The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-12-29 00:00:00

SECOND► EDITION.

Standard Office, Three a' Clock

IMPORTANT NEWS FROM EGYPT,

REFUSAL OF ADMIRAL STOPFORD TO RATIFY

THE NAPIER CONVENTION

(From the Second Edition of the Times

We have received an extraordinary courier from Marseille.,
with despatches from Egypt and Alexandria, dated the 12tk
insty.nt, by which we have learnt that the Envoy sent to
Beyrout by the Pacha, in pursuance of the Convention en-
tered into with Commodore Napier for the recal of Ibrahim
Paella and his army to Egypt, had returned to Alexandrif
on the 7th of December, in the Stromboli steamer without
being allowed to land. Admiral Stopford had written to the
Paella stating that Commodore Napier had no authority to
con•4lnde such arrangement, and that he, Admiral Stopford,

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consent to its execution

(From the ti

d edition of the Times.)

[We now publish the full details of the intelligence given
in our second edition, with the original despatches from
k dmiral Stopford to the Pacha, and from the Pacha to the

Suit an

. Cur private correspondence from Alexandria, of the 12th
of December, contains important intelligence. The envoy
sent'to Beyrout by the Pacha, in pursuance of the conven-
tion entered into with Commodore Napier, for the recal of
Ibrahim Pacha and his army to Egypt, had returned to
klexandria on the 7th of Dec., in the Stromboli steamer,
permitted to land. Admiral Stopford had
rit ten to the Pacha to inform him that Commodore Napier
had no authority to conclude such an arrangement ; that he,
Adioiral Stopford, could not consent to its execution ; and
that if the transports for the Hooh were on their way to Bey-
rout they should be safely returned to Alexandria.
On the same day the Pacha received by an overland cou-
rier the intelligence that Ibrahim Pacha and his army in two
divisions were in full retreat to Egypt ; one, with Ibrahim at
its head, was expected to reach Gaza on the Bth of Decem-
ber ; the other had pursued its route to the south-eastward
of the river Jordan and the Dead Sea. It is iaid that 30,000
men are thus entering Egypt.
On the Bth, the Megvera steamer also arrived from Bey-
rout, with additional despatches for the Pacha, borne by
Captain Fanshawe, of the Princess Charlotte, with creden-
t;al4 from Admiral Stopford, to negociate the surrender of
the fleet, and the settlement of the whole question, and con-
firming the admiral's disapproval of Napier's convention.
The Commodore it was supposed had gone to Marmorice,
and perhaps to Constantinople, and the Admiral was also
intent on sailing to the former port the day after the Megtera
hetl,left for-Alexandria. -• • •-• • • '•

without b,

The Bedouins of the desert of Suez had begun to plunder,
and the Pacha had declared he would send a force to guard
the next Indian mails. He was enforcing a rigid and exten-
sive conscription for the National Guard in Alexandria,
taking even the household servants of the Franks, obliging
them to work sometimes all night as well as all day in the
forts and magazines. The Franks expected to see their
houses plundered if hostilities commenced, and were pre-
paring to defend themselves.

Captain Fanshawe had presented his credentials and tle
Admiral's despatch requiring the Pacha to agree to rest' re
the Turkish fleet to the Sultan, and finally to eva-
cuate Syria. The Pacha complained exceedingly of hav-
ing been played upon by the late proceedings, which ended
in the Convention with Commodore Napier, but bad at
length consented to the new demands thus officially made
by Admiral Napier's flag captain, and had prepared a sub-
missive letter to the Sultan, expressive of his willingness to
restore the fleet and finally evacuate Syria, which letter was
confided to Captain Fanshawe, who thereupon left Alexan-
dria on the 11th instant, and proceeded to rejoin the Admi-
ral at Marmorice.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, THIS DAY
(From Messrs. R. MAKIN 8( SONS' Circular.)

Upon Foreign Oats the duty is raised to 15s. 3d., on Rye
, on Beans to 6s. 6d., on Pease to Bs. per quarter,
being the only alterations therein here until Friday next.
In the face of a continuance of east winds, a few vessels
have arrived with Foreign Wheat from London ; but of other
grain, as well as Flour and Oatmeal, the supplies Coastwise
and from Ireland are still trivial ; and those from abroad,
since this day week, comprise merely 429 qrs. of Beans, and
3G5 qrs. of Pease ; we have no fresh American imports to
notice.

to Bs. 3d

to day being the last in the present year we
have again to report a very limited attendance of buyers, who
mostly inclined to wait a change of wind, of which there is
some indication this morning ; Wheat continued in rather
slow request, and, except for the general qualities of foreign
red, in which some little amendment was realized, the cur-
rent rates of Tuesday last remained unvaried.
Flour of all descriptions was in more limited demand than
of late, and without improvement in value.

Our ul. arke

For English Malting Barley, of which a small parcel has
arrived, was held on higher terms ; but grinding samples,
although not plentiful. scarcely maintained former prices.
Malt, Beans, and Pease appeared to command little notice,
and merely supported our last currency.
Oats, of very choice quality, obtained id. to Id. per 451bs.
over the rates previOusly noted; but, upon a limited inquiry,
all other sorts barely reached our last quotations.
Oatmeal, in the early part of the market, was dearer, but
concluded rather dull at little more than the terms of this

day se'unight

ARRIVALS OF CORN,
22nd to the 28th December, 1840, inclusive

From th

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