Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-09-17

matum of the -Four Powers-InsnTrection in Va
ieacia, and Fail of the Spanish Ministry.
The d" Moniteur Parisien'' contains the following
article:
Intelligence from Alexandria received by Gov
eminent states that the Viceroy OF Egypt has re-
piled by refusal 10 the notifications which Riiaat
Bey was charged TO convey to him. He declared
that he would repe force by force but that he would
commit act OF aggression
This news was brought by the Tarare, which
left Alexandria the 18th of August, and arrived at
Toulon on the 18th. The arrival of the steamer at
Marseiles with the overland mail from India, has not
vet been announced.
second article In the same ohical paper is 10 the
following effect
son the 2sd of August some disorders occurred
az Valencia. A portion of the population desired TO
! Cite a serenade to the Queen. Groups were imme-
diately formed TO prevent it. The Council of Minis
tiers assembled land decided that the screnade should
not take place,
The Ministers afterwards demanded Of the Queen
authority to announce by circulars that the law on
the Ayuntamentos Cor municipal law should not be
enforced until it should have been taken into con-
sideration by new Cortes. The Queen refused
| NM. Onis aud Cabeo ministers for Foreign AT
fairs and for the Interior respectively have given
| in their resignation.
Our private letter Of Sunday night states that even
this intelligence produced no effect upon the lew
spectators in the funds assembled at Toroni s. and
who eemed determined not to move until the lqui-
dation should have taken place, and which would
commence on Monday yesterday. One person OF
.
pearcd.
Although since my last dispatch to you matters
between this country and France have assumed a
mos, threatening and serious aspect yet within the
last few days the Partisan Press has exhibited most
decided symptoms of cooling down from that fever
hea, TO which it had become excited through the
agency and trickery Of NJ Theirs. This worthy
minister is generally believed to have been the ORR
ginator and prime actor in causing some eXtraordi-
nary fluctuations which have recently taken place
on the French Eourse, and it is currently reported
that he had poe keted sum OF not less than $1,000
by his menaces and pretended wsrlike preparations
however you must not understand that all abuse
ofthe English has ceased, the French papers abound
in re vengeful articles, but these are evidently writ
ten in spirit which clearly proves that an appear
ance of buster AID show has been resorted to in lieu
of an appeal to principles of honor and justice
AS regards the actual state of Affairs with Niche
met Al-there is no present prospect OF his coming
TO terms; and the latest accounts from Alexandra
represent him to have received with much daring
and defiance the news of the Four Powers being
determined to force him into obedience. 1t gene
rally understood that the expiration of the stpu
lated period, blockade Of Alexandria will be
forced-however the Pacha is making the utmost
exerions in the equipment Of his navy, and in the
army most extraordinary increase has been effect
ed. England is, Also greatly increasing her naval
force; several ships Of war are ordered into in
slant commission, and other symptoms ofhostities
are in active operation. The increase ofthe French
army as well as navy is rapidly being carried out;
indeed, in every department Of the services an I'M
preceden,ed series Of hostile s. mptoms have occur
red-and We, the people of England seem to regard
the whole affair as Of very secondary import and
not likely to be of serious result
King Leopold of Belgium has been in London,
in order to use his endeayors to obtain set
Element of the Eastern question. Since his de-
parture from London, he mas visited Brussels, and
he is now gone up the Rhine, in pursuance Of his
pacifcatory object. II is reported that he has
ceeded in bringing about riendly settlement; at all
events hi. best excrtions will be made II is very
that should the peace OF Europe be disturb
ed. the Kingdom Of Leopold is in most precarisus
situation, and whatever the consequence to either
the Great Powers, the pusy royalties of Leopold
would instantly expire.
The downfall ofthe Tsiers Ministry is daily ex-
pected and should this occur, il is almost a matter
OF certainty that the present exciting difference be-
tween Eng land AMI the French Government would
cease Theirs is the main spring of the whole affair,
and has strained every nerve in fomenting disagree
ment.
| send YOU the following most important docu-
ment, being the memorandum adopted by Lord Pal
mcrston to the French Ambassador on the oc sion
Of signing the treaty
TRASsLATToS.
Foreign Office, July Is
The French government has received during the
wIole course of the negotiations, which commence led
in the autumn oflast year, the most reiterated IMAM
fest ana inc pntestable proofs not only Of the desire
ofthe Courts OF Austria Great Briiain Prussia and
Russia, to come 10 understanding with the
French government on the necessary arrangements
effect the pacifcaon Of the Levant but also of the
great Importance which these Courts have never
ceased 20 attach toihe moral effect that the union
SD concurrence Of the Powers would produce in au
affair seriously and intimately connected with the
N ainten1uce Of Euro pcan peace. The -Four Courts
have seen with the deepest regret that all their ef
forts to attain their object have been Ruthless and
hstanding that even recently they have pro-
posed France TO Join them in the execution cf
| arrangement between the Sultan and Mchemet Ali.
based on ideas enounced towards the end Of last
wear bv the French Ambas sador in London still N
French government has not thought IL conld Join in
this arrangement, aud has made its with
/ the other Powers dependent upon conditions which
these Powers have ~ pstibie with the
ma n enance Of the independence and mites ritv of
the Oihman empire and with the future tranquility
OF Europe.
In this state of things the -Four Courts had no
other choice than 10 abandon 90 chance for the ia.
turc the great affairs which they had engaged 10
range and thus to prove their impotcncy and 10 ex-
70 e the peace Of Europe 70 daily increasing dar-
gers or on the other hand to adopt the resolution
&C proceeding without tbs cooperation Of France in
order TO bring about, by means of their united ef
in conformity with the engage ments with the -Four
Courts have contracted with the Sultan, and Of a
nature 90 ensure future peace.
Placed between these two choices. and persuaded