The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-08 00:00:00

ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Aco, 20.—The Pacha is still " in-
flexible," and even " something more." On Monday
he gave :audience to Rifat Bey officially, and received
the ultimatum of the Four Powers with his usual sany
froid ; declaring that he had no other answer than
that he had already given, and that if the envoy pleased he
would give it to him in writing at the moment. The next
morning a courier arrived at the harem with despatches
fromßeyrout,bringing intelligence that the English squa-
dron, with 6,000 Albanians, 10,000 English muskets and
and artillery, &c., on board, were arrived at the coast of
Syria, and about to land these formidable supplies to re-
kindle the insurrection.

Leaving aside all considerations connected with the
Pacha's reiigio i and Lord Ponsonby's morality, and
looking solely for the moment to the policy of the ex-
pedition against the coast of Syria, it appears to be a
bad move for the Sultan. The Albanians, or rather
Arnauts, are the most diso derly, thievish, and blood-
thirsty ruffians that bear arms in the East. The Basha
has numbera in his service, and they are always in
mischief, burning, plundering, and quarrelling about the
spoil. Their chief amusement is firing with bail cartridge
in the streets and villages. They only fight when there
is a chance of plunder, and would as readily scuttle any of
her Britannic Majesty's ships as sack a town en route.
It is posively affirmed that the twenty-five Turkish naval
officers who took refuge on board the Ariadue British
coal store-ship have escapee, and that their escape has
been winked at by the Bashaw, who (notwithstanding all
that people imagine in England) really seems to wish to
avoid the necessity of doing severe things. Armed Egyptian
boats had been seen rowing round the Ariadno all the
morning, and at last returned to their respective ships, it
was supposed with the fugitives, for they were no longer
seen on board the coal ship; but behold, the Alecto
steamer ran alongside for her usual supply, when the poor
Turks, in a body, jumped in also, hid themselves in the
coal-hole, and were soon off to Beyrout, under the pro-
tection of the British flag. The authorities all deny this
stoutly. but I am assured that it is fact nevertheless.
ALEXANDRIA, Ana. 20, Quarter past Two o'Clock.
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Two Austrian frigates have just arrived, and anchored
alongside the Bellerophon, outside the reef. The Turkish
and Egyptian fleets are all in motion, apparently putting
themselves in order for " the last resort." The news of
Commodore Napier's arrival at Beyrout with four men-of.
war, a corvette, and a Turkish line-of-battle ship, is con.
' firm d. Captain Walker is said to be on board the last,
but nothing has yet been seen of the Arnauts on that part
of the coast. The despatch of Abbas Bohr', the Go-
vernor of Beyrout, states that Commodore Napier sum.
moned the town to surrender to the Sultan, and or-
dered Abbas Basha and his troops to ackcoaledge his
authority, or evacuate Beyroutfot forcehwitla. in The
the
in.
Go_
vet nor, who is supported by a strong
terior, replied, that he held the town fur Mehemet Ali,
and that if Commodore Napier attempted to land
single m n, he would consider it as the commencement
of hostilities, and would act accordingly. It appears
that nothing fur her had occurred at the tine the tiover-
nor's courier came asay ; Commodore Napier being appa-
rently coot •ut with' having asserted the Sultan's authority,
and P also having discovered that he came a month
'0 lets to avail himself of the revolutionary tendencies in
that g. alter. So things remain until the (Icel. raticn of
the Br s 'a animer '0 the u tiruatum.
As far as I can learn from individaals of character and
lute' ig,fnee who Lye travelled through that district, both
during and atter the insurrection, there is nut the least
hic..liliood of an effective revival of the revolt.
The arrival of the news front Beyrout and of the Aus-
tri,n frigates must speedily bring this to a crisis. The
Bash' declared a few days since, that if any movements
were made against the peace of Syria, he would instantly
order his son Ibrahim to march into Asia Minor in open
hostility to the Sultan; fu-ther, if the British fleet block-
aded Alexandria, he would meet that movement by an in-
stant order for the stoppage of the Indian mails, whether
by the Red Sea route or that of the Euphrates. A few
days, perhaps a few hours, will decide all.
ALEXANDRIA, WEIDNIISDAY Auo
Admiral Stopford arrived here, in the P'rincces. Chlr- '
)(me, on Monday, and dropped anchor beside the Belk ,
fhon. He is now going through his quarantine. The
force at present in the outer waters, cousists of these tw)
raeu.nforar, the Daphne corvette, two Austrian frigate