Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-19
HIGHLY IMPORTANT
HIGHLY IMPORTANT
EUROPE, SYRIA AND CHINA.
sIxTEEs DAYS LATER NEWS.
ARRIVAL THE
"A G A Ola A T BOSTON
PRESIDENT AT NEW YORK

Numored Destruction ofthe Chinese Forts AT
Bocca Tigris-March on Canton to Raxe II
to the Observation-Disclosures and Destruc-
tion OF Beyrout-Prospect OF War between
France and England nfOrce ment of the
French Fleet-ExtraordinaryA Attempts to
Destroy the Dock Yards at sheerness and
Mt Piymouth-A Line of Battle Ship and a
Frigate Burnt-Death of the Princess Au-
STANDARDIZATION Of the King Of Holland
Sailing Of the Russian Fleet from the BaI-
tie to the Mediterranean--MorcT Trouble I'm
Spafn---The Queen Regent virtually de
throned and Espartero made suprem
| Dictator.
The Royal Mail steamship, Acadia, Capt Miller,
at Boston, on Saturday morning, very early,
and reached her dock at half past eight O'Clock,
making the run in the space ofl2i days from Liver
pool, 81 hours from Halifax, and 10 DAYS II hours
from Liverpool to Halifax. She had 81 passengers
to Halifax and ~ to Boston. We received our let
tiers and papers by Haruden's Express yesterday
morning and issued our first EXTRA at seven clock
-(being the Sabbath, God forgive usD
The President arrived at this port Yesterday morn
Ing at ten o'clock, and by the politeness of Capt
keane we received our papers and letters in great
abundance at the same hour. This steamer brings
out l45 passengers. She left Oct. l.
The news is of greater importance than anv that
we nave had from Europe for years. Every thing
wears the aspect of general, a long, and blood '
war, throughout Europe and Asia, although man
oil the English journals insist upon it, that the pre.
mnary fighting in the East will strengthen the pros
poets of peace.
The subslance ofthe news is this. As soon as the
advanced division u the English feet reached the
Chinese seas, they went to work asd battered down
all the forts at the Bocca Tigrs and up the Canton
River "a correct map of which we give in another
column.) They then landed a force and sent it up
to Canton to destroy that place. The English fee,
in the Mediterranean bombardsd and nearly DESTROY
ed Beyrout, drove out the Egyptians landed force
and took possession oft II is also said that Com
modore Napier has seized several Egyptian vessels
and that he has stopped all supplies from going &c
the coast On the other hand, the French have sen,
two line Of battle ships and two war steamers to re
infores their Mediterranean Aeet and have ready al
one port alone thirteen other large meme war, to
send of All this time it is said that the Turkish
Government has refused the propositions of Niche
met Ali; that the latter has therefore resolved to
| succumb and accede to the terms of the Four now
ers; and also that he is lyas dangerously sick Al
| Alexandria.
In France, an additional credit Of 80 600 600 france
has been opened TO pay the increased expense. O.
the navy and army. Louis Napoleon is still on hi.
trial. Madame Laffarge has been found guilty, and
sent to hard labor for life.
| The war in Africa still continues.
| The King Of Holland has abdicated in order {,
marry his former mistress.
The Princess Augusta is dead.
Captain Fayrer has been dismissed from comman,
| OF the President.
| Col. James II. Murray, the agent Of the Nortl
American Trust Company, has returned in the Pre-
sdent, and will become the president of that in,ti
tuition in due time.
Texas has been recognised Republic by Hol
land, and treaty Of amity and commerce signed b,
General James Hamilton for Texas, and Baron Yer
stock van Soclcn for Holland.
An attempt has been made to destroy the dock
yards at Sheerness and at Plymouth. The line o
battle ship Talavera, and the frigate Imogene, hav
| been burnt.
Parliament was to be farther prorogued to the
18th Of November.
The Russian fleet OF Is vessels Of war, passed tn,
Downs TO 60 up the Meditsrransaa, about ten day
before the Acadia left Liverpool.
In commercial matters, there is some change
IL is rumored that the Bank Of England intends 4,
increase its rate Of interest TO per cent This il
not believed. Exchanges are quiet. Consols fell
| OF course, on receipt Of the war news they ar,
down to IS. At one time there was general panic
In the London money market The corn crops ar,
very good being nearly Is per cent over those o.
lsss. The importers Of foreign corn have lost .
large amount sf money. There was an ATTEMPT in
the cotton market, week before the Acadia sailed
to get up speculation TO raise the price Of cotton
and they succeeded in raising IL Ii OF penny and
just able to sustain IL at that mark up to IN,
day Of sailing.
There has been a great improvement in trade in
Birmingham, and American orders had greatly in
creased.
| RrFUsAL eF THE PAcHA or Eavpr TO AccEpr
TO RVS Terms OFFERED nv THE COMBINED Pow.
rRs.-The following is an extract Of letter recsv
ed at Lloyd's, from their agent at Constantinople
dated oh Sept IA Turkish steamer has Just ar.
rived from Alexandria, bringing II is reported, tn,
Pachas positive and final refusal TO listen TO the ar
rangement which the four combined powers bav,
agreed upon with regard to his difference with the
| Porte.
We understand that official intelligence has bee,
| received, via Berlin, from Constantinople annour
cling the rejection by the Porte OF the prop,stion
| Of Mehemet Ali. Ii is also known that the conle
| renee at London had previously determined 10 adj
| wise the Porte to reject them. Morning Herald
Tar PRrsiDESr SrrAMsHip.--The Liverpoo
Chronicle, Oct 81 says This magnificent vessel
at noon On Thursday, on her second voyage henc,
| 20 New York. She takes lao passengers, and up
wards Of 20O0 packages or about 800 tons Of goods
| We understand that Of the above passengers, be
| tween 30 and 30 were booked since Monday last