The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1840.

EGYPT.

The following is a circ.ilar, dated Alexandria, Aug.
18, sent to the Consuls:--

" Sir,—l have the honour to inform you, by order of
his highness the Viceroy, my master, that the insur-
rection of the Lebanos has been quelled. His High-
ness, having learned ts a certainty that it had been
stirred up in a great measure by the intrigues of cer-
tain foreigners, is desirous of preventing the repetition of
similar machinations. • To this end, his intention is to
order the strictest gutrd to be kept throughout the
whole coast of Syria. He has, consequently deter-
mined that the quarantines, which had been momen-
tarily suspended, should be re-established in all their
rigour, and his decided that the vessels, merchandise,
and passengers, should perform quarantine at Beyrout
and Jan.

" His Highness has, moreover, resolved that he will
proceed against any individual who may disturb order
and tranquillity, when he has acquired positive proofs
of their intrigues ; it is his intention to have them ar-
rested, and to deliver them up to the Con uls-General
of the Powers to which they belong.
" His Highness has directed me to transmit the pre-
sent communication, in order that you may make it
known to your agents. His Highness feels assured that
you will readily enter into his views for the purposo of
avoiding any fresh misfortune.
" I remain your's most respectfully,
BOGHOS JOUSSOUFF."
To this the Consuls answered that as Syria belonged
to the Porte, they could not accept the quarantine re-
gulations.

EXPEDITION AGAINST CHINA.

The following details of the stay of the expedition
at Singapore, its occupation there, and the condition
of the troops composing it, will be found of much in-
terest :

"SINGAPORE, MAY 21.
" The scene presented here just now is, as you may
readily imagine, one of no ordinary interest, although,
contrary to the expectation of most of those who have
come from our own particular dominions to join in the
progress' to China, it lies almost exclusively seaward,
no troops, with the exception of the sappers and miners,
the gun lascars, and followers of the artillery, having
been permitted to encamp on the island, or even to
land. So well arranged, however, are all matters,
generally speaking, which relate to the accommodation
and comfort of the troops on board the transports, that,
excepting for the object of healthful exercise, a disem-
barkation has been rendered unnecessary, and a great
advantage has therefore been derived from the whole
fleet being kept in a state of readiness to sail at a very
short notice ; in the mean time the water has been filled
in on board most of the ships, and such repairs to hull and
rigging as were required have been made, and at
present nothing appears to retard the order for their
departure but the absence of the Marion with the staff,
and of the vessels from Ceylon, which bring the right
wing of the Bth : the former is hourly expected, but the
latter are not looked for so early, as the Rattlesnake,
with the left wing of the 18th, only reached Singapore
on the 17th, after a very quick passage. The naval
officers of the squadron are meanwhile taking the utmost
advantage of the opportunity thus afforded them to
practise the seamen and marines at all the descriptions
of drill and manoeuvres which it is supposed may be
found of use in the course of the service of the ex.
pedition. These manoeuvres are frequently repeated,
though rarely, of course, with cartridges, and the skil-
fulness and celerity with which they are performed
excite much admiration. There are now here the
Wellesley, 74, on board which is the Commodore's
flag ; the Cruiser, 18 ; Larne, 18 ; and Algerine,
10. The Alligator left with despatches for Macao on
the 19th ; the Atalanta, with 25 men of the Bomb .y
Artillery on board ; the Madagascar, which is to have
15 Madras gunners allotted to her ; and the Diana, a
Straits steamer ; while of transports, coal and store
ships, there is a most formidable array. An order has
been issued, affixing a particular number to the name of
each of the latter, which has been painted on them all in
large conspicuous white figures on the quarters and
bows, and, as the name of any ship may be thus rcadi!y
ascertained at a considerable distance, much risk and
confusion will be avoided now and in future ; the highest
number of any transport in the fleet at present is 42,
from which some idea way be formed of _the magnitude
of the flotilla which is to be assembled ; at present there
are only about 20 at anchor here.
" I am sorry to say, for the honour of the Presi-
dency, that considerable disgust has been excited here
against the Madras Government, or that department
thereof which is charged with the transport of troops,
by the disgraceful state in which it appeared the detach-
ment
from Madras has been suffered to go to sea, and
to exist during a voyage of thirty-one days, which was
rendered dangerous from the crowded state of the
decks, and from the certainty, as far as human fore-
sight can fix such, that many deaths from sheer suffoca-
tciloonsinmg uosft
the haveha
tecnbsouse.d ,
Uponhd athn reeisrsettl:rtinsneenesfor b
et;
e ' pi..i.3ra to the Cleyr.Moth.re, he at once, thoug,l
at the cost of considerable derangements in his
plans, ordered the only two spare transports in
the fleet, the Victoria and the Medusa, to he
placed at the disposal of Colonel Montgomerie ;
and it has accordingly been arranged that the for-
mer, a ship of about 500 tons burden, is to re-
ceive one company of Artillery, and the latter (of
400 tons) one of the Sappers and Miners, and a
distribution of stores, &c , is now being made accord-
ingly. Comparisons are proverbially odious, but what
will the impartial portieu of the public say, after look-
kg on this picture and on that—the Eagle, of 470 tons
i burden, sailed from Calcutta, having on board two offi-
cers and 150 men, natives, of the Bengal Volunteer
Corps ; at the same time sailed from Madras the ship
John Adam, burden 480 tons, having on board 8 offi-
cers, 12 European non-commissioned officers, and 260
rank and file of the Madras Sappers and Miners ; and
since the same regulation was enforced in the two ships,
it will be apparent that the number of followers in the
Madras ship was double that of the Bengalees, and the
plain unvarnished fact will therefore stand on record,
certainly not to the credit of the Military Govern-
ment of Madras, that where the authorities of Ben-
gal considered a vessel of a certain tonnage ade-
quate only to the safe and convenient. transport
of a certain number of men, they were guilty
of cramming, or of allowing to be crammed,
double that number into a ship whose capacity ex-
ceeded the other by only 10 tons. The state of the
, artillery also on board the Rustemjee Cowasjee will
not soon be forgotten by those who witnessed it. With
one-third of the men constantly on deck, fair weather or
foul, there appears to have been barely room on the
main deck to allow of the remainder sleeping on it,
while only the smallest space possible could be allotted
for an hospital ! But, jam satis ; the troubles of the
Madras detachment have now ended, the beneficial
change in their affairs being coeval with their removal
from the influence of their very unmaternal mother
Government.

