The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1841-01-25

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win be discharged with all possible expeditions
| Sir John Hall, the active Secretary to the Dock
Company, having we understand given direc-
l lions to that effect.
In noticing this casualty, there is one eircun-
stance connected with it which deserves notice.
/ The President was entered inwardS from New
| York at the Custom house on Saturday, and as
/ being in the st. Katharine's dock, Her entry
inwards appeared in this Journal, as well as in
all eur cetemporaries, yesterday morning and
| evening. Now, as it is known fact that the
President was ON the More Sand on Sunday, and
in danger Of becoming wreck, we should hike
| 10 know the reason why she was entered at the
Custom house on the day previous as having en-
tered in the St. Katharine's dock. There would
have been some excuse if the entry had been
''eODaing up"
! SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.
TIE threateuings of hostilities between the
psnin<ulsr states are sot vet ended Portugal
indeed, is arRing as actively as il war were al
ready declared. Even the students in the mill
tSry schools had been called out to assist in de-
tending the country from invasion by the Span
lands. The Portuguese Government ask fer
more time. and, as their request is backed by
the support Of England it will, probably be
granted. The mediation of England will, it is
supposed, be scarcely requisite if the Regents
allow the Cortes time to deliberate. The Portu-
cuese Ministers are understood to have pledged
themselves to the ratification by the Cortes of
the convention for the free navigation of the
tDouro, or to resign.
In Spain, the Regents are proceeding to fulfil
the stipulations of their opening manifesto, by
giving instructions for the assembling of the
Cortes early in the spring; the election Of Depu-
ties to commence the first Of next month.
The Madrid papers, on the 23d December,
state that the Duke of Victory was sufficiently
recovered from his illness 10 be able to leave
his house. He has declared himselfin favour
of accepting the mediation OF England in the
Quarrel with Portugal but twas not certain
| that the other members of the Regency would
consent to 1T.
From tie London Alias of Jan 2.
CHINA.
CAPTURE OF PEKIN.-Men believe what
they hope, and possibilities, in an age where
in the world impossibihty has grown obsolete.
are not weighed 1t was in this spirit that we
alluded last week somewhat prominently 10 the
pervading rumor that Pekin had been taken by
the English. The origin of the report has
been traced to a letter from st. Petersburg of
the 18th Dec, of which the following is an ex-
tract:
aAccounts have been received from Kiatha of
the 10th Of September, stating that a report was
very current there, and generally believed that
the British forces Were In possession of Pekin.
Kiatka is 932 English miles from Pekin, and
China could be received.
Now, as accounts, from Pekin could be re-
ceived at Kiatka to much later date than
that of the last advicas ria Bombay and Alex
andria, there appeared some ground wherein
to rest the belief that was generally entertained
in st. Petersburg. On Monday last, however,
the same house that had received the letter to
which we have just referred, had further ac-
counts from its agent in the capital Of Russia;
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more accurate, and yet more vague. Pekin, il
was found, had not fallen, but some place on
the coast had positively been taken by 1.-THE
English, 1t is very clear, therefore, that the
sssome place. was no other than the celebrated
Chusan, which the Kiatka correspondent of
the st, Petersburg agent had mistaken for
PekiH.'
1t seems that the Governor of Canton is
highly enraged at the capture and detention of
the salt junks, and begins to feel the incoyeni-
ence of the blockade. Some ten OF twelve
grain and salt iunks have been taken nnder
the guns of the Bogue forts and carried into
Causing Moon. One mandarin boat that woul d
NOT attend to the warming shots, was sunk
The Chinese frigate, chesapeake" (ate the
ssCaInbridge'') has been ordered up the river
from the second bar where she was considered
as dangerously near the foreign devils. The
squadron suffers fishing boats and
opium boats to pass. All the foreigners in Can
ton. viz, two Americans, two Swiss, one
Dutch. and one Portuguese, had been order
ed to quit the city, aud all the factories were
deserted.
The only intelligence from China on which
any reliance is TO be placed, is an account
which Cape of Good Hope papers contain,
brought by a vessel from the Mauritius, to the
effect that division of the British feet had
gone up the Yellow River, and would proceed
to within eighty miles of Pekin. The troops
would march along the banks, in order 10 Sc
cure the passage, which is represented as very
circuitous. The Canton river is effectually
blockaded.
| TURKEY AND EGYPT.
The latest intelligence from Egypt and Tur-
kew continue to indicate the peaceful adjust
ment of affairs in that quarter. The refusal of
Admiral Stopford to ratify Napi2r's contract,
referred to below in the letter from Alexandra
to Partisan paper, does not appear at all likely
to disturb or ieopardise the peaceful settlement
of the Egyptias question.
ALExANDRIA, Dec. ri have sad news to
announce to you. The fate of M ehemit Ali,
which appeared to have been decided by Com
modere Napiers convention, is again in jeo-
pardy. M. Napier has either executed an idea
of his own, or he has been the agent of the
most infamous intrigue. The solemn conven-
ton concluded by the English Commodore has
been set at nought by Admiral Stopford, who
declared that the Commodore had exc eeded his
powers. @
Contrary to every expectation, this new at
tack has not shaken his courage. When he
read Admiral Shepherds letter he retained his u
sual presence of mind. 81 am panied" said ne
TO his friends, sat this proceeding, because il
proves that my character is not appreciated
offered long since to restore the Sultan's feet
but the manner in which have been treated
proves that my word 10 not believed, and this
fact wounds my feelings"
You will see by the official documents that
Mehemet Ali is obliged to surrender at discre.
ton, the allied Powers only engaging to secure
him the government of Egypt on condition tina
the Diyan would make concession; but at thu
same time it must be observed, that in the con
ditioas proposed by Admiral Stopford there il
not one word nf.shereditarY government"