The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-17 00:00:00

SYRIA.

BEYROUT, JULY 10.-A private letter of this date,
via Alexandria, by the Emmetjee, announces that the
news, although of little importance, had given some
uneasiness. Mustapha Paella, it appears, continues to
send emissaries to the mountaineers, obliging them,
if possible, to sign documents, stating that they were
satisfied with the Government of Omer Pacha, as was
the case before ;' with the Druses and Mutualls, and
the Turks, as a matter of course, he was successful.
The Christians have, however, refused to sign the pre-
cious documents, and have, in fact, sent petitions by
private people, addressed to the British Ambassador at
Constantinople, complaining of the conduct adopted.
These petitions were forwarded by the Austrian
steamer. At the same time they beg permission that
one of the house of Shekab be appointed to rule over
them.

On the 6th instant an Egyptian frigate, the Reshid,
and a Turkish corvette, arrived with troops, 4,000 in
number. The Reshid was sent to Jaffa, there to land
her men.

MALTA.

DEATH OF THE DUKE OF ORLEANS.

Ava. 5, 1842.--On the receipt of the distressing
intelligence of the melancholy and untimely end of
his Royal Highness the Duke of Orleans, Vice-Ad-
miral Sir E. W. C. R. Owen, Commander-in-Chief
of her Majesty's naval forces in the Mediterranean,
testified the grief of the nation, by issu'ng the foll)w-
-ing general memorandum :
." The melancholy fact of the death of his Royal
Highness the Duke of Orleans being unhappily con-
firmed, her Majesty's ships and vessels present will
testify their respect for the memory of his Royal High-
ness, by the following demonstrations :
" At eight, A.M., the ships' flags and colours will be
shown as usual ; at noon, the French standard will be
hoisted at half-mast, at the main of the Queen, Howe,
and Ceylon, flagships, and when so placed, the flags,
pendants, and colours of the ships are to be lowered
and left flying at half-mast in a neglected state, the
yards are to be dishevelled by bracing them into a
neglected state, and the guards will parade with
arms reversed, the bands playing a prolonged dead
march with muffled drums. At sunset all must be
revlaced."
Chit; was continued for three successive days, and,
by a request of the Admiral, all naval forces put
themselves into mourning for the same period. His
Excellency the Governor of Malta followed the Ad-
miral's example by requesting the officers of the gar-
rison and staff to wear crape round their left arm for
a like term of three days, during which all places of
public amusement were closed, and the royal
standard at the palace, and the union jack on the
several forts and cavaliers throughout the island were
displayed half-mast high.
Sums or WAR IN PORT.—Queen, 110, bearing the
flag of Vice-Admiral Sir 'E. W. C. R. Owen, Com-
mander-in-Chief; Howe, 120, bearing the flag of
Rear-Admiral Sir F. Mason, second in command;
Impregnable, 104 ; Rodney, 92 ; Monarch, 84 ; h-
aw;' 78 ; Vernon, 50 ; L'Aigle, 24 ; Magicienne, 24
Snake, 16 ; DevaAtation and Geyser, war steamers ;
Prometheus and Alecto, steam packets ; and the Cey-
lon receiving-ship, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral
Sir John Louis, Superintendent, &c. of Malta Dock-
yard.

DISTRIBUTION OF THE REST OF THE MEDITERRA-
NEAN FLEET.—Forrilidable, 84 • Jasseur, 16 ; and
Lizard steam tender, at Gibraltar.. Thunderer, 84,
at Cadiz ; and Belvidera, 38, on the south coast of
Spain. The Scout, 18 ' • and Medea war steamer, at
Corfu. Vanguard,
.80 ;. Cambridge, 78 ; and Plunnix
war steamer, at Besika Bay, near the Dardanelles.
The Stroinboli, war steamer, at Constantinople. The
Inconstant, 36 ; Hecate and Vesuvius war steamers,
at Beyrout. The Cyclops, at Alexandria. The
Locust, steam tender, at
.Tripoli, in Barbary; and
the Savage, 10, at Tunis. The Beacon and *Magpie
at Port Naussia, in the island of Paros. The Poly-
phemus steam-packet at Marseilles.
itlovEmENTs SINE THE 27TH JULY.—The Tagus,
Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer, arrived
from Alexandria, bringing. the India mails, on the
27th July; and proceeded on her voyage to Gibraltar
and, England on the 28th. The Polyphemus, with
the overland mails for England, left for Marseilles on
the 27th July. The Magicienne arrived from Tunis
on the 30th July, and the ,Prometheus' from Gibral-
tar, with the intermediate London mail. The Magi-
cienne is intended. for the Smyrna station, and will
sail shortly, carrying up provisions and stores
for the. Beacon and Magpie, surveying in
the vicinity of Paros. The :Vernon is• said to be
destined to relieve the Inconstant at Beyrout, froth.,
whence the Hecate is hourly looked for, having been