CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING THE CONDITION OF PROTESTANTS TURKEY. 1841-1851,8 | 4 5. a 7 | 5 j * | 1. i 18, 15, wv 18, 20, a. 2 ot 28. al. Chevalor Benen Viseount Ponsseby Me Baathoal i Sead Ca (horas Bomsen 10. Bi 1, To Vacont Poesnby 2 can 10, Te Sir Stratford Cnt 1, Bal of Wtmorhad 12, To Sie Stratford Cane Cheater Bente ‘Ty Sir Srtlnd Coie Baal of Weatmortand «. ‘ToSin Stratord Canin Sir Stesthrd Casale Te Gant Wore 92, Count Nice t9 Taran Meyentert 2. Comal. Coeral Rose to} ‘i Stl Cassng ‘To Ceaml-Gever! Hos 195 TABLE OF CONTENTS. Qe Now. 17) Mar, 20, 183 2» Apa >, Ange 1% Joo. 10, 1846 Fey 25, Sept 19, 2 Aug He Sunsten. Plinth Sree Antothelecopeien of Protest tay ene Winkeof King of Pri sat Pi resan i Taney ate Betta Ch So Bt sit Bia Chr oes fo gt Fitna for Cher Fete FoR wt gun te elu ot ‘Firman’ foe Chine rete Car Menudart tal eine Sra ‘i By Sato mis eeleg TE yun lh eee Sane es en ‘Tamako .fesh aon btie Ree opty win hae ae 0, sh to Be knit Cantoinion wi Prien ‘ernment respec Chueh¥ADUE OF conTmNTS, Xe. 39, To Se Sitford Cano Sept 20, te 44 Cosa. General Rove .. Joc. 88, Comal Wood ay | Set nh ek 5 ou. 87, To Consl-Geaer Row Nor 16 38, To SeSimifort Coming 20, 59, Connl-Cesea Re 43 loa 2 40: Const Nosclreds to [Nor db ‘avon Brune 41, To Coord Wood 489, To Si Strasfird Cuning} 48, Mis Dibaana 44; Conul-Gener tow 48 To Sr Sttord Caan % 4B, Ceust Nesdroie | tet Teron Devnet 47. Te Si Svatord Ong oe 145 48, Consl-Grvea Roos» a . 50, Consul Wood 41, To Coun Weot 42 To Sir Sraord Cane ‘5, Coniul-Gtora Roe «= ‘4 To Si Srtord Caan Mar, 20, 95, Mr, Dackanon « 18 de 20, 4, To Sie Ststford Cas ‘Cand Words 8. Ts Cool Weot 9, Si Sialosd Ca @. 1 aed Canine maieeera| (Sr aver Cumog $218 sses Avert chong 1 Se Stent Casing. 18, Tor Seer Cie 18, Br Sinerd Casing. 14. 10 Mu Wales 76, Me Welaloy )y af Crem: Novslrole's dee Coravet Hs Ane ond Me Wilds Tay Face neces oaee Weak “Pawan onda of Capon Pan nd ay pct cone Tornoe i ffene toque Vin tneing tw Hasan ene Coont Neato seen Tnitatenee commesietins with Huisan Ge erm rapesing rgione Ge frre int convertion wth Crt Neawie Copret Na S10 Me. Wood hy SM nn, 18 Ofelia diiracon tn Bye i eas stan on (Sarak ee Gaon nae eS ome eas ee pete oats Sega tient ear ral rejecting Charch “at ewslen commited to Cnet Nee Jol uns Moot (Copy ofS. Ba Ae eae alge te age st si Wy ta Bn da Hiseaplnstion salting Recap of intense ‘Chueh a dria Interven th Chek Bésad r= cee His appa fra hier ees ian Perea te co Menunan fie Rte Soya timate eda Sikeubratts eet eect tothe Firman. be wish ey oat rein Eicher atlesccen. Sooner oe eras eeeiemera orl Pretotaat Arenas hare dsl themlvet «apart Chares Newovil fom Face Church of Sect Sire en awurot Are Sunizer. Pago 16 26 a 4” 2 33 8 Ne ‘TABLE OF CONTENTS. 16. MreWellwiey ——.} No. 91 17, To MnWaleaay 8 78. My. Walley 104 og 5 80, To Mr. Walley 8 81, To Choraier Busse. 92 ChevalerDusseo 00. To Ne Wellaby 4. Wellesley 84. To Mr Welles, ee 37. Mr Walley 3. Mr Wolly 31. To Lost Cowiey i 88, To Lond Coley. 99; Lol Cowley ‘To Low Conte Dev Conley To Lord Comey Lord Comey.» 28 To Loed Comey 30, Lond Comey 100, Mr. Woe 1h. 102, As, Alison 108: Se Satfind Coming, 104. ToSesinandcs 105. Sir Staitord Cuning + 106! WoSeSirationi Cann 107. Se Stair) Caine» 108 ToSrStationtCssmngl {Os Sie Stafrd Canlngs] 206 $04 a4 402 49 ty Dee 13, % Jan. 4, 1016 17 dan. 22, 1848 Dee 39; 1847 daa. 8, 1848) Rab 18, Apel a, ‘New 18) 1850. Des Nev 26, Die 24, J. Bas Mar 18 Apel 1, stig the Armonia ‘Telnet in Yano the Are Feroieble pet | ‘Serdsthe arentans S10 Messen fon Poe rope ‘Armenies oh Ta, thank Ports for msn avout the Arena Ws copy ot Menorandum ogee ‘Tenia les Anmrer rspeciog the Tore’ Ms sure 105 cert wih. Prasad Miasor aires jn Belal of the Are Vink er rnp Armenian Namede 108 1 pr mention of Arve ere Far ort em sie of esi Bouatie 10 | commit wi Pod rpst= ing Arsen Hy Pe Depatth fam Aa Biel to Pleo Caliell aang. Are nia Sa si Tereal Pte inithetem a Thor Tatesaa Protea Tt he emanate ait Antena teuaget th Poo eget eee ‘igh ellrs seat to province ip ‘ait of Petestants 1m Letters hon Archbishop of Cantr- 1g, dep of Loin, ed Gh i ["Drottinen “aurora aun Gonads 120 Cimon th Presta Daapate fom Trelis roteltanceln abeya 128 Denpah from Brveroon poking Proust wn 1B asym Prtian Gino 129 Applicat Pore Boar of otc 1a fyroig entre 13) Bios i tawoire asians 137 Sadiheonet mn rs 138 ‘Tiaakatiom Prteants 1. 138 Satihelon et hwabene 1A Carns fr si M0 ‘Tia omnes mite tay eirrespondence respecting the Condition of Protestants in Turkey No.1, Viseount Palmerston to Viscount Ponsonby. (No. 21.) My Lord, Foreign Office, February 8, 1861 I TRANSMIT to your Exeelleney a copy ofa letter from Sir Thomas Baring, from which it would appear that the Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews having been made acquainted in 1837 with the failure of your Excel leney’s endeavours to obiain the formal sanction of the Porte to the ereetion of a Protestant chapel at Jerusalem, adopted a suggestion which T made to them atthe time, and acquired indirecily the means of celebrating religious worship ‘at Jerusalem without exposing themselves to the interforenee of the Turkish Authorities, ‘The Society now wish that advantage should be taken of the pre- sent state of affairs in the Levant to obtain from the Porte a formal the establishment of a Protestant chapel at Jerusalem, and to the re of such chapel in the name of the Rev. J. Nicolayson, on bohalf of the Society. There can be no doubt that a compliance by the Porte with this request would afford very great. pleasure to the public in this country, for there is a strong anil general fecling here whieh is becoming daily more and more preva- lent, that considering the deep obligations conferred upon the Porte by Ohristian Powers during the last twelve months, the Porte ought to permit the Christian ‘worship to be openly performed in the city of Jerusalem, Tlcave it to your Hxcellency's judgment and d 4s you may think best calculated for the accomplishment of this object, but it is a matter in which Her Majesty's Government take a deep intorest, and in whieh they are extremely anxious to suecced. ion to take such stops Tam, &, (Signed) PALMERSTON. Inclosure in No, 1. Sir T. Baring to Viscount Palmerston. My Lord, Stratton Park, Winchester, Tebruary 1, 1841. AS President of the London Society for Promoting: Christi the Jews, I have been requested by its Managers to again addr ship upon the subject of the Episcopal Chapel at Jerusalem. If not in the recollection of your Lordship, it cannot fail to be still in the grateful romembrance of the whole body of the Society that upon an ayplieatien tuade to your Lordship in the year 1837 to sond out instru Ke Bits Resident at the Egyptian Court to obtain permission for the erection of @ chapel and suitable buildings for the missionaries, it met with the most prompt nul cordial requiescence, and a despaéch was immediately forvarded to Colonel Campbell, the then Consul-Ceneral at Alexandria, directinge him to apply in the name of His Britannic Majesty's Government for the perm ire Your Lordship was at the same time pleased to inform me as Prosident that instructions had likewise been transmitted to the British Ambassador at Con- stantinople to support the views of the Socicty in case of any difficulty aricine from that quarter. (153,) B4 mie Soussigné s’estime ae anol ae ule ee Je Rei son Aug meee ees crcne jpacifique de la question Turque et de tn pacification de l'Europe, basée sur le ‘Tyaite 4 jamais mémorable du 15. Juillet, vient d’étre couronnce dan sucets complet, & il sist, &c. (Sign) BUNSEN. No.4. "ES Pre ana gant favo tlt shh Mier imate no ojein to teen of any ling age ot eal Cit son Be sp vn Mean goa erate eee probably oititate anything pursuance of the project for raising: a by Tnaving a chapel in a house, the pro- iin dl it may bo allowed to be considered may be repaired, In some sxeh way Mr. Nicolaysen and prudence, and etre to avoid openly vilating fash a churel. He cannot obiain psrmission, 10 bist Wie la Gr ope, Seveaeel guise, Tom en ould Unt tbe yea : Tut that sould Government is realy tallow « mcrae to Be resed in London; bat bot bein lion Of laser Paritnent might rake Th Yo nahovse Here th cae whey erent, ‘Phe rains new ech se PUAN nereluton of ehets hori tbs cu Monti Wy dena thay Meheneil Alf granted ponnlision to bull « now el; bat were 16 eu Pouca tee oy aedy eG one cent tee "he ge ee nM Nolo fal taal, 1 oy seguothe PGan ie ono gan domes ar aaa ae SE ee ee al Cp ani aL eRe ene Tee are canst POMP NEAT Oder nM RVONaELC te aitalnment of that desirable end. If Mr, Nicolayson vill be content to have a Be be vial ee Gv alse Gas to aus oe Thave, &e. (Sime) PONSONBY. No. Fineouat Ponsonty fo Viscount Palmeraton.— (Received ug. 20,) Bo. 246) My Lori, The day 2 INCLOSE copy of te lost reply made by Rift Pasha to my. application Tl daa eee ue Teen Ode EURUaG M ga tay Pae ha Ths en telased, lave counsunicated 0 Mr, Niculayson tho fct ofthe refunal, u see 2 Tiare, Signet)” PONSONBY Inclosure in No, 6 M. Pisoni to Visenent Ponsonby. My Lord, Pera, July 28, 1841. T BEG leave to inform your Ercolleney that having, agreeably to your express commands, apolied again to the Porto for permistion to etcot anew church at Jorusalem for the use of Proiesiants, found the objection we have already mot with on this scoro has lost nothing of ils strength, His Excellency Ritaat Pasha says that, with all ther good dispositions te do what-may be agreeable to the British Goverment, the Porte cas tet comply with « demand that is contrary to the Turkish Iw. Jf somo churches, says Rifvat Pasha, have been built inthe ‘Purkish empire, it was merely for tho wante of the Christian Rayalis, who would. aot Femain in Turkey if they vere not allowed to have churches.” Te was on that consideration thit permission was originally granted to build churches; and it is still for the same reason thet. permission is given to repair such of them as really want repairing. But as for permission to erect # uew temple at Jerusa- at of the question. I therefore beg his Execllency Lord Ponsonby tee ou eee for nt granting te prion appa for sabre Thave, &. Gigned) “ F. PISANI. ee eee Le Se No. 8 Viscount Ponsonby to Viscount Palmerston —(Recvived September 30.) (No, 284,) (Extract) ‘Therapia, September 8, 1841 a firman to authorizo the erection of @ report, when the sflair is terminated, I EXPECT to succeed in obtainin: Protestant church at Jerusalem, T wi the steps I have taken, ee SE eee No.7. Visenent Ponsonby to Viscount Paleerston—(Recrved Qateber 8) (No. 288) Extract) Therap, Beptenter 10,1861 IN obedieneg to your instructions I hye had comunition with bie Fxealency the Prussian Knvoy, on. the subject of eatablatinn Promrae churches in this country; and his Excellenoy has had tn terion ek te Minister for Forcign Affairs, of which he has been good enough to. me an ‘secount in a letter which T inclose for your information, ‘Since the above-mentioned interview took plate, 1 have learned from othere vom Temployed to further the measure, thet nothing more wil be obteme than on unavowed pernission from the Ottoman Ministers for us to build an Bnglh church at Jerusalem, and a pulse that they he Minter) wl ner the Turkish authoritios (including the Cadi) at. Jerusalem rot to oppose oe erecting it, but on condition that the fabri shall be modest and unoreetations jn appearance and divensons and net calelited to attract attentnn, hope tore this promise in writing, The Porte will nt, I fear, grant toy fine Lf we do obtain thse things, Iam ccriai we’ shall oe Long be erated there todo all vo can reonshly deste ast Ue ebtahnen Sree chute gency i pau ‘Her Majesty's Government would not. attempt to force the will of the Porte on a matter connected with the religious feelings of the Turks.Inelosure in No. 7 Count Karnigsmark to Viscount Ponsyrty M. te Vieomte, Ce Dimanche, 12 Septembre. “JE or das oe moment de chr Rife Pash, ‘qui fai paul dane le sens ne nous étions convenus hier ave Faffare en, question, eal trouvé en général o» Ministre assez ten disp Uma diten résumé wae tepene be eekait jamnis melée des ctrangore résidans dans 1 Bait aes foe eats Jl roe cn ee Serato Puissances aaties pourraient se livre ie aussi biew aux provid ee aot fe msstoat ls Catholiqes et Grecs Ctrangom, ot gue [oe ree ea du pbptauny ee leurs antes Stablissemens slagct crank Gl > Trout espe, qui ait cantre le. présapte dee IE, Musulaaue de erate overt cosruin d8 non egies; mali xP Fert Pata donoait aentondre que nos Protests nows FOUriON, it Rika Fa on oa h cbt de nos hotels ’Ambosiede ox de Légion, Partout doe fxg ex habitations de ns Consals et Agens, sit il sol allt ‘Pi fe pte nombre de Proestans qu se tronvent actelement eh Twrauic, ces chapels sfiraleat certs pour le commencement, Yee Muse Ture outa quit ny aval pes Fume’ pent ds Raps Protea inate que aides families Alfemandes ou autres de oe rit Youliert rovenanns Fume et devent sujes de So autese, ins ue Jes Graeerrue Favient fit dans ke temp, lo Sublime Port, 2 ee aul, clone, les alBepage Tver ot lar aararcrat @Pavonce fe ye excise do exw lle reeerriuiseanee enter dos dispositions de a aration do Gulhand, ¢t Pat erie dent a facut de Ditir des lise, acheter deo termine, Re, j Se serge a question ainsi posse ne donneralt, en, vit aux Cours anges et de Prose quo le droit dane roteetion offcicuse des, ‘site atAnglotere 6 Oo par do sujet Ottomans, mais bette exception. pres ote Peyprodhisal awos aux propostions ave M. Danses a comsignéet cans Ta note pple ae ee resent To 16 Juilet A Lord Palme et ue Ue remy ode Excrenco pat = aptehe No. 167 cx date ds 2 Juillot demte i No. & Viscount Ponsonby to the Earl of Aberdeen—(Reeeiee, November 1) (No. 11), (Extract) 1 HAD a final interview with Riteat ‘all the arguments in support of the demand for pe Terusaletn, Therapia, October 7, 1841, Pasha this day, at which I renewed sion to build a chureh at awl sn mn ofa me on tho Oi, coming tik ele Raeeneennnse of the demand: to what I have said on the subject, and containing the re ra are san afllsuers ere not personally adore fo Nhat bas been sleds at they are overrated by thelr ar of seme Ulera in the Council having the Sheikeul-lstam at their Hee. ‘ Sheil ub-Islom ot rongly to Rift, I pointed out to him the risk the Borte incunsed a oid lence to Her Majesty’ Government, Uy denying to then iar ey teen granted to others. { told hin he was in error when be Aaa i Heh, and T caited it not only on the. grounds set forth. i my deni ou gt pecially in adiion in ight of the most, aneext of oar