Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-12-08
From tha New YOrk journal of Commerce.
November 20th.
ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA C
AT BOSTON,


FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
The Cunard steamer, from Liverpool,
at Boston Thursday alienoOn. BY Harm
den's Express via Providence, we have
our dispatches. The cars Ofthe Boston |
and Providence railroad were detained |
until Z O'Clock last evening, for the pur-
pose of bringing on the news; still the
Narragansett was here at 10 O'Clock this
morning. We have London papers ofthe
morning of November 4th.
The news is decidedly favorble on the
great question of war in Europe, especial
| " as NJ. Theirs, the leader Of. the war
party in the Cabinet ofFrance, mad found
il necessary to resign his position
The cotton market looked tolerably well.
Flour has declined. Money was scarce,
though the scarcity had not the appear
ance Of long continued severity.
The packet ship South America, from
New York for Liverpool, vas fred upon
on the I'd inst. Just as she was entering the
Channel, by an English yatch full OF
men. The yatcht proved to be revenue
cruiser, and the conduct of the officer
in command is severely csnsured by the
Liverpool papers.
A letter received at Boston, dated at
Liverpool, Nov. 4th, states that the Brit
ish Queen steamer, which left Ports
mouth for New York, November 2, had
put into Hastings. This may be so, but
is quite improbable, as Hastings is some
sixty miles west of Portsmouth, and il
would be strange IL the ship were una
bic to make port as far east as the one
she left Besides, the agents here have
no adyices on the subject
n The Great Western which left Ne "
t York on the 10Th of October, arrived al
Il Bristol on the oath.
!. There was terrible collision on the
25th between the Britannia and Phoenix
IS two steamships which ply between Lon
g don and Havre. They met at sea, near
ly off Dungeness point, in the night
4 The Britannia struck the Phenix jus
n before the paddle box, the weakest poin
of steam vessel, cutting her down to the
J. waters edge. She Immediately begaT
1t to fill, and soon sunk. The passengers
a and crew we're taken ON board the Brit
ANNA,
The Queen of Spain has abdicated the
u hrone, and the management of the at
If fairs has fallen very much into the hands
of General Espartero.
@ TYRE AND SINDoN TAKEN-CoNsTAN
TINoPLE, Oct. 4.-On the 24lh of Sept
Admiral Walker, with the Turkish feet
J appeared before Tyre, summond, and
Q took it with 500 caplives. On the 26lh
Q Commodore Napier appeared before 81
n don and Saida with two line of battle
ships. and with the Austrian division
: The Egyptian commander having refused
TO surrender, Napier commenced fire
After two hours cannonade, the breach
g. was declared practicable, and 1000 Brit
Mt ish with 1000 Turks and 200 Austrian'
marched to the storm, and carried the
town. The Archduke, Frederick wal
- first in the breach 1000 Egyptians laiC
~ down their arms. The Allies lost Al
ig killed and 10 wounded. The result ha
", been most complete and speedy. Th'
is whole of lebanon is on fire, Emir Beschi
cannot Withstand it. The effect wa
even worse on Ibrahim's own troops
The corps of 10000 men, under lbra
: him, dispersed; and on the news of III,
at taking Of Saida, 80 officers, with, 4OO(
if men went over 10 Napier on the 9th
he The four consuls, who had left Alexan
n. dria, have joined Napier's feet.
SYRIA.-The blockade of oil th,
ports and coasts ofSyra and Egypt. actu
ally commenced on the 9th ult.s in con
sequence (which the government stea
mer Liverpool, with the London mail
for the East, did not proceed further thai
j, Malta. The Blockade is intended to b,
y vigorously enforced, that no vessel o
W any flag, either mercantile or OF war woulC
n be permitted to enter or to leave Alex
It andra after the 9th, and doubts wert
n entertained whether even the Frencl
], steamer would be excepted,
. LATER.
n The Great Western has brought thre'
days later dates. There is not much 0
importance, except the speech Of Loui
! Philippe to the French Chambers, whicl
: is Of quite peaceable character. The
!. king evinces more anxiety for the sup
: preston of what he calls "anarchlca
] passions'' at home than for the dignity