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

EASTERN AFFAIRS.

The Semaphore de Marseilles, of the sth instant
publishes letters from Alexandria of the 26th ult.
a-mouncing that Ibrahim Pacha had repaired in haste,
to Ebtedin, the residence of the Grand Prince of Le-
banon, for the porpose of giving him instructions. The
Emir B.2chir assured him that. not only would the
Druses remain faithful to the cause of Mehemet Ali,
but that the purple of Naploos had offered 10,000
m n to co-operate with the Egyptian troops in the
event of an invasion. The Maronites, who had taken
arms and afterwards submitted, were tranquil on the
23:1, owing, it was believed, to their want of arms,
and all the attempts of Commodore Napier to foment
an in,urrection in the mountains had hitherto failed.
The Commodore had imprudently reported that his in-
tention was lo depose the Grand Prince of the Moun-
tain, the Emir Thchir, and, as the latter was the idol
of his people, all had rallied round him, and pledged
themselves to support the cause of the Pacha. Two
Tuikish regiments, which carve to Alexandria with the
Capitan Pasha, and were sent into the mountains to
combat the revolters, had declined accepting the offers
of Commodore Napier, declaring that Mehemet Ai
was the faithful servant of the Sultan, and that the
Christiar,s were the enemies of both.
The troops from Hedjas began to arrive in Alexan-
dria on the 20th. In the morning of the 26th a regi-
ment of artillery entered the city, and two regiments of
cavalry and s,veral of infantry were expected. These
troops were to be stationed along the coast, and would
.be supported in the rear by 30,000 Bedouins. There
was then in and about Alexandria a force of 40,000
men ; 20,000 more were on their march thither, and
not less than 550 pieces of artillery were in battery on
the coast.

Letters from Constantinople received in Alexandria
state that the expedition against Syria would consist of
15,000 Turks, 2,000 Austrians, and 5,000 English.
No case of plague had occurred in Alexandria during
the last 13 days.
The advice* from Beyrout contained in the Sema-
phore come d)wn to the 22d ult. Ibrahim Pacha had
arrived at Zahle, within a few miles of that city, at the
head of 15,000 men ; on being informed of the appear-
ance of four British ships on the coast, and of the (le-
termination of the Powers to effect a landing in the
neighbourhood, Ibrahim, on leaving his camp, wrote to
So!eyman Pacha—" I have no recommendations to give
you ; I know your bravery and your devotedness to all
our family. I shdl confine myself to observe that we
have only a ditch to leap, and that repose lies beyond
it."
Mr. Moore, the British Consul, has struck his flag,
and retired on board one of the ships. Some English
merchants have placed themselves under the protection
of the American Consul with the intention of remaining.

On Saturday evening last the Duke of New-
castle and Lords William and Robert Clinton, met with
an accident on their return from attending a concert, at
Aberystwith. His Grace was driving his favourite fast
ponies~ the night was excessively dark and foggy, and be-
ing without lights, his Grace diverged from the road, and
the phaeton was upset near the Devil's-bridge. Prompt
assistance was obtained, and a bruise on the Duke's knee
and side was the extent of the injury. Lords William and
Robert escaped unhurt. The accident was not of a se-
rious nature, but it has since confined his Grace to his
Chamber at Htfod.