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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 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
 disgrace they discovered later. Not suspecting that they were being put to the test, they had eaten meat on a Friday, and this made the patriarch think that they were not true Catholics, but were there as spies. Leaving Beirut in haste, Wood and his friend sought shelter with the Druses, who received them with open arms. For two years Wood lived among the Druses, in the village of Obey. There he learned Arabic and became thoroughly acquainted with the country and with the ways of the Druses, and there he conceived the idea of winning the Druses for England to counteract the influence of the French Maronites. He went back to London, where he succeeded in impressing his views upon the Foreign Office, and he returned to Syria charged with a secret mission. Before long he persuaded the Druse chieftains to address a petition 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.  THE REASON FOR THEIR DISGRACE THEY DISCOVERED LATER NOT SUSPECTING THAT THEY WERE BEING PUT TO THE TEST THEY HAD EATEN MEAT ON A FRIDAY AND THIS MADE THE PATRIARCH THINK THAT THEY WERE NOT TRUE CATHOLICS BUT WERE THERE AS SPIES LEAVING BAYROOT IN HASTE WOOD AND HIS FRIEND SOUGHT SHELTER WITH THE JEWSES WHO RECEIVED THEM WITH OPEN ARMS FOR TWO YEARS WOOD LIVED AMONG THE JEWSES IN THE VILLAGE OF OBI THERE HE LEARNED ARABIC AND BECAME THOROUGHLY ACQUAINTED WITH THE COUNTRY AND WITH THE WAYS OF THE JEWSES AND THERE HE CONCEIVED THE IDEA OF WINNING THE JEWSES FOR ENGLAND TO COUNTERACT THE INFLUENCE OF THE FRENCH MARINITES HE WENT BACK TO LONDON WHERE HE SUCCEEDED IN IMPRESSING HIS VIEWS UPON THE FOREIGN OFFICE AND HE RETURNED TO SYRIA CHARGED WITH A SECRET MISSION BEFORE LONG HE PERSUADED THE JEWS CHIEFTAINS TO ADDRESS A PETITION 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
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