Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-09-17

that the Prussan authorities have been ordered 10
make preparations for war; bur without noise, and,
as il were, urderhand Ii reported in Metz
that contract for the supply Of 2SO0 foreign hor-
SEES had bon signed by the Minister of w ar with a
| Strasburg house.
Egypt
ALEXANDRIA, July 26-Most of the Pacha's ships
are in such state, that when they fire a salute ten
men instantly employed in pumping out Inc wa
tar. The feet took thirteen days in coming from
Beirout to Alexandra First, several of the ships
took the wrong course, and went to Cyprus then TO
Damietta, then again to Cyprus, from which island
they at length reached this harbor, after more than
l3 days voyage. How should it be otherwise,
when most If the officers knew moth -of nautscal
affairs? The admiral sits the whole day cross leg.
ged, smoking his pipe, and notes the arrival Of the
boats laden with corn in tae canal Of Mahmuds, or
A'je. Thi: Is the whole employment OF our Egyp,
iian admiral, who in the evening gets intoxicated
with Burgundy and Champ payne. An Egyptian naval
captain observed that, il the English with only
two of war to attack them the whole fleet would
he ruined, FOR nobody knows what he ought to do;
the confusion woad, therefore, be general The
ships too, when the guns are hred with ball, let in
much water, that 1t is impossible to pump it all
ont to keep them afloat.
Advicex from AlexanCria announce the arriva in
that city OF SIR M. Monteiore. On the 9Th instant
he waited on the Niceroy, accompanied by the Con
sul-Gene raj OF Great Britain He read to his High
ness a written demand, drawn up In English, and il
was agreed that the Pasha should reply to it the
ment it trans aed TO him into the Turkish Ian.
suase. Those gentlemen withdrew, after a very
sLsTt VISIT. Sir W. Nunte1iOre was aitirel IN the
robes Of Sheriff of London. he Viceroy has
cuated Arabia, and seems determined to resist the
| Quadrupe alliance to the death.
The SYRIAN INsURREcrIoN From various state
nents (it be by interested and too Jealous par
ties il would that the report ofthe pacIca-
| ton Of Sy ria is premature. The feasts which the
Egyp ians announced in their excess of joy
| ternanded, and they speak in less naughty tone
| than they did some days since
| OPPRESSION OF SYRIA The inhabitants of Mount
Let anon have addressed statement TO his Excelien
CIV the English Ambassador, of which the following
| is striking passage -
a." Sisce the invasion of SYRIA by Mehemct Ali, he
has trampled Us under foot by an oppression .ich
knows no bounds, and by tyranny the most afro
cious and cruel. For the last eight years have
acceded to all his demands and because he has left
us nothing more to give Kim he menaces with eX-
termination nor will his rnbounded capacity be
tisi-d until he drinks the very blood Of our children
and satiates the righteousness of his soldiers with
the honor o. our families.
Turkey.
CoNsPIRacY TO AssAssiNATE SULrAN.-A
letter from Constsnt,pope, of the 9Th inst. after
stating that the Creek boatmen Of Reds child Pacha
the Minister for Foreign Affairs, he'd informed him
of attempts TO bride them to assas sinate him, and
confessed that thew had been seduced by some old
saries. adds On the 18th ut In the after
noon, the Sultan visited the great cemetery,
where several battalions Of troops were wait
ing to be reviewed. Whilst the troops de-
fling, six shots were fired f ON the ranks, and
| two balls passed through the cloak OF the Sultan.
He Immediately surrounded by his escort, and
returned 10 the palace. On the same day several
arrests Of officers were made, and some confessed
that the object of the nspracy was first TO assas.
;..,a ,b. ,l,r thep Tho ,,;r;sters ond ,o nIaco
s'hA'. . .". :. - .o, ny. r,n :, INV y. pa
guardianship o. hhosre w. rasha aad nam rasha,
In the course oi week oVpersons were strangled
in Consiantnople by orders Of the Government and
their bodies thrown into the Bosphorus.
Jrrr.cs rso,, Coxsr.xr,xop,r s,,,s Tho, III.
49, .SlNSn,,o =, ,s,.-,.La- e., uIl ~
oi't's" [,'oA go: 49, > u:Pt. IN, Hns'"nu' re-
c.neu on 'ne ID INST s,'Pu'a'e una, SYRIA ana the
Ottoman fleet must be restored to the Sultan, aud
furt order thlt Admiral Stopfnrd, with the Aus.
tran and Turkish squadrons blockade the coasts of
SYRIA and Erypt The ins nrrection in Lebanon con.
,;nues ,,d ,br;x q. near Tr;noli
'' $50
M"Ne's.
LoSpos MONEY M,HxFr, Aug 3l.-These sales caused
define to 10, at which price Consols remained for
time, when new impulse given to the market by
made by the parties who supposed TO
be in the habit OF receiving expresses from Paris, and
whose operations frequently give tone to the market
Consois from this impulse rose to eo to 9O and ultimate
y closed at e04 (sellers For immediate delivery after
nuctuating between SOL to they closed sol (seers)
Exchequer bills remain lss to 2os
was settling day in the ioreign house. but so little
element occasoned that this not to be dstin
guishcd from an ordinary day The variations since Sa
turday are very unimPortnnt
Pans MoSr, MARksT.-TonIoSrs, Aug 3o-Halfpas
two-No business Whatever doing. The extreme heat
would alone prevent IT.
Tht M.SufscrcriNs DISTRICTS bnaDfoRD-Thcre
Is little or no change to notice IN to-day. pecemarket;
fair OF business has BEEN done though very
derae prices Alpaca Figures and good Orleans in
most request The demand Tor yarns continues very
steady, and former rates fuy supported. There is no
s' great cru'on IN their purchases but there is pre-
vng opinion that prices VIII not De further realized at
present
BoLroS--Thc Bolton trade is gradually improving, but
handioom-w' AYERS wages are uncommonly low Opera
vcs, IN general nave more work than they had, but
great number are sun onIy partially AZ work. go