ctcilaons Hie Excellenay did not exactly know the fet Ula for lations TTL send another note inclosing the XYILth Article of the Wee ton signed in the rago_of Sultan Mheied, which is 09 follows + MAIL Tat all the capielaions privilege ond erilst grant to the French tke Venetians, end offer Princes who are in amity wath the Subline Pom, having. boon in like manner through favour grate othe English, by Ponty asin cal command, thay shill bo alays Observed, ecoording £2 the 7 form and tgu theres that Sst ton content te maintained that-we have a right founded on treaty, th e cts hind genta th Praha cone ney (us, al that to refuse them to us might possibly be considered en insult. «isc 0 vas ao ast 1 Tepid tne unfortunately i did not depend upon the opinion of his Excellency, and that Her Majesty's Govern- mest tink en nl” Oar conreien ves pata ol and . a a ee and it was evident that the Pasha would readily consent te 1¢ demand made, if he had power to do so. pa ne in future do presume to violate the same, No.9. Mie Bathe to the rl of Aberdeen (cro ees of. (Received December 8.) Ny Lan be Pera, Nov 17,1841 I LEARNT to-day from a souree, upon whieh I have ever : i antl ate etter Baths penmission to build a church at Jerusalem is not unlikely praill Miro iy tt at any ts tate ag ret gue et be wl ith much prospect of fuecess in the Counal, but I know that very infoatial Jeri isu pcien cosgled ta betagg mais lo hea pon Ua hamiue oP hat by 0 oallon me to express content hope f ts tal sees, i Govt ham, Cages DAs wave me w desc t ral fom bis q ernment in which His Prussian Majesty's carnest desire for the success of Srrstislerpreced ont ae ds Woasee ucteccal ls prolly astaanes to Her Nasty “Elna for is fin! accomptsnent, es Vober hs despatch a he Pran Governed for the nena ‘the idea of establishing a Protestant community Hu ete by to Worl, J th ean wtsin Ctholes ant. Gris eo hae clog 2 ee Goats ce oon auras cretion of « ehuteh at Jerusalem, andi mating tint a lexis for any fetare Satie Thave, fe (Signed) CHARLES BANKHEAD. No, 10, REA ‘Tae Barl of Aberdeen to Sir Stratford Canning, Sir, fo HMA GttarE va MOR Mar en dence al clespaties which have recently een reesved at this oie : cs vie. i boen recived a th i Ter Majeatys Gabel Gere al Goas (arecitod aria injure Cia au Terie respecting the conduct of the Turhish anthoritics at Jerasalem and Beyrout, wal seni oe Patent aha Joma, th rcton of ohh ar ene tne fay ered bythe Tukish authors, Tas at length Neos abruptly and soinevkat arbitrarily soppe Ailosvak (Hae ld ished oar aualy kate ouniayoo villous bie sey sumony fit Pet sh hays dca grat orm prom or that cbject, yet, a i had been stated to Her Majesty's Government by Th Majotys Aas Conant ana ms dete Ne epic 1,13, No, 265} tht head ein fo asp al ori the EET oe er cern en ee aeernndye ee titles do the Way of ls exéctlon : and aa Gat bulldiig bad not for many. onthe teen gsc obstructed, Hex Majin» Govceat Ind ety hol at de fartbor prosecution of it might and would have boon allowed. Hor Majesty Goremaont stil cateriain 0 hope that, on a temperate representation of thei wishes being made to that elt, the ‘Turkish Govern.8 rent may be indued to permit tho building tobe resommoneed, and to continue trithoat further interruption. ania that ave thereover that yor Bxeallony wl rng this nj cade the consideration of the Turkish Minicter for Foreign Aff: that you wi represent to him the disappointment which has been felt atl sles nterap- Aba th rr, in ons ng pre by he Tkshactont rascloras aad that you will request the Turkish Minister to coarey. 8 eden tn ants ct Jedpaeneo Be yon: Hn Waar Lieacon- renee "uapbstrcted prosecution of te busing. ea ata toate gous xcoleney to demand fom tho Pore a formal firman for tho ahovo objet, borowse it appears to me that it might. aot be Yan to ik eeettion othe poss refusal Cs een aed en By it mare than obs eo suds grooms ba willy eve ¥ cay tp soe Msn to ach in his male eovdng to goat ova ent and {hele vies htc yo may poses or beable t alge af the nes tha Satan sl is piney Mines on thispin te ekog mera Troviea ermisin to poeod is the ee Deal ihe sik of furiter intetruption renored, the msuner of accomplishing. that oe Jexs imyortance, : i Soe ‘Nor Helly will not fail to communisata with the Prussian Minis nse and to ako seh sure Th cones Wi Ma 945 Dear ost likely to prove successful, ot Signed)” “ABERDEEN, No. 11 ‘The Berl of Woetnortand to the Berl of Abordeen.—(Receive April 4.) 304 3 Lo tira, Mee, 2, 148, 1 COMMUNICATED to Baron Bilow your Lordship's instractions to Sir Stratford Canning, upon the subject of the Protestant Church at Jerusalem, Of ied ho entirely approved; “and he has given similar lveetions to M, de le Cog, who proceeds to-morrow to his destination as Prussian Minister at Constantinople facie (Signed) WESTMORLAND. No.1. ‘The Karl of Aberdeen to Sir Stentford Canning, 0.) Fertipa Ofice, aprit 0, 1843. WIPH reference to my dexpateh to your Excellency, No, 43, of the 20th of Mare, respctng the ntrrupton fie y th Tush athens the m1 ne Provesiant church at Jerusalen, [ tiansiit to you herent for eeinferton s cyy ofa densh Som es Meaty Muster wt Uy eporting. that the Pasian Minister at Constentinopie will receive. sinilar ‘ntructions to these contained in my despateh to your Excellency Tam, &e, (Signed) ABERDEEN, No. 18, Sir Stratford Canning to the Bart of Aberdeen.—(Rectived May 7.) (No. 82, My Lord, Constantinople, April 18, 1848. SOME time before the reecipt of your Tordship’s instruction, No, 41 of this your, Lhad endeavoured by eonfideatial means {0 obtain thie tvoeation of the order by whieh tho construction of the Protestant Eyiscopel elmel at Jerusalem as been suspanded, Thad so far enceceded as tw receive. an ‘agsurance that the Sultan vould not alject to rte tho desired firma, provided the consent of the Mufti were obtained, and also a promise that dhe Mutt should be requested to give his consent; ut sinee the opinion of Her Majesty's Governnient respecting tho affairs of” Servia has been made known, U hare fount it innpossibe to make any farther progress in tho aifuie. No reftsal hus een yot declared; but my endeavours to procare «satisfactory result are silently emuded, and I ean only cherish a faint hope that the ecrmminication of oor Lordship instructions t9 Serim Effendi, eacrer a convenient oppor, ‘unity may oecur, will be attended with moro effect, Thave, fe, Gignedy "STRATFORD CANNING, No.4. Sir Stratford Cenning 10 the Earl of Aberdeen.—(Reecived Moy 98.) (Wo. 93.) My Lord, Constaniinepe, May 1, 1848. ‘The Prussian Chargé Adres has communicated to me a despatah from M. de Bulow respecting the church at Jerusalexa, and expressive of wis to ¢btain permission from the Porto for tho completion of that edifee, I told Count de Portalts that T had similar instructions fom your Lordship, Tes Plsinod to hhim the course which T had hitherto. pursied, and declared my ines to co-sperete with him for the account of tho object in question, He said, with respoct to taking any simultaneous step, that he should efer waiting for the arrival of M. le Coq, who vas already om the road, gil tight be expected within a few day: ‘As soon. a3 that minister arsives I shall not fail to communicate with kim ‘upon the sabjost, T sent Mr. Alison to Sarim Bifendi again this moming, ‘The conversi- tion vas conidential ; Iwish it were in my power to add that it yas salifactory- According to present appearances, it woal seem that a firman is out of the gation shat private permision from dhe Porte to go on with ti b 4 not likely to be yielded without much oppesition, and that litle chane exists of obtaining more thon a local eonnisanee at the covering in of the walls, which might, by shiful and patient management, bo eventually improved to ¢ ‘completion of the building, ‘The Chevalier Busser to the Bart of Aberdeen. —(Reevived August 19.) My Lond, London, August 17, 1843 Src to he val cmon Lhd he hn of sang te our Lordship some days sgo, respecting the present state of the Protestant shoprle at Veruaalem> ant the buildings begun, or about to be erected, ai Atak ac, Teg to submit to you to copie ofthe plas wish ave been10 drawn up lately by the architect sent to Jerusalem by the Society for the Conversion of ihe Jews. “These plans have been made in striet adherence to the principle laid down from the beginning, viz, that tho church should form port of the dvelling- houses erceted on the promises, and s0 a8 not to. be too conspicuous to the public, Your Lordship will observe, that the church, not eonsiderably higher ban the surronnding houses, is not exposed to the public view, but concealed from the eye on all sides,” Its structure will he in the, simplest style of « basilica, withoat those towers end cupolas which the former architect: ad planned, "This church is constructed for holding at the utmost three hundred people, «-sizo which will be found very moderate, if itis considered that, even Imdor the prosent unfavourable eireamstances, the congregation has frequently amounted to fifty. ‘The plan further hs been made on the principle, that the oftcial resi ences of the no respective Consuls should form part of the premises, ‘The ‘Consular houses, cach a equaro of fity feet, constitute the entrance to the Gquultanzle from the street, opposite to'the church, ‘The church thus appears Sich as it is intended to be, that is to say, destined for the use of the Consular Agents, and the Protestant Ministers, and other persons of their respective tations under their protection, and forming, as it were, a common part of their establishment, ‘Av present the church, which is about four feot above ground, ant a part of ono wing of tho quadrangle, are all that are in existences but directions vill he givon to construct the buildings round the quadrangle and the Bishop's Tesilence, as soon as the detailed plans will hare been malo out, architect already mentioned, lately reiumed by Borlin from Jerasalom, actively engaged in completing thom, to be excented by an astistnnt of Ms left on tho spot. His Majesty's Consul has orters to superintend such of the Tuildings as are to be erected by the money collected last year in the Pro- extant Cinrelies of Prussia for this purpose, viz, the residence for the Prussian Cons, ike Seelety teeing that for the English Consul) the echool, (alt ‘wing of te quadrangle,) and the hospice for visitors, behind tho Bishop's residence, ‘Under those circumstances it seoms most urgent, that the Porte should Ao away by her supreme authority that unvarrantable ameasure by which, sis tnonths ago, the building of the chureh yas stopped: a measure which, as it appeats from evidence collected on the spot, did not even originate at Conston- thtyple, but at Beyrout and Jerusalem, in loeal intrigues, and in-the impression of the Pasko of the time, that the British Consul iad disavowed! all knosledge fof the chureh and its Building. The plea of the ground being. inalienable vakoof is untenable, sceording to the dozuments of the purchase, and the acquisition is a legally good one, ‘As to the balding uyom that ground of a chureb, to bo orected as part of wyliat may be termed Consular premises, it seems impossible thet the O:toman, Porte should sercusly refuse its tieman for sanetioning it ‘On those considerations Tbog to submit to your Lordship the propriety ‘of communicating hy the next ecurier, one of the copies of the plan in ques~ tion to the British Ambassador at Constantinople, in order to. assist his Bacellency in his elforts fo remove the obstaelos so unexpectedly throven in our nay, His Majesty's Envoy is instructed to act in this nogetiation in. strict Conformity to the advies. and wishes of the British Ambassador, and not ‘without the samo, Lhave, ke. (Signed) "BUNSEN. ce No 16, ‘Die Bart of Aberdeen to the Chevalier Bunsen. ML. le Chovalier, Foreign Office, 4 1 HAVE nd the honour to receive your letter of the 17th instant, inclosing two copies of the lans for a chareb and consular buildings, which have boon ‘ran up lately by the architeet sent to Jerusalem by the Society for the Con. u version of the Jews, and requesting that Hor Majesty's Ambassador at the Porie might be instructed to co-operate with the Prussian Minister in his efforts to remove the obstacles which the Porte has thrown in the way of the ‘erection of the buikiings above referred to, Tn reply I have to inform yon that it would appear to Her Majesty's Goxerament objectionsble to dotegate to any private association, however re~ peetable, the iask of providing an official residence for the representative of the British Government at Jerusalem, And although Her Majesty's Govern= rent do not mean to say, thab if the Society for the Conversion of the Jens fre able of thomselvos, or with tho co-operation of the Prussian Minister, to ‘obtain the necessary sanction from the Ottoman authorities for the erection of tho buildings in quostion, Her Majesty's Govemment would not be ready. to hire a portion of such Duildings as a consular residence ; ye+ they cannot ‘give any positive pledze cren in this xespect, nor ean they eonsent to identify themselves with the proceedings of the Society, ‘At the same timo the connection of the ehurch with the consular residence ‘aypears to offer tho best and only prospect of being enabled to erect tho edifice Without the danger of vexations ebstruction Tam, &c, (igned) "ABERDEEN, No.1. ‘Mie Earl of Aberten to Sir Stratford Canning. (Wo. 111) Sir, Foreign Offee, August 2, 1848, T INOLOSE, tor your Exeellency’s information, « copy of a letter from russian Minister af this Court rolative to the Protestant chorcl and other id to orvct at Jerusslems and a copy of the reply ‘which I have retumed to that letter. Tam, &e. (Signed) “ABERDEEN. No. 18. ‘The Bort of Aberdeen to Sir Stratford Canning. (No. 125,) Sir, Foreign Office, October 4, 1848, WITH reference to previous correspondence on the subject of the Pro- testant church already begun at Jerusalem, and the recent suspension of its farthor erection by ihe Turkish authorities at-that place, [have to inform your Excolloney that I have received information of a very positive nature from the Prussian Minister at this Court, to the effect ihab the allegation pt fornard by {he Turkish aafhofles hat the ground on which the balding was exmrying on v8 vakool, is unfounded. Teappears that during the recent possession of Jerusalem by the Egyptians, fan Armenian bought that ground as an alienable vakoof, having originally hex Jonged to a chur of Jacobites; and that he resold i openly anil, as permitted by law, to