The Sun.
London, England, 1833-04-09 00:00:00

FRENCEI l'A PERS.

(From the Mcssager des Chambres of Sunday, April 7.
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.
" Roads of Alexandria, March 18, 1833.
" By my last letter of Feb. 14 I announced to
you the arrival of the Capitan Pacha at Alexandria,
who was sent by the Sultan to treat with Mehemet
Ali for peace. From that time affairs assumed a
pacific appearance. Ibrahim had stopped at Kim
takia; accounts from Constantinople stated that
the intervention of Russia had been declined by the
Divan; in short, everything led us to believe that
the contest between the Porte and Egypt was on
he point of being terminated. Halil Pacha had
despatched a courier to the Sultan, and it was ge-
nerally thought, that, on the return of that courier,
peace would be finally concluded without the inter-
vention of foreign Powers, when, on the 3d of
March, the Illesange schooner, despatched) from
Constantinople on the 24th of February by the Am-
bassador Admiral Roussin, brought the ultimatum
of the Porte, and a notification in the name of
France and England, that if he did not accept peace
on the conditions laid down in the treaty, a French
irid English squadron would speedily appear on the
coast of Egypt, and the French and English,
serving in the Pacha's army and navy, would be or-
dered to prepare to quit his service. The Pacha of
Egypt replied,
" That the conditions of the treaty were too
humiliating; that he required that part of the ad-
vantages which he had gained by the sword should
be secured to him; that he saw with much sorrow
that the two great European Powers which, tip to
this day, had been on terms of amity with them,
were now ready to treat them with hostility ; that
he knew his inferiority ; but that, after all, he would
rather fall with glory, and perish with his arms in
his hand, than-subscribe to a disgraceful peace.'
"After this formal declaration, notice wasgiven to
the French and English in the service of the
Pacha to be ready to depart at the first order.
The merchants are greatly alarmed at this news.
Almost all those of the first class have made con-
tracts with the Pacha for the supply of his troops,
and many have expended large sums. The lifesange
is to sail to-day for Constantinople to carry the
answer of the Pacha to the English and French
Ambassadors.
" The Cygne will sail for Toulon to-morrow, and
I would not lose the opportunity of sending you
this important news."
A letter from another correspondent says, that
Admiral Roussin's aide-de-camp had received or-
ders to require an answer in 21 hours, and that this
offended Mehemet, whose answer, which this second
letter -states nearly in the same terms as the first,
was communicated to the English consul, who had
orders to act in concert with our consul, but with
this difference, that the latter proposed only the
cession of the four districts of the Pachalick of Acre,
whereas, the English despatch mentioned the cession
of the four Pachalicks of Syria. It was then pro-
posed to cede the four districts, but the Viceroy re-
jected.
The Illesange sailed on the I lth with his refusal.
It had on board a secretary of Halil Pacha, who is
going to endeavour to renew the direct negotia-
tions, which must, therefore, not be considered as
broken off.
Mehemet Ali has just conferred on M. BoOios
the title of Bey, with the rank of General. This
Minister, who hitherto had no title, seems to be
destined for a diplomatic mission, so that it is thought
the affair may end in protocols.
To this letter our correspondent adds a curious
statement of the military force of Egypt; it is com-
posed of--
Magreben soldiers
Bedouins 5,370
French ll5

Haouara, irregular cavalry of Upper Egypt 3,435
Soldiers belonging to the marine 25,143
Artillery
Ballagi, sappers or pioneers 3,942
Regular cavalry
Regular infantry
Generals, officers, and soldiers of the irregu-
lar cavalry and infantry
Attached to the army 3,488

Total 193,932
These forces are distributed as follows :--
Mecca and Hesj;iz.... 13,223
Egypt 53,511
Negroland 7,460
Candia 8,183
In the camp 82,944
In the arsenal at Alexandria 8,358
Marine, Staff, and military schools

193,932

The following is the list of the men-of-war compos-
ing the Egyptian fleet in the port of Alexandria :
Vessels. Guns. Pounders.
1 Three-decker of l4O
3 Two•deckers of
1 Ditto of 9O
6 Frigates of 56
1 Ditto of 6O
6 Corvettes of
7 Brigs of lB
4 Fire-ships
1 Cutter..

1201

At this moment there are four vessels building,
viz., three of 100 guns each, and another three-
decker; the latter and another are to be ready to
be launched at the end of March.
The Constitutionnel and the Journal des Debats
give letters from Alexandria, dated the Ilth of
March, containing the same particulars as the above.
They say, besides, that Halil Pacha, who was sent
by the Sultan to treat with Mehemet for peace, had
accepted, before the arrival of the Mesange, the
terms offered by Mehemet. A courier was sent to
Constantinople, with the treaty for the Sultan's
approbation, and he thought that all was settled
when the Mesange, which had crossed Mehemet's
courier on thy way, came and threw all into confu-
sion again. As soon as Halil Pacha, who was at
Cairo, learnt this news he came to Alexandria, and
begged Mehemet not to take any rash decision, as-
suring him that he would send one of his Secretaries
to Constantinople, which he hoped would prni,e
successful. In fact, the Secretary has sailed in the
Mesange..