North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-08-19
NORTH AMERICAN BOUNDARY

NORTH AMERICAN BOUNDARY.
On Monday. Sir Robert Peel put a
question on this subject 10 Lord Palmer
sion.
lie wished 10 know when the papers
Connected with ii would be laid upon the
table of the House: The noble Lord had
promised TO produce them shortly after
Easter; but, Notwithstanding his positive
assurance. they had never yet appeared.
IL was not a satisfactory answer To say that
fresh papers bad been received; nor was IT
a sufficient reason why the first part OF the
papers should be withheld. Parliament
ought not TO separate without some inform
alton or this question.
Lord PaimerstOn said, that the respon-
sibility OF the papers not being produced
was his alone. He was anxious 10 present
the papers together with the Report oil the
Commissioners at one and the same time.
The papers were now collected, and the
Report was nearly ready: he trusted to be
able 10 produce both in a few days.
Sir Robert Pcel-"Wil the report be
laid before the House in er~tenso?."
Lord Palmerston-"fes.n
Sir Robert Peel-sHave any new sur
veyors been sent out since the Report was
receiyeds"
Lord palmerston replied, that there was
one part of the boundary line which the
Commissioners had not surveyed with that
accuracy and minuteness which was desi-
rahle. Two other surveyors, therefore,
had been lately sent out for the purpose OF
completing the survey. He might further
LAT. a., rotar.pea IN yha ntasfin, aCLaI ht,
Sir Robert, that the British Government
has sent a proposition containing the draft
Of a convention for the purpose of appoint
ing Commissioners finally settle the disputes
connected with the Boundary question.
Sir Robert Peel-"Was that proposition
founded on the basis Of any communication
made by the American Government, or was
il a new one, which the United States
would be perfectly at liberty 10 reject or
accepl?"
Lord pa~lmerston-"It was founded on
the basis OF the communication made last
year by the American Government"
The East.-The dates from CONSTANT
nople are TO July lst, Eastern affairs which
seemed 10 near a settlement, appear now as
unsettled as ever.
A well planned revolution has broken out
in various parts Of Syria against the army
and government OF Mehemet Ali. Bevront
has been actually taken by the Druses and
Maronites of Mount Lebanon. This intel
ligence was brought overland, and confirm
ed by the Fife steamer, which arrived on
the 18th, with fresh dispatches from the
Generallissimo, Ibrahim Pacha, earnestly
urging his father 10 send him every posi-
bic disposable force, both military and ma
val. Not a momen was lost; and four
Egyptian friqates, three corvettes, and
several small craft took their departure on
the ltth, provisioned for three months,
and filed up with warlike stores. On the
lith, an Egyptian liner and six Ottoman
frigates, with several smaller vessels be-
longing likewise TO the Sultan, received
orders to take on board 1000 Turkish troops
with their baggage, and a vast quantity OF
material Of war, and proceed likewise To
Syria. These vessels are now all ready
10 weigh anchor. and a rumeur is atoat
that the Pacha intends also 10 embark in
them 1000 of the civil guard. One half
the crew ofeach vessel are Turks, the other
half Egyptians. Vice Admiral Patruna
Bey, lately promoted 10 this rank upon the
decease Of the Captain Bey, and who was
once at Malta as Rials Bey, will assume
The command of the sea forces. He is a
staunch supporter of the Pscha's views
against the Sultan; but great doubt vet pre-
Salls whether the ships, once out Of Alex
andria. will ever reach Syria. Che Otto
man officers and seamen will most certainly
do their almost 10 escape the power Of the
Pacha, and redeem their lost honour with
their master the SulIan.-Malta Gazette.
The .~4rchimedes. This vessel impelled
BY a screw. made several successful exper-
imeRts lately Up and down the Mersey. A
Liverpool paper SAYS her movements were
witnessed by an immense number OF spec
,ators. and fully justified everything that
has been hitherto said in praise of her sin
gular powers.
Nine thousand looms at a siaud.-There
we're in June al less, 5000 looms idle 10
Stockport, (Enaland) in consequence Of a
dispute about wages.