Mr, Nicolayson. Mr. Nicolayson, Tundersiand, will proceed to Constantinople with all the payers nocessary to prove this fact Tes intended to surround ani conceal the church by buildings whi will form in part the Prussian Consulate ; the Dritish Consalar resilence being also contiguous to those buildings on one side, ~ hus the ehureh will have the appearance of « Consalar ebaped, and havi this character, Her Majesiy's Goverament are unvilling to suppose that. the ‘Turkish Government sill offer any farther opposition 0 its erection; on the contrary they trust that the desired firman wall be granted for is eontinnation, in conformity with the Turkish principle which has always been acted on, that2 ize @ Ohrstan chu tas alrndy boon, « Christin care’ may agin be lt ‘Now it appears certain that a church of Jacobites did ut one time occupy in part the spot on which it is now proposed to erect the Christian chopel already commenced. In fact, the old church is stil partially in existence in the shape of @ now deserted mosque, into which it was formerly converted. ‘Your Hxcelloney, after having farther satisfied yourself of the correctness of these allegations hy communication with Mr. Nicolayson on his axsival at Constantinople, will lay these circumstances before the Porte, and again urge them to give their consent to the resumption of the suspended buildings, by issuing a firman to tlt effect, and despatehing the necessary instruction for ‘hat parpose to their anthorities at Jerusalem, Tam, &. (Signed) “ABERDEEN. No. 19, ‘Sir Straiford Cunning to the Barl of Aberdeen—(Received December 24.) (No. 866.) My Lord, Constantinople, December 1, 1813. THE receipt of your Lordship’s instructions respecting, the church at Jerusilem, the Prusien Minisier's communication of similar instructions ‘iddressed {o him, and the arvival of Mr, Nicclayson, have induced me to waive ‘very otlier consideration, and to prepare fora strenuous endeavour to overeome the Porte's objections to a eompletion of the sacred cies. The grounds upon ‘vhich our demand is nov to be placed appear, in some degree, to open a better rospect of suevess. The proposed connexion of the church with the dwelling ouses assigned to the British and Prussian Consuls, ought to operate poyerftlly our of a satisfactory arrangements but K question whether i would be safe to bring forward the proseden: of the former Jacobite ehureh, which was subsoquently converted into a mosque, and which did. not stand upon the exact spot where the foundations of the now Protestant church are laid, lament to say, that in sounding Rifuat Pashia to-day upoa the subject, 1 met with no encouragement; and although, in obedience to your Lordship's instructios, T fully intend to obtain a moro complete hearing, and to ayail mysolf of amy assistance whish M. Le Coq may be dispostd to lend for that purpoce, it it my firm persuasion that the scraples of the Porte, whatever they may be, wil not give way to our joint soliitat Thave, & Gigned) | STRATFORD CANNING. No. 20, ‘The Harl of Westmerlendl to the Karl of Aberdeen.—(Roreived Jan. 16) Qo. 2.) My Lord, Bevlin, Janwary 10, 1844 T HAVE the honour of acknowledging tho receipt of your Lordships Despatches, Nos. 1 and 2, togother with thett inclosures Treail Sir Stratford Canning’sdlespatel of December 1, to Baron Billow, who desired me to assure your Lordship of the interest which the King of Prussix continued to take ia the endeavour to obtain the object for which Hlee Majesty's “Ambassador soemed determined to mie every exertion, and which ho still hoped bby his renewed efforts would be secured, From the eatly part of Sir Stratford Camning’s despateb, Baron Bulow had hoped for something more favorable than its conclusion; but he is convinced that if the object is obtained i will be so by the strentious measares adopted by Sir Stratford Canning, in whose ascistanes, if any was required, M, Le Cox is instructed to give his entire support, 13 Baron Billow begged me to express a hope that even if the present negotin- tion for the permission to oreo! the Protestant church at Jevusalom should fai, ‘Sour Loniship would not lose sight of this important object, T have, &e. (Signed) WESTMORLAND. No. 21. ‘he Parl of Aberdeen to Sir Siraiford Canning. (No. 13) Sin Foreign Office, Jonwary 20, 1844. I COMMUNICATED to Lord Westmorland a ecpy of your Hxeolloncy’s despatch, No. 255 of the 1st of December, stating the ecmrse which you propose to dloptin exerution of my insimition, No. 120 of the 4th of October, respect- ing the Protestant charel at Jestsalem; and I inelose, for Your Bxeellency’s information, a copy of a despatch from his Loriship, containing an account of lis interview with the Prussian Minister on the subjevt of your despatch, Tam, &e, Signed) ABERDEEN. No. 22. Sir Stratford Canning to the Barl of Aberdven.—(Receised Februery 8.) (No. 2. My Lord, Constantinople, January 16, 1844. WITH the concurrence of the Prossinn Minister, and after communicating, filly with Me, Nicolayson, who is still here, T have applied to Rifaat Pasha ih favour of the interrupted baildings and Protestant chute at Jermain, have taken care to iri the matier before him in Che point of view recommended Vy your Lordship’ fons. His Hcelleney admits that our demand isles objectiouable in ite present shape, and has engnged to tals it over with tho Grane Virior and the other mombors of the Coueil, He, nevertheless, firesooe much diflnlty, and advises another postponement. “As | see no suflieiont reason for aquieseing in this sugzestion, I shall nally press the sihject to m decision, Though T have thought it best to vin vith a verbal explanation, I have prepared the Pasha for other and more cogent forme of solicitation shoul they become ngetsary MTs Coq has lacked may: application in general terms. For the pre- sent T think Lis support is not available beyond, thoagh he has deelaced) his reniiness fo aive it without te least reserve, Thave, 8, Gigned) | STRATFORD CANNING. No, 20. Siv Stratford Canning (0 Uie Burl of Abordeen.—(Received Febrery 28.) (0. 20.) My Lord, Constantinople, February 1, 1844, ‘DHE question of the suspended buildings at Jorvsalem, notwithstanding the advantageous position in which it $ now placed, is sil an object of so mach that I feel ti necessary to proceed, vith the wimost care end chreun- pection, It is important to secure the opinion of Rifaat Pashs in its favour, fan to enable him to present it ina favourable light to his colleagues and the ‘Gloma without ineurring an ineonvenient, responsibility. It Hs also desirable to impress him with a conviction that Her Majesiy’s Government, aud. the Government of Prusi wil uot desi fom urging’ demand ia which theyiW take the deepest interest, and which is now divested of every objostionable “et pa ese yiews, Mr. Alison is 40_woit upon the Pashia to- “PN pace thee ery Mon 2 wa ea Weefoeed. ward ie is to bo hoped that the general disposition of the Turkish Ministers will bo soon suficionty aseertained to determine by what further and note clenble steps the question may be most festallyadvaneeds (Signo) STRATFORD CANNING —— Tnelosare 1 in No. 29. Sir Stratford Caaning 0 Rifeat Pasha Pera of Constantinople, Junuory 31, 1844 ‘n pursuance of my previous commnnieation that T send your Ex lensy tie gelompanging memorancesn. By placing tke appiteation, which 1 He een instructed to renew, on its true around, L hope toxemove any shadow woul and motive of objection. Your selene’ just and ennelid mind wil ot fal te appresinte the merits of the quesiion, ant I eannot refrain from prosing itimest exmestly (oa favoarable decision, “At the same time, Y have Phe nonur {o offer the assurance of my highest consideration noe Gigied) STRATFORD CANNING. Inclosure 2 ind Memorandum respectiny Suspented Buildings at Jerusalem. seston to which the Fnglsh not les han the Prassian Governonest sila tS artes ate eg pce intrusion rout ve the atta oe ion of Ue Porte, Tuo dilfcuties ani misrpredentacion, aan eon re yaticto inkorposed so as to interrupt the happy seitlement, of aan et ty pive rey Uo mneonenptions of the intenifons of dhe Dr A aa Ge eridont, bo sot aside by the filling statement, Fane et wort in question i inet form. pare of the building OE eae at Pructan Consulates at Senusalom, ani inowd, when com miei can be datiagtsedy rom thot os oflerwse, Its a chapel eee ta conoulgr establishment, Uo serve as & piece of worl and is bly eonigined vi goajateh, ays dnt “bearing. thie character, Hor Majais Goverment are unviling (suppose that the Turkish Gorerament see cp facthar oppastion; on the contrary they trast that the desired at ee saat forthe continnation of its cretion, You, will therefore trod reutancesbelere ae Porta, and auain ange thea 4 gv i eat tho necessary orders op the nabject 0 the authorities at Jers etoneo of Protentantsectaignsamong the Raya of the Port and ho een cigs of Great Drei whieh prevent hoe from medi a area try are of Hansel saleicnt proofs of the ae wie te vette of this Vllding, If, ude this aspect any ond wste abirasie eee rsamatances sn, unfied with the eantil explanation above arse akt reno thea Mil 15540 es aigrotk te Gorertment lis, at all sins and on all ecensfone,ondeavo toate qesantine Porte poo of the sincerity an uprighiness of hernten- tana ang anys on tne me pil ae fens now DS tor umfidenee what important to her as connected with sacred associations, A nes ner against ths lays, or prejudicial (the interests of frienly power. psig se ee 1 No. 24. ‘Sir Straiford Cansing to the Earl of Aberdeen (Received May 22.) (Wo. 85) ‘My Lord, Obnstentinople, Moy 9, 1844. ‘On further communication vith Riftat Pasha respecting. the Protestant uch, at Jerusalem, his Bxcellency. has informed me definitively: Uhat the ‘une is not prepared to reconsider its former tinfavourable dec cnguivies havo boon addrossod to the Pasha of Soyds, vith re Inuldings proposed to he erected at Jerusalem for of the brifish and Prassian Consuls, and that in the event retuming a satisfactory ansiver, no’ objection will he made to a res the interrupted works it being understood that nbatever part. of the balk Thereaiter be usc as eorsular chapel it willbe so eireumstaneed as to attra obimusively tho pubis attention Trentate to, hope that the Pasha of Soyde, under the influence and jl ions representations of Colonel Rose, may be thduced to address a fareuia + report to th fies, andin that case that all essential dilicaltics will » due time be practically removed, and the buildings. which are partly planned, ‘yp finished in wteh a manor as-to comprise tho chureh of whieh the foundations se already laid Tam happy to add, that agreeably to my request, orders willbe given to ‘Her Majesty's Consul at Jerusalem in the possession of the small plot of rounxl which hie purehesel several years ago, under the sanction of the Bary tian Government, asa plase of burial for British eubjcets, and to ampower hima to surround it with walls My epplication to, this effect originated m the eompleinis aildressed to Colonel Rose and mysolf by Mr. Young, against the interferencs of Tayler Pasha of Jerusalem, and the attempt. which that fnctionary lad made 0 unset the Consuls right to the ground, Thave, &e. (Signed) SPRATFORD CANNING. No. 25, Consul Wood o the Berl of Aberdeen.—(Reevived Mey 13) Damaseus, Moreh 28, 1844. LHAVE the honour of submitting respectfully to your Lordship's perusal copy of my separt No 8 (Inelosare under No.1) to Hor Majesty's Anbassader, z the secession of lout one Inmndred and fifty Greeks from theie faith jelish church, Although it is evilent thet no British subjects were connected with the above incidents notwithstanding the general impression, the seecdots avs judged it necessary, nevertheless, to address. two. memorins to this Consulate closures Nos. 2 and 3), seth the hope of procaringits support and protection In case the Turkish authorities interfered with them, ‘As such an event coud not fal to rouse the suspicion and jealonsy of the cal foreign, and native ceslsiasteal anthorities, {deemed it most prudent svcd making any roply to these momorial, whieh coud only have added to the embarrassment of my position at Damascus, already weakened by it, Ind jpedently of thls consideration, it was manifest from the tone as Prob’ weet conuel thai vas prepare! to fevanl to Con ‘ sopesentation of this peoullar transaction in reference to our supposed inter= Fhe av might Ineo Fpl in ame day he aca eo th negotittion now pending thore, hy exciting the doubts and fears of the Port And of the other Burypean Governments, oxo respective agents lee we ready €0 transinit to them the exaggerated, though in appearance plausible, ‘recounts thoy had received of ft. poe16 five bat to address 0 Under such eiveumsrances, I had no aliemnatire bat t9 address savage taeonre No, Tn Al Bake oul i cams cota Te iho spint botrazed by the authorities; dsavowing, eur convexien see rain of the Greeks and Citing any protension to yee! then Artie same Cine, anxious that tho dawn of Tight should nt lie obecaree ty any natimaly sevoy ow tho pare ofthe aks tthe insane 0 ck Prclates, I endeavoured to persuade Aali Pasha, at a subs a ease ilar ae a he Bolonged to the English, Greek, Romen, or Beene Catholic, Chard, song fs they prid thelr tases, end remained faithful and submissive to her was a precept strongly inculeated by Christianity: 6 nd myself TUnder'tuo yocuer emmarrassment of the situationfn which I found myselE nxt pn eam an gneiss hme tape a ment evcated, and to remove the fears and suspicion of the Turkish, Meniet: et aa seta in rier to peevnt ony exaggerate pots +a pect fon. reaching se capital at so anopportune a yoncents a ths etme te Mita 1 endeavoured to ceroen the secotens rum acs of severity, th detates rrealoasy ani intolerance, hy disclniming any pretension to protes ey inratton, by destroying confidence, would have produces, ontrary con Ci Ay Ste SM oy a ee Has matesialy ton to lessen the ivportance that was universally gitar Han ih i the consequences tha would hve necessary flowed (Signed) RICHARD WOOD. SS Inclosute 1 in No. Consul Wood to Sir Stratford Caming, Danacois, March 18, 1844. Bacelloney with an incident Lyte bono 0 en yourDaclloney wth an indent 1 EE ee a dal has cence eonaenle execs hero and teevl*™ Capitation Tax, pail oniginally by the Christian ina cones of thats, amounting 16 7,620 qiastres, mas, aecording to an ol nF So mcmama 2 tate Defterdar, Faik Hitendi, thouglit proyer to inepoase it see late Defer Tare, howerer, 0 elact the 7620 pists, from the sun ae Mat, Oa th renga bsg dsepaded Dy hy ee Sheps Dati he ene ida eer