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

FLiNDERS AND DUTCH MAIL

BRUSSELS, NOT. s.—We hove before us the official
account of the actual force of the Belgian army, of
which the following is the summary :
Infantry
Cavalry
Artillery
Engineers
Gendarme 1,266

Total
according to the documents laid before the King by the
Minister of War.
The King gees a hunting almost every day. 0*
Saturday he was at a fox-hunt in the forest of Soignies,
near Groenendaal, where his Majesty has twe estates.
The arming of the fortress of Ypres continues.
We hear from Cologne that the Drusus and the Vic-
toria steam-boats, which navigate the Rhine, have had
such a violent collision thai the Drums instantly sank
with a valuable cargo of colonial goods. Unhappily two
men lost their lives on this occasion. It seems that the
Victoria was not much injured, since it pawed Cologne
on the following day. A letter from Dusseldolff of the
3d, however, gives a more favourable account of tbs.' ac-
cident, and states that the Drusus was begianing So
sink, having a considerable leak, but fortenately g
or on
a shoal near the bank. The passengers were saved by
the Victoria which was but slightly damaged.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 4.—Preparations are tusking
with great activity for the ceremony of doing hoirrale
to Ms Majesty William 11., which appears to be fix:eti
for Saturday, the 21 et of thin month.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 6.—We have received frost
Vienna, under the date of October 30, the following
most important intelligence :
" A courier, arrived last night from Coustantinoi.e,
bringing that account of a new defeat of the Egypt:ars,
army, which is said to have lost, in killed, woaadcd,
and deserters, above 20,000 men. Colonel liodgo„.
whe commanded the allied troops, has sent the etandta
of Ibrahim Paella to the Sultan."—Handelsbiad.
CONSTANTINO£LE, OCT. 10.—I hasten to haler*
you that the Porte has contracted with English bankers
a loan of 4,000,0001. sterling at 80 per cent. and 6 per
cent. interest, and that the ratification of the contract
is shortly expected from England. it. is said that pert
of the money is to be applied in withdrawing from olive
culation the paper lately issued by the name off!teime+a
Allgemeine Zcitung.

BELGIAN FUNDS—BitUssia.s, NOI. 5.
Actual Delit, per Cent. .......... )1,6
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent ............
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. ...,.»N
3 per Cent • 87,1
Thirty-seven-- —•••••'•'
Loan of City, 133:2, 4 per
Society of Commerce, 45aperLent. ..... 18,
Bank of Belgium, 5 per

Nov.
Yr: Bel
ationa I Society . ....... -...•-••••••••••""*.".
Cents. Afetalliq4lll,o, 4 per cent.'B—i-ils.ll.
Exchange on London (short) .....
Bruskisekl suPsaDp
ser.
.%)ictttuoa,
Amort Svndic,4y; per cent ..... . ..... ..... . T.S
I dittop Ue bl
CL
'Pet cent. r Cent
.. . : ................................... pop*. Fost-
Ditto, ditto, 34 P 1 72X
er cent- ........ ...........
Ltipotamtio,mies,3l;3sc7i,als.unreodmriLva:ii)ty.s,.
...........................................................
17.,,,j1_16t0s
392,17;
Exchange on London, Oneommoonas .............
it
83
TwDutch Papers, Nov. 7.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Vsetsu A, Om 29.
•105%
98
Bir'.°aihnuareeekrPPSeP:firarCrCcense ...... ............. " lOP
—Allgemeine Zeitung...Nov. 3 "..." - -
PRUSSIAN FIJIIDS.— BERLIN Nov. 3
St. Schukl. Sch., 4 per cent
Prussian English Loan, 100 y,
Luulfti
liKetiange on London, three months....., 9534
—Prussian State Gazette, Nov. 4.6 16%

Lord and Lady Stanley do not purpose on*
to tok‘l: until the third week in next month. T Ncilas
Lora «►,d Lady are tow staying with the arl of ei:4
t Knowsley Park.

EVENING ED tTION.

