Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-05

sa, Austria, and Prusss, left Alexandria On the I'd,
the day after communicstion bad been received at
Ce.st..ti.sPls Of the ssltsns dePositios q Mshs-
met All. The Consuls on board an Austrian
steamer, which had brought the order from the
Porte. The English merchants were in = stste Of
great alarm; and demonstrated with Colonel Hodges
on the saddcuHess Of his departure without having
given them airy notice. He informed them he had
no discretionary power; and that he cosd not al
low the British Dag to hy, the nation TO be repre-
sented otherwise than by the Dutch Consul. The
English were by no means satisfied, that the Dutch
Consul woulj be able to protect their property or
persons; and many Of them had taken refuge on
board the English ships.
The Pacha had declared, that, notwithstanding
the departure Of the Consuls and the decree Of de-
position, he would not stop the Indian mails He
| hal given the officers of the Turkish fleet permits
sion To leave Egypt: many OF them had, consequent
| ly, goae on board the Asia.
| ALEXANDRIA, Oct. A. Mehemet Ali, has issued q
frman, declaring all the population OF syria exempt
from military consumption, and all persons who Will
maiuder Of their lives. Admiral Stopford, it was
thought, would return off this port soon The block
| ade to commence this day, and NO further com
munication with Earope would be allowed The
| French Consul has ordered al! persons under his
| jurisdiction TO be ready to embark at moments
notice. This, il was thought, indicated the proba
bty Of bombardment. levy Of 5O,OO3 irreguiars
| (Bcdsuins) was making, and they We're to be placed
along the coast. All the points where any landing
could be effected were strictly guarded. This let
ter confirms the account of lbrahim Pacha having
| been ordered to march on Constantihople, and OF
holy war being proclaimed.
The Emir Beschir is faithful TO Ibrahim Pacha;
the latter concentrating his forces so as to sur
round the allied army, at the last accounts The
mountains are tranquil, but all the Mussuimen arc
ready to rise in favor Of Mehemet Ali
The Allies are masters of aposition rather alarm
ing for the Paeha They were in possession Of Said
Jatfa, D'jouni, Djebail, Kafs, and Tripo; but So
liman Pacha had re. entered Beyrout, which they
had declined to occupy, as they could not command
the hills in its rear, whence the Egyptian army
1 Asstr he Arr hoh nf
been attacked. and was supposed capable Of serious
resistance.
The Alexandrian CORES pondent of the Moniteur
states, that the towns the sea coast OF Syria a.
easily taken, but that their capture depends not
the fate Of Syria. The strength of the Cathoc
Mountaineers has he says, been overrated the real
EOS, the Haourau, and the mountains Of Acre and Sa
fed to Jerusalem. 1t is upon the fidelity Of the
Drases, the MYSTERIES, and the Ismalies, who are
all Mussulaus though not strictly orthodox in their
observances, that Ibrshim Pacha depends.
Der. 5-The allies still in possession OF Jafa,
Caiffa, Djounie, Djebail and the town which forms
the harbor OF Tripoli.
Reported def. ut OF the Allied Army In
Egypt.
BEYRour, Sept. 30h.-A espondent Of the
Londen Post under this date, writes that ON the 18th
Of September the Egyptian and OttoH AMI fleets were
illuminated in honor as the government gave out, OF
a victory gained by lbrahm over tho allies in which
he had made six hundred En- lish prisoners In adj
dition to the Asia, the Implaekbie, with the Hazard
and DAPHNE, and an Austrian corvette, were oil the
port OF Alexandria
Egypt is fortified from Damietta to the Marabout,
and CO. coo men are collected at Alexandra. II is
stated with confidence that Mehemet Ali has sent
ders to his TO march against Constantinople.-
Zoun is the only village which has taken up arms
for the English, but Ibrahim Pacha has seat $1,000
men to destroy them Ibrshm Pacha may rely up
having the greater part of the Turkish army ran.
ged under his banners il not at his first call, at all
events on his first victory Already 2Ooo hor;emsn
have come from Bagdad to join hira. The Bedouins
occupying the country between Syria aud Mesopo-
tsma no have hitherto been his constant enemies,
have not only made peace with him but have offered
him their support.