to Fee lh Uh Heyl sent foo ae ‘To the vale laid down by himself, . metlughtsea Me tated th ae neces the depaton wih ae Bt te ede ato, but wold agen tho mena Had egnove Set tas American ninden at opto for the projmgation of the rep ap uyplied then, 16 reported, dash Tam ieapranl upon wht dioriiy, with 26 purses (110/), together with a number of Re gas BG: aa ae ttt dle derek abjuring publ Chee fh, and de- ee ne iresies nents of dle English Chur. pce a aso taps oft Tho, anf he tf th Gr on rth rm. toit porpsc the former neqaai th Gi eo ‘apprized the local Goverment of it, in order to ee MT an the ortidos. Greek dager ino ze SSrings disturbances. Several esa yn ensegunes Be Fe fe Pateivel end tho ankish authorises, who mutually reproachod uch oh ne the former with the exeessive burdens: pe eee is flock, and the Tee he little power he seemed to possess over ts ih ba i pow esl tent impatance to Aall Pasa doa belt as the sutjet of warn disemsson in his Seerel Counel, Sir, i7 composed of his Bacelloney and Kobyie, of Kara AliPesha, the Bmir-el-Bladj, the Soura Eminy, tho Deterdar and Salciman EAtadi—this latter of whom argued that it was singular, at tho yery moment the British Government were ‘carnestly asking of the Porte religions toleration in behalf of her Rayahs, that British subjects should be found in. these parts converting thom to the British Church, aid endeayoured to explain, on this assumption, the secret motives ‘which had instigated Her Mojesty’s Goremment to it; upon which Karably Pasha, following the dietates ofa fanatical disposition, yropesel to hare recourse to meastres of force to compel the Greeks, who had abjurod their faith, o 10 turn to it, which Mis Excellency overruled, and decided insten to address Ascud Pasha on the subject, aud to’ seek explinations from him with respect to the ‘suppose connexion or interference of the foreign agents or their subjects in the seeession of tho Rayahe of the Porto from a cliureh reeoasized by her In the interval, tho secaders, approhensive of the eonoquences to. thom selves of the stop they hal tiken at Beyront, addressed mb a memorial (a translation of which I fiave the honour of inslosing lierevith), whieh having re- mained vithoat any acknovledgment whatever ftom me, vas followed hy another, whieh als, ftom vacous cogent eonsilezalion, remained wilhoet nply. iho Greek: Patriarch, om th athor hand dreading the ofets of division fn lis chutch, called on me to ask for explanations, which gave me the opper- anity of assuring his Eminenes that he may rest fntisied the servants of Her Majesty's Government in Syria had it fornale never to interfere i the religious affais or dissensions of the people, and that he may, therefore, consider is a malicious mistepresentation anything said or advanced which identified ther ‘ith transictions of tho nature he complained of Isis, hovever, vith deep regret, I venture to state, very respectfully, to ‘your Excellency that all my efforts to appease the excitement which the seves- ion of 160 Groeks from their church hes created against us have hitherto poo" itelletun on sccoant of the suspicion nd jealousy to which this event has given rise in the breasts of tho Turkish, foreign, and ecclesiastical authori- ties, and of the people at large, who bolieve, o feign to believe, that we are furourableto proselytism, inastiuch as it may facilitate hereafter the invasion of this country—an assertion which is studiously circulated hy those who are anxious to witness the subversion of British inluence in Syria, and vhich itis fo be presumed will be repeated in the reporis of the Turkish and foreign agents to their respective Governments, ‘After maturely weighing tie misehievous consequences to us both here anid elsewhere, under present circumstances, of so. grondless an imputation, L deemed it my duty to address a remonstranco to his Excellency Ali Pashs, isavowing in the most formal manner the supposed connexion of British sub jeets vith the peculiar transaction of Hasbeya, with the more immediato view, However, of rendering him more cautious and’ circumspect in the manner, tone, and spirit he writes to the Porte respecting: it hy to-day’s conveynneo, Txeondlsin I may be yemitted rpenfly t9 sate tat my ete and position here have been considerably weakened by it, which I infer from tha withdraval of the confidence L hitherto enjoyed of the ‘Turkish and ecclesi- astioal Authorities of all denominations, who now seek the advice and counsel of other foreign agents. Thinve, Se. (Signed) "RICHARD Woon. Inclosare @ in No. 26, Memorial of Orthodos Greeks of Hasbega. (Translation) YOUR servants, a hundred of the inhabitants of Hasboya, have. the honoar to, Mate that, after a siriet examination and constant reading of the sacra bool which he the gules of every Christin forthe salvation of his oul, that is, the books of the missionaries of the Gospel, ve proceeded to Boyrout about tom days ago, and had the honour of receiving « munber of ¥Is noks for the parpose of opening sehnols for the teaching of aon, tha tps be re tk ant we bs nual soon that we saw that by these means we could save our soul Be re ysuacle embraced this law (faith), ‘and ebgndoned that of the co By on one Grrival at Hasbeya, the Greok coramanity, their bboy eee ae few upon us with tho intention of cnusing us to return fo Sror Aol YN We dd not totum, Kowover, and on this hecoming evcene fe he ea oe SOT NOK bar eg eg Gaplish ‘Chureh), in order that ‘the Enighish may ‘through iter (i de) ae, i Jiving the abore intention to Bini Te They have likewise accused us of entertaining the above fon to Emir mac bee ‘ond Ibrahim aiten Leen et see au a ST oe eee 1 Terakim fafond to write tothe local Government t aah us or Violently force us to return to thei congregation Dearie cenanienanee you may give 85 a5 ayes of to allan ease eta omy to tb esr tao rte to? oct ba ue saratin f aargoals, We are emboldened, in consequence, to throw aoe et Excelleney’s thresh thold, seeking an asylam aad your count te viatters but not (o interfere with ws in our.spiritual ones = raters bat et OHT sas, and wl oer our prayers for yous we o=ptct Auiveranee at jour hands, as well as the prevention of any inary oe sete PF We as He lu, va Ya seta at sul wei, a sows ves of sour Govern, ee a ah all repetitions become mpertuoass, staves, ‘The 100 Inhabitants of Hasheya. ee Inclosure 9 in Ne Second Meneriatof Orthodox Grecks of Hasheye lation.) r GrneTeR ing oO hog nt an hy eenrye fo sae etomal presen 6 Ear Iai the honcur of embracing the Hom ncaa ev va bd oseurel Co nt op to da pee gt eto ocle uy es emseqnney we tae akin Che ty of wing (9 Ou een Hxedleney unter all excumstances bound votaet om Aor ner 100 har yi our care of the tare, a x \eretore to give us your countenance, &c. sve beg of yoa therefore to give us yous counties bey, ‘OF the Community of the Gospel —_— Inelosure 4 in No. 20, Consul Wood to Ali Pash. (ransation ) . , (fete wal Coninents.) March 17,1844 ws sss sik woul be cong tothe feta of one saontt Malin were T to protand ignorance of do transection of Hasboyas Sealy tea bere ai elsewhere so much excitement, jealousy, and suspicion 19 ‘The secession of about 150 Greoks of thnt district ftom their ercod, in favour of the English Chureh,—tho public voice attributes to the agency’ of British subjects and servants ; anil on these slender grounds it hina boon tnade the subject of carmost discussion in your, Excellency’s eouneils, ani of a communication to His Bsccllency Assead Pasha, Had your Bsecllency done me tho honour of asking me an explanations in tho fir insianee, I should have gladly availed mysoll of the opportunity thue afforted me, to have giren your Excellency an tinreserved and a positive assurance, as I give it now, that, not only none of Her Majesty's suhjects are ny manner counevied with the secession of the Grecks of Hasbeya, from their faith, bub that it is likewise @ general rule with the servants of TI Majesty, never to interfere with the religion of the iuhabitants of the e shiorein thoy reside After the many unequivocal proofs that the British Agents havo given to the officers of the Sublime Porte of their sincere nish fo see the interests of the Twhish Government consolidated in Syria, it cannot bat be painful to them and to me to see curelves anjustly identified with an affair with whieh sve disavow; in the most formal manner, every connexion; and, indeed, if the fiscal officers of tho Porte will be pleased to fake into their consideration the inany heasy taxes that are pati by the Rayabs of Hasheya, they will there il the rel cause of their despair, which has pushed them even to the abjura- 1: of their faith, through the medium of persons who are by no moans British subjects Your Hxcelleney is perfectly well aware that there are many Protest nations in Europe, lesides England, the same as there are many nations in Asia, ‘nd Aftiea, besides Turkey, whieh profess Islamism, 1 Vew, then, to ask your Execllency what would the Mushirs of the Porte su, were ne to accuse them of any act committed against us by a subject of the Emperor of Morocco, merely because the offender happened tebe, like themselves, of the Mahommeday faith? Assuredly they would be astonished, if not indignant, at_ such an accusation, Her Majesty's Agents in Syria have, therefbre, an cual Kuow by vliat- process they ace made responsible for, aud are accused w Acts of the subjects of oller and independent nies? Mhace ey who have ome to such a conebusion ean bost explain it: for my pert, | confess I eannot ‘understand it, and only seo in ib the unworthy attempts of some to umdernine ‘le respect and consideration the Syrians ove my Govemment from sentiments Df gratitude: to elfect which, and ia order to create suspicion, they have tore ‘han once imputed to. us, as they iinpute to usin this instance, w secret ish to Favour proselytism, with the object of ineseasing those parts, MPo these gesundless impatations, with whieh L hessine first aequamted hy your Excoiloncy’s predecessors, I have often replicd, as T now do, that the high position enjoyed hy Great Britain, ny cousequence of er mete arn ‘uni eats (and which were but $0, recently and ctfectively employ provinces for the interests of the Sultan) render her as independe ts indifferent to, the negative and useless inthuence, whieh usrellecting’ yeople imagine she is anxious to derive from a few proselytes, Stel puorile insinuations aid unfounded cares against a Goverment shiek as tuvaviably used its best efforts for the vell-being of the Turkish Empire and the prosperity of its people, are unvorthy of every consideration. ‘At the same time as the peculiar transaction of Hasbeya has eréated on anusaal ogree af excitement, jomlousy, and saspision injurious to the British Agents and Snigjects residing in As county, it Beloved me to make this taneserved. com ‘munication to yout Excellency, in the hope you will he pleased, eonformably {0 your often repeated friendly sentiments, t make use of manner your Excellency may judge most expedient for the removal of those rroncoas impressions gratuitously entertained by some individuals Finally, it woul be supertuous for me to declare to. your Exeellenoy that whatever maybe the religions sentiments of the Rayakis of the Porte, they are fot under British protection, although Her Majesty'y Government do wish mies sadenlly to ace hen lappy and posers under Hele egitinae rer, 8 8 (Signed) ” RICHARD Woon.20 No. 26, Consul Wood to the Hert of Aberdeea.—(Received July 4.) 173 ny ten, Duma, ey 29368 WITH reforenco to my despateh No. 9 of the 29rd of March, I have the honour to siate that Aali Pasha liu informed me personally that the Porte had ‘alten to him to demand explanations respecting the recent sevession of the Grecks of Hasheya from their ehurch, . nite ‘The vary fiendly manner in which the communication vas made te me having led me to the conchisin that his Bxcelleney was now dispose to afford AAW Rirhor explanations to his Gorernment relative to that transection ss wen! wettest thatlit nas vbelly devoid of any qolitieal importance; and being ‘trare besides how much it depended upon him to remove any doubts and - diclous vldok it might tll ontertan thereon, and induce ¢ Co take a sk an Petronable view ef it; Lavailed myself of so favourable an opportunity to teyeet ey assurances to’ his Waxcellency, that Her Majesty's subjects in these fats were etally nneonnecte with the spontaneous eecesion in question, whic ParNdervoured Yo trace to the recent attempt made to increase the already brceaive tanation hich pressed upon that district —a uct with which be was not ony ante, tt avon ratte thas it would create trouble and eration to hin. - ; 40 Me gne every eason to blew that the reply of is veep to big Government vil be of a natare to appease its apprehensions, and to Seeorelle 1 more easily to the late change in the religious sentiments of some ofits Rayahs. ts Maye ned me, moreover, thatthe French Consul had expresily called ‘pon hina to warn bin of the danget of allowing the Grecks to become merens Bite Protestant Church, to which L ebserved tat, without knowing the obec: tions he (the French Consul) had offered, or the argmments he iad mide uso tae Creation Protestants was infinitely Tess than the assumytion of the right hy {ha Fronch Agents to pratect all the Rbamun Catholies in the Kast, cho amounted, {Gesreral husdred thousand al thal T till hoped, notwithstanding the repre RRnetions of my colleague, hich were from the elreunsstanc, stated abore raul more appleable to the Froneh, his Exeelleney would tonandy the gewdery the se eutimants of Minoo and Bama y evtherto manifested in their behalf, and that he would protect them from Jie Majesty’ Atabassador that, no Christians shall be motested tn his dona ions on ecount of their religion, fons on acount of th cathe : (Sized) RICHARD WOOD. ee No. 27. CConval Wood to the Barl of Aberdeen—(Received August 2.) So, 21) Nrent Denmc Jy166 ei with some heaitation that L again dnre venture to address your Lordlipon the ofesing Cbritian Protestants of Hasbeya, whieh E would ave willy defend wot event eumstancen connacto with (hen > re ning torn indirectly to prvent thelr yeearrence, oe ey ecird & ensanication from, Df, Van Dyk; thache tothe a ion, from the Hasbepn to. ce elect dat, almost Emir t sous, abont 160 seep after the. rowwrn of the Emir from Damascas, boat 160 retiarivilaals, headed by & Druse, Maronite and & Groel, ha ned i em dwellings of the seecders and bad threatened to shoot yee they returned forthwith to their ancient faith, and containing 