Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-11-28
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The Br,ania left Liverpool on the 20h, al
3 O'Clock z. NJ. She anNed al her dock, IN
BosloR about half past 3, on Tuesday mernlng,
thus making her passage from dock to dock m
IL days and 4 2 hours
The Britannia brought out SO passengers, and
an immense letter bag.
We have our files OF Liverpool papers 10 The
afternoon Of the 2olh, aud London to the morn.
ing OF the same day.
Capt Charles Judkns is now the commander
of the Britannia.
The account Of the destruction Of me Chi.
nese forts at Bocca Tigrs does not appear to be
confirmed.
The most important item Of news Is the nj.
tempt upon the life Of Louis Philippe. This Is at
rIbu,ed by the London papers to the evident de-
sire of The French King TO smother OF keep down
the war enthusiasm Of his subjects. The prisoner.
Marius BARNES, appears to be a fanatic of the
stamp olsLouyel and Ahbaud The uteuoga.
tories he has Undergone have not elected from
him any admission tending to prove that he had
any accomplish, or that he was hired assas.
sin. Although suffering from his wounds, he
has throughout evInced extraordinary energy,
and to this moment, The only regret he has manl-
Tested Is that OF not having effected his criminal
purpose. Al one question, put to him by the IN
sIructng Judge, tears were seen to flow INTO his
eyes" do not lnmagme," SAID Darn es, ha,
these are tears of repentance, if I weep, il is.
from despair at having missed my aim." lie
was heard to excaim on another occasion. "IIad
| killed the yrant, Solimnn Pasha would now he
,,k A a
hemt Ali, would hHve sunk that of the incenda.
ries of Beyrout, and Egypt would be freed"
The ship james Pauson, 'Cromarlle. master
liom Bombay for London, was DESTROYED by fire
about 100 miles west Of Tie Azores; the crew
took to their boats, and were picked up BY bark
from Newfoundland and carried into Lisbon. -
The Captain and IA sf The crew came passen.
gers IN the Braganza steamer the cargo (cotton)
is supposed 10 have gniied from spontaneous
causes.
II is asserted in letter from Amsterdam ad.
dressed to Commerce, that since the abd.caon
OF William |. deficit of 62,o00.OO0 honnes
(l5O,C00,O0o irancs has been found in The pub
he accounts.
The news on the affairs Of the Eas, ia Of great
interest, as they appered 10 be at the very crisis
II was extremely doubtful what turn affairs
would take. and opinions aud reports were veiy
contradictory. Accounts are received from Alex.
andrla 10 October 3. The allies had evacuated
Beyrout, because il was not in slate TO be de-
Tended IN Case of attack, bul were IN possession
oil large number OF places in Syria, VIZ: Sad,
Jaffa, DJounIe D'JebaiI, Kaiha, aud TnpoIi.
There was large British squadron on the
coast OF Syria. In addition to ships previous.
y there, squadron Of ships from Ll,bOn, of
which two we're three .deGkers, subsequently pas
sed Malta TO JON the feet Of Sir r. Sioptord-
They had besides nine steamers, several ltisales,
and smaller vessels.
The tone Of the French papers is still warlike
The geaera rumors aud belief were, that NJ.
Theirs had pressed The King 10 consent to take
measures tantamount 10 the declaration Of war;
That his Majesty would only. in the absence Of
the Chambers, agree TO strong representation Of
The four powers. The reply 10 which could hardly
be expected before the lapse of three weeks. aud
that the Chambers should in the meanwhile be
convoked for the end Of tina, period when the
views Of the King or oil his Government would
be submitted to them, with The results OF the last
appeal to sovelegns, parties To the treaty Of the
18th Of July.
"The dispatches" says the Monlieur Parisien
drought direct from Alexandria 10 Touon, and
which are dated the 3rd Instant. have arrived in
PARIS. According 10 these dispatches, the Eng.
sh ships we're continuing - lombard the
small towns of the Syh,n coast. and were land
ing Turks hers. The latter had occupied Sede,
Caifla, and even Tri,oli. Soluan Pasha remain
cd master Of Beyroul. and lbIaham had taken Wy
strong position above the Turkish camp. No
decisive event was known al Alexandra up TO the
Sd instant"
The Monteur publishes the following
"ALExAEDRIA, Oct 3.
"A feet, with sufficient military force 10 e.
feet landing, viii easily gain possession Of all
the small delence4ess commercial towns along
The past OF Syria. Acre alone is capable Of re-
sisence. II IS not accordingly surprising that
the allies should have rendered themselves mas
ters so soon Of Jaffa. Ca fla, Djouns, Djebail,
and also Of the small town serving as hafbor 10
Tripoli, If am conecily Informed.
"Bul on the occupation OF those maritime towns
does moi depend the fate Of Syria. the coast Of
which hue throughout by steep mountains, which
form. as II we're, one continual rampant
The least wa'iks populations inhabt The
towns on the seaside and the declIVi,les Of the
mountains extending to the Mediterranean. The
most warllke reside on The submits VI those
mountains and in the interior.
"The Catholic moun,aneers are not so power.
full as il is believed in Europe. They aie less
warlke than the buses, who inhabh Lebanon,
tho Haouran and mountains Of Acre and Sailed,
and nearly as far as Jsruseem: they are inferior
| TO the people Of Naplouz, who live IN The noun
tains between Acre and Juusalem, and to The
Nurseries and the IsmaelIes, who reside IN the
| mountains between Tupo and Ahuoeb, and N
some districts Of CsEamania.
"The people Of NapIOuz are MussuImans, and
The Nassieres, The IsmaeIies and the Druses,
are schismalic MBasniGIans. Ia the mountains
Ante Lebanon there are Muluolis, Mussulnans
Of the sect Of Ali--and AiussaHans also occupy
the mountains Of Angular and Denne. above
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