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ticie seems now To De IN a favorable position,
and as no fresh supplies are looked for, our
stock must necessarily diminish daily. We
quote Louisians at 1917, n 1851, midlling al
lO2 1881
DEFEATOFTHE TURKISH ARMY.
ALEXANDRIA, July 3.
The Turkish army Ut Syria is deiunct.
The following are the facts -
On The Goth Of June his Highne:s Ibrabin,
Pashs, commanding the Esyp,ian army,
moved from its encampneni, and crossed the
Ladjour, ADD then marched To the village OF
Mez1a, where tue Suiian's cavalry, com
manded by Pashas. were encamped His
Highncss lbrahim Pasha ordered all his ar ..
hIiery to take up positim within half a
mile OF tho Turkish army, and 10 cannonude
u. Al B, p. NJ they opened their fire in
half an hour the Turkish Cavalry fled peli
neil, in The direction OF Nezib (where the
Suitans main army was enca,npeG under
Hahz Pasha } leaving behind them all their
provisions aud military chests. His High.
ness lbrahim Pashs then halted the Egyp-
tinn force for repose till midnight,
June 2lst-At midnight he marched TO-
wards Nezib: ielt in, after Daylight, with
the cavalry he had cannnnaded the day be.
lore, and all the remaining cavalry nj the
Turkish force, which had been advanced in
two Enthusiastically, one half at Hlezza,
AMI The other in advance of NcZib.
lbrahim Pasha ordered the artillery To
commence their fire. and bis cavalry to
charge. la four hours the IS hale Of the Sui.
'an's cavalry gave way and lled, leaving ii
pieces Of small Cannon GALL they had) be.
bind.
June % The Egyptian army reposed
this day.
June % Ills Bighness. with ,woregi
menis OF yalry accompanied by his body
guard and his light artillery, lett the camp
and ,rotted up to The walls of Nezib, leaving
orders with Sullieman Pasha his L,eu,en.
cot General, To move on after him, as slow
Iy as possible, in order that the troops might
not DE iatigued.
On the 24th, at midnight, the whole Of the
Egyptian force was in presence Of the
Turks, and shortly afterwards commenced
tthe general action, OF which ] give you an
account ia the following extract of a letter
from the Austrian Consul at A!cppo, dated
June Goth, in the evening:
The army OF Iafz Pasha ceased 10 exist
yesterday, after Cannonadc oi three hours
The Turks threw down their arms, and
bantohed their artillery aud ammunition.
flying in every direction. Not one of them
could have reached the Euphralcs had Ibra-
him Pasha wished seriously TO prevent ii.
he CITY OF Aieppo has peiitioned ibrahm
Pasha 10 make arrangements for obiiginy
the disarmed soldiery of Ha6z Pasha to- re-
cross the Euphraies, in order not 10 disturb
the security we enjoy here
The population OF this town is proceed.
ing en- nasSe on The road 10 Messir for the
purpose OF meeting several prisoners OF rank
Who are expected 10 arrive On Tie field oil
battle we're taken several English amateurs,
who we're brought thi'hcr 10y curiosity and
who have expressed their great establishment
al the iuCkless resstt OF the campaign
ha Gil
make great sacrifices in order TO ap;,ease his
powerful vassal.-The few Egyptian troops
left here have Sc. out in the direction Of the
lamp, which is precisely on The same ground
occupied yesterday morning by -Hafz Pa.
cha and his army. Tomorrow urnext day
the Egyptian advanced guard, commanded
10y Osman Pasha, viii commence passing
the Euphrates--every thing indicates that
such is The intention Of the Egyptian Seras-
kier'
The friends CT the English amateurs be-
'ore mentioned need not be under any ap.
prehensions about them, as !brahim 2acha
will give them instant liberty.
This day DULY 81 the Pacha's stea mers
the Genososo and the Egyptian arrived, but
we regret TO say that they do not bring I.
brahim Pacha's despaicbes.-We suppose
ne thinks his laconiC teieg "a pbic despatch 10
bis father, Uia Damietta, TO be sufficient IL
ran thus =" he Turks are dispersed they
have lett behind them every thing, besides
5000 prisoners. BY these vessels we learn
that 40oo OF the said prisoners have applied
10 eoter the Pasha's service. They have
been accepted, and transports have been or,
dered TO ScaDderOon 10 bring them here.
Ihey will probably be cent TO The Hcdias
and Yemen, to assis, in bringing the whole
Of Arabia under the Egypiian government,
LONDON, July 3l.-Cny II O'clock
GoyernmeDt and The Honorable Ess, In.
dia COMPANY have tins morning received
important overland dispatches from China
"a" ,ma' we can al present ascertain is that
,ne ohina Trade had been stopped, and her
chants made prisoners t.y the Chinese su
thoriies.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. The State of,be
weather is beginning 10 excite The anrre
tensions of every rejecting man. Mr. Rice
our inimitable Chanceio. Of HE Excheo,er
told parliament that the quantity Of ioreirn
corn imported since last harvest amounted
10 value 10 1000 900. In confirmation of
TINS, and IN proof that The imported corn w az
PAID Tor in solid metal the Bank of Enc.
sand, which bad upwards o! e 10 900 coo If
gold IN lie Golfers only short time ago. ba,
Of line present moment not much more Than
G3,000,00O. ''''"
CONSTANTINE July 5-The
sultan expired on Monday morning. in the
niiy-sixib year OF his age ADD The 3ls, his
reign; bringing thus 10 close career oi
scbievements which will hand his name
down 10 posterity as the most e>,iraotdinary
monarch OF modern times.
a serious riot occurred in BIRMINGHAM
England, on The night OF The 18Th of Iu1v