21 ese eh lk allostons a ppered fo moto inlets gresly te Dee Tihs bearer of Dr. Van Pyke's Iottor boing himself one of the number of those isto had een menaced and fL-treated, I requested im to make & written deposition of the facts, which formed the sibject of the complaint referred to mes and [have the honour of sabmitting to your Lordship's perusal a transla tion (Inelosare No. 1) in exeulpation of the Emi, whe cvs not eppear to dleserxe the imputations cast apon Sim. ‘The conviction however that, unless something vas effected to discourage ‘he fist indications of ion of the seveders by their ovn relatives and cauatzymen ab the tgain, yoke of th Creck: lsgy, pon violence and Alzsetccmpuleion oy nally ello nlucad ine to. creee Niciael Musbaka, tho bosom friend of the Emir, to-writo to him, fa his name, a confidential letter (Inclosire No. 2) in a sense to impress him Strongly with the notion that, his fon interest not less than, hat of he people entrusted to his eare, required that hg should intron lenis op a eap Lo very execs vik ngailin She Coant do Portals, Prssinn Sceretary of Legation at, Constantinople, sho happened to be ai Hashoya at the time of its revelpt, lias Since infor me that it had predaved the desired effect; and, that ib laud even so far inti dated the young Princes as to make them reiterate thelr invitation to the Rew. Mr, Smith to romain with them in onder to sercen their father from gronnd- less ealumnnies and impatations ‘The Connt has, moreover, Informed me that, such is the intense interest whieh His Majesty the King of Prussia takes in the welfare of the Protestants jn the Bast that he has determined on proceeding to, Consiantinople to make is report on those of Hasbeya to the Prussian Minister there provioas to his ssturn to Berlin, thongh ho was of opinion that, as the whole matter or question vias not suifisiently advanced, its management shold be left to those on te spot until such tine as its progress justified its being made the subject of formal eomimunieation vith the Porte, Lnaturally gave him every assuranee that, although I yns far from dooming: myself authorizad to grant British protection to a community of Protestants, Sheets of the Porto, would noverdbeess exert all fhe means ih my paver to ote! them from porsceution and violence ‘Aali Pasli's secret instructions io the Emir, previous to lis departure forhis district, were that he should call. on the Greek Patsiarch and appease hin that he should Keep the people quiet, and that he should do nothing to excite attention wih lst yar. f his. tacton enn mo iy my Hie at bs Exeelloney having replicd to is Government's demand for explanations respect= ing this secession in the sense stated in niy report No. 17 of 20iM May last» ‘sour Lorlahip, he js now doubly anxious to avert the reeurrenee of any incident that may conttaict his statement But vere it otherwise, so Jong a8 the Emir entertains the impression that the reiention of his sthation depended mnaterially on the countenance and. s4p- port of Her Majesiy’s Consulate, self interest vill slays lead Im to abstain ‘carefully trom losing the benefit of the influence, whieh, when exerted, procured for him, far the secon time, his appointment to Hasbeya. Tam, &e, (Signed) Inclesure 1 in No. 27, Deposition of Nicola Haslab, (Translation) fine 97, 1844 ON the day of the arrival of Emir Saad-el-Deen at Hasbeya, Tanus-el- Hadad, of Héyi, in Lebanon, in the service of the Rev. Mr, Smith, and Shebin Gabrin, of Hashoya, one of tho Protestant community, waited upon him, and found him with tie notables of the place. The conversation having turned on what had occurred to tho Emir at Damaseus on dhe part ofthe Government, he (Go Bins sal to tho eoembly tate ha giv tie Pasha an the Kab22 to understand that some of the people hd, on account of the oppression whic the had expres elle elie, and hid become English. Shehin rin replied : sit your wish to make tsa prover? for ne have not hanged bur religion for the sake of money, but for love of it.” ‘After four or five days, Dr. Van Doe, of the American Mission, and Patras 1 Boston, of Beyrout, arrived_and witnessed the enmity of ihe other sects to the Protestant. commimity. ‘The repaired in consequence to the Emir, and he Tenant coer he had Instruction from the orernneat or irom Aal Pashe to cooree its members, (0 which he replied. that he had no exch orders from any one, neither vas he inimical to them, but that on the contrary 2 Wood lad reimnzensl then to tim, andl how cowld he, therefore, be against them? ‘On the following day a quarrel ensued Letween Daoud Sabbe, one of the soreders, and some of the people, who struck and younded him. He and his Ton complained oF 1 to. the Bini, who, on causing tho delinquents to be Proust folie in order £0 paaish them, the new noiables of the place came Pre berated them, Aftor this oseurrence the sons of Shebin Assaf assembled Aathe market-plaoo with one hundred individuals, and seized me without cause, Wa shon to the members of the Protestant community that they could ill-treat. thom without any one's protecting them. Subsequently, Sheik Joassef Zeloum, a Druse, Ahow Hamid Ghorrah, « Greek, aud Jousof cl Hadg, a Maronite, went stecessively with the above ined crond to the dvollings of the several geceders, and gare them each t aferstand that such as would not voluntarily return to thelr former creed Thould be compelled to do so by force; ani that they would Kill them. Ac ting ea my Enowledie, upto the present period tho Hin ienothereonnecte tvith tis transaction, nor is it fn pursuance of his orders Tnelosure 2 in No. 27. Michacl Mushake to the Bir Saadeel-Deen.. (CTranstations Damascus, sly 2, 1844. NR. WOOD has this day received « letter from Dr. Van Dyke, American pysidan, acquainting bia with the viblence and abuse awed tovazds the mi oNbors of the Protestant community of Hasbeya, aul this after your arrival thor ally, by sone apt to tn pth of dog, ‘and accusing them Mt having sol tele religion Tor nwoney (vhich, however, wo can never credit: Qndly, by their M-treatmeat by some of the people whom you have not junked, axl againct whom yon have not peetaeted thems drdly, by reason of seared assembly composed of Christinns and Druses, ated beaded by Josef Zsa Aton Hashond Chora and Joust el Had, vo has pad hhoeturnal eieto the several menibers of the Protestant fraternity for the purpose of ve them forcibly to return to the Greek Faith. Mie Wood yes gteatlysurprisell on reeoiving the above inforiation, which mites you Likewise in his sind, in spite of Mis frm reliance on your sound finvent gu such woattesag for, how ean it be possible that you should heve Mined euch proceedings, so contrary to justice and to the « Tanaimal-ol- Higriye? to have taben piace ai, the very’ moment that the Great Powors are svi to tomove every kind of oppression and voleneo in affalns of religion, eee Eta that liberty and that. toleration which permits every, ene to Aitow the dictates of is conscience in vhutt regards his fhith, and which they [ive but co recently obtained from the Sublime Porte, Tn the supposition even {ise you wore ignorant of the viele of these individuals, T ust bey to ask hhow you could sed thean to eseape unpumisbed after it had come to your imovedx Teebadd wor be oat oF place here to inform you, thatthe late secession of the Greeks rom their erceds hns been already noticed in the German papers, Shieh will make it known to all the mations of Christendom in what sense will Theyupesk of you, theretoce, s0 200n a9 Dr, Van Dyke reaches Bayroat and ives pubtiaty (othe violence complained of, end whieh has been, committed almost pifour presence? Whereas you were hitherto known. to then as « person of 23 teat intelligence, and of a conciliatory but frm character, and repr Sco ipo Wi got aes ny ou goed ite emesis ‘yourself to the barbarous comntry Governors of old P "This eannot fail to injure Jou greafly in the estimation of the European nations, who ene i nde lg aed pies Gf Biel trust. Shoal this ‘ever hen an onitar Ut manor boned for tom fou, ech eb: eney you may nover revisit the plaeo of your ancestors agains Hy Lord, pay tenon to ts; renove all entsee of and above all Jet your Rayahs be all guy tisersons, hou sag, wp Be ena ee ea eee eae care Se a ar nne this city to receive he punishment they Dave dessin tiv themnselres (Signed) MICHAEL MUSHAKA, fide a vile ht; neither permit that Felis, wih WNC you an No. 23, Coneal Wood to the Barl of Aberdeen (Received September U1) Fo, 25.) a ee ealerte Damascus, August 8,184 IN continuation of my despaich, No. 21, of the Sth of July, rating to iholG seis yaa had tens td Ben ie ota Chur meta sTin enue to the Chine of Bnei, Lave the honour 9 site tha the iensant lignes of the Grech clergy and others having brought about a site of ig6 in Hasheya dangerous to every individual member of the Protestant community, whose lives were publiely mongced, sentiments of human Nes than the penal neo eal aks in ha tne aie being, induced me, on the reeipt of the ley. Mr Smith's letters, (of which I have ihe honour to inelese exttacts ander Nos, 1 and 2, ve th tc ss ander N 2)) conveying: to me the a cat netic usetan at ie ‘the tansmision ea peroptory exer hicoste No, 3) tothe Rais Sun I-Deon, to prevont frtr vieanc from bung ftv to ther hy the Grecks of Hoshoya, and those of Zahlch, Reshoys, and Keats, who had repnived t etree ae, with the Ite of fori ox evading thn to ata to {hold cee, an in the express deputation of an ofheer to exerine into T have, likewise, addressed tho Emir on the subject , ikewse, addrvssed tho Enniron the subjest (Inclosure No. sss reps (No 6nd 6) Tents rasta fo bet ho more rel to your Lordship, as they ate not only corroborated by Ms. Alison's opinion, Turwal on te spot ha the persgeaton and okies complained of were not of the alarming nature they sere deemed in, the fist instance, ie erence a tari njstns of th ators nea Tut in order to give more effect to the orer of the Pasha, whieh bigot night hae st ais, tae wtl on the Greek Pent aie seas nereationn fm mee nas prude to oes anal ter (No 1) Woe Octo alle clay, (eben hacearvonl fete asst ta any pounce whatsoover, the converts, with whom they were fo live in poset and hirmony according to tho spirit and precopts of theit Church. to alist oft any arden th npc the Ke, onthe on hand fo act more energetically, and to enjoin the Grocks, on the other, to conduct SOLS coerce cee aie nee pant tiie wl bs peed fo Team vith actin tn oh the they will exert their utmost etfortsas ee eet ae nine iment of thls ete psn wil allo, to pete these for converts from violence and the only incident, therefors, that wives me some cause for aypre~ Honsion iy the eitet an injudicous inteteene of ther yt, nae of cither bringing about thelr evantation, or of aording thom protection,EN 1 i i te the Russian Consul-Genen ‘With these two opposite objeos in view, wile the Mussian Cones. Genera, og Bayi ins seh dagman fo the anorties of Damaseua to panade ‘thom 1o asst the Groek Pasiarch in recovering his lest flock, with which Hack perp cat noyueinted te into, aud bas witien besides to the Fm (No. $) Toe ease natot. the qheasare it would give the Porte to hear of thelr zetura to their Church, which We states to be under i gag e bao belt Oh wi Cheneral has addressed him. (the Bsc) anotir Ytter (No. eontrary eet : i Produas# eorthncs communications T have advised the Enit to retain hl replog patently to te former, high was oe coed trun fol the Peace ear ly and ith them his freer exertions Jo the matters but a the original of the Prussian Constl-Gencral's letter was put in my possess 5 thought it proper to Keep it, lest it should fall into the hands of the native hough i prope who ould not fal to infor frum part of its content, that fore att nd Prison Governments vere mterestal the sezesion oF the the Hii and Te ation inference which wonld be attended vith many ineonveniences. Thavo, &, 7 (igi) RICHARD WOOD: d it rey that the seveders, Since ysting tho above, Lhawe heard it reported that the eeeders, aos Sing MEANT ee ree ar apa te exacseixvumstance that have attended thelr t= Lo a eal ena hae op car Tait the stops that may be taken for chor roium It fs erent, hover St Tas very delicate. question will reqoire seme time und — Tnclosuse 1 in No. 28 ‘The Revs EB, Smith to Coneul Wood, Hasheyt, Duly 12, 184 ae Jons a bya, an the Maia ed You. ve ney eld oes of reins Ter, aap rydonod ne to big due subject onew more before you. Hor a wee er tsude bad comparative quiet, Ths Greek elerzy were ‘Meu gig around co tei houses ety day, a using ll eels inlusnge fo indeed Gomng arom bit Of ts of couse, no one bad any Fgh adage etl acne fa OF 03, uo ein sb et Ae re oral he Gras Chu, ie sth ey inrehich he mde re all the promises 1 contd wish for and he [ite ¥iL a pinee to my’ native asstant, whom 1 hod ogeuson to send OMe: ae Xam somy to my hit of om res sean etal ait, thts cont jethe enous fr ileal, ‘They axe diy thencbed il nk Hasna Ghonah’s ort of Grek, run Ma te trogan, agnin © G0 PNM tgce tiem to go buck to tho Grek Church, One to intimidate ont dve an obsecne Ianguage t0 the daughters of tno of three Aa ey erable men, tbat they complained to the Emir, He imprisoned aoa Patt an hour vt the minke thing yas olf in 4 way to eas, toe oan or enemas a yeerday one ofthe pan A a care beaten neat the. palace, and when complaint was ee ht Toler was Bee Medan Daun, a ove von hwy dwar ml een aol, AL these tm yell he ‘ poly et ve ae Galng a family of our friends, was suddenly suroun Engl provieroang met, who, asallerrends appeared, had determined to sta 28 him with o Khangiar, which one of thom wore, but he disirmed them by his rildnoss and a serious exhortation which he geve thom for aboat half an hour. Tn. these cireumstances T need hardly sey, that the Protestants here are dally aid of voles, The pesenteonon they wl not ent, and they stand ready, if relief does not come, to move off ina body. And you wi readily 908 that all my advice which has boen strongly givens0 long, as there vas any chonco of its boing accepted, that they should uphold the Eiair's Government, is of no avail, Of all this T have informed the Kir, end begged him to take Some steps which should hevp thelr enemies in check: which be ‘night easily do by making an example of one o: bo offenters, aud by sowing the samo rospect to the Protestant chit a8 to those of the otter sects, which ‘am told is not now the ease; bat things daily grow worse. Tn writing this to you it is my wich not to make the Emir anenemy. Bly supposition is that he has sveret onters of such