The furniture, the library, the philosophical apparatus were uninjured.

The native chapel in Mr.Thomson's house had been filled with goods, brought thither for safety by the natives, and these had not been molested.
The field around Mr.Smith's house had been plowed by cannon balls, and he expected to find the new Arabic types converted into bullets, but not a type had been touched.

Even the orange and lemon trees, within his inclosure, were bending with their load of fruit.

All this was remarkable; and the goodness of Providence was gratefully acknowledged at the time, by the missionaries and by their patrons at home.
The persecuting Emir Beshir surrendered, and was sent to Malta, and a relative of the same name, but with small capacity for governing, was appointed Prince of the Mountains.

The mission families returned from Cyprus before the end of the year, and the seminary was resumed; but those students who had been taught enough of English to make themselves intelligible as interpreters, had all been drawn away by the high wages which British officers paid for such services.