Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-11-25
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Fron the Brother Jonathan.

2Oth,--n;nc days later than our previous
advices. She brings out 81 passengers.
The news BY this arrival is important,
and is decidedly pacific. There no lon
ger seems TO be prospect of war between
the Great Powers OF Europe. Cores
pondence between NJ. Theirs and Lord
Palmerston goes TO show that France will
not at present profess wish merely TO
deprive Mehemet Ali of his possessions In
Syria, and not TO curtal his power in
Egypt, it IS not unlikely that there will ere
loag be an amicable adjustment Of the
Eastern question.
The London Sun ofthe evening of
the 9th, says:---"Upon the whole, the
impression in Paris, on SATURDAY, was,
that The question would be settled pa
officially. Active negotiations were
known TO be carrying on between the
Cabinets of France and England for
arrangsing the basis of a final adjust
ment, and it is not unknown that al
ready many of the greast difficulties hav
disappeared"
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
On the Sth of September, M.Theits
addressed a note to M. Gui1ot, the
French Ambassador in London, sta
ting, officially, that Mehemet 4 Ii had
declared thai he submitted himself to
the will of his august master-that he
accepted the hereditary possession of
Egpt---and submitted himselfin regard
to other territories actually in his occu-
patton, entirely to the magnanimity of
the Sultan.
The Paris Journals, say that the
French Government will not interfere
directly, in the affairs of the East, SO
long as the war between Mahemet Ali
and the allied powers is confined to the
conquest Of Syria-but that when the
attempt is made to eispossess the
Pacha of Egypt, France will. inter fere,
and prevent the consummation ofsuch
an act Of injustice. The Porte has
already declared that Mehemet Ali
shall be dispossessed Of all his poss-
lessons. This course, according to
the Ausburg Gazette, has displeased
the Russian and Austrian Cabinets,
who considered the measure too vio-
lent. The present state of affairs be-
tween Great Britain and France may
be gathered from the following extract
from the London Morning Heard, OF
the 10Th ult.
awe are informed that the note
hitherto unpublished, to which Nj.
| Theirs alludes in the postscript of the
Sth TO his memorandum of the Sd, is
more pacific than the British Govern
ment had reason to expect. 1t con-
tains a protest against the supposed
policy of Russia, but contains no pro-
Test against the proceedings of Great
Britain. 1t demands what will be the
conduct of the British Government in
the following case:
1, What will the British Govern
ment do with regard to the deposition
of Mehemet Ali, which has already
been pronounced by the Porte
2, What will the British Govern
ment do with respectto the threatened
attack on Alexandria, and the destruc-
f ton Of the Turkish feet in the harbol
of Alexandria
3. What are the terms which the
British Government proposes to &C.
cord TO Mehemet Ali?
We further understand that Lore
PalmerSton has answered the above
queries in the following manner;
L. With regard TO the deposition o
Mehemet Ali. The determination o
] the British Government will depend OIL
: the extent Of the resistance the Victo
/, nv gives to theexecution of the trea
ty.
: 2. With regard to the attack on AL
> exandria and the Turkish feet. Tn,
: determination of the British Govern
n meni will depend on the use made By
= Mehcmet Ali Of the Turkish feet, ant
4 the warlike ornaments prepared in tn,
port of Alexandria.
3. With regard to the nature of til,
terms to be granted to Mehemet Ali
! They will depend in great measure
on his readiness to accede to the treat,
ofthe 18th of July.
; The report Of the bombardment o
y Beyrout by the English feet unde
: Admiral Stopford turns out to hav
been correct. After three days bonn
I bardment, the Egyptian troops all de
$ parted for the mountains. Abou
i 1000 Perons are reported to have per
> ished by the combined effects Of th
: fire and the falling of the ruins. Onl,
two shots were returned by the town
without, however causing any damage
The flag of the American, Danish
9 and Greek Consuls, continued fyin,
; on the ruins of their respective con
: snlates on the goth, notwithstanding.
T that these functionaries had withdraw
I themselves. The American Consu
: late had suffered most by the bonn
bardment. and the subsequent pillag
I; of the valuables and furniture by tn,
Egyptian troops.