The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-06
From the Boston Atlas Extra.
Is DAYS LATER FROM EU-
ROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA.

kns, arrived at Boston ON Tuesday morning at
half past 8 o'clock, having sailed from Liver
pool on the afternoon of Oct Goth, making her
passage in 13 IL days We give below sum
mmary of the most important intelligence.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
In confirmation of the news published in this
mornings Atlas, our papers received per Bri-
tannia announced the probability of pacific
arrangements of Eastern aifairs.-But we should
state that this probability is, after all only an
opinion upon which people in general, and mer-
chants in particular, declihe acting; and that
although the general tone of the press is pacific
the accounts of actual occurrences in the East are
very contradictory. The London Sun of Oct
10, observes:
Upon the whole, however, the impression in
Paris on Saturday was, that the question would
be settled practically Active negotiations were
known to be carrying on between the Cabinets
of France and England for Arranging the basis
of final adjustment, and it is not unknown
that already many of the greatest difficulties
have disappeared. Already have the Ambassa-
doris of the -Four Powers of the Porte been in
structed to communicate to the Sultan, that
while they admit the abstract right of his
Highness to depose Mehemet Ali, they neverthe-
less trust that in the event of the Viceroys early
submission the sentence will be revoked and
Egypt and part of Syria granted to the Egvp-
tian Ruler. They have further been comman-
ded to signify to the Porte that as the Consuls-
General of the Four Powers had quilted Alex
andria, no time ought to be lost in communica-
ting to the Pacha the benevolent and gracious
intentions of his Imperial master. We had ex-
Pected that some such prudent step would be
taken, and we are well satisfied that it has been
taken SO early as to appear the spontaneous act
of the Four Powers. That the Porte will offer
any opposition to the recommendation of the
Four Powers is inconceivable, inasmuch as they
have charged themselves with the entire settle
ment of the question agreeably to the wishes of
the Porte itself.
The Allies are masters ola position rather
alarming for the Pacha. They were in posses
sion of Said, Jaifa, Djou MD 'jebail, Kaifia, and
Tripoli; but Soliman Pacha had re-entered
Beyrout, which they had declined to occupy,
rs they could not command the hills in its rear,
whence the Egyptian army could at any time
destroy the town Acre had not been attacked |
and was supposed capable of serious resistance.
The Alexandrlan correspondent of the Mon |
iteur states that the towns on the sea coast of |
Syria are easily taken, but that on their capture
depends not the fate of Syria. The strength |
of the Catholic Mountaineers has, he says been |
overrated; the zeal Syrian warriors being the |
Druses inhabiting Lebanon, the Haouran, and
The mountains of Acre and Safel or 10 Jeru |
salem. 1t is upon the fidelity of the Druses,
the MYSTERIES, and the Ismaelites, who are all |
Mussulamans, though not strictly orthodox in
their observances, that Ibrahim Pacha depends.
We have before observed that Mehemet ALI |
was shrewd, cautious politician, and it would |
be totally inconsistent with that character which
he had maintained, TO fight against the forces |
arrayed against him. England has Il ships of
the line and first class fngates in the Mediter
ranean, and the protection" which the Gar
of Muscovy is about to afford 10 the Sultan is, |
il must be admitted, on no niggardly scale, If |
the accounts be correct which state, that an
army of thirty thousand Russians are assem- |
bled in Bessarabia, and that the troops concen- |
trated on the Turkish frontier amount alogeth-
err TO one hundred thousand men. We see no
way for him to escape ruin if he contends
against the Odds, and the Allied Powers remain
| true to their mutual treaties. The only chance
| for his success was in the event of general
European war.-But there will be no rupture
between France and England, except it be oc-
casioned by demonstrations of national feeling
as the tone of letter from Nj. HERS, receding,
apparently, from the false position France had
assumed ia opposition to former treaties,
removes the cause of war between the parties.
The import, OF the rather verbose note, is that
France will acquiesce in the allies driving Me-
hemit Ali out OF Syria, but will not allow him
TO be dispossessed of Egypt. 1t is we'll known
the Powers never meant TO drive him out of
Egypt or to support the Porte in any attempt
to do so but though this note is certainly an
assurance that France will not 90 to war with
Europe on account of operations in Syria, it
may possibly render those much more difficult,
} by assuring the Pacha of protection in the most
extreme case fobstnacy.-The Pacha might
probably yield much sooner, if he were aware
that the penalty of obstinate resistace 10 giving
up Syria, might be the loss OF Egypt
We give below statement of affairs which
may form TO some, the basis of an opposite
opinion
''The French Government" says the Minis
terlal evening papers, ''has received the des-s
patches brought to Marseilles by the last Med
lterranean packet. They left Alexandra on
the 18th ult The Government have not vet re-
ceived those dated Oct Q, which arrived on
Tuesday at Toulon. Those of the 26th con-
taln no new fact; they confirm what was alrea.
dy known, that the Lbanus was tranquil, and
that Mehemet Ali, was restored to health and
was perfectly calm and resolute No accounts
had been received from Ibrahim Pacha, but il
was known that he was concentrating his for
ees, and that his plan was to surround the Tur-
kish camp, which had been formed to the north
of Beyrout. The combined fleets had cannona
ded Seid and Kaifa. The insurgents who had
presented themselves at the Turkish carnp were
according to the report at Alexandria, peasants
of the Kesrouan, in small numbers, hut the
mountain was tranquil, and the Emir Bischir
continued faithful to the Viceroy.-The Mus
sulmans irritated at the attempt of the Chris
tians, had caused some anxiety to the Europ-
on all points to rise in favor of Mehenet Ali.
News of important events was hourly expected.
Such are the accounts which were in circula-
| ton at Alexandra on the 18th ult. Tomorrow
or Saturday the Government will know those