The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-23 00:00:00

ITIE SUN, LONDON,"!FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1840.

course, than can be effected uy trying to
preeipitat
them. The force at present in the capital and its neigh-
bourhood is, I believe, estimated at :2),000 men, and it
is to be increased, it is stated, to 40,000. Lerge bodies
arc daily coming in, and the number in question, I have
no doubt, will be complete in a couple of months. In
addition to the levies for the troops of the line, a part
of the Rediff (or militia) has been called out, and about
3,000 are already here. Another new vessel of 80
guns was launched last week ; she is to be got ready
with all despatch. The activity, in fact, which reigns
in every department, whether civil or military, is such
as may be said to be without precedent.
(From the Morning Post )
CONSTANINOPLE, SEPT. 80.—The supplementary in-
telligence brought here by the Seri Pervas, Austrian
steamer, in addition to the despatches, of which the
Phcenix was the bearer, to Lord Ponsonby, turns out
to be in a great measure fabulous. The importance:
of the late operations on the coast of Syria has been
much overrated, and the result may be summed in
a few words—the capture of the insignificant fort,
or rather fortified convent, of Djebail, and the
landing of the Turkish force of 5,000 men and
1,300 British marines at the point of Djooni, which
is thirteen miles distance from Beyrout. A., to the
desertion said to have taken place among the Egyptians,
and the accession of 6,000 insurgent Syrians to the
cause of the Sultan, though echoed so positively by the
Echo de L'Orient, it is pure invention. The whole
number of those who have come over amounts o:ily to
119. The invading army is in the meanwhile safely
entrenched under the guns of our vessels at Djooni,
from which post it is, under existing circumstances, very
improbable they will be able to stir. Djebail, de-
fended and afterwards evacuated by 300 Albanians, is
'he key of a mountain pass, and its possession, it ap-
pears, opened an immediate communication with the
mountaineers. Ten thousand stand of arms, with car-
tridge and ball, were distributed forthwith to the emis-
saries who made their appearance there—with what se-
curity, however, for their safe delivery into the hands
they were intended for, is by no means certain. Ibra-
him
being at present lord of the Lebanon, and up to
this moment supported by Emir Beschir, it does not
appear very intelligible how all these warlike stores can
be disposed of there in defiance of his orders and pro-
clamations. May they not, in all probability, be em-
ployed against those who have brought them ?
Beyrout has not yet been taken. Indeed, it has not
yet been attacked by any land force whatever, but
only bombarded by our ships. Soliman Pacha, in re-
tiring to the mountains on the 17th, left what lie con-
sidered an adequate force for its defence, nor has any
attempt been made on the part of the Allies to molest
this garrison. _ _ _

It-is supposed—for we have nothing but conjecture
on the subject—that he must by this time have termed
a junction with Ibrahim Pacha, who is reported to have

hastened to the scene of action from Balbec. The main
body of the army of the latter, however, is still in the
neighbourhood of Marasch, and he seems to think that
the troops already in the south, including the corps of
Abbas and Osman Pacha, and amounting to upwards
of twenty thousand men. will suffice to keep the invaders
in check. It was thought even that he meant to as-
sume the offensive and attack them in their entrench-
ments. Such, as far I can gather from the best autho-
rities, was the position of affairs in Syria at the depar-
ture of the Phcenix, and the conclusion at which I ar-
rive from them is, that the force at present em-
ployed there is wholly inefficient for the objects which
are contemplated, and that the Oriental Question can
never be settled by such a peddling warfare as that
which is now being waged against Mehemet Ali. In
another month our fleet will, as the season advances, be
compelled to break up its blockade, and retire from the
coast of Syria. Will it, in that case, leave behind the
handful of Turks it has landed at Djooni, and who, if
unprotected by its broadsides, would in all probability
lay down their arms, without striking a blow, to Ibrahim
Paella ? The only possible way of terminating this
campaign with credit to ourselves is by sending power-
ful reinforcements to the coast of Syria. Ten thousrnd
British troops, and the same number of Austrians, would
bring Mehemet Ali to his senses immediately, and, what
is of still greater importance, would forestal the neces-
sity of Russian inurverition. To this much-dreaded
alternative, unless our Cabinet display greater energy,
must we come at last. Ibrahim's army is still on the
Taurus, and, if no more important diversion than what
has hitherto been attempted take place on the
coast of Syria, ho will advance into Asia Minor. At
least this appears to be the course to which tempera-
ment, not less than sound policy, now impels Me-
hemet Ali. To renew the crisis of 1833, to bring the
interests of the European Powers into such jeopardy
that they shall willingly agree to any composition that
will prevent a collision, must be the obvious aim of his
present endeavours. He is aware, also, that the enemy
he would have to cope with in marching on Constanti-
nople is one to whom his existence, as a lever of destrue•
lion to the Ottoman empire, is indispensable, and who
would take care to injure him no further than would be
consist with her own ulterior objects. In fact, should
Ibrahana advance, and the European Powers not endea-
vour to stop him by negotiation, the game will hence-
forward be entirely in the hands of Russia, who from
her military superiority will be able to conduct the war
in what manner and protract it to what time she pleases.
Could there in that case be any doubt whatever as to
the denouement and catastrophe ?
We have a report here to-day that 25,000 Austrian
troops have been embarked for time coast of Syria at
Trieste. An Austrian officer who is here just now is
said to have asked for employment from his Ambassa-
dor, Baron Sturmer.

