The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-11-10 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

SYRIA.
The Times of Friday publishes the substance of intelli-
gence, received by extraordinary express from Marseilles,
contained in Turkish, Egyptian, and Malta journals and
correspondence, brought by the Fulton French steamer,
which left Beyrout on the 12th, Alexandria on the 19th, and
Malta on the 27th ult.
From these we learn that on the 10th October an engage-
ment took place between the allied troops and those of
Ibrahim and Soliman Pasha, iu which the latter were com-
pletely defeated, and took to the mountains with 200 cavalry
only and two officers. 7,000 in killed, wounded, and pri-
soners, have, from the result of this engagement, fallen into
the power of the Sublime Porte. Another account states
that Ibrahim had taken up a very strong position near Bey-
rout with 3,000 men. 4,000 Turks were sent against him
under the command of Selim Pasha, assisted by General
Jockmus, Commodore Napier, and Colonel Hodges. The
attack was so impetuous, that, in a few minutes, Ibrahim
was completely routed. One thousand Egyptians were
made prisoners, and the rest were killed and wounded or
took to flight. Another dispatch says—" We are in pos-
session of Beyrout, which was evacuated on the night of the
10th, in consequence of disposition manifested by Admiral
Stopford and Bandiera to land troops. In order that nobody
should be left, the sick were beaten out with sticks by their
countrymen. About 2,000 in all, who remained outside the
walls, re-entered the next morning, and surrendered them-
selves prisoners. General Smith has fixed his head-quarters
at Beyrout." By the taking of Beyrout about 20 pieces of
artillery, with ammunition and provisions, have fallen into
the possession of the allied powers.
Admirals Stopford, Bandeira, and Walker, were at Bey-
rout on the 12th instant, with five British and one Turkish
ship of the line, and an Austrian frigate.
All the north of Mount Lebanon, with the exception of
Tripoli, is in the power of the allies and the mountaineers.
The Emir Bechir, who had been for some time in communi-
cation with the allies, concluded a convention on the sth ult.
with the Seraskier Isset Pasha and Admiral Stopford. The
Prince of the Druses required that his life and property should
be secured to him, and in return he engaged to serve his mas-
ter the sultan with fidelity. On the Sth tilt, be sent his two
sons as hostages, until he could arrive himself, from which he
was then prevented by the presence of Ibrahim Pasha. On
the 11th instant, the Emir Bechir arrived at Sidon, and on
the information being given to Admiral Stopford, he, on the
12th, sent two steamers to receive him, in which he embarked,
and thus has finally carried his promise into execution.
The Emir el Kasim has been named successor to the Emir
Bechir, and was, with a large body of mountaineers, in pur-
suit of Ibrahim Pasha, who has little or no chance f escape.

The camp at Djuni Bay is broken up. The only vessels
now remaining there are Vice-Admiral Walker's and the two
Turkish frigates, one of which, with 800 prisoners on board,
is to be sent immediately to Constantinople. Commodore
Napier, in the Powerful, with the steamers Gorgon and
Cyclops, have quitted Djuni Bay to attack Tripoli.
Reports of deserters from the fortress of Acre announce
the impossibility of its being able to hold out, in consequence
of the continual desertions, and of its present enfeebled state,
Captain Berkeley, of the Thunderer, commands at Sidon,
which is so well fortified as to defy the attacks of 15,000 men.
The Archduke Frederick is also there. The Turkish troops
have given proofs of their courage.
The Tahiri Bahiri, Ottoman government steamer, having
on beard the standard of Ibrahim Pasha, taken in the action
with him on the 10th, Colonel Hodges (who took part in that
affair), and 120 Egyptian officers, arrived at Constantinople
on the 18th instant. A letter from that city, of that date,
says :—" The porte, however, goes on sending away for Syria
troops as- fast as possible. 5,000 more have already gone,
and at this instant three squadrons of dismounted cavalry
and a regiment of infantry are ready to embark in sailing ves-
sels the moment the wind, which is contrary, comes round,"
The Malta Times (Supplement) of Oct. 27, states, 'that
"the Great Liverpool, steamer, arrived at Alexandria on the
18th instant. Her despatches and letters were taken into
port by a French corvette, and she remained outside. There
appears a hope that she will bring the India mail, but, in that
case, it will most probably be the last. The Fulton proceeds
to-day to Toulon.

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL MISCELLANY.

The works of the fortifications of Paris are going on very
slowly, according to the Commerce, which observes :
" There are not now employed upon them more than 1,200
or 1,500 men, civil and military."
Extract of a letter from St. Helena, dated Sept. 19 :
" An American barque, Jane, lying in these roads, was taken
possession of by H. M. sloop Dolphin, and sent away (not
known where). The captain and supercargo were not al-
lowed to go on board of her."
The Toulonnais states, that the English are making great
preparations for putting Gibraltar in a state of complete
security against a coup de main, in the event of a war break-
ing• out between France and the combined Powers. The
garrison has been considerably augmented.
A letter from Constantinople of the 6th October, published
in the Austrian Observer, in reference to the defection of
Emir Bescbir, says :—" The inhabitants of the mountains
were fatigued by his exactions, which were of small profit to
Mehemet Ali, because of the 30,000 purses which he levied
only a tenth part reached the coffers of the Bey ; the conse-
quence was that Ibrahim Pacha could only reduce a small
part of the taxes levied on the people."