The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-10-22
EUROPEAN NE s.

Important on the Great Eastern Ques
tion- Prospect Of Far Increased
| Commencement Of coerciUe nea>ure!
against Mehemet .1li-the Chimes.
| Question. e. ta'
The Great Western arrived at New
York. brings London papers including
18th September. The prospect Of Wa
has knocked down all stock except those
OF the United States. The following EN-.
braces summary of the most importan
intelligence by this arrival:
An immense mass of intelligence has
arrived from Syria. Egypt, China and The
East Indies. shall endeavor to give
you the cream of the same, and begin by
that portion Of it which must be most in
teresting to American interests. All &C.
counts agree that Mr. Snow, the consul
for the United States at Canton, had left
shat city and was at Singapore. The
dates from China are the 18th of May.
The Americans continued a. Canton, tu,
were actively preparing 10 leave by the
end Of June, anticipating that the British
exdedition would not leave Singapore ur-
I'll the beginning Of July. In this belief,
however, they were sadly disappointed,
and. it was expected, mos, seriously in
convenienced; for the armament had sail
ed on the 50,h or May, from Singapore,
and therefore if the English Admiral pro-
ceeded to an immense blockade, they
would be in a melancholy dilemma, being
month out Of their calculation.
The Admiral, according to the cores
pendent of the Post, is to treat only with
the Emperor. This is very doubtful
The expedition consists of the Melville,
u, with the Admiral's flag; the Wellcs
ley. "a, with the Commndore's flag; The
Blenheim. ~; the Blonde. as; The Druid,
4 !; the Alligator, 20; the Voltage, %; the
Conway. &c; the N.mrod, 49, the Hya-
cynth, IS; the Cruiser, ls; the Larne.
Is; the Modes,y. Is; the Pylades. Is;
the Columbine. II; the Ores,es. Is; and
the Algerine, 10. The Eas, India Com
rany's war steamer, ATLANTA, accompa-
MES the expedition; and also the troop
; ship Rattlesnake, aud 10 sail of transports.
About :, 900 troops were on board. and
other transports were taken up at .Calrut.
IA tor the purpose of embarking more
troops for the same destination. 10 NEE,
this formidable force. which was sneere<l
atby Lin. about 5000 recruits had been
organized, and some junks brought down
from Fokien. The Cambridge. which
the Americans had sold 10 the Chinese.
had been stripped Of her copper BY the
river thieves and is therefore useless ~
Two cutters have been built. after the
European models, which are 10 be armed
The writer in the fost states that business
with the Americans had been expedited.
The Ann McKin, IN American shin,
hat arrived. The export of Teas 10 ,he
United States would exceed the usual
supply. ~ ii. ss.l. H
Nothing definite is known a. 10 the
course likely TO be adopted by Admiral
Elliot and Commodore Sir G. Brewer,
but i is generally anticipated lha. the ISL
ands of Formosa, Chusan and Macao,
Wi! be At once taken possession Of and
that if any insults are offered to the Adj
m1airal, and his autlorii.Iys he viii moi wait
e see The eifsc, qf I. blockade. Blu, dash
ati once upon Canton. This policy is
deemed "a the most prudent, fur ii is com
tended BY many who know The Chinese
well, that unless bold aud imposing az
ti,nde BE vigorously followed up, the Em-
peror will be carried beyond the wall,
and can then only know what his con-.