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London, England, 1825-09-14 00:00:00

IBRAHIM PACII.4.

[From the Orinstal Spectator of Aug. 1.1
(EXTRACT OT ♦ PRIVATE LITTER.)
" 1 arrived at the camp of Ibrahim. Lodged in a simple hut,
he was taking his repast and drinking out of a leather cup. I was
struck with Ms manners, which are distinguished by gentleness and
I fracefulness. In this beautiful plain, about fear leagues in ex-
tent, lying between Nisi and Calamata, the troops to the number
iof 6XIOO or 6,000 pen were encamped. I was astonished on seeing
then, exercised ; the Arabs drew up in good order, they formed
in single column, perfectly keeping their distances and their
ranks. After going through the manual exercise, they proceeded
to tire in platoons, battalions, and files, all of which was executed
admirably. Solinian Bey rode through the ranks and gave the
word of comtnand in Arabic. He was babited in a splendid
costume of scarlet cloth, covered all over with gold, having on
his breast two suns formed of large diamonds, in a crescent
also made of diamonds ; and was mounted on a beautiful grey
Arabian charger.

" My comps— nions, and myself, were enchanted at the fine ap-
pearance of these troops, and the precision with which they per.
formed their evolutions.

" Ibrahim Pacha before he proceeded to make an excursion in
, the Peloponnesus left a garrison in Navarino and In Old Navarino,
and divided his army of 14,000 men into three corps, which
Marched by three different rootes'; the first, towards Arcadia;
the scone! towards Androussa ; and the third along the shore to-
wards the bottom of the Guff of Ceron, by way of Nisi and
Cslsmita. On his arrival at the first of these two places, 'Within'
set tire to the farm-houses and villages abandoned by the Greeks,
who had fled into the mountains, and had feared to trust the
friendly promises which had been made to them. Having traversed
a part of Arcadia, he met with the Greeks near a chain of moun-
tains, called Alas, and put them to flight; be afterwards overtook
them, and completely defeated them.
" Nothing can equal the discipline of the Arabs, and their ad.
mirable subordination. It'llen once the order Is given they rush
upon danger, even though they were certain of all perishing. if
I saw Ibrahim great under the modest thatched roof, I also saw
him with pleastire in the camp, and in the midst of Oriental pomp
at Motion, before he set out on his excursion. 1 first ascended a
hill, on hich the tent of his second in command was placed.
The camp was advantageously situated. The town and the for.
tress protect It on the sea side, where there is a mass of houses,
in the midst of which . are a church, and the dwelling of the Go!
vernor. We see a great number of tents, and father on, towards
'the centres a large green tent, surmounted by a gilded globe.
This is Ibrahim's tent, which is adorned inside with all the mag.
niticence of the East. It is composed of a great number of pieces
of India stuff, each of which is said to be worth 800 piastres. The
ground is covered with splendid Persian carpets and cushions of
I Lyon's silk. Above the tents, along the beach, there is a pretty
steep hill, on the summit of which are other tents, and some pieces
of cannon. A well of fresh water is in the middle of the camp.
The number of troops at that time in it was 0,000 men. The tent
of Achmed was in this upper camp."

Extract of a letter from Captain Jamieson, of the Mar-
quis of Iluntly, from Sierra Leone, dated Motherbank,
Sept. 1c1:—" I arrived here with the Marquis of Iluntly,
from Sierra Leone, in 41 days. I left at that place the
schooner Nassau, Tremainc, who was very sick, also his
mate, and some of the crew; the Captain was recovering,
and I advised him to get his people carried on board and
sail, as there was a greater chance of their recovery at sea
than on shore, as the rainy season was set in ; if she is not
yet arrived, you may expect to hear of her soon ; she had
in timber and cam wood. The Colonial brig Prince Re-
gent sailed with us on the 23d July, having on board the
Captain, mate, and part of the crew of the piratical
schooner which we took on the Gold Coast on the 15th Ja-
nuary; they had murdered several men on the Coast, and
taken their property from them; they also had a plan laid
to take the Pilchard schooner, which lay in Cape Coast
R0P.13, %Hi a considerable value on board. I was in-
formed of the plan by Captain Coutts, the master of that
vessel, that she was in danger; I consequently sent an
armed. party on board of her, to guard her for the night,
and next day moored her close to our ship, where our
guns could protect her; two days after we succeeded in
taking the mare. They said they bad no power et Sierra
Leone to try that case of piracy, so the General and Go-
vernor has sent them home to England for trial, in the
above-mtritioned vessel, Prince Regent. If she be not
arrived I am afraid something has happened, as she is a
fart sailer."

A seaman belonging to the Windsor Castle, of bad cha-
racter, and one who was considered to disgrace his Majes-
ty's Navy, after various means had been tried to reclaim
him, was, on Thursday last, drummed out of the Fleet.
This imposing ceremony was performed by the culprit
being placed in the ship's boat, with his hands tied before
him, a halter about his neck, and a paper, on which was
described his effence, fastened to his hack, and rowed
alongside of every matrof war in our harbour, the drum-
mers in the boat sweetly serenading him with the honour-
able air, the " Rogue's March." After he had gone
through this pleasing round, he was landed at Mutton
Cove, with his paraphernalia, amidst the laughs and sneers
of a great number of persons assembled.—Devonshire free-

Astrologers tell us, all sublunary beings are influenced
by the .Planets, and that the conjunction next month of
the three great luminaries, Venus, liars, and Jupiter, in
Gemini, portends great events, as each of the three planets
will Le in a twin sign, and operate with double force, or
equal to Six. Gemini also being in a Trine (or the best
aspect), with the ascendant of Fortune. This may account
for giving to Adventurers, for the first time in the annals
of Lotteries, Six Prizes of Twenty Thousand Founds each,
in One Day. Which with many 'other Capitals, &c. ex-
ceeding a Quarter of a I‘lilFe:1) must be All decided 19th
Next Meath (Oc!ober).