The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-01-14
FOREIGN NEWS.

From late papers we learn that, on the
2]st November, Queen Victoria gave birth
to Princess. Great rejoicings were had
upon the occasion. A most splendid Roy.
al Cradle was sent to the palace ''iust in
time for the reception of her young lady
ship.
The English Government have recog.
nized the Independence of Texas.
The remains of Napoleon arrived at
Cherbourg, in France, November 30th,
from st. Helena. 1t is stated that the re.
interment was to have taken place on the
10th ult. at Paris.
GREAT BATTLE.
| Bombardment and Capture Of St. Jean
D'Acre.
The attack commenced few minutes
before two o'clock, on the third of Novem-
Der.
The result Of this siege is the reduction
to a heap of ruins, of fortress which
was declared by the French to be impreg-
nable, with loss to the enemy of upwards
of TWO THOUSAND KILLED.
THREE THOUSAND PRISONERS,
and large number Of wounded, the pre-
else amount of which has not been ascer-
tanned; besides large quantity of artile-
ry, and 100000 in specie; Acre having
been the grand depot and arsenal of Me-
hemet Ali. The garrison was supposed
to have consisted originally of 5000 men.
One of the letters describes the state of
the town thus:-"On landing, the place
known to be strong was found even still
more so than what was conceived, and
thanks may be returned to the Almighty,
that this strong hold of the enemy has rot
cost the allies greater loss of life
The town is one mass Of ruins; the batter
les and most of the houses are literally
ridded all over: the killed and wounded
lying about in all directions, lifeess trunks
cut asunder, some without heads. others
without legs and arms. Hundreds dying
from the blood flowing from their wounds
and no one near to help them. The
scene was truly awful !"
A long account Of the bombardment
concludes thus: "Such is the account of
the taking of Acre, written "a hours after
the attack began, city which batfled b.
napra,e and French army, and has UNI
dergone, both in ancient and modern his
tory, more numerous and desperate sieges
! than any other city in the world
The following despatch, addressed to
Lord Palmerston, Her Majesty's Princi-
[ pal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, will
give the par,iculars:-
st. Jean D'Acre. Nov. 5.
| NV Lord-On the goth ult.i. was final
/ " determined between Sir Robert Stop
! ford and myself that the seige of Acre
1 should be undertaken. | accordingly de.
/ tached Omar Bev for the purpose of ad.
vancing from Sidon with 1000 Turks up.
on Tyre. and thence TO occupy the Pass
of the White Mountain, to the North.
ward of this place; and on the 3lst the
Admiral made sale from Beyrout Roads
having previously embarked in the squad.
ron 5000 men, under the immediate
command Of the Pasha Selim. and small
I detachments Of Royal Artillery and Sap
I pers under Major Higgins, of the former
! corps, and lieutenant Aldrich, Royal En-
| gineers.
4 Omar Bay reached the position assign
1 ed to him at the same hour on the secont
i inst. that the fleet appeared off Acre.
/ Owing TO the light winds the ship:
did not get into action till 2 P. NJ. on the
| Sd, when an animated fire commenced
and was maintained, without intermls
sion, until darkness closed the operations