An eyewitness atIrms that 1000 camcls sent by
the Bedouins to Ibrahim have already arrived at
| Homs."
! The American consulate had suffered most by the
bombarcment Of Beyrcut. and the subsef uent pill
sge of the vauabies and furniture by the Egyptian
| likewise been ransacked. The British consul was
| in the British camp, with Commodore Napier. lbs
lady. with the lady of the American consul, and Mr
Kilbie, British merchant, proceeded to Cyprus IN
| the l.. S. corvette Cyane. .
ON the 18th OF September, the Edinburs aud Hast
ings the only ships at Beyrout stationed there
to prevent communication with Alexandria by sea
The Princess Charlotte, with the Powerful, Ganges,
| Thunderer, Wasp, Cyclops, Gorgop, Hydra, Phsnix,
| the Austrian Admiral Bsndera in the Medea, with
the Guerrero, Walker Bey in a Turkish ship of the
line, with Ottoman friga.e, an Egyptian frig,te
and yacht. with some store ships and other small
grizes, were at ancAor at Djouni or Anourata bay,
about nine riles from yrout, also two Austrian
steamers just arrived with eight hundred Ottoman
troops from ConstantiDople and Izzet Mehcmet Pa
cha. the newly appointed yieeroy OF Egypt
On the 20 the allied troops were at DJonni, under
| the command OF Commodore Napier The force
consisted Of $500 Turks, 1900 British marines, 25J
| Austrian marines, and 1000 mountaineers, besides
the BrftsSh artille rymep, &c in all about 1900 -
Ibrahim PScha, with $4,000 men, occupied the range
Of mountains immediately above the allied encamr-
ment.
| MARKETS.
J Lo~p,~ NossY N.RxrT.-Oct i6-The present state
OF affairs generally considered singular that the
clue the events which in course OF eopnent;
great caution thus rendered and most per
disposed to abstain from business altogether, ra-
Their than eEdsnger their property during the present c
| sis by any operations Of magnitude.
| The action Of the Bank Of England upon the money
market fer the contraction OF the circulation has been
veroly fit; and TO such extent Is the screw applied
that scarcely recoect more stringent period has,
the past week. every appear to be resored TO for
increasing the scarcity Of money: bills Of exchange have
been rejected when offered for discount, while large sales
c stocks have been forced FOR the purpose oiabsorhng all
the available capital.
The condition Ofthe Money Market has cen affected
Nv the adverse state of the exchanges than by the
prospects OF the eSrora,ion OF gold having now
derod necessary that some decisive measures should be
taken by the Bank OF England for is own preservation
Various the opinions TO the means likely 10 bo used
for contracting the circulation and an advance N the rate
odscount or sale Of securities advocated most
effective by different parties according their sd.
vantage directs them Under all these sources Of appre
hrnsiou the full rate Of per cent has been msin
both in the stock Exchange end In the dscoun, market
although In some eases have heard OF rs much as 81
per being paid wa FIRST class Bills OF ENch9ngc
Oct ie.n our Money Market today there Is less agi
talon than noticed during the last fortnight; and
the ect ofthe late adopted by the directors Of
the Bank OF England appears 20 work uron mems
minds thu upon their pockets. We hope viii pass
! smoothly.
Oct 1.-THE Foreign Exchange, yesterday showed cvi.
dent mytoms Of the efficacy Of The adopted ty
the Bank ofEngand to correct them There were more
balls than money on all places.
The usual account fr the ssi ~ weeks Of the
AMI Liabilities Of the Bank OF England, which ap-
pears in the Gase last night show proof q con,rac
ton In every item Of the account. Compared With the
IN September last, the reduction 10 IS2VO0 on
rirc uation; Eoi3ooo deyoss; G255o0 securities;
aud floe 200 on bullion of course the actual reduction
may be presumed 81 be much larger than here show
! b the II weeks average.
The Stock Market is gloomy. AMI prices dropping, as
the adycCS from rsris again dishesng. Tie OPEN
ing rates Consols for Money n TO SIS and for Ac