North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-10-21


compel Mshrmei Az "a seerp, these con.
5is'aos.
Seeh, 10 eoad, assd 1pfm, Is the SUI.
siAhce 81 shs ifvaiy. The .a.s sncalal
feature IN this controversy il the inicrfe.
renee OF the powers of EUtopc in . qaarrg
between the Suisan and Mrhenel All. wfh
~h'eh shey have nothing TO do. II the
Psaha cAose 10 declare himself independ.
ent Of Turkey, why should shs crowned
heads ia Europe emAfoil tksrnselves ia a
war Tor the purpose Of compelling bin 20
subsection. IL was none Of their business /:
their motives are still eoscssled in The ma
yes ard mysteries Of diplomacy. One thing
10 evident however, The four powers have
involved themselves as deeply 10 the quar-
rel as either of the principal parties TO IT,
10 view ~ The above facts, the question
arises, will there be war, and what is the
purporl ot The late news on that snbect !:
The Extra n. \. Herald of an Oct.
publishes on the authority oil ,heir CORES.
poRGent a report extracted from one of the
London Journals, the Times, that the En-
gish Admiral Stoptord had received orders
10 seize some French military stores and
equipments which had sailed for Egypt,
and some rumoTs Of a collision having oe-
cured between the French and English
fleets of Syria. II this report be confirm
ed, should any blows have been struck,
any blood been split. il will be impossible
10 prevents war. The French press, with
the exception oil the .Moniteur, the organ
OF the Government, has ASSUMED a belIiq-
erent attitude, calling loudly for a war,
tsunting. Insulting, reprosching aud threat
ening England, the ins.igator OF this nefa-
rious treaty and the English press, except
the ministerial organs, are loudly inveigh-
ing Against The folly, stupidity and ignor-
ancs OF the statesmen, who have severed
the friendly union with France, " hch had
been SO laboriously and extensively effect.
ed, and which had succeeded in deluding
It's people to such an extent tina, they
have reluctantly wrunR from the govern
nent one concession after another, until
This year the basis OF a Commercial Treaty
was proposed between France and Eng
and, which would have been a source of
afge pecuniary advantages 10 English
In this bissful state Of de-
usion the French people awoke TO n sense
II the duplisity and fraud Of the English
Government, the signing of the CONNER
;lsl Treaty was postponed, and burst Of !
rational indignation arose from one end 1T
France to the other at the blind infatua,ion
md creduliiy which had characterised their |
conduct. All classes in the country par !
AXE of this sensation, the insults, wounds
ind bruises which France has received |
rom the members Of the Holy Alliance be-
ng still fresh in their memories serve 10 |
Md fuel TO the fame. Doubtless Louis
Philippe. The Napoleon of Peace, as he is
allied. will patch up matters if possible, III
Egypt be attacked, he cannot The FIRST
en- days had expired, and Mehemet was
I'LL inexorable the recent intelligence
iseredits the rvmors Of the intended COM
'romise. 1t will take all the skill and adj
rsss Of the King 10 avoid an open rup-
IRE, and whether he do or net, The nation
! feeling is aroused, and the wound will
smain open with the French people, even
the allied powers should use no force
With the Pasha. D.
MoRE PLUrpER. Tho Library of The
IL Legislative Council of Iower Canad.