a niture, Chat nn unofficial communication from yeu is not enough to induce hin to take any olor than his present course, My hopo is that you moy: be able to send Lim suc «ficial ‘conmanieation as shall’emboliden him to act, notin tho way of positive protee= tion, but of dispensing: equal justice and keeping the lawless m check. Our friends here are waiting your answer. If it isnot such as to relieve ther, thoy will move avay. | Inquines have been aliealy sent off for a place, But I need niot say that this would be a great calamity, and attended with suffering a many of them are poor. (Signed) SMITH, JInelosure 2 in Ni ‘The Rev. E. Smith to Consul Wood. (Extract) Hasbeya, July 16, 1844. TWROTE you on the 12th by two mossongers, who have not yet returned, Since then events have occurred which I deem of importance to communicate. Yesterday some twenty or thirty horsemen arrived from Zable, Rasheya anil Kecfoir, sent by the Patriarch to restoro the soceders to the Crock church, ‘They wero tired, and profess to havo come enly to use means of porsuasion. All of them at fist dismoanted st the house of Shichin Gabrin, the head of the seceders, and then divided themselves among: the houses of a few of the other leading men, but these, baring previous notice of their coming, had absented themsclres, fearing tho ineonrenience and expense of harbouring, them for several weeks when they threatoned to stay, unloss they ascomplishod their purpose sooner. Tn the evening our friends went in a body to the Emir, to. ssk him to remove from their houses these persons, who had this quarlered themselves ‘upon them, The Bmir yiclded to their request; but on sealing out his orders, found the young men’s party rising in arms to resist him and eut off the Seceders, anil the town vas at onee in great commotion, ‘The Kmaiimimetliately forbade our fiends to leave the palace, and sent for me, On my aerial, he Aeelazed that the tovn vas in rebellios, and having no meatis of quelling’ the Flot, he bad assembled his family, and had €etermined to throw down the reins of government and leave the next morning. He justified our friends from all ‘lame, and was loud in reproaching their enemies, but what to do he confessed hhe knew not, Ti was a moment of no little anxiety. But at this junetare tho Druse Sheik, Amin Shems and Mahommed Keis appeared, and with a generosity saul orler I sell nover forget, threw themselves into the breach, snd declared ‘at theit ovn blood should be shed before a single Protestant should be touched by their enemies, ‘This seome to give the Emir confidence; his onlers took. citvet, and the town was soon quieted, I vish tol your attention partienlarly ble coulict of the Drase Sheths; for 1 believe it was the union ot influence with that of the Emir which save us, ‘Phat this friendly dise position of theirs should be encoumged, is of great importanee. Nothing could encourage it so muuch as a letter fram yourself to them, commending their ecn- ‘duet in thus supporting the Emirs authority, and one to the Emir recommend ing him to restore then move filly fis oudenes, Sud step vould at6 sce break down the young mers pasty, which is now the grea iastrament of yorrezution. aie ‘ stor she town has been tolerably quiet again, but the people frm rave, Be, are all hoe, and what they Twi Rnally do is not yet known, Mr. Zam rll ke. you informed. le Ins arrived to-day ami wil ake oy place, while I return Eo Beyroute ‘ena Be SMITE ——— Jnclosure 3 in No. £8. Visierinl Letter to Envir Soad-sl-Dron. ination), Demaseas, Jy Vi, 1844. HE, Rayals, obo havo recently beecme members of the Prctetant Courdh tang yeesented a memorial to ts, complsning of the conduct Hf Ae Chore MG Povey who. are persccuting and molesting, them for vig rected thomselres fom their eed; and thal in patil, sepatet Mijow Ghortal, has formed a party of his own sev) a a Cie placed hinwef, and has given them authority to i treat ot OE eon Protestants, “They further sate that shay, (ths mane, a tho loyal suljens of the este to whic. the pay the ate alls) ay Gamal a ten, and request orelore, tant josce way Le care Ba a rey may be protected onset, wiblenet, and hat they mey, be thom ep ve in passin ode to atend tothe, peverl avoeion® ‘and aoe foregoing forms the contents of their petiten, . tary ie ng me ome SZ ou an of ih et BATHE a the pect bearer, thnk, you may examine into the silent Taso erat the Grell, at tho instgnign of th, ait Geel Ghee proseiings rovers Int event that the complaint be easosh pou SN tae ey rolence or molestation from ons vet of Raya towards anos heh Know hat any ef tho reason. stale abore, or from ang other mative vat: ta i on accote yt the Tapes wil and to our own wes, al thal 1 is is orae usta permit it ander any consideration whatever mae Ce retom, therofore,(@ gve me ininate explanations therecn nd a cata ane ayah molests another, you must, procent it ef and ft be easiously, and inform us of the name of the offend, thee fi an eTparner asst vas, tad, chat ftar bi cxamntion Into iy au i ha Me proper orders forthe punishment of the cunts Se eo Pi moay have changed thelr faith lave deviated. from the path of their forefathers, yot this matter ean ‘uly be taken cognizanee of by yall Ene and dos ioe absautely apperain to the Raya fo pushy the Sublime Por ar, fhetefrc, bound te Kander and prevent them fom ch ack ther tings ehich aro entry 10 he Imyerial vis fy all are ciljeta th Sing Pony taal yon. are, in consequence, obliged to deal subjects of ie. etetofore, Inform ts of thse oscurreness m detail ar with th hn a ay yo suit attention to Mhse present. F eee “ MGS) ALL I — Inclogure 4 in No. 28. Consul Wood! fo Hmir Seadest-Dven. (ranstation) Damascue, July VT, 1844. HAVE. to inform you that Nicola Haslab and Halil-el-Houri, of te EAN eee J Gian Protestants o Has have come hero fe complain of che vale ted Cayants the Ly ‘he Crooks. ma taking aay sone of tele as Be a ne nl sneacig a the, eel hares daughter, ‘when going #9 divine service Thiel, Hy-steking one of them, Hall-l-oar, ander your pease and Fe a neaing. and wing improper iahguags Cards thom and na Baby puting an inva to ill one of the teehers, Huey Sheu of thes proteedings are Gorgioa Ghorrah aud the sony HE Sihin Qucll After Melael Muska had witen to you to prevent BO FLgatment of the Proteslante, the Druses and Maronites eased their thy Masia endacle thenele nth, evity towards Chem, but Giorsot Fey fed and headed an armed crowd, commendel! by Bowlule Suamst heer) ant assumed the power of giving direcdioas, and of doing hatorer he plese Teee Be only surprised to hear the foregoing stafemont, bat was also astonbhed that You should have permitted such precoadings to have oeeured eee eat J talocs, which ould lead ono 40 suppose that you either aad Pe Uhanror were tou weak to pani the daring centers who have gusta garded the Tespect dit due your oliial choraclcr, Your i eas Aa their preuption nay cause you Yexatio bereaicr, eet arealvendy acguainied ith fhe representations made to the Sublime Porie $y the Creat Vowers, in behalf of religions tlemtion, and vigh the Toysa? aauranco to thom that no one suo be molester ig reion Hevesi igh auficient explanations hase Veen giren Uy lis Exelleney tl ve Alscador to Rife. Pasa andthe Gresk Patarch on the oven af tie Grosks at Hasbeya. Late likewise roseived to-day w ettr from Colonel Rese respecting the al-tratent of the soceers, whieh hobs some lificulty in belicring,seuing tha gon tee cra af Ge data whi a pra Peised ie be with your seuret comuivances othervizo ho must consltde that saree no n't postion to alainister to th peopl eed to ye ear, ot deve os epee ely a Cae Rae hs oc Sms fed ore fh Sat of hn ae Cantan Bisel pas the, Fowign Poners are resolved on deaoundng and proventn sy Secitrenee, which fends to check religious toleation ed Herrresioctuenty thousbt it necesary to addres you on this subict, in ome Oat gue hy provent and binder violenee anil perscetion in mailers oon by the Tamishment of the olenders, in accordance vith the duty Oar devaes on ghu to procct all Rayobs equally, of whatorer denomination Titan caso you're tnuble to chislise Giorgion Ghorrah, or others fh aa ard tof dt that Loy asf the local Goverment thelr ares, {rausation huher, and puosshmont. Teeth Have die hguour of wating on his Bxelleney Sali Pasha, co speak tokin on Hismatter thet he nny renove all ch causeo of molestation nd Sotanee as might lend to quarnes and stile, (8) RICHARD Woop. Inclosnre 4 in No. 26, Emir Suad-el-Deen to Consul Woed. (Translation,) (After Compliments.) Hasbeyn, July 18, 184 HAVE had the honour to reeeire at a propitions hour the letter yonr Solgnicurie, the one in reference to. the sppresontations made by Nicola Haslab and HalilsckHoar, and the other relating to the visit of Mr. Alison, and Thave understood all that you were pleased to address to me, Yn regent to Mr. Alisin, he has honoured our place, and see have had some conversation together, for Tam always anxious to do whatever may be agree: fable to you, and to assist your Excelleney (your Seignourie) in every thing. that you may deste, tothe wimact of my power and. mars, partieulenly when any doing so may li pleasing to your magnificent Government, T need say 10 more, for your ov hoart knows more of my sentiments than T can express, ‘Respecting the individual who insulted the danghters of Nicola Haslah, 1 ‘imprisoned hin, bul, on examination, nding tbat the whole complaint, was Ile, I authorized his iberetion, 8 to Halil-el-Houri, Tnever heard anything. about his adair until the recoipt of your letter,Rest assuied! tha wth the influence of my superiors, and with yor: good ‘offices, I will content all parties, and leave no room for complaint from any of thom and should thore over bo any the alightost differonco in. my bearing towards thor, your wisdom and sagacity will indicate to you from what it ‘ight aria, "All are the subjects of my Hfend, and it bohoves mo to dispense ‘equa and iinpartial justice t0 each and every one of them, Se, & (8) EMIR'SAAD-EE-DEEN. Tnolosure 6 in No. 28. Binir Saad-el-Deee to oneal Wo (Translation.) (Afier Complimonts,) Jag 19, 1844, THE loiter you vero pleased to address to us, reacked us at a propitious moment, and ve have perfectly understood all the explanstions you have given a respecting the necossty of teeating with equality the Protestants and Greeks. of Hasheya, and of hindering’ the Greoks from ilstreating. the Protestants, in accordance with the agreement of the great Povers with the Porte for the prevention of all violence and persecution in mattersof religion, by which every {ne senuines the fall liberty of following his conscieneo in rogar to his faith, Under the samo daie, we had the honour of rocciving a strong uyu. nil from his Bxeelieney "Aali Pasha dalivered to us by Mahomed! Shekir Effendi on this subject, 10 prevent every violence and vexation to the Protest- ants; and in obedience to his Excellency 'sorders and your statement and wishes, ‘ve published foxthwith his buynruldi to us, and ordered everybody to con- uot theméelres properly and in conformity thoreto, It is assuredly my uty toreilectseriously on matters of administration, to preserve equality among the people, and to protect them without making. any ‘istinetion between Chem. Iti pleases the Almighty, therefore, we wil hind all causes that may give rise vo disagreements botreen individuals of whatever nation thoy may: bes and in case anything ocears to require punishnient, ¥o are either to represent it immediately to the Government, or to proeced to. the chastisement of the offender, necording to his deserts, but that in ease its of xo iinportance, purely accidouial, oF arising from ighoranes, we are then to punish the eulpatt summarily, and as much as eireumstinces ill allow, withoat Troubling hu Pxcallsney wiht, Buinican ebodienl servant of tho Government, ¥e nro hound at all times to administor matters in_a way to. soeuro the tran ‘quillty of the people of these parts, without evineing aiy, the , part ality for any one, agreeably to the high, pleasure of his Hxcelleney ant. your vishes; for'we know this to be your desire for our ovm sake, Se. & (LS) EMIR SAAD-EL-DEEN. Inelosare 7 ia No.28. ‘The Patriarch of Damaceus to the Greeks of Hasbeya. (transation ) eonascu, July 20, 1844, ‘WHE have been informed that certain persons among you have interfered. ‘id hexe used accinontous ltngunge towards sane of those who have embraced he Protestant religion, more particularly on the arrival of some of my flock from Zahlch, who cams for the parpose of restoring pence and harmony among you, aeosrding to your local usages, and ia order to remove all such feelings Jay arise fom interested motives, and to restore love and purty into the iarts of the people. Wo were excessively grieved, however, on learning those things: which proceeded from the insulting and virulent language which as ‘weit use, as foreign to the spirit of the Church and to the preaching of charity; eeatise our ancient orthodox and holy Church, founded upon the basis of ‘the Apostles ani Prophets, has nove bad, from the days ofthe holy Apostes up to this jou, recourse either to fore orto the swonl for gaining people unto the faith. Te fs true that the Church, strong in itself in simpleness of heart an purity of intention, acts in this spit towards all other ereeds and nations who retum toit, But in the same manner a8 the holy Apostles drew men to the teligion of Ohrist by the purity of evangelical teaching, and by their good and tupus deeds and moral propriety, which is like unto tho transcendent splon- Uinrot tho ight so uo Git bar thers act, and Jet ay alo conduct ourelves ‘vith the same decorum. If it be, therefore, your object to bring over your Frethren fp fis original uth and to the bosom of thelr benevolent mother ou must behave towards them with kindness and lore, oo that by their retam Je you in lovo and the spirit of tho Gospel, yo. may gain both them and the fpyrobeton ef God, and bo likened tnto’the Saints, hetring fat unto ra ‘Our demand therefore is, that ye communicate these words that we write unto ‘you to each other, aud reflet upon them, anid that ye obviate altogether all causes ftscandal, not only among men, butalso among the women and children, not only fn tho eke, bub aay tn tho ouen whet ie inatey bo praia oF ahntat Tn thors, you're €» treat them-rith brother lov, whiehisagneeae bath tthe Lord and to us, for yc ‘bound to act thus toy y, mat to Teresa otc rine fe nec lees a bese Hémned ly your orn conscience ond by the Most Holy, and ye will also sulfer ‘the blame of