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But how great was my consternation, when, on entering the Lebanon, I found on all the roads Turkish soldiers who stopped me every minute to ask for my papers! BUT HOW GREAT WAS MY CONSTERNATION WHEN ON ENTERING THE LEBANON I FOUND ON ALL THE ROADS TURKISH SOLDIERS WHO STOPPED ME EVERY MINUTE TO ASK FOR MY PAPERS
tion to England asking for British protection. British protection was granted, and for over thirty years Richard Wood, virtually single-handed, shaped the destiny of Syria. It was he who broke the power of Ibrahim Pasha, the son of Mehemet Ali; it was he who guided Admiral Stopford in the bombardment of Beirut; it was he, again, who brought about the landing of English troops in Syria in 1841; we find him afterwards in Damascus as British Consul, and wherever he went he was always busy spreading English power and prestige. He understood the East thoroughly and felt that England must be strong in Syria if she wished to retain her imperial power. It is very unfortunate that the policy of Sir Richard Wood was not carried out by his nation. It was with high hopes and expectations that I approached the Lebanon. I was looking forward to the moment when I should find myself among people who were free from the Turkish yoke, in a country where I should be able to breathe freely for a few hours. ETITION TO ENGLAND ASKING FOR BRITISH PROTECTION BRITISH PROTECTION WAS GRANTED AND FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS RICHARD WOULD VIRTUALLY SINGLE HANDED SHAPE THE DESTINY OF SYRIA IT WAS HE WHO BROKE THE POWER OF UBRAHIM PASHA THE SON OF MAHEIMET ALI IT WAS HE WHO GUIDED ADMIRAL STOPFORD IN THE BOMBARDMENT OF BERUUT IT WAS HE AGAIN WHO BROUGHT ABOUT THE LANDING OF ENGLISH TROOPS IN SYRIA IN EIGHTEEN FORTY ONE WE FIND HIM AFTERWARDS IN DAMASCUS AS BRITISH CONSUL AND WHEREVER HE WENT HE WAS ALWAYS BUSY SPREADING ENGLISH POWER AND PRESTIGE HE UNDERSTOOD THE EAST THOROUGHLY AND FELT THAT ENGLAND MUST BE STRONG IN SYRIA IF SHE WISHED TO RETAIN HER IMPERIAL POWER IT IS VERY UNFORTUNATE THAT THE POLICY OF SIR RICHARD WOOD WAS NOT CARRIED OUT BY HIS NATION IT WAS WITH HIGH HOPES AND EXPECTATIONS THAT I APPROACHED THE LEBANON I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOMENT WHEN I SHOULD FIND MYSELF AMONG PEOPLE WHO WERE FREE FROM THE TURKISH YOKE IN A COUNTRY WHERE I SHOULD BE ABLE TO BREATHE FREELY FOR A FEW HOURS
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