Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-21


such event. the Viceroy's palace has been vacat-
ed well all the public establis hments, which
were likely to be exposed to the enemies fire.
MALTA, Oct. l6th.-The taking of Suida or ST.
don, is confirmed, on the llth, Ibrahim Pacha
at Diebel Senin thirteen hours distance from Bey-
rout, with only 6,CS0 men. Sheika Meshmoud, the
commander Of his left wing was hours in ad vance,
(near Beyrout,) with / 200 men; and opposed to
him, almost withia a stones throw, was the Druse
SheIkh Iranzr, with the moubtaineers Of his tribe
lbrahims vanguard, amounting to 1900 men under
osman Pacha, was six hours in advance; and Gene
raj Jochmus and Izzet Pacha had formed plan for
cutting OF and making the whole corps prisoners
In this they expected to succeed the 2Sh Of Sep
TENDER. They only waited The arrival Of Comma.
aore Napier who is the life and soul Of all such
tsrprises.
The famous Solimar Pacha had allowed himse Elf 10
be caught in a kind Of military mousetrap. He is
with 900 men, in position whence it is scarcely
possible single man can escape, as he is complete
iy hedged IN by large body of country folks, who
are directed to take the corps prisoners only and
to avoid sh dding blood as much as possible.
The Egyptian troops continue to desert in small
parties as fast as they can get away.
The Augsburg Gazette thus describes the taking of
Saida, and the result:
On the 10Th, Commodore Napier appeared before
sadi with line battle ships, and with the Aus
trian division. The Egyptian commander having
refused to surrender, Napier commenced fire. At
ter two hours cannonade, the breach was declared
practicable; aud 1908 British with 1000 Turks and
2O0 Austrans, marched to the storm and carrie the
town. The Archduke Frederick was the FIRST in the
breach 1000 Egyptians laid downtheir arms the
Allies lost 40 dead and 10 wounded The result has
been most complete and speedy. The effect was
even worse on Ibrahim's own troops. The corps of
10000 men, under Ibrahim, dispersed and, on the
news OF the taking OF saida 90 officers, with 1000
self left Babeck with small force, as the Egyptian
officers say, and fled to Damascus. The four Con-
suls who had loft Alexandria, had joined Napier's
fleet"
The following spirited account of the taking of
Sidon is copied from the Malta Times of the 18th
ult.:
"Of Alexandria, Oct. s.
{" The smartest affair is yet to be told to you
Charles Napier, on Friday. the 18th, talking with
the Admiral, remarked that Sdon not in pos
session, and said to him, fyou like will go down
and take it, and be back again in eight and forty
hours He started, and was good rs his word
He had the Thunderer, Wasp. Cyclops, Gorgon, and
Hydra, with 900 Turks and 500 marines. On their
with detachment of 200 marines these he took
with him, and, after firing shot and shell at the town
for couple Of hours, he made breach and landed at
the head oil his men. 1t was a sharp struggle, but,
after destroying great number of the enemy, who
neither gave nor would receive quarter, they, at
last killed the Egyptian commander, who died game,
with two marines bay snets at his breast he refused
quarter and ressted they fred and he of course,
amount of 500 1000 we're afterwards taken, and the
whole 1000 have been brought round to the fleet at
Jnni. believe they will be sent to Cyprus Ma
pier was most daring; the tops Of the houses he
made his way, waving his hat on the poiat Of his
sword, and cheering the Our loss amounted
to ID mariners killed and woanded, and two mates
badly wounded, Motley and Shears Of the Wasp, and
a mate of the Revenge, with five seamen, che since
dead, and one OF the Thunderer's launchers killed.
marine officer, who had only that morning arrived
in the Stromboli, killed in the bresch His name
is Hockin, and he has been serving the coast of
Spain, and hear another was wounded. The Egyp-
tans have returned hom Tripeli, and we hold every
cations of which were destroyed by the fire Of the
line Of battle ships. The Castor and Pique took Tyre
The Benbow, Carysfort and Zebra are on the north
coast. The Admiral, Powerful, Revenge, BelIcro-
phon, and Pique are near Juni; Thunderer, Castor,
and Wasp, near Sidon. Steamers here, there, and
everywhere. Edinburgh and Hastings at Beyrout."
Alexandria, it appear, is. at length actually block
AIDED. The Malta Post Once has issued nstice that
in consequence ofthe vigorous blockade Of the ports
Of Egypt and Syria. on the 9th October by Admiral
Stepford, by virtue Of orders from the English Am
bassador at CenstantnoPle the mails for Alexandria
and India the 30th of Septe were not to be for.
warded by her Eajcsty's steamer Prometheus. 1t
doubtful whether French steamers would be eX
cepted from this blockade The India mails remain
ed at Malta an the 10th
The arrival of the overland mail from India which
is now almost daily expected, is looked for with
great anxiety, as it will probably bring very recent
aud most important news from China, from which at
present We are greatly in arrear Of ntelE We
believe the latest date from Macao the 9Th Of une
though from Singapore (Which, under ordinary cir
cumstances is only about IL days sail from Macao
there dates to about the first Of August. As IL
was known, that on the 9th Of June, or two ves-
sells were lying at Macao, nearly ready to sail for
Singapore and they had not arrived at the latter
place bv the end of july il il presumed that ,ha
sorth-west monsoon had blown very stronris a"s M
steadily during the months Of June and July, and
prevented their progress, which may account for
the non arrivM OF any Is'e intelligence from China
But the northeast monsoon sets IN during the month
OF September, and il the admiral should have dis
patched a steamboat Just in time for the overland
from Bombay, the mail now expected NAV br;no
pAt Iufa hxye 1r~x he L
present. In those three ,oon,hs mnch ,nav ~ ~
dorh, yv;u h.v. os.nrrad. "a ,h ":y ~" NO
oao. up I anu '"e anxiety ,en Tor
t"e arn'h OF tne mar IL therefore exceedingly Hatu.
.s' IvSoy ~ may me-. WIN some itus delay IN
PASSING 'nrousn ESyP', e"' eve" win reasonable
ahoWahee on toat account, we may expect 4 during
the present week.-Mdnchesfer Guardian of Nor. T.
Narkets