Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-08-28

In PiS winch would not, If traced
oacR, meet IN that vicinity.
Duting the night of the 18th, the sky
was SO much obscnred by clouds, that no
satisfactory observation could be made
j. = probable that the meteors were then
diminishing in frequency.
Inc Medical and Surgical Journal
says mat imperfect vision, the evils of near
slgntedness, and the misfortune of not see
ing olstnctly In old age, were never heard
OF as being universal till opticians had
become numerous. 1t also says, that in
calcuiaole injury has been the result of
me fashionable folly of wearing quizzino
glasses.-Boston Press d Post.
The steam packet Liverpool, arrived in
New York early Monday morning last
having sailed from the port of Liverpooi
on the LIST OF August The intelligence
OF great lmportance.-N. .HoU. Rec.
VICTORY OF THE EGYPTIAN ARMv
OVER THE TURKs.-The Turkish and
Egyptian hostilities have been brouobt 70
speedy close. About the 22d OF June
the armies came in conflict near Alenpo.
ana alter a Combat of two hours, the
Egyptians gained a complete victory, the
turks leaving every thing in their hands
and flying in great confusion.
The Turks are stated to have lost d .0a0
men killed and 5000 prisoners, in the
battle. inc
m, , Manchester, July 3lst.
The Sultan is dead, and his SON nro-
Claimed his successor. The Turkish ar
my in Syria $4,000 strongly has been de-
l le by ths Egyptians and DESTROYED.
The turkish feet (52 sally has been be-
trayed into the hands of Mehemet Ali,
who, from the disafection at The Court,
mas been Invited to Constantinople in or.
DER TO regenerate the Ottoman govern
ment. Thus in the space of month. has
one ofthe sublime powers of Eurone be-
come PROSTATE, and the chief of a reyolled
province Is perhaps this day Sultan of
turkey We shall soon hear what part
Russia will take among all these Weiss.
ludes; she has an army of 10000 men at
odessa ready for any event. All the
dlplomatists in this part of the hemisnbera
are COMPOUNDED. Behold the fate liable
to all governments, not based on the love
ofthe people.
London, july 81.
The destruction of the Turkish army
at the battle of Hezib, and the subsequent
detection OF the feet which it now appears
certain has gone over TO the enemy, hap
penlng, moreover, as they have done. a,
the critical juncture of a change in the
succession, seemed to have left Turkey no
alternative but that of making peace, and
making it on any conditions-It is not
probable that Mehemet Ali will seek to
carry his arms into Turkey itself even
were the European powers disposed to al |
low him. He will no doubt wisely rest
satisfied with his own independence, and
the possession OF Syria.
The Alexandria correspondent of the
Augsburg Gazette writes, under date of |
the 9th inst that since the victory of Ibra. |
him, the ambition of Mehemet Ali knew
no bounds. He was undecided whether
he should not accept of the offer, which
had been made to him, ofthe regency, dur.
ing the minority of the new Sultan.
The main force of the egyptian armv
was, by the last advice from SYRIA. march
ing On Offa and Darbekir. The fleet of
the Pdsha was still cruising off A!exan-
dria on the 9th.
Constantinople, July 5.
DEATH OF SULTAN MAHMouD. The
Sultan expired on Monday morning, in !
the 6fty-sixth year of his age and the 3lst
OF his reign; bringing thus to close a |
career OF achievements which will hand
his name down to posterty as the most ex-
traordlnary monarch of modern times.-I
The sensation produced at Constantinople
by the sudden and unexpected announce
ment OF the Sultan's death was such as it !
would not be easy to describe regret,
CONSERVATION, and fear were alternately |
depicted in every countenance, the latter |
more particularly among the Kayaks, who
anticipated some dreadful revolt or mas
sacre.
Riot AT BIRMINGHAM--Birm
ham has again been the scene of alarn-
ing disturbances-more alarming than
any of previous occurrence. On the
night of the 10Th July the Town was for
some hours completely at the mercy of
the rioters. A body of about 500 attack
ed the prison, the windows of which they
demolished. without interruption from the
police, who were instructed not to act
without orders from the magistrates.
|, Having done their work here, the riot
.ers next attacked long range Of build
ings occupied by Messrs. Bournes. the
windows Of which they also broke to pie
ces; and then, dividing into smaller par
ties, commenced more serious devastation |
They burst in the doors and flung the
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