Errors of the Pacha—His proper Course of 285 Action—Mismanagement of Ibrahim Pacha in Syria—Gain or Loss of Turkey by the acquisition of Syria—Conduct of the Turks in Lebanon—Quarrels of the Mountaineers—Ill treatment of the Prince—Consequent hatred of Turkish rule—Conclusion APPENDIX. I. Instructions given by the Sultan to Hafiz Pacha, found at 299 the Turkish Head-Quarters after the battle of Nizib II. Translation of a Petition (in Copy) from the Nations and 303 Inhabitants of Mount Lebanon and Syria, to Sultan Abdul Medjid of Constantinople Letter addressed by the Inhabitants of Mount Lebanon to his 306 Excellency the British Ambassador Letter addressed by the Inhabitants of Mount Lebanon to his 308 Excellency the French Ambassador III. Letter from Commodore Napier to Lieut.-Colonel Hodges 310 IV. Extract of Letter from Commodore Napier to Admiral the 313 Hon. Sir Robert Stopford, G.C.B. V. Instructions to Captain Fanshawe, on his Mission to 316 Alexandria VI. Protocol of the Conference held at the house of the 318 Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Sublime Porte, the 20th of December, 1840, between the Minister for Foreign Affairs, on one part, and the Representatives of Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia, on the other VII. Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Napier to Sir Charles 329 Napier VIII. Letter from Boghos Bey to Sir Charles Napier 332 ERRATA. Vol. I., p. 88, line 16, _for_ southward, close to the castle, _read_ northward, close to the castle. Vol. II., p. 41, line 3, _for_ 22nd November, _read_ 11th December. ” p. 199, line 4, _for_ Opposed, _read_ Approved. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE WAR IN SYRIA. CHAPTER I. Gale on the Egyptian and Syrian Coasts—The Author’s return to Marmorice Bay—Letters from the Admiral, the General and the Ambassador regarding the Convention—The Author’s Replies—Letter of the Admiral to Mehemet Ali—Commotion occasioned by the Convention—Admiral’s Letter to the Admiralty—Instruction of the 14th November—Captain Fanshawe dispatched to Alexandria—Instruction to the Admiral.