The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-03-24 00:00:00

SYRIA.

The latest accounts received from the Pachalik of Aleppo and
Upper Syria, dated in December last, state, that the Administra-
tion of the Pacha of Aleppo seems to be guided by a spirit of mo-
deration and wisdom which is not natural to him. The smallness
of the force by which he is surrounded makes him sensible of his
weakness. But fortunately he has the address to take retrogvade
steps.
The „Tanirearies have resumed the erica of independence which
they had formerly sent forth. They even commit excesses at whit h
the police winks. The privates of the country endeavour to gain
them. Want and misery are extreme, and the European commerce
suffers severely both by the depreciation of the coin and the dif i.
cults of recovering delis. This state of things is rendered worse
by the incursions of the Curds and Arabs, who stem to besiege the
city and intercept the communications with the country. The
European merchants have just treated with the young and powerful
Chia( of the Turcomans, encsmrd !n the i loins called the Tur-
comans of Antioch, for the conveyance of goods from Aleppo to
Alexandria. Thus there is no reason to fear that the communica-
tion will be interrupted during the winter. This fortunate agree-
ment has been concluded through the medium of the French Con-
sul-General, to whom the principal Chiefs of the Turcomans ap.
plied spontaneously, and expressed the most entire confidence and
honourable respect.
The Anal Arabs hare forced the inhabitants of the villages to
the south of Aleppo to abandon dui'. habitations.
The Paella of Tripoli is dead of the disorder with which he re.
turned from the expedition to Therde. He is supposed to have been
poisoned.
Aly-Bey Assad, who is gone to Tripoli, has prevented fresh dis-
orders in that city, with the ezzepaon of L tuakia. Anarchy an:
a spirit of revolt prevail all over the country, especially among the
Ansaries, who have pushed their incursions into the plains of the
north of Hainnia, while the Antal Arabs commit all sorts of depre-
dations between that town and Damascus.

It is (eased that civil war will shortly treak out in the mountains
of Lebanon.
The Emir Bechir is said to have received instructions front
Mehmet Aly Pact= of Egypt to attend henceforth to his orders
only, and not to those of A bdallah Paris; to whom he is also said
to have written not to interfere in the affairs of Emir Bechir, on
pain of incurring his displeasure, and even threatening to send
troops to take poss:asion of St. Jean d'Acre.
The accounts front Persia say, that ;he Bedouin A tabs intercept
the communication and greatly distress the inhabitants of Bagdad.
The Pacha's troops have been twice repulsed by these banditti.
The French officers at Kermanshah are going finally to quit that.
country ; they are extremely dissatisfied- with it. It seems that
they intend to proceed to Russia.
[From Glair:wars Messenger of Monday.l
Extract of a private letter of the 9th inst from Barcelona:—
" It is said that tae famous Querault, who has long scoured the
province, endeavourtog to induce the Royalists to take arms against
the French, has succeeded in collecting some individuals, who are
now with him in the mountains of Manseny. Near the Code de
Balaguer a firing of musketry was recently heard, which lasted
foe several hours. between the Royalist volunteers of the surround-
ing villages and a guerilla, according to some, and a band of rob-
bers, according to others."
Letters from the Peloponnesus contain positive intelligence of the
surrender of Patras.