Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-09-24
FROM FRANCE.

BY the Rhone, at New York from HaV-
re-, We have correspondence dated
PARIS, July 81.
THE WAR.-There is here much alarm
created by the signature of treaty by
ENGLAND, Austria, Russia, Prussia, for
compelling Mehemet Ali to surrender to
the Porte the whole of his possessions
except Egypt, and (for his life only and
the Pachalic of Acre. The French Gov
ernment is most indignant at this pro-
ceedng; but without reason. France was
invited to Join in that treaty, but refused.
1t was not therefore an underhand matter
but it is a meditated act of hostility on
Egypt, which for reasons not necessary
TO enumerate, France has taken under
special protection, or in favor OF which
she chooses to effect great sollcltude.
The Ministerial papers of yesterday sta
ted that the reserves Of the consCriPtlon
ITO the number of 100000 men, were
| this day 10 he called out by Royal ordin.
ance--and material for the artillery and
horses for the cavalry, ordered to be pur-
chased, and additional sail of the line to
be nut in commission. The MOnite"r ,
however, contains not one word OF this,
and the London stock market on We'd
nesday was firm. The consequences has
been check TO the decline of prices, and
the Funds are now rather better than
yesterday. :.
cannot persuade myself that there is
t absolute danger in war; but | must CON
fess that there are so many events pos
= sible, that it is difficult not to participate
, in the general alarm. France has beer
5 as YOU know, for a long while predisposed
: by its journalists, for war with England
: Her desire &interest to preserve herprcs
{ tige in Egypt, is notorious, and her new
: administration is desirous of distinguish
ing itself. Hence it must be admitted
the probabilities Ofwar are many.
TWO DAYS LATER FROM ENG
LAND.
By an arrival ofthe transient ship Ale1
: ander. Capt. CoPie, we have receive
Liverpool papers to the 9th August, ii
. elusive.
News IN BRIEF-Theve is still greI
prospect of a war with France. Ther
is nothing decisive from China. TIL
!, Arabs have made an unsuccessful at'ac
y on Alden. The Russians have not mad
oood their footing in Khiva. The s
rian insurrection is at an end.
DREADFUL SH1PwREcK.-The Lo
William Bentick, East Indiaman, whi'
i sailed from London on the gath OF Fe
ruary, with troops, was wrecked Oft Boz
, bay on the 18th June; seven passenger
= fifty eight recruits, and twenty OF the
|. ficers we're lost. On the same day, I
6 Lord Castlereagh, from Karrack, vi
= troops, was also wrecked off Bombay, a
: only seventy of the two hundred Perso
:, On board, we're saved. Capt. Eearle,
!" the 24th, DR.. Davies, and Lieut.. Walk
|. were among the drowned.
o VARIOUS MATTERs.-The Chinese
Z wide awake in preparations warlike:
Letters from Constantinopte OF !
Il 18th ult. announce that Khosrew PacI
n having been detected in a consPlria
/ aCains, the new order of things, h
f been exiled to Rodosto, and conveyed
that place in Turkish war-steamer
/ the 9Th.
n According to the last advice from G
. cassia, received in the Ottoman capt.
q Tho insurgents had gained another s.
!. nal victory over division Of $4,000 II
II SLAMS near Ghurghara.
The Arabs made an attack on Alden
the night Of the Goth Of May last, !
we're repulscd with loss. Another v
expected on the 9th Of June.