Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-08-27
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SIX DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDEN'r


The new steam ship President arrived IT
New York on Monday afternoon. bring;n,,
English papers to the LIST instant. From The
New York Courier, Sun and Journal orCom-
mcrce we extract the important intellepencc
which follows:
The probability Of war between Epy,,rj
and France occupies public attention and The
press I'D both countries, to the exclusion cf
every other subject.
90 lar as our limited time will allow ms ~
giahce AT This deeply exciting news, it AN.
pears TO have been agitated by an article On
the AFFAIRS OF the East, which was published
as rom Il correspondent i'm the London Morn.
Ing Post of the 9th ult The statement Al.
iuded to is attributed to the pen of Lord FL.
ienporough. 1t states in substance. that Tho
AFFAIRS OF the East have undergone a mos.
important Change, and have been hurried into
career, where the least untoward movement
may produce results fatal to the equilibrium
anu harmony OF the European powers.
,,oh hidlihea at the concessions pro.{ered by
Mehemet Ali to the Sultan. which ,nigbt b,y,
led to Immediate reconciliation. Lord p,,.
iheiston Issued instructions to Lord Ponson-
oy 10 keep up by I'll means the feud between
the iiege lord and his great vassal.
In the meantime we are told (what is Of
paramount Importance that Lord Palmers-
ION mas signed compact with Austria, Prus.
Sia' and Russia, moi on,y opposed 10 end e.
e"ud'ng France, but unkno,cn to The Inter
Po , unf'f signed and acted upon. The re-
Oh this compact that terms are to be direc
.Cu 10 the facha worse than before the battle of
NeziD, giving him only few DAYS to accent
vi refuse. After the lapse of that time still
"o'se conditions are to be proposed for his
acceptance; and if after the expiration ne :,
iol ,l,,,
conference is to be enforced ri ef oro,;s
The English and French papers are filed
WIN long articles. some of them highly in
iialiIhatory III their character. called forth bv
the article referred to. War ard preparations
LOT war are their burden, and affairs have re-
any an alarming ASPECT. We give the feI-
lowing Interesting dialogue which took place
IN the English House of ords on the Goth Of
Juiy' In regard to the settlement of the Turko
Egyptian question
Lord Strangfcrd wished TO put question
10 the noble vlscount at the head of her Ma
lesty's government on subject which much
interested the public mind. Durinp the lac,
lew days accounts had appeared in the pub
TIC Journals of this country and of France.
stating that treaty had been concluded be-
tween the great Continental Powers, fer the
purpose OF obtaining 4 settlement of the dis
Putes between Turkey and Egypt, but that
france was not a consenting or a sinpinp
party.
Now, he did not wish to ask the noble Wis
count any thing whatever as TO the terms or
situation of the rumored treaty, but he was
most anxious to know whether such treatv
had been agreed upon and did exist. The
public We're deeply interested upon the sub
ject.
Lord Melbourne said it was certainly truc
mat negotiations had been carried on between
the governments Of Russia, Austria. Prussia.
England, and the Sublime Porte. the sub
lects OF which We're the pacifcation of matters
In the i.evant, and settling the affairs Of the
East. twas also certainly true that the ne
EQUATIONS were considerably advanced, blu.
they could not be considered settled until rat
fled by the different Powers. France was
not party to the negotiation.
Lord brougham.-Is it true that France is
not consenting party to the negotiations,
and that she had taken no part in them w to
the period of their completion
Lord Melbourne.-It is certainly true that
france Is not consenting or signing party.
Lord Brougham (emphaticaliy. )-'rhcn
deeply regret it, and cannot express my re-
greet In too strong manner.
The subject then dropped.