men, Every man is accountable to God for his own actions in the Day of Jedgmont, aa ho wil tcnive tho vages thoreo, be they goed. Dail Th therfor, every man ito te fred for his actions, and to be rewarded -aceordingly, it follows that no man will be accountable for the deeds of another, nor will be be punished for them; bat every one is bound to labour in all things wae oling unto God, and wll nll derive the benckt thereafboth in ths wort and fa the-weld to como, and ¢o abstain fro all {hingy iat canoe lim not, n order not to ear that whieh pleneth Mim nts We, therefore hope that ye will act aecording to our directions, and keep our injunctions that we may always pray unto the most High God to preserve and ketp you, &e. Tnclosure 8 in No. 28, M. Basily to Emir Saai-el-Doen. (Transation.) (After the customary Compliments) Beyroul, ily 24, 1844 ‘THEE renown of your goo name from old made us desirous for an oppor tunity to address you, which having presented itself, we have great pleasure in congratulating you on you appointment, which you ove to the eonfidence the Goverment reposes in. yon on aeeonnt of the services which your ancestors and yourselves have rendered for so long: a period, and for having attached the opie to you, we Undoubtedly the inhabitants of Hashoya anil Rasheya mast bo perfectly contented and happy in possessing a Governor like. yourself, partieulanly after their sulferings from the eppression of Bozo Agha, who destroyed their pence fora time, toa degree of obliging a portion of che Christians of those parts to abandon their church, deceived as they yere by strangers, who are exerting their utmost efforts to establish a new religion in these countries, As, however, our illustrious master (the Emperor) protects the Chureh (Crook), it (its protection) appertains to us likewise; and in consequence, there fore, of oar fricnviship and amity with the Pasbas of Sakda and Damascus, we have acqualated them wih the true staie of the aftr, which shortly led to the, iisnissal of Boro Agha, Your nomination, therefore, to the goremment of thoas pasts clearly shows that itis for the repose of the Christians there an ‘ussomb of them havo retumed to their trie chteh, our notion thereon has ‘sen fir conficmed. ; ‘The sucprisiux and patafil intelligence, however, that only a short time ‘ago fresh intriguos have occurred at. your place, and that seyorol individuals who ought not and who cannot on ay protoxt”whatscover interfere in the aifkirs of the people, have written to you letters under the impression of 180 triehtening you by reeaningless words, bas renched us. As in, the Ent piney inghionina 2aTroapeot your mame, and that of your family; and in the secon. we eae pote OF those who profess one religion, we adress yon ths Meee prem sires, to anake: yon acquainted with the trait and wists, etter ei tllmne Porte wishes the well-haing of the people, and het it pects the Grek leg, erly again te Ten, cf stranger, who attempt Ae ores eo Rogans, You will therefore do well, ood vill be, acting 1 ei with te sare, by, felling. tho alvice of hs, Hacalensyleh Fmd by ffising 10 accede to the words or opinions of thove whe hare paight wo fatervenc in your aur avd of those wo cle without anthony OTA) the. sames of the Baropean’ Governments; for tho missonanes wie Dp these intrigues ave not sent BY any of them. 1 intr Recons we Deg. YOU vill give us «proof of your fHendship, by puting an ond to ahese Tati and we ashe yet! mst psi tat pultng rea pleasure to jour Gorerament, andon our part we shal feel ratefil fo you. (U.S) CONSTANTINE BASULIOS, Teussion Consul-Ceneral for all Syria end Palestine. ——_— Jnclesure 9 in No. 28. Af, Wildenbrach to Bair Suadl-Decn, (Translation) (After the usual Compliments) Beyrout, July U4, 1844. T CANNOT explain fo you the pleasure Lexperiences when I was informed uy Coane Portals, Meertary’ of Legation at Constantine, and he rete Fy corm Terusalem, of the condition of the people of Eaabesa, in eonseucnes Conse) at deono onde bearing tovards then. My hopes tht pers Ie ot you consnue so {9 at forever i the mater concerning eI os, omc we ars Iiuly this bas caused me great joy, neither was 3 se tty expect a diferent conduct froma person of your judgment ad ou mised you ‘vhieh lates meraly (0 religion, you a a ar eeroud yourself th th intigues of those who are willing to make oat et aragnent for arising a dei object ant of vag he bite wos Yow afterwards, Asi is even. those who knew 3 on aro almost certain that some Te Maal) have gvined you By worhles mem, which need ot be meonel here. + ‘Tis Known to yowand to rey that 10 as at fit remoured that some peogls in Damasens bad. ado ich/means as were eneulate fo pals 37 Peer aie fis, which dbes not appertain 1. any way wharer. {2 le Hee nte trr the Sultaa, orto th civil administration ofthe Sublinie Ports Sane vis however, which have Tntely oecurrel at Hacboye, os vall as te eae Rae purpores_ of silence, vith wich those whp had sepamied ceo oon the Grock faith have bad to eax, wore unaecesarys 19 not She ey not tone aby thing in opponition to the orders ofthe Fors, bat aay Mace never ered, on tho contrary, tobe her fall and obedion ye tae tata tence still consinie tobe exercied awards them, wt 30h vires at unter your eyes, wilou: vouresfording thom gratetion noth te san eat yo bole your pet from the Governsent. TH has convince ve ae sre tat closed to fal the same cont as you pueael berate an sop presere the good repute nnd name Which you had acquit We Teutinstanve by your judgment, talents, aid wisdom ; and this very cireumstance Tears c i exainine into theteports wid: ave been pot in crelation hy bas foros me our welfare, Tt becomes therefore necossary, thut shnald the exe ar engsdemon wit fllo, bogging of you to are (gmp Ae CO ‘ate rponng even that does Dot exi, of uot aarceptble of expats ieee Since the Goverment of His Imperial Wighnass the Sula hes rani to al a wabjects fl iberty to change thks religion and reed, hey is ranted ve Motte of Hasbesa cannot aval thenscles ofthis Uherty rant by tho Turkist Government itself? al Gnas On! Bini, whose religion is th of dslanism, what is it you it 20 Christians tow the Gresko the Protestant fai Thine that zoe oF ihe eye your dignity, npr conducive to your intrets, to mako yout “GP avian the tad of eters in ork hat thy nay acomtsh ihepunpnc cugigo 18 a afr whey bkngs sd t0 ruin ea conscience. CeHeS. 1 jnaly, wo sate to you, that what has occurred in Hashoya bas eon repmovented by the Consul-Uensral of the two grat Govsmnienta lof oon eer Trlael to their Embaasies at Constantinople as well ayy the Bross Beefy the Sabine Porte; and that we are aluily waiting for the answees from that quarter. Tt is now in consequence superiiuous ‘and out. {he answer {hove who are under direction of superior authors to attempt of fines termination ths matter in e way conray 10 the terete. aoe ot ivo ofthe greatest alld! Governments sine et wl yon fo julg wo exednt fo yu ih al the seriods whacquenges thet may aeerue from H to yourself, t0 interfere in serious alibion whigh doss tot apperiain to you in, any amaze whatsoever. Fate oe construed walo en unfavourable meddling on your par, £0 lng ts yo permit that cslamnyand violence should be exercised fowands those ho, a nol engrved from their duty of Toya subjects, withoat, your Tultng he ofr Se yo all then wo be mleed, you wil il the aeatog of te dues of yur oles Deliv se heeft, tnt the best ad- exert op yous 0 exert your almost ells fr the prevention of viene vee ee ei gad to leave 1 he alla), sn tho hands of those superior au- {hoses to mon ts dition Belongs Sa wah that this matter nlthergpportains to you t the Pasko of Dan Ish Greck Patrarel but solely to theSltan, "Do yourutmost Danse ons in the best. posible poston, en prevent those ceenes which Hae Rely cccured in Hisbeya, aul punish the expats, If you aro in ae eet fntraetions rom th Sabine Porro i-aea thre who aubrace Pom er ae fh, we have nothing more to adil; but i aa we pestively tear pow ve mot recived aly special inirations about i, iC is better fr oe to ast before you do gel thera, Bre aecit to bo inducod by others to fellow the wishes, thas Foe ai pent of it chorty for repentanes tien vl aval you mtu oa ay eH sau, Drince! tha, there are authorities whose hands Peters as osituons much more elevated than thea ef Aali Pasha oe the Tonge ent thor ead bata, thelr, wa the isto ofthis ei, aud the de Patria Wt tie super authoriticn, sieve likewise, that the Protestants Me Ttaeya, oo long ao Wain do tah pay’ dat Tt, do what of Hates ands their Gaverument vill nov be in need of ens and a a to protec: hem aud rove: die being oppress. Fa eer expadicn to weit this presontietcr, and to send i by eee een aagoman of te Prossan Consilate-General, that he AA Timi ace with his ayes the stare of wats, (Goal of ONce) —-igued) «LOUIS DB WILDENBRUCK, Conl-Genral ofthe Prussian Gavernnent far al Syria and Palestine, ee No.29. CConsul-General Rese to Sir Stratford Canning (Received in Lendon, Sept. 11.) (So, 87) Sir, Beyrout, July 25, 1844, T HAVE the honour to state to your Excellency, that on the 15th instant, the Hee Nee Whiting, an Amesican Missionary, came to me in some agitation, tater ano that the Rev. Mr. Smith, who is now at Hasbeya, in ehargo ate Ns ceeeders from the Greek Antiochian ‘Chusch, had requested him to call fmme-vithout delay, and it to me the eritcal position of femewoat dea, and reeset fo me the position of himsel? andEY ‘Mr. Whiting then handed to me an extiact of a letter from Mr. Smith, @ copy-of which L have the honour to inclose to your Bxcrlen Teald to Be. Whiting, that a ense of oppression of Christians at Hasboya liad Yeon clearly proved) that, in strict conformity with my previows conduc, Tahoulé now act with die enezgy in protection of Christianity and the rights fof humanity, and hat T should iutroct Her Majesty's Consul at Damascus in that sense, fo. make the necersary ropresentatons to the Emir Stad-el-Decn, Governor of Hasbora, ‘Thad heard that the Pir had reecived a bribe from the Greck Patsiarsh at Damasens, t0 act against the seeuders, Trithoat loss OF tite, inclosed to Me, Consul Wood the extract of the letter froin Mr, Sinith, and wrote to him os follows. “beg to loss toys paper given tome by. Me Wii, ho se ‘much sist af tho state. of tho: converts in Hasboya, “It is clear that the Tah StadvoleDeon is either aeting unde? scerct instctions, or has beon Tala: but whatever be his motives ve, as British functionaries, have a tight pelt upon itm to cat Serians under his eare ant government vith humanity an jntle Oar ca isting his and he promis Haat Majesty Ambassador by the Sultan this year ns stated in His Exeolloney Sir Stratford Cunning’s circular, justify us on calling on the Emir, SaselDeen, as an authority of the Porte, to ful bis Sovereign's engage ments ts stated in that cireular SSfn the some of these otsorvations, and knowing. from the kindness so han bic Jp aleady igyed inthe aia of Mar tat you Sai de webat te best, I beg you to muke a representation to tho Kir Saad-el- Deen ditertly, or (6 the Pasha, on this aubject, sree ae hce that a poiiive ence of nail to a Christian, and oppression of a Chnston are alatod by a most respectable person, T think that the Emir SuateteDeon should bo held responsible for sanctioning auch ontragess it fx seer Hhatit he permits tet, he sboald no longer held am offic of whieh he Soplesta most material and impertent functions, protection of penezable sub- jects of the Porte from insult and outro. 2 You arc quite at liberty to make ase of my name, and itw that you should do sos and pray inform these functionaries, fnother ease of perseontion or outrage sanctioned by tho Emir Saad-el-De Petall qnake a’apcelal report of the Kinie Saal-el-Deon to. Hor Majesty's Kinbasstlor, and complain, moreover, to the Capadan Pasha emphatically of {i Bait Seaikel-Doch’s dlscbedience of the onlers of his Sovereign, namely Gin he winks all ses GE his subjects to be eated with justice ond sna.” Tide Excellency will yereedye by the tenor of this, and my. previous despatches relative to uniters at Hasbeyo, that wbikt have thus filly eusied seit tntentions of the Rar] of Aberdeen that there should be ng interference ith the faith of the Claristian sects in Syria, Tlhtre aap given ful eect to the Tanne instructions of Her Majesty's Government, and of your Exeellenzy in favour of hunanity and justice. ‘promise of proteeion, in the event of conversion, is very diferent from defence at converts ogainst persecution, It only now ress with the seceders fi Hasbeya to rerdor their conversion a fait accompli ‘Our peaition, therefore, as regards the seceders at Hasboya is perfoetly good and defensible, that is, entire non-interforenco in fuyour of conversion, Bet Meanily, defoace of the seceders, on the same principle of justice and Tamanity: whieh as cen exercised in favour of sll other Syrians, without roger (0 their eroed oF porsuasion, Tndeed, the most bigotted would fic it dificult to Mame a Protestant officer for exeresing those good offices in favour of Protestant Syrians, which Paige often and so ellsetually brought into action for the benefit of all the tie get in Syria —Chrtans all sects, Mussulmans, Metualis, Jews, Tri impossible to be Dlind to the poltieal considerations which rosut from the tomenton of Hasboya., ‘hey are chequered with good and evil; the Tense T thik, predaminates, Wf dierotion tals the place of over-ueal and eanthasiasm, 38 ‘Mr. Consul Wood having asked my opinion, E thought it fair ee ee eee ee (Signed) HUGH ROSE. Inclosure in No, 20. ‘Mie Rev. E, Smith to the Rev. Mr. Thonison (Batract) Babee, ie lye Sale 844 STILEN wea by Duaom, espe aipedunrn Het 0 al bea cau recetaciae lec tennis tater ae hal nea an a tei te Ere ORE ISCEStay VAIN Eel pela, py] An Btn bay ince, No one could peak faites, or promise better thi ho Seaton eye we ime enter cue (ae Pe ea lnat be Gene Vode tints sue instances have decurred even in the palace. Threats of extermination. are t ‘openly, not excepting niypelt, “Yesterday, indeod, a man vhio had abused the aa bia ino cs three ef ‘our most seat men was imprisoned, but for Sor NaN aio eel Slcay Oe esinpgire Leib ona mtn ola mu omens cams Aernude cop hough ately wourdly he cis nas aces a The condition to which ne are reduced is insufferable, Indeed Iam in daily rata Hank used will ee shed, and I have addressed a note to that effect to PPR bathed ant cetyl re supplier clasts ola The dally of ont tends in thei srcursuances is wonder]. "Asneaiy Lavoe NU pint shes uc EME Re rer opey ah sl GFmany, especialy the