The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-10-22

/ tiers please to communicate to him. Ii
is considered proper that he should know
the power with which he has to contend,
and that he should be yisibly made ac-
quainted with The vengeance which it is
enabled to hurl. But. Of course, all is
conjecture, for the commander Of the ex-
petition must be guided more by circum-
stances than instructions. and as the gov.
!, ernment have delegated 10 him the fullest
powers. much will depend uppnhis own
genius, experience and resolution.
j The news from Egypt and Syria is
very important. The very Paclla is as
obstinate and unfincliing as the most dog
ged .Mahomedan could desire. When the
! Consuls Of the four Powers waited upon
] him, on the 18th of August. for the pur.
I pose of procuring his Ezce!sency's final
answer TO the pliima.um, he met their
questions with a direct negative. and did
not allow TIE interview TO extend beyond
three minutes. II was cons de.ed Quite
hopeless TO look forward for any change
IN the mind Of the Pacha. and indeed i!
was evident, from the preparation tta, he
mad made. that he had resolved to resist
to the death. Thus, at the date named,
according to the dc,um oflhe Convention,
Syria. and the Pachalic Of jean d'Acre,
had passed virtually from beneath the
sway of Mehemet Ali for ever. Another
ten days would then be allowed him to
accept the hereditary rule of Egypt only,
and it that should be refused. or the offer
not replied to aflirmatively, operations
I would commence agains, him personally
and the rebellious vassal reduced at all
hazards. 10 show the anxious wish with
i which the parties to the treaty are ac,ua-
ted. and particularly in this country. one
Z Of the most daring. efficient. and tlistin-
guished officers in The British naval SER
vice, has been selected to conduct HOSTILE
ties on the Syrian coast--tlse celebrated
Captain Napier. He is a brother to the
distinguished Colonel Napier. the his,o
ran Of the Peninsular Wars, and ia the
Visconnt Cape St. Vincent, Admiral of
the Portuguese Navy.
The Governor of Beyrout is grand
son Of Mehemel Ali. and declared ,ha, he
had no orders to evacuate Syria. The
Emir, to whom the proclamation was sent
in The mountains Of Lebanon, forwarded
it to the Pacha with professions of the
warmest attachment. Thus far the al
tempt to arouse Syria has fallen, but that
endeavor may only prove momentary
check. for when the Sullan's vessels and
loops shall appear, and the latter effec. a
landing. general rising might ensue.-
The conduct Of the British commodore
] has been considered by Mehemet Ali,
France, and many here to have been too
indiscreet and hot heated, and they con.
tend that his proclamation and summons
i to the Governor Of Beyrout to surrender,
was not only premature. but breach of
faith towards the Pacha. These docu-
{ ments were sent forth the day before the
determination of the Four Powers had
. been communicated to the Pacha. and
therefore his conduct in not only threat
ening the Governor, but actually seizing
all Egyptian vessels on the coast, has been
strongly denounced as contrary to the
custom of civilized nations. It should,
however. be borne in mind that his in
structions were to inform the Syrians of
the termination of the Four Powers, and
TO prevent any aid reaching their oppress-
ors. and this it was his duty to do, what
ever might have been the answer of the
Pacha. His conduct shows the determin-
alton of the Convention, and the pro-
claiming Of the Sultan's sway. from that
day over his revo!ted provinces. The
force under Commodore Napier consists
of the Benbow, u; Thunlerer. 81; Pow
erfnl 81; Edinburgh, 72; and the Castor
frigate and Gorgon steamer. Immediate.
ly after the refusal of the Parha was made
known to the British Consul General, DIES.
patches were sent off to the Commodore
at Beyrout. per steamer, which would
reach him in about two DAYS. II was ex.
pected that he would vigorously enforce
his instructions.
i Admiral Stopfor,l arrived at Alexandria
on the 18th and was undergoing quaran-
tine; it was doubtful, however. whether
he intended to land at all. His ships
were the Princess Charlotte, 100; the
Bellerophon. the Daphne corvette, two
Austrian frigates and a couple Of briggs.
The war steamers were the Cyclops.
Hydra. and Alecto. The Pacha had
placed the Sultan's ships in the form Of
horse shoe. in the order Of battle. and
intended TO work them merely as floating
batteries. These are in the old harbor,
and the smaller craft had been gathered
within the Mole preparatory to their be-
ing sunk. The fortress Of Jean d'Acre
had been strongly fortified and victualled.