move along the Esplanade, through the Cour
Royale and the nave of the church, into the dome, the
splendid high altar, which is at the junction of the nave
and the dome, will, fur the time being, be removed.
The pavement of the dome is to be lowered about nine
feet, and it will all be converted into an immense
chapelle ardente, hung with black velvet. The points
on each shore of the Seine for the flying bridge, opposite
the Hotel des Invalides, are already marked out. The
Belle Poule is expected to arrive at Havre about the
end of November. Orders are said to have been trans-
mitted to several naval ports to send out ships to meet
and escort the Belle Poule on her return from Saint
Helena.

ministered by Privy Councillor Mathio, and the oath,
pronounced by about 9.0,00 a people, resounded not
only as from one mouth, but as from one heart and one
mind. After repeated huzzas to the King, and then
to the Queen, amidst the thunder of the artillery, and
ringing of bells, the hymn " Nun danket alle Gott,"
(Now let all thank God), was sung by all the persons
present, and an assemblage of between 50,000 and
60,000 people in the park alone.

DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, OCT. 20
Money. Hate.
tctual Debt, 2% per Cent
,)itto, ditto 5 per cent.
Arno] t Syndic, 4% per cent tli 84%
Ditto, ditto,_ 3% per cent 1.8.,, 68%
Commercial Company, 4L per cent 155% 1536
Ditto (1585 and 1n37) 5 per cent.
Loan 1837, 5 per cent.
Exchange on London, One month ll 95)4
Two months
Dutch Papers, Oct. 21.
riLLGI AN F U Is) DS-45RUARELS, OCT. 11.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent.
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Gat 04%
80
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent.
3 per Cent. —
-----Thirty-seven -------.--
Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent ',9
Society of Commerce, 4 %per Cent llO
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 75
NationalSeciety.
11 x'33
Exchange on London (short) X
Brussels Papers, Oct. 21.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Ocr. Ft.
five per Cents. Metalliques • lOl
Four per-Cents.
Three per Cents.
535
Bank Shares
—4l4renzeine Zritung, Oct. 18
HAMBURG BORSENHALLE, Ocr. 17.
Bilk. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents.
Bank Shares
Anglo-Russian Loan 104% 10414
Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certificate
Inscription, Ist Se:ies lOl
Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co. 3d and 4th
Series — 06
Ditto in Certificates
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent 4B 47%
Ditto 5 per Cent —
Polish Bonds
New 1 icket
Anglo. Danish Loan, 3 per Cent 72% 72
Norwegian Loan, 1834, 4 per Cm:..... lOl
Spanish, New 3 per Cents. —
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Bsaws. OCT. 16.
Bills. Money.
St. Schuld. Sch., 4 t., per cent. .............1(r2% 102
Prussian English Loan, 1630, 4 per cent. :19
Exchange on Landfm, three months ...
—Prussian State Gazette, Oct. 17.

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