The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-13
Foreign News.

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York, having made her passage in about 5 days.
! By these we have London dates up to the I'd, and
| Liverpool to the 4th ult. The news which fol-
lows is gathered from Benefits n. Y. Herald.
The news is of greater Importance than any
that has been received from Europe Cor years.
Every thing wears the aspect of a general, long,
and bloody war throughout Europe and Asia.
Cause.-The news from China is important.
Though the rumor that the English fleet battered
down the forts at Bocca Tigris, and then proceed
ed up to Canton to destroy that place, wants con-
frmation vet it is certain that the English fleet
has sailed from Singapore, its place of rendezvous,
towards the Chinese seas, with the intention OF
commencing hosti!ities. The Chinese forts and
defences are represented as entirely incapable OF
Offering any enecua resistance to the forces sent
against them and if the English attack, they will
take Canton and will, perhaps, try to take Pekin.
| The Tuaco-EaYPTIAS QUEsrIoN.-The pa
sha of Egypt has positively and finally refused to
listen to the arrangement of the four powers to
settle his difficulties with the Porte, in conse-
quencc of which the Turkish government has is
sued its firman deposing Mehemet Ali, and mea-
sures have been taken to execute the treaty of the
four powers The English fleet in the Mediter-
ranean bombarded and nearly destroyed Beyrout,
drove out the Egyptians, landed force, and took
possession of the place. 1t is also said that Com
modore Napier has seized several Egyptian YES
sells, and that he has stopped all supplies from go
ing to the coast. All this time Mehcmet Ali is
said to be, or feigns to be, seriously indisposed
His late apparent humility to the sultan, and his
offer through Rifat Bey to surrender Gambia and
| Adana, are believed to have been mere ruse to
gain time, and had his offers been accepted, he
would probably not have abidcd by them.
The course France shall now pursue will decide
whether there is to be a general war or not and
udgingf from circumstances which have transpired,
il i, not likely that she will now back out. The
French seemed to think the last proposition made
I by Mehemet Ali were reasonable, and were such
as ought to be accepted by the four powers, and
such as it was due in respect to the interests and
feelings of France, to have accepted, and such as
were calculated to secure the peace of Europe,
without giving cause to any party or power to
complain. But, it seems now to be the fixed and
unalterable determination to execute the treaty to
the very letter of it, and at the risk of all conse-
quences War, now, lowers dark and thick in
the horizon of European politics; and when the
first gun is fired by France all Europe will be in
a blaze, and before it ends we may have to take
our share of it. The French have sent two line
of battle ships and two war steamers to reinforce
their Mediterranean fleet; and have ready at one
port alone thirteen other large men of war to
send off.
The Russian fleet of Is vessels of war passed
the Downs to go up the Mediterranean, about ten
days before the Acadia left Liverpool.
LOUIS BoSArAnrE.--Thc trial of Louis Bona
parte is going on before a court of no Peers. He
answers with boldncss and firmness the questions
propounded to him. He was asked why he had
made the attempt to get up revolution "Bc-
cause" said he, "thc country has been badly GO
vcrned for the last 10 or Is years. wished to
see / rance restored.
THI JEws.-Thc prosecutions of the Jews at
Damascus is likely to be brought to close. Sir
Moses Montiiier had an audience with the viceroy
Of Egypt who has granted him frman to visi,
Damascus; but advised him not to mcdde politi.
cally with affairs there but to confne himself to
comforting his people. At the same time he ha.
issued orders for full investigation Of the whole
affair; and decreed that the absent Jews be per
mitted to return to Damascus, and put in posses
sion of their property.
The Rev. Mr.. Samuel, Of Bombay, states thai
he has discovered, and for several months lived
among the remnant Of the ten tribes of Israel, To-
Gated on the southwest shores of the Caspian Sea
and surrounded by a circle of mountains. He re.
ports them to be living in the exercise of their re-
! hsious customs, in n primitive manner dis,inc,
from the customs of modern Judaism.
The PRINCEss AuousrA, aunt to her Majesty
daughter of George Ill. and Queen Charlotte dict
at Clarence House, st. James Palace on the go
of September in her 7Sd year--"much to the grie
of all the Royal Family"
TEXAS has been recognised as Republic b,
Holland, and treaty of amity and commerce,
signed by General James Hamilton for Texas
) and Baron Verstock van Soclcn for Holland
Fins AT DEvASroRr.--Ont the morning Of the
27Scpt an alarm was given that the line Of bo,tl,
ship Taavcra, in the North Dock at Davenport
was on fire. All hands were instantly on III,
spot with the engines, but so terrific were IN,
flames as to give evident proof that the total dc
struction of the ship was to succeed. Nothing
appeared to subdue the fury with which the fir,
extended in the direction in which the other dock,
and buiding-slips lay, as well as the rigging
/ house. sail loft and all the sinrn han..a Tn.