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use as soul-quieting
residences over the water, etohoelnegslesnacrnad.:
comfort arc qulitreeltatrseiaisntuch studied, and in' majority
dof.c:smesanwsgiihothnusua.s much dig:trice, as in the best
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andva ri
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more deli
,botanist than in this island and the small ones
plant, sm, seem here to abound ; and in the prosecu-
tion tio.n of this study au), one whose fate it may be to be a-
ssCuUroell Mel' in this part of the world cannot tail to find a
frequently commhiotodseepsreildlattii,oensii
here resource and a delightful dissipator of ennui, which
but so thick is the
mostofth eb e; whichutthirui
loveitsl,iin a short distance
as elsewhere holds its own.
"There are a great many tigers here, which not un-
of the dwelling-
cover into which they retreat, that although a large
price is set upon their heads, one is scarcely ever
brought in ; indeed sporting of any description is quite
out of the question here, and " Mantons" and " Nocks"
are at a great discount.
" The whole fleet now stands warned to be ready for
sea on Monday, the 25th, when Sir G. Bremer has ex-
pressed his determination to leave Singapore. In the
meantime a rumour has found its way here that Lord
Auckland is likely to come down in the steamer Queen,
to take upon himself the responsibility and conduct of
the whole expedition, and, should this prove to be well-
founded, of which I think there is but a bare possibility,
agreat change will doubtless come over the spirit of things.
" MAY 25.—The steam: r Queen arrived here on the
23d, and brought despatches,
which appear to have
caused some change in the arrangements made for the
'
sailing of the expedition, as the day has been postponed,
and the different corps ordered to hold themselves in
constant readiness. The Marion has not yet arrived,
pretty
arrival cer-
tain ef
and as she has now been out 45 days from Calcutta,
some uneasiness is felt about her. The force, both
naval and military, continues healthy. Lord Auckland
has not arrived, and as despatches have been sent ad-
dressed
ohaostthoef
seCfhoineae,time
functionaries
escuriosityis excited to discover
to her Majesty's three Plenipowteiicit
which, it
isonsatihde,
the
Admiralthat the
(fleetEili
(Elliot)
l fromn not sail
the he necndocpeiet, untilseems t h e
may be expected almost daily. The Queen had a
splendid run from Calcutta, having been only eight days
from the Sandheads, averaging
more than 200 miles per

diem.
" Lieut. Gilbert, of the Coneronians, died on the 23d,"