THE WAR WITH CHINA,

The Augsburg Gazette gives the following from Cal-
cutta,
under date of August 12 The curiosity of
the public with regard to affairs in China increases daily,
because the consequences which may attend the war in
that quarter become hourly more apparent. In other
wars, we have been able, in some measure, to calculate
probable results from the comparison of the known
strength of the parties engaged, but as far as regards
China, everything is in obscurity, and the consequence
may be of the most terrific kind. It is possible, that
the internal state of the empire may be such, that the
news of the first defeat of the Chinese forces may lead
to the overthrow of the Tartar dynasty, and who can
then say or form an idea what kind of empire might
arise, and what form it might take. On the other hand,
it is possible, that China may make a formidable resis-
tance, and involve us in a war on all the southern and
eastern frontier from Moulmien as far as Kaschmir. We
can hardly hope to avoid a war with Nepaul ; the Eng-
him resident, M. Hodgson, is blocked up at hathmanda;
he had before that exercised a great influence on the
coast as long as the Toppa family- was at the head of
affairs, but it is that influence which has withdrawn from
him the Queen's party, and, since the fail of Toppa he
has remained passive. Tae impression which the last
Nei) i
nal war has left sof such a nature that the Go-
vernor-General of India ail! not easily make up his
mind to undertake another, for the Nepaulese arc the
rztoet fureaidable of all the Indian nations, and arc the
mast favoured by nature. The public papers which
have been obtained possession of are very interesting,
and prove that the Court of Nepaul had entertained
great projects, which it had pursued with a profound
pol cy, and which it did not relinquish even in the mo-
ment of defeat. A letter was found from the Nepau-
lose General who commanded in the province, and who
persuaded his Court to sacrifice, on concluding a treaty
of peace, the rich districts of the plains of Hindostan,
in order to preserve the districts of the mountains,
which as military positions would always give them a
hope of being able to ga n possession again of the plains,
although by the loss of them for the time a very great
fal:ing off in the revenue would take place. This
reasoniag was based on the history of the system of
policy of the Nepaul. Since the Nepaulese have
turned their attention to the discipline of their
and the battalions which they sent three
since to escort an Ambassador have manwuvred
with the gecatest regularity. However, a war against
:Nep iul would be an enterprise less important than for-
merly, for the country has become well known, and the
disorganisation of the Government must have sneak-
ened their means of defence. The news from Caubul
is, as usual, contradictory, and rarely favourable. The
demi-barbarous ehte!s .of the mountains are in revolt
against Shah Sooja, and one or more expeditions by the
English on the territory of the Kakours. the Ghilzis,
and Keiburis, proves that tranquillity is only temporary,
and the conduct of the political agents is not of a na-
ture to maintain it long. A report has reached this
place that one of them has caused to be shot three
chiefs of the Ghilzis, whom the Commandant had made
prisoners in an expedition, and to whom he hail given a
promise that their lives should be spared. The agent
bits, it is said, been dismissed front the service of the
East India Company.
Trade is suffering. much in consequence of the war
with China ; freights for Europe had risen from 40 to
50 per cent., as almost all the merchant vessels had
been taken up for the conveyance of troops. The amount
of sugar exported will this year reach 1,200,0001.,
which is higher that it has ever been. The cultivation
of sugar in the valley of the Ganges will increase the
quantity made in future years to 100,000 tons.
Letters from Bombay state that the exportation of
cotton for England had already in the present year
amounted to 149,000 baler, and, before the end of the

year, would probably reach 200,000. This exportation
however, said to be forced, and caused by the blockade
of the ports of China. A company from London has
made propositions for the improvement of the growth of
cotton, and for its shipment ; by that means doing away
with the intermediate agents employed in that busine,s.
The culture of the ASS= tea is going on very well ; the
produce this year will amount to 500 chests of 80Ibs.
each, Which is very well for the third year, and consider-
ing also that the 500 Chinese, who were expected to
assist in the cultivation, are not yet arrived. Shares in
the Assam Tea Company are at a premium of six per
cult., which shows that the public have confidence in the
success of the enterprise. The numerous wars which
aro constantly breaking out are the ruin of India,
and, unfortunately, there is no seeing the end of them.
Regiments are embarking at Madras to join the Chinese
expedition, and. an army is forming on the Teray to act
against the Nepaulese.

SYRIA.

DEFEAT OF IBRAHIM PACHA.

EXTRACT FROM A DESPATCH. HEAD-QUARTERS,
BETROUT, OCT. 12, 1840, SIX A.M.

