is intended to show the inutility of the intervention of Christian powers. We may well believe indeed that his rigour is in part due to the expectation of that intervention ; but FUAD PASHA was sent from Constantinople because he was: known to be a man who preferred justice to bigotry and fanaticism, and because he had the energy and ,decision to make his presence respected. About three weeks ago we heard of his arrival at Beyrmt, where he immediately put under arrest three o.r four inferior military authorities; and, soon after, the Governor of Damascus was sent to Constaniineple to answer for his deeds. He seems, however, Ito have been looking around him and making inquiries, since, last night, we learned that the number of arrests exceeds 400, with the important addition that, in a day or two, the malt important persons compromised in the massacres will hav(3 been apprehended. He has also named a commissi on, before which those who have been apprehended will be tried, and if found guilty, executed immediately. His Excellency FUAD PASHA, who hims. elf sends the communication from Damascus, gives ; i good account of the disposition of the well disposE part of the population, and the terror of the wor s e part, his own words are—" A great part of the l ) roperty, in furniture and objects of value, that had been concealed, has been found and recovered. T tie well-disposed part of the population have given us a moral support by their quiet and orderly condi Ict. Those inclined to evil are struck with terror . The greatest tranquillity prevailed in the cit y while the arrests were being made ; they were effected without firing a shot." These facts, how ever, only go to prove that, had the Governor chi nen, he could have prevented the massacre altoget her.  The worst par t of the population were, we are told, thunderstri ick to find that FUAD PASHA had been sent. They l tad expected, we are informed by the Daily News corn Ispondent at Beyrout, that NAMIK PASHA, of Jeddah notoriety, one of the greatest fanatics in the envpire, would be sent down; and so certain were they- of thin. that Tilt PASHA, the military commander, and soo-in-law of Namix, when he heard that v. paddle-wheel frigate, with a 133419:8 flag at the main, was approaching the roadstead, sent h.'s horses down t,) the landingplace tor his relative. Tln PASHA is another of the fanatical school, and like XORSCIII D PASHA, the Civil Govern() Pro Damascus, Acum Governor a •L'eYrollt, ACHM ET PASHA of ET EFFENDI of Beyrout, the Kekia of the same place, the Mutseli m of Deir-elK amar, OSMAN BEY HElShbOTi a, and a few more, should, if there • • 13 ill tit A ce in this world, be made to suffer the extreme penalty of the law on the scene of their misdeeds. Well for the Turkish empire if either at Consta ntjnople or in Syria, far better in the latter, all the, se v illaine, and others like them, receive the due re. ward of their deeds. Nothing can save the empire b ut its evincing strength enough to ensure the safet, y of Christian life and property. France is on the',watch to make