Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-03-25

Nedjib Ffendi, the new Governor of Damascus,
and the Defterda chosen to constitute the Admins
ratlon OF Syria had been presented to his Highness
previous to their departure. and Nedpb had been
raised TO the rank of Pasha.
On the 4th n conference was held at the Ministry
Of Foreign Affairs between the Ambassadors of the
four Allied Powers and Redschd pasha who had
! entirely recovered from his late illness. Nothing
had TRANSFERRED respecting the object
The Sublime Porte announced, on the 4th the
conclusion of the EgyptiGn Question.
Previous advices up TO The LIST Of February state
"Commodore Napier bad returned from Cairo with
bis son, Leutenant-C Colonel Napier, on that morn
ing, intending to proceed in the Hecate steamer
for Gaza, but she had started few hours before,
taking letters from the pasha for his son lbrahm,
who was still about 81 miles from GAIA expecting
to be attacked by The Turkish troops under Jock
mus.
The advanced guard of soliman pasha had arrived
in Carlo on The 9th and 2sth ut with Isnail Bey
son of lbrahim Pasha), sche'iff Pasha. and bus
secretary llama Bahr The latter had arrived in
Alexandria, and had long Inery lew with the Pasha
on the 1st inst
.Mehemet Ali had professed to establish free ex.
port trade ia all the produce Of Egypt excepting
this years cot,on) according 10 the Treaty Of
Commerce and Navigation with Turkey of the 10Th
of August, 1888, by which fixed duty Of II per
cent. is to snpersede arbitrary charges. He had,
however, when it came to the point, refused to be
content with IL per cent. on wheat, and barley and
had subjected the purchasers of free country rice to
considerable loss by subsequently offering his own
rice for sale at the country price, and including the
export duty--yrtualy duty free TO gain the prefer
ence? lie had also issued notice calling on the
European holders of land in Egypt to be prepared
TO acquiesce In the new arrangements he had laid
down for its cultivation under his lltary Pashas
and Beys, and 10 pay up their rens, or to surrender
their farms and close their accounts with the Gov
eminent.
Letters from Alexandria of the 9Th of February.
state that on the Cd the long expected news arrived
by courier that ibrahim Pasha had positively ar
rived at GAIA, with the sixth and last divisions of
the retreating army on the 29th ult He suffer
ing severely from an Illness Of which j.undice was
the most obvious symptoms. Nevertheless. he had
expressed his desire to remain the last and see
the remains of his army safely embarked before he
returned to Alexandra The Strombo steamer had
arrived there the Sd ult. from Gaza, with con-
frrna'ion of the fact, bringing Colonel Wibraham,
and also several Egyptian officers. The Nile steam
er was engaged in the convoy of the Pasha's troops
from GAIA TO Damietta.
The Turkish forces under General Jochmus were
at Jaffa, and all attempts to interfere with the ie-
treating army had been relinqushed.
The Portafogolio Maltese of the 18th ult pub
fishes letter from Alexandria Of the 7th stating
that Ibrahlm Pasha was hourly expected from GAIA.
The Nile bad been despatched thither to remain at
his disposal, and the 9th, another steamer, II
Padre del Pellegrin. and three Egyptian frigates,
sailed for the destination, to convey to Alex
andra portion OF his troops.
DREADFUL COLLISION AT SEA-A SHIP
/ SUNK WITH ONE HUNDRED AND
! TWENTY-FIVE SOULS ON
BOARD
Liverpool, Monday, Feb Goth
I iao aipful fask IN bava tn IF tha
most melancholy disasters which, of late years, has
taken place in the channel, and which has been ac-
conpanied by the loss of not less than one hundred
and twenty-five men, women and children.
The American ship Governor Fenner, Captain
Andrews which sailed hence on Friday, at noon, for
New York, came in contact the following morn
ing, at Two clock. off Holy head with the Noting
ham steamer from Dublin. for this port. The ship
struck the steamer midships. So great was the
force Of the collision, the ships bows stove in,
and, in few minutes from the tine Of the vessels
coming in contact, she sank, the captain and the
mate being the only persons, GU: of l24 souls on
dreadiully shattered but having been struck 10 her
strongest part, the collision was not fatal 10 her.
REPRESENTATIVE APpoRTI0NMENT. We per-
ceive by the report of the Committee, that Lin
coin is allowed twenty-five Representatives.
Bath is reported two; Bowdoin, one Bowdoin-
ham, one; Boothbay, one Bristol, one Jeffer-
son, one Nobleboro', one; Warren, one White
field, one; Wiscasset, one; Lewiston, one Wool
wich, Westport and Arrowsic, one st, George,