The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1841-01-25
ARRIVAL
ARRIVAL
OF THE COLUMBIA,
ELEVEN DAYS LATER FROM ENG


arrived at Boston on Thursday morning, at s
O'Clock having been telegraped at half past I,
in 10 I-2 days from Liverpool. We have re-
csived by her eur full files of London papers to
the evening of the 4th, with Paris dates to the
I'd, and Liverpool of the 4th. Their contents
are of good deal of interest; and having the
extracts already complied at hand, we have ia
ken them chiefly from the Boston Advertiser
and Atlas.
The packet ship Independence arrived at
Liverpool Dec. 81, from New York, with news
to the 10th, one day later than the Great Wes-
tern, but not carrying, as it was expected she
would, the Presidents Message.
The Great Western arrived at Bristol On the
2lst ult. in Is days.
The steam ship President was advertised 10
leave for New York on the 10th February; the
British Queen on the 10th March; the Britsnia
on the 4th of February; the Caledonia on the
4th March, and the Acadia on the 10th March
The news of the greatest interest is from
Turkey and Egypt, Admiral stopford refused
10 ratify the convention with Mehemet Ali,
made BY Commodore Napier, bat he immedl-
ately proposed other terms, not very materially
different, which the Pacha Immediately acce-
ded to, and the pacifcation was likely to be
consummated. The Pacha agreed to make his
submission 10 the Porte-to give up the Tur-
kish fleet-and to evacuate Syria.
1t appears from the Paris accounts that the
recall of Marshal Vallee from Algiers was de-
termined on, and he was to be succeeded by
Gen. Bugeaud. The charge against Gen. val
lee is that he has extended his operations too
far, occupying distant cities and posts, requiring
great expenditure of life and money to main
tain the system.
In the Chamber of Deputies, in the session Ell
Dec 80, NJ Human, the Minister of Finance,
presented the budget for the year. He went into
4 very full statement of the condition of the f.
dcbt-the expenditures and the re-
sources of the country. The amount of the
budget of expenses for the ensuing year is 1 >
SIG, 000,060 francs. That of revenue is 1,162,-
100000 presenting deficiency of 154,00O.0O0.
On the LIST of January King Louis Philippe
received a great number of complimentary adj
lresses from the Corps Diplomatiquc, Presidents
If the Chambers and the public bodies, the an
wers to which gave general satisfaction.
The Hermine of Nantez asserts that orders
ave been received by the Director eff Artillery
It that place to disarm the points along the
cast of Brittany recently put in state OF de-
ence.
The Courier FrdincaiS reports that the Belle
ooue will shortly sail to the China seas, under
he command of the Prince de Joinville.
The Paris correspondent of the Commerce
Beige Writes:-'sThe French Government gives
way to the demands of the Foreign Powers.
The Ministry of the 2eth of October has deci-
led on disarming. For several days the bu'
eaux of the War Office have been entirely In
erdicted to every body not furnished with spe
;ial leave, and the clerks have been entirely
employed on the measures necessary for this
On Christmas Day they worked the
whole day at this affair The disarming is to
begin with the artillery, and eOuEieTs have been
despatched TO the chiefs of this corps to inform
hem that they are Immediately to prepare nu-
nerous fuIloughs fer the men who Joined last
A great part of the nsatsrsei is to be placed |
gain in the arsenals.
CAPTAIN Caller, aid de-camp of the Minister |
f War, who it will be recollected had filled
ormer missions--among Others, in Egypt and !
;yria-left Paris on Thursday for Toulon, to !
,mbark for Africa. He is believed to be char i
red with an important mission to Algeris.
GAS the system of armed peace" says the
Commerce, ssdoes not authorize the Ministry to
Ietain in the regiment the soldiers whose
line of service expired on Thursday, furioughs
were delivered to great number of soldiers
to the different corps of the garrison
of Paris"
The quarrel between Spain and Portugal has
SO far subsidized, that the Spanish Regency has
consented to wait until the Portuguese Gov
eminent could lay the treaty of 1885 before the
Cortes for its sanction rejection, in the course
of January. The Portuguese Government offer
ed to submit the question between the two coun-
tries to the meditation of Great Britain. 1t IL
said that Espartero is raising an army OF so or
so 600 infantry and or 5000 cavalry to enforce
fine pretension of Spain to the free navigation
eff the Douro. 1t is said that Espartero has ex-
pressed his readiness to accept the mediation OF
England. ~
There was no later news from China or In
dia There had been report said to have been
received overland by way of st. Petersburg,
that the British troops in China had advanced to
Pekin, but it does not appear to have been en-
titled to the least credit s.
The import of Cotton into Liverpool in the
wear 1910, was ,4I6, 1853 bales-which is an In
crease of 4O1 296 bales over the import of 1889;
and 81, 1874 over that OF 1888.
The Nile has risen to 22A feet this year, and
the inundation is so great that incalcuIable mis-
A manuscript relative to the military and ma.
val position of Corsica, entirely written i'll Ma
poleon's own hand, has been found in library
at Toulon. ~ s,s-,si s5 - -
A woman named Jones died last week atDud
ley, above ninety years old, leaving behind hei
1873 grandchildren!
The Desert efSuez has become regular high
road marked by carriage wheels, and furnished
with stations, where travellers may indulge II
champagne or London porter.
The wood of Postel, four leauges from Brus
sells, has been totally destroyed by fire. The col
umn of fire extended more than three leagues il
length, and rose to a height of fifty feet.
The commercial city of Leghorn is IN thu
most melancholy condition, owing to the failure
of several first rate housee.
From, the London Times Of the 5th.
THE NEW YORK PACKET SHIP PRE-
STDENT.
The Humber Union Company steam Packe
Water Witch, Capt. Gibson, arrived at the st