My Lord,—lbrahim Paella having continued since,
and notwithstanding the defeat of the corps of Osman
Paella, his system of dividing his forces, in order to
cover more ground against the projected armaments of
the mountaineers, we have persisted, on our side, to
..t..:;e! advantage of his mistakes.
On the Bth October, in the afternoon, General
Jochmus occupied the heights of Ardali (where the
act;on of the :24th September had been fought) and the
village of Ornachajuen, without opposition, with a force
of four battalions.
During the following night, about 300 armed peasants
joined, and the General made, early on the 9tb, a re-
connaissance on his left to ascertain the nature of the
ground. A skirmish ensued, and the enemy showed
about 1,500 men, under Hassan Bey and Emir Massoud,
on the opposite heights of Calat Meidan.
Commodore Napier and Selim Pacha coming to the
heights of Ardali, on the 9th, resolved to drive the
toemy from his position in order to facilitate the opera-
tions of Emir Beschir Cassim, who, having been pro-
claimed governing Prince, in lieu of the old Emir
Beschir, had been directed to cross the Kelbson, and to
enter the provinces above Beyrout ; for which purpose
'he bad collected a force of mountaineers, and had been
provided with 1,100 muskets for distribution (the last
remaining).
The ultimate object of the operation was eventual!)
the taking of Beyrout, whither Admiral Stopford had
gone with part of the squadron. The position of the
csemy at Calat Meidan, however, was of prodigious na-
mral strength, being covered by a deep ravine, and pre-
senting three successive lines of entrenchments—the
elevation of the position, from the depth of the ravine to
the highest redoubt, being perhaps 1,000 yards, and in
!many parts the rocks were nearly perpendicular.
Commodore Napier, with the double view of saving
a great loss of life on our part, and of obtaining a
t-tm.tter result in victory, directed General Jochmus to
order Omer Bey, who with five battalions, had been
lest in our position above Djuni, to march with two of
them to Ageltun, there to cross the Kelbson, and to
fill on the enemy in his flank and rear. The Emir
Beschir received similar orders.

Shortly afterwards, and during the evening of the 9th,
•►re ascertained that Ibrahim Pacha, in person, had ar-
rived at Calat Meidan with 2,000 of his best troops ;
viz., 1,200 Albanian body guards, and 800 of what is
called his regular guard. Perceiving finally his fault,
thiq General had ordered four battalions of Soliman
Pacha to join him also, and 2.000 more men were ap-
proaching from ZAchle, in order to be concentrated in
tour front.

Nnt a moment was to be lost without compromising
thp ~olornn of Omer Bey and the mountaineers of the
Emir Beschir.
"I ho Commodore ordered up to the heights of Ardali
the three remaining battalions from Djuni, and two
Turkish field-pieces.
At two o'clock on the 10th of October we had seven
battalions at Ardali, when the fire of Omer Bey, ap-
p..oaching by the road of Bechifuya, was distinctly heard
iu Inc enemy's rear.
Th. followin disr.'ositions were then taken for an
immediate attack :

One battalion a❑d the mountaineers were directed
to cross the ravine which separated us from the enemy,
and to arrive on his line of retreat by the road to
)3 rumana.

Four battalions stormed tl °heights of Colat Meidan,
two in tirlilleurs, support( d by two oilers in closer
order, moving by the road.
Two battalions reserves on the heights of Ardali.
Ater two hours' fighting, and the display of the most
dar.ng-
on the part ot the Turks, for the elite
troop
;of the hitherto illvanquished Ibrahim Pacha also
stood manfully to their posts, strongly fortified and
facing both attacks, we joined Omer Bey on the heights
of Gitat: Mcidan.

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Toe enemy's three lines of retreat being occupied
by
corns. viz., the road to Pp-umana hV
16,01Utnn, and the roads to Bechifuya and Cornell by .0„,,0er
-
Bev, inranim's iorees were thrown into the gorge, not
twenty-five own of any of his corps romair,ing together
at sunset, and he himself escaping with difficulty, ac-
companied by a few horsemen.
I.l4nt.nook,red pi Isola.' s, all his stores and ammunition,
ticc. into enr hands. A great many more troops
will disperse to their homes, or be pursued by the Emir
Beschir Cassim, who arrived at sunset within three hours'
distance_ from the field of battle, and communicated to the
r'immodore that he was then observing the 2,000 men
—hing to Ibrahim Pacha's support from Zachle.
In consequence of having been weakened by Ibrahim
Pacha's order, by four battalions, Soliman Pacha with-
Octobeirevf altog
sad the r from Beyrout on the night of the 11th of
drstanct,eoneentrated in a camp one and a half
hours'
from the town, having the river be-
tween The town was conse-
quently occupied by the place.
English and a battalion of
'Turks on the 10t44.0" October, but the news of the en-
re defect of [bra r • cha has ing reached Soliman
acha's camp, his,-
aed by a panic. He
3 were se:
fltseif; abandonedlpt, trotsciuo fled in the direction
Damtucus, with al.'',
.ment h7rse, many of
th
of October,
atooo men laid down
LLt jr
soldiers diipersediii
curly oil
Beyrout,

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and gave up his entrenched camp with nineteen pieces
of artillery, ammunition, stores, &C. &e.
Our success has been complete. The Turkish troops
fought as they did in the times of Solyman the Great.
To his Excellency Lord Ponsonby, G.C.8,, &c.