From He Nep York Sun. HORRIBLE MASSACRE.
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Destruction of the .Nestorian Christians, by the Thrks.-The pure and upright Nesto- rian Christians, dwelling in primitive simpli- city and happiness in their mountain fast nesses, have been sought by the blood hounds of Mohammed, and doomed to anni- hilation. The circumstances connected with this sad event are melancholy in the extreme, and are detailed by correspondent of the London Morning Chronicle, (writing from Constahtinople, under date l7th August as follows:

 "Y ou have been informed of the combina- ton between the Pacha of Mosul and several powerful Kurdish chiefs, for the extirmina- ton of the Nestorian Christians, or Chal- deans. Letters received the day before yes- terday, contain deplorable account of the results of the attacks of the united troops They had penetrated into the centre of the Tiyaree district, burnt the villages and churches, destroyed the crops, and put the inhabitants of both sexes to the sword Three Cor, according to other accounts, ive) brothers of the Patriarch, have been slain :; his mother was cut in halves, and his sister horribly mutilated The Patriarch himself had lied to Mosul, and taken refuge in the

 

 British vice-consulate. Thus sect, which had preserved its independence during cen turies, and had resisted the prosecuting sword of Islam, when wielded by the most power erful and most intolerant of the followers of Mohammed-which, in its simplicity and isolation, had maintained the doctrines and forms of primitive church for above four teen centuries, and which had escaped the corruption of religion, of morals, and of cha racter, so conspicuous in all other Christian sects of the East-has now, in the weakness of Mohammedanism and in the strength oi European Christianity, been delivered over to destruction.

 Although the Turkish authorities merit the strongest condemnation for the part they have taken ill this massacre, yet there are others concerned, who are equally responsi ble for the results. The history of the fall of the Nestorians, IS new example of the consequences of system pursued by fo- reigners, in the East, which we cannot con- template without the utmost indignation.- | All those who have been the direct or indl- l rect instruments of their destruction, although they may not have anticipated a result of SC serious a nature to their intrigues, and al tn ough they may now shelter themselves un der the cloak of religion, have been guilty o a great crime against humanity. In thei mountain Businesses, the Nestorians had re tained their independence for centuries. Th first western traveller who succeeded in pc netrating into them, was Dr. Grant, an Anne rican missionary. His object in visiting them, was the establishment of schools, ant other means of instruction. No sooner hal Dr. Grant met with some success in tn mountains, than the Roman Catholic mis t sionaries at Mosul, supported by French DO litical agents, endeavored to counterect it. , The English High Church was also jealou

 of American encroachments, in the midst ( a sect still venerating episcopacy, and an aC l ditional firebrand was thrown into tho cour