The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-28 00:00:00

of Syria, throughout which unhappy country numerous
French political agents, male and female, under the garb
of religion, are creating much mischief among the Chris-
tian population, by making the pe,ple believe that Great
Britain is aiming at the posses-ion of Syria in order to convert
them to Protestantism. The French steamer Achercin, and a
sailing vessel from Alexandria, had landed at Beyrout a numlier
of French capuchins and other friars and priests, with a million
of francs in specie. The mountaineers are getting trouble-
some, and in some respects their complaints are not without
just cause, for the Paellas of districts, in spite of the hatti-
scheriff, are oppressing them with taxations and imposts be-
yond their means. Colonel Rose and Colonel Arbuthnot have
matte several remonstrances on the subject to the Pacha of
Beyrout. The Governor of Tyre, who has been committing
excesses upon Christian women, has been superseded by a
Turkish officer, sent from Beyrout. Colonel Alderson is
encamped under Mount Carmel, with the British sappers,
miners, and a party of artillery. Assistant-Surgeon Acton,
left behind from the Hecate steam-frigate, has received
orders from the senior naval officer in Syria, Captain Pring,
of the Inconstant, to proceed to this encampment, and take
charge of any sick there may be. Colonel M'Niven has pro-
ceeded to Naplouse. The British troops in Syria are generally
healthy, and getting fat from want of work. All communi-
cation with the inhabitants is prohibited, owing to the plague.
At Beyrout the town is free from it, but there have been cases
all along the coast on the cordon, and within the lazaretto.
In the country it is making frightful ravages. At St. Jean
d'Acre there are as many as twenty deaths daily • at Cada,
from four to six. A nominal quarantine is established, but it
is truly ridiculous, for a sheep, turkey, or Spanish dollar, n isl
buy up any of the sanita officers. On arrivals from Alexandria,
where the plague is very bad indeed, they only impose a qua-
rantine of fifteen days ! Yellow fever is also prevalent in
Egypt to a fearful extent."
The Smyrna Papers to the 9th inst. have been received.

The subj?inedisfrom the Oriental Observer

" On rriday last, whilst employed aloft on the ship's duty,
Mr. C. Lloyd, a midshipman of the Daphne, fell from the
yard-arm on to the rail of the ship, and thence into the sea.
He was taken up immediately by a sailor who jumped after
him, when his skull was found to be dreadfully fractured, and
death terminated his sufferings in about an hour. This is the
second fatal accident which has happened on board this vessel
during the short period that she has been on station in our
roads. On the Ist, the birth-day of his .""Majesty the King of
the French was celebrated in this city. At 8, A.m., the
French brig Alcibiade and the Austrian division under Admi-
ral Bandiera, fired twenty•one guns, and were, with the
English corvette Daphne, decked out in all their colours.
At neon the salute was repeated, the Daphne also joining,
and at sun-set a similar ceremony was performed
by the Alcibiade. M. Devoise, French Consul here pro
tem., united at his hotel the different employes and the mer-
cantile community, whence they proceeded to the parish
church to celebrate mass in honour of the occasion. In the
evening a dinner was given at the Consular hotel to a select
party of invited guests. Her Britannic Majesty's corvette
Dido arrived here from Candia on the 3d, after a delightful
passage of only three days. The news she brings is unfavour-
able to the tranquillity of that island. No engagement had,
however, as yet taken place. The Daphne sailed on the sth
for Malta, to join the Admiral, having been relieved here by
the Dido. The Hazard, which was appointed to this station,
has proceeded to Malta to repair."