Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-09-26

Marshal Hussien Pacha, Who has been ordersJ,
the Porte 20 externinate the rebels Of Meb,n?
Ali. To attain this end the Porte, it Is ,r's
could only send out with his General an az
Of from $4,000 to $4,000 men, well suoOG
with Pachas it Is true, but without ARTILLERY. A~
ses, war stores, or provisions. to traverse ann
mense extent Of country destitute Of resou,,..
and without good roads. The Esyptian arm,
Damascus consists only Of $4,000 men, dr.;
sion Of 10000 men having been detached to a
serve the camp at Hannah Two new regimen,
have left Cairo to join Ibrahim Pacha whose arm,
will then amount to 5000
As lbrahim had been informed that the Cbo,.
ra, or according to others. the plague, was max
ing great ravages in the Camp and town Of n,
NAH, he applied for new instructions to Mehsrs
Ali, prior to his marching upon A eppo. On-,
were Immediately transmitted to him to mara
rwart, as a General should not be arrested !,
the execution of his orders by the inclemen,, 4
the seasons. by diseases, or any other danger,
The Egyptian squadron is still cruising ID w,
mort, waiting for the coming out Of the Otrou,.
feet, which It intends to encounter. TIE four,
ship Of 1OO guns will probably be ready To i'm
the squadron in fortnight. The naval forcs
>,
frigates, of which carry 60guns, Is sIoop., q !
briggs. six fire ships, and one steam vessel.
"CoNsrANrIXoPLE. July % On the sls
inst. the Porte received the disastrous new, d
the total defeat Of the grand army sent assaS
Mahomet Ali Pacba. 1t said the battle to,
place near Tripoli in Syria; that the Sul,ans Al,
nv was completely defeated. and those that e. |
capped went over to Ibrahim Pacha's army nj
was also reported that the Sultan's feet had be-,
defeated by the Egyptian. feet, and that as
grand Turkish vessel, ot l40 guns, had been take,
and that very few Others had escaped, aud Ia. |
returned to the DArdanelles.
"Mr. Canning had terminated his mission and
is expected to leave Constantluople for EnsIapd
in about IS DAYS. by sea-"
1t appears that the new boundary line ia
Greece, which has been considered so advaul,
geous, was obtained from the Grand Seisnor It
the price Of so. DOC. 900 Of Turkish piastres whih
are to be deducted from the SUN which he E!
undertaken to pay to Russia.
No rcantie letters have this morning been IT,
ceived from Constantinople, d ated as late as d.
22d and Esd Of last month, containing impor'iN
Intelligence respecting the war between The Vice
roy Of Egypt and the Porte. 1t is stated thai
an express had arrived at Constantinople With al
act cunt Of the defeat Of the Grand Turkish arm,
under Hussein Pacha in the neighbOshood Of
AIeppo. Some Of the letters, however, state tha
the action took place with an advanced corps &c.
ly, and tina { the main body Of the Sultans arm!
which is commanded BY Hussein Pacha in pet
son, was not engaged, but they concur in De-
cribing the root Of the Turks as complete The
mortality Of Hussein's troops occssoned By DIS
ease, had previously been great; and this defeat
whatever the extent Of it may really have betl
appears to be regarded by the writers OF the let
ters as quite decisive Of the present campaign
and most disastrous to the Porte.
A postscript to one letter mentions that 'he'
was also in circulation, report Of aavaI vlcs
~ obtained by the Egyptians, who, it was s'@
had captured several vessels Of the Turkish feet