womer, i daly ereasing. But they wll not remain in Hasbeye in thelr present state of degradation ond danger. Nor do 1 believe they can romain without an ollcal communication from some one of tho Pro- See Tae ie Tiel geaita ane tat weet tpn tHe aaa ae tats orl ako hn fo oblige 1 ace elvan ‘Now hat [beg of you is thas ameliaely on rceivin tis, you will go He Bone ant seck ae ene te the English and Prussian Consuls- aN tte at Uy an cre sont ees ioee ure Ay aD ie witee ae tars pelle c posthoc rey Tous oa een drenstances sof ret Mamet, No, 80. ‘Tho Kort of Aberdeen to Consul t eS of nsul-General Ras Sis, | Foreign Office, Septender 19, 1844, |__ L HAVE recsivod your despatch No, 96, of tho 10th ultimo, togetier with ies soa inoue With roference to one of those inclosures, namely, your, despatch No. 37 to SirStrattord Canning on the subject of the ete conseyjucnce ake appel aad a ox on tho part of the American Missy, Me. Smith liad thought it right to aford to the Protostant converts from the Greok Jaith in tho Hasboya and adjoining distriets, [have to inform you thet, Her Majesty's Government perfectly approve of your affording general and efficient protection to all Christians in ‘Turkey who may appeal to you against the apnea Msn doris of the Worst inadmiting the propriety of acting upon this goneral principle, Her Majesty’: Gavertmen Aiserotion Hoth with regard to earzying interference with the Mauomnedan faith 1 See No. 39, yore a1. K4 seyond duo bounds)and to appensng to give oficial support to thos, forts eye eo Ghd ether msionries a0 30 Tmalieg ip. tho. Ottoman Tene seep dian of the votaries of otlier Christin sezls to Fvotastantsr res toa ler Mojety’s Government woull naturally der to see fhe ence oan Church eniraced by persons of all fal, whether fone or du, Grok or other, Buti would e bighly snuclousand yer en Mahomed ty hmparious for the peace of ‘Ne world, were Her Mabe aru ot tg gover Uncir own actions, or v0 pert Bush offal Ager fy Gaver elt, by Unis principle. Suet a mado of proseding coslt soancely fal povarite the ackive hostility of all other religions and sects, ze a ae tne Knnperor of us, one of the most powerful heeds oh ae Gea eendy boon crakenel the conversions, whic area ear tea ia dho Bast are actully endenrouring io fe), oud Preto ee etcoting from the Greek Church; andit iunnsessy {9 ded i ihe religious hestilily or activo interference of Russia. in the Bast is not to he desired, . ast no frture carefully abstain fom any act which might becantenes snto ising upper or countenance to the conversions frm he Grreck faith t0 int giving SUPDAT ("fgrogn Nissonates im Turkey are tow boating Protea al fo lle but 7ou wil at samo time not tele 0 Sate Injadcins zat ering properly employed, im protecting Christinas fom ‘Mahcmmodan persecution. Tam, &, Gigned) | ABERDEEN. Je Se No, a1. ‘The Hort of Averdeen (o Consul Weod. (No 3) Sir, Foreign Offer, September 19, 1844 THAVE recsived your despatch, No. 28 of the Sid alti together with ts erer tA Eas, on the sect of the protection biel, in consequonee of the SeretT made to you by the American missionary, Mr Sih £8 had Hhought aoe nad to se Protestant cparerts fom the Grexk Faia he Hasbeya iti Ming, Uisiets. Lhave to inform vou that er Maesty's Gowrenent sotrally eyrone of our aod genera an] font pofee to all Caris- perfectly he xo wny apes to you agains the oppression of the Mussulman tuhortigs of the Porte But inaiiting the proschy of, etn mon gonoral principle Her Majesty's Government pacienarly dose that all Her Majesty's Sere shonl Maja reat discretion both with regard to enerying éateriorance ith Soe ean faith beyond dus bounds, ond fo appesring fo its oe! sap « Malm tors whieh American another mistonares are oy malin 1» pos to mea territories to draw of tho xotaries of eter Christian sos t9 Protestantism. ectantis yor Majesty’ Government wosld naturally sine to. se fhe tonets ot the Anglican Church embraced. br persons of lls whether ot of iG Grace or ott, But it would bo Highly nguliious and kmprope Mahometirie Imzariois for tho ence of the worl, were Hey Majty® end not ua govern thoir own acions, of to permit Bish ofisal agents tpovern thei, by this priniple, Soch a mde of proccaing cold seareely fil Boveri gabe active hostility ofall other religions and sects cite the ston ofthe Baxperor of Rossi, ore of the most, poverul hauls area Dhurch, hay already Deon akened to the conversions which Dro, of the Geet omen in the Haat are actively endeavouring to oflee, ont ave testa a eucing, from the Geek Church, and its unnacceary to hse eeeeatar the eligious host, oF ative ineserence, of Resa Jn ‘the East is not to be desired, te iporefore carefully abstain from any act which might be constried into png support or coustonanes to the conversions from (he Greek faith to 35 Protestantism which foreign missioneries in Tork re labouring with Prien te eens lie tk orcas wherever they ean be properly employed, in protecting Christians from Mahom- Thonn percention. Tam, &e. (Giened) "” “ABERDERN. No, 82. Despatch to Baron Meyendorf', Russian Minister at Berlin. —( Communicated to ee Tyaetseol ene eee St, Pétershourg, le 38 Aol, 1844. LA situation intévieure dla Syre n'a cee «oocuper la sallictade de no sgt Male, Cat aveereret aie Sa Majeas crenorgue le Tihany ieee gu go wn nto a cee question entre lea représentans des Ging Grandes Cours 3 Consent; os, ‘a surtoat peiné Empereur ce le machinations anxqueles les misfonnaizes se livrent depuis quelave fens en Syrodans un cop de grays une pk quvojouter un nouvel ime rouble et de discorde & tous coax dont l'empirs Ottoman subit dd aque Jos missionnaires vont précher Yévangile aitx 1 nna ivangile nix penples chez Iesquel eat areca ea aoe ea precho ne sttiachs A Teuts pas, ea ils ne font qu'aczomplir une ssinie vocation is meldtent, a contrite, do jastes enccuragemens. Mats i en est bien aur ment, Mele Baron, logue ce effort tenent porter schism au ruin des Serviears di Christ, eta Ghranler leurs antiques, croyances. Tout vértable ‘Chrétien réprouver’hautement de semblables essais, et ces tentatives do con- version aastineront, 2 se5 yeu, un cavactsre Joublement repsshonsile Tors. cues werenen ps mine Te exesae ds Ciinime 1 tons Les ets cen ee “dinscr ain pot se mer ages ellos sont les rllesions qua suggéxées al'Empercur le lecture des deriers rapport qi roussnt arene aga: denote ‘ConsulsGéncrala Beyrout, Sa aj charge re commanigues pba nei ae Excellones. Ten résulie que les agens Prussiens semblent méconnaitro Tattitude das laquelle turin consrire arlene pe Far oe cede ao x prteton emo donner pur osablte, Notre auginto mai cot de son dover Vappeer Pattention perl igne de condite 3 vs agen en Sy, Nov ne povons nas anette el ot conform eure nstrctions, eve Tpolas bia volonté du Ro, ct ita robablemere ele tecommaner. plas de ceonspecton ting {alte pour fate renter Teur action dans los nites dont elo murat amas ortiz, D'ordre de VEmpereur, je Yous engage, M. lo Baron, a exprimer ee vegas cane de Pras, Il sous st deid Ais i des considerations Taligiouse ot par des coasidézations politiques. Dun 6, Tmpereur ne Snurait oublicr co qu'il doit a sos corteligionnsires, eb il s'opposera do to penlre hts pest A out ce gal your aor Tour detriment; de re eiG ils censiammientprsent dena est Te mainten de onde ed See eee Lone ki fume Se wade ign conte an eas raonnelics de Sa injeste, si ce proslytisme fro en Syrie, plus que partoutailieur des dangers és, ces memes convictions ne tarderont pas, nows elmons a Vespérer, se ‘ommaniguer également aux autres Paissnnecs, qui dis-lors se joindront a ous pour Gates dos leur garma ds conti rls, desquels aot tale dito 4h lng, de, eser smiles, pecan Nous Ie sae Me ceils ata tetconcorde ne semiblent plus nfcessaires invite youre Excellence & porter la prisente dépéche a fail lie Uaclence ports I piente dice ton mmnexe Ala Receres, &e. eee26 Inclosure in No. 82. Despatch from M. Bosily. (Bxtrait) Beyrouty le Hf Juilet, 1844. LES mosures projetées par Te nouveau Gouverneur, Emir Sead-el-Doen, pour metite un terme aa schisme des districts do PAntiliban, Hasboya ot Racheya, ayant alarmé les missionnaires, ils ont réclamé Tassistance des Gonsuleite Prasse et Amérique, Quant A mon ellage d’Angleterre, depais gf oe arn ue eps tne eel ora Lule on aianep atriarche Méthedias, jl wy a_ylus youlu prendre aucune part, car il ne ‘oulalt pas ee troaver en opposition directo ayee moj tandis que la quastion du Liban ya étze traitée. Te Consul. Général de Pruse, M, Wildenbrach, qui considére les allares ‘@Bgliv en gencral comme le principal objet de sa, mission dans eo poys, ot font lesrelatfons avee lx mnissionnaires Protestans dovionnent do jour en jour lat fnsimes,a cert Gans ectte occasion tne lettre & Emir Sand-el-Deen, dans Je bnt Hinder yar les noms de Ts Pruse et de VAngleterre, Le Consul des Blais Unis Dambrique, M. Chasscan, qui est en mfme tems Vice-Consul do Praise, ct ser! dinstrument subalterze & ylus d'une intrigue, a Gort aussi dians le mbne sens, of os lettres, venant i Pappui des missiounaines, ont produit e Ft sar Heit ds Gouremst a maintenant semble dispose A favoriser leurs efforts. a No.8. ‘The Karl of Aberdeen to Sir Straiford Canning Sir, Foreign Office, September 20, 1844 THAYE to siate toyour Excellency that Colonel Rose transmitted to me @ copy of his despatch to your Exeolleney, No. 2% of the, 2oth of luly, ‘esting th Poleaat cvs he Hashes ak Lo inclose, for your exvolioney’s information, w copy’ of a despatch vhich I have in consequence addressed to him, “= Thave addressed a despatch in the same terns to Her Majesty's Const at Damascus. ‘Your Execllensy will perecive from the inclovel eqpy of a despateh: from the Russian Governinent t0 their Minister at Berlin, which has been commu. tieated to mo by Baron. Branuom, the feelings with which tho Imperial Cxbinot egard the attempts of the Protestant Missfonaries in Syria to make procelytes from the Greck Chureh Ta, be: (Signed) ABERDEEN. ——— ee No. 84, Consul-General Rose to the Karl of Aberdeen (Received Noveter 5.) (Se. 42) My Lord, Beyrout, October 7, 1844, TL HAYE the honour to inelose to your Lordship copy of despatch to Sir Stratford Genning. T have the honoar to say, that it was M. Basily who commenced the eon- version alluded to in his letter to me respecting the conversions at Hasbeys, ‘on whieh oceasion T dliselaimed, as I had done before to other parties, all cot” noxion with the American Missionaries, or attempts at conve 37 1 2d not full to represent {o the Prussian Consul-Goneral the great regret which L fel at his having made any mention of Great Britain or myself, a5 & Sorvani of Her Majesty's Goverament, in. connexion with the conversions at Hasbaya, as he know perfectly well that I would have nothing whatorer to do with te question of conversion, M. de Wildenbrach at first alleged in exouse something suid by his Hxcel- lency Sir Stratford Canning, whieh 1 proved to be quite without foundation, an then paliated his error by a frank confession Chat he bad done ween, ancl by snithorizing me to make tho statement contained in my Totter to the Kussiah Govsul-General, which I told im (ML de Wildenbraeh), was indispensable for the vindication of the consistency of my Goremment and myself, de Wildonbroch efternnrds sent me a document, wich, he slates, wats his original rough copy of his letter to the Emir Saud-el-Deen, which he gave for transition to bis interpreter. YM, Basily, on the other band, persists that the eopy which hessent me vi the real letter sent by M, do Wildenbrach. ‘NMr. Wood also cont me afterivards an extract of that, letter which tte bail cen, which corresponds, as far as it goes, with the translation of the latter sent me ky Mr, Tiasiy. Honever, I could only accept M, de Wildenbruch's:aeknos.- Tedgiuent of his own letter ; Dasily informe me that the Treaty of Kainardji between Rusia, aud the Sublime Porte, gives to the former Power the right of protection of the Grok Chael in the Sultan’ dominions ‘Your Lordship will see that L avoid any recognition of that right Ly sayin in my letters — ‘Pint. Quant au premioe point, je ne Vaborde pas, parcequ'l rezante tune mafibve du rescort des autoritessuperieares spirituelles et temporelle des sjets Ottomans sass” Secally-— Au eae les asaraneos ou délaraions, qo i 0 es die vous fairey dhor eolldgue, jo los wi fates’ A d'autres, A vous, elles prenilent la forme d'une simple infcrmaion amiesle.” [rather think that M, Basily regrets his having declaed the protection of the Greok Churel in Turkey by Russia, He has since told me that his instruc tions are to do what he can for it (the Church) till the mattor becomes serious, Wathen nol fo pres “Tht the meaning the rahe confuse statement which he made. ‘AL Easily vorbally now states to me, that “the visit of the Gresks of “ahloh and Rasheya to the dissenters in order to re-convert them was the act of the Patriarch, and that he did not approve it, But your Lordship wil see ist, in his letter, A. Basily defends the vst ‘M. Hasily also reasoned in a mannet vhick jas extraordinary on the pact ofa servant of a legitimate Government,—that there was nothing eulpable in {he insurreetionary aad oppressive conduct of the disorderly at Haseya, becnnse sel occurrences were frequent in Turkey; in short, he advocated insurrection, pression, and anarehy, because, in this instance, they favoured the cbjects wiih ho had in view, that is, the intimidation ani xe-conversion of the Assent ‘M. Busily, after the receipt of my letter, showed much soreness, andl said to me vith temper, “Oh, of course, your Government, after reading scl x Tettar as yours (0 me can do nothing Hint approve the couse whieh you and Mr. Wood have taken, and T en only pity my poor Church T replied tat Ae. Wood aul myself hal he sincerest rxpect for Lis Church, and that nothing, as 1 before stated, could be farther fom our wish than to interfere with it; but, I aded, that, my letter was a simple detail of facts, of whieh | had offered to furnish to M.Basily the proofs, and that. ih those fats were disproved, they stood true, and Mr. Wood and myself justified ‘That we had merely interceded in favour of the oppressed, the rights of onder, and the Sultan’ authority, which hed boon essentially attacked by the dise fiderly of Hasboya. hat'wo bad not advoeated the eause of the dissidents as Protostants, but appressed Syrians, MM Bavily suid that in my Ietter had gone info matters not touched on sy Mbt th order to place BM, Wood nd mys n Aho right, and himselt in the wrong. ‘Phe fact ix that M, Hasty’ etter to me was fasitious; and i 1 bed not i