The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON', WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7. 1840.

WAR 1N SYRIA.

We have before us an account, given by an officer
of high talents and reputation, dated from the Camp
off the heights of Djuna, the 19th of September. We
cannot do better than extract from it the succinct nar-
rative of the operations of the Allied forces, and the
statement, drawn up from the best sources, of the
strength of the different corps at the disposal of Ibra-
him Pacha, and the positions occupied by them. It
will be seen from this account that Ibrahim Paella is
not in a condition to be able to force the Allied troops
to re-embark
" Orr the 10th September, at ten o'clock, "P.M., the
Turkish troops and the British Marines effected a land-
ing at the Kelbson, 10 miles, and at the village of
Djuna, 13i miles, north of Beyrout.
" On the 11th September, a position was taken up
on different heights, the right on the Kelbson, and the
left on Djuna, the whole of the troe , eight bat-
talions of Turks opoo rank and filc. 1,500 Ma-
rines, being disposed in a semicircle, uttering them ex-
cellent and very strong positions.
" A.* Third position-1,500 Marines, one battalion
of Turks.
" B. Second position—Four battalions of Turks.
" C. First position—Three battalions of Turks.
" Soliman Pacha bad made his dispositions against
an attack to the south of Beyrout, and the troops
landed consequently without opposition at Kelbson and
Djuna.
" A communication was immediately established
with some of the mountaineer chiefs, and up to this
day from 5,000 to 6,000 muskets have bn distributed,
princi,aally through the means of Sheik— Francis and
Abd, :lah Emir, a nephew of Emir Beschir.
" iwo small forts north of this camp have also sur-
rendered : and according to Admiral Walker's returns
he is now rationing 400 Egyptian or Albanian de-
serters and troops who have surrendered.
" Ever since the 10th of Saptember Ibrahim Pacha
has been manceuvring against this corps. On that day
he was at Hachuxbe, fifteen hours E.S.E. of Beyrout ;
on the 12th of September he was at Hanne's, fuur hours
from our extreme right, but having reconnoitred it, he
marched eight hours by his own right to Gatajos (on
the 14th and 15th inst.), being then four hours from
our left, but having reconnoitred it also, and finding it
equally unattackable from the new position taken up
by this corps, in consequence of the enemy's movements,
Ibrahim Pacha withdrew to Merouba, two hours due
cast from Gatajos, being thus to-day six hours from
our position.
" Some skirmishes have taken place between the
newly armed mountaineers and the advanced guard of
Ibrahim Pacha, in which the latter always fought to
disadvantage. Sheik Francis was on two occasions sup-
ported by a battalion of regular Turkish infantry, who
advanced several hours into the interior of the country.
" The forces with Ibrahim Paella in person arc re-
ported to consist of about
4,000 Egyptian infantry,
1,200 Albanians,
2,500 Egyptians under Osman Bashar, come from
Baalbec.

7,700
" Besides these, there are about 7,000 men, of whom
4,000 Cairo militia, under Soliman Basha (Salves ) are
at Beyrout and near it. The loss of the latter division
since the opening of the campaign is said to have been
1,000 men, killed and wounded, by the fire of the ships
before Beyrout.
" From all the information that I can collect, Ibrahim
Paella seems for the present to have abandoned all idea
of marching on Constantinople. Hiraself and all his
principal officers are in this neighbourhood ; and several
corps from the northern parts of Syria have been moved
in a southerly direction.
" All reports agree that the following distribution
may be considered as tolerably correct :-
10th September, 1840.
With Ibrahim Paella at Merouba
With Soliman Paella at Beyrout - -
At Baalbee, a regiment of Turks forced

Men.
• 7,700
7,090

- 3,000
_ - 1'2,000
_
- 4,000

into the service
At Acres Saida, &c. -
At Tripoli - -
For small forts on the coast in this neighbour•
hood

- 1,300

85,000

" If the whole effective army of Ibrahim in Syria,
from the Egyptian frontiers to Adana, is estimated at
60,000, I believe it rather above than below the mark,
my estimate from various sources being—
Twenty-five regiments of infantry, 2,000 men each ef-
fective - - - - 50,000
Eleven regiments of cavalry, 1,200 each - 13,200
Albanians and artillery - - - 6,800

70,000
- - 10,000

Deduct non-combatants, sick, &c.

60,000

" Taking from this amount of 60,000 the above
35,000, there remain 25,000, from which garrisons
must be furnished to a great many places not in the
above list, besides the garrisons of the lines of the

Taurus.
" For the present Ibraharn cannot think of moving
on towards Asia Minor and Constantinople, and this
march becomes the less possible as the season is advanc-
ing and the Taurus will be covered with snow.
" The troops of the Sultan w 'dell hitherto covered
Constantinople against such a movement, become
therefore disposable, and ought to reinforce us here.
" There is no possibility of conquering Syria with
5,010 Turks, and in order to render the insurrection
aeainst Mehemet Ali more general and formidable, we
must be able to advance deeper into the mountains, as
the Emir Beschir and Ibrahain, by occupying the passes
in a semi-circle round us, prevent the peasants in many
parts from joining us."
No idea is entertained by this intelligent cfficer of the
possibility of a successful attack by Ibrahim Paella ;
and the obstacle in the way of a reduction of all Syria,
to which he alludes, namely, the inability to supply from
such a small corps detachments for the clearing of the
various mountain passes, was about to be removed by
the embarkation of 10,000 Turkish troops already or-
dered at Constantinople. When these additional troops
arrive, the whole Syrian population will be enabled to
reach their gallant deliverers. We may thus confidently
anticipate the termination of the rule of Mehemet Ali
in Syria.
The Roman capitals have reference to a sketch which
accompanied the description.

national guardsman. High words passed on the occa-
sion, and Mr. Waghorn xas violently Ejected and
severely beaten. It would appear, however, that there
was something to be said on both sides of the question,
as, on making application for redress to Boghos Bey,
Mr. Waghorn terminated the matter a l'amiable, by
signing an apology."

privilege without injury to their temporal duties, and
certainly to the benefit of their spiritual ones.
A highly valued friend is desirous that there should
be a half week-day holiday set apart by the Legislature
for the same purpose ; an excellent recommendation if
the remaining work time were sure to be more profit-
ably employed, otherwise wealth and wages would suffer.
—Symons's Popular Economy.