Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-12-31

fN'"" iio'h DeyIout, Win thIee steamers
uhuer our command, to lombard this devoted
place for three days before the peneral attack
was made, which we commenced on the lst
OF October, by standing in within range, and
hring shells as fast as we could pelt, and they
returning two for one. They fell around us
Ike nail, but. strange to say, not Il shot struck
us our bombardment was not very SUCCESS
iui, as more than half the shells burst before
they reached the shore, owing to the fuses
being badly bored; all the shells from the
steamers failed alike, a circumstance not very
, credltable TO those who made them, and sadly
disappointing to us. 1t is not likely they
were ever tried at such distance, before
1000 yards.
At half past 4 o'clock, chow shall de-
scribe this,) as if by one consent, all firing
ceased, and oh, Heavens! what sight The
whole town appeared as if it was in the air:
so awfully grand sight no one can describe.
we saw nothing but one devilish cloud ex-
tending thousands of yards into the air and
! ON all sides, and then we felt an awful shock
winch gave the line of battle ships a heel of
TWO degrees, SO that YOU may Judge from the
moment OF the explosion, all firinr from the
town ceased. The Turkish admiral Walker
Bey; was boarded at one o'clock in the morn
ing by an Egyptian colonei, no informed
him that they we've evacua,ing the town as
fast as possible.
'Walker Bey Immediately landed with 300
men, and took possession OF the town, max
ing 5000 prisoners. Thus fell this tremendous
fortress, which has not been overrated by re-
port, for really think it is the strongest place
(next to Gibralter,) in the world, and think
we should never have taken it but for the ex-
Piosion, which was caused by one of our
smells bursting In the main magazine of
powder, by which. to speak within bounds,
2nGO souls were blown to atoms, be-
SUES nea-ts of burden of every descrip-
tion. In all the loss OF the Euvptiaps i,
computed at 1900 killed and wounded. AT
daylight what sight was exposed to chr
! view The stupendous fertilization. tbot
only twelve hours before could boast Of be.
Ing among the strongest i'll the world, was 81
riddied, we could net find a square foot that
! had not shot.
On the morning the 9TH went ashore To
, witness the devastation the sight beqpared
E all description. The bastions We're strewed
with dead, The guns dismounted, and all sorts
E oil havoc. then came to the spot where the
, explosion took place; it has laid space of
two acres quite bare, and followed it cut as
II quarry had been worked there for wears.
And OH heavens, what a sight 1t makes
my blood run cold TO write of it, hianoled
human bodies Of both sexes, strewed in all
directions, women searching for their hus-
bands and relatives, tearing their hair. beat
ing their beasts, and bowling and CRYING
most piteousy; God forbid | should ever see
the like again.
I FLOUR and WHEAT were dull-the latter
/ mad declined. Some bonded Flour had been
: taken Tor expectation at 2is per Dbl.
There is 10 later news from China or India.
we hasten tolay before our anxious read
ers the most important European intelligence
> which has been received for many years,
namely, the bombardmcnt and capture Of the
celebrated fortress of st. Jean Acre, and the
final submission ofMehemet Ali 70 the Allied
D Powers.
The steamship President arrived at Liver
, pool on the 9th ult. The most intense aeyi.
ETY. was manifested in London and Liverpool
. at her non-arrival when the Acadia arrived
which steamer got into port on Sunday NOR
!, ming, 18th ult.
BIRTH OF \ PRiNCEss.-At ten minutes be.
lore two O'Clock on the 2lst ult. her Majesty
was safely delivered of Princess. Her Ma.
Jesty was attended by Drs. Clark, Locock
, ferguson, and Mr.. Blagden. Prince Albert
the Duchess Of Kent, several Lords of he,
MaJesty's Privy Council, and the Ladies OF
. her Majesty's Bedchamber, were also present
ms great and important news was immedi.
atel y made known to the town by the firing
OF the Tower guns; and during the day the
bells of the principal churches in the metrop-
oils rang merry peals. A prayer Of thanks.
giving was used in all the churches and chap.
els throughout the kingdom on the 29th nit
AT the latest dates her Majesty and the infant
Princess were in excellent health, and the
Queen had even left her room.
On the evening of the ed Nov, the fol.
lowing Bulletin was issued:
; ''Ruchingham Palace, Nor %, 10 O'Clock, n. M
"Ihe Queen has passed an excellent night
Her Majesty and the infant Princess are go
Ing on tavorably in every respect.
JAMES CLARK, NJ. d.
CHARLES LococK, NJ. D.
, ROBERT FERGusoN, NJ. ID.
RICHARD BLAGDEN."
Her Majesty and the young Princess are.
, tod be praised, both doing we'll
we believe the christening of the Princess
hoyai VIII not take place until after the meet
ing oil Parliament, when it will be celebrated
win every accompaniment which can give
| Globe.
The upholsterers TO her Majesty have by
koval command, made a splendid cradle, in
the shape of that elegant marine she'll. the
Nautilus.
Parliament has been farther p1orogued till
the 9th Dec.
Johnston & Co., Irish bankers and ner-
chants, have suspended payment, owing to a
complicated scheme of swndling and robbery
upon them, by a clerk, to the amount Of
3IGO,oOO, which they detected.