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rendered them, in days gone by, the dread of their
enemies md the nln 81 IL

rendered them, in days gone by, the dread of thci
enemies and the admiration of the world.
The result of this glorious affair is the reduction
Of fortress, declared by the French incendares
TO be imprcgnable, to heap of ruins, with los.
10 the enemy of upwards Of 1000 killed, 5000
prisoners, and large number of wounded, the pre-
else amount of which has not been yet ascertaincd
besides a large quantity of artillery and munitions
and 5000, 900 in specie; Acre having been the
grand depot and arsenal of Mehemet Ali The
garrison was supposed to have consisted originally
Of 6 900 men,
The attack commenced few minutes before
O'Clock on the Sd inst,
The carnag. appears 10 have been dreadful, but
the los. of the British seamcn and marines, was as
we have already said, very trlng.
lbrahm Pasha was at Zehlc, with from 5000
TO 10000; but it is expected he will retire imme-
dately, without so much as attempting to stand
against the allied forces.
The Booty-On the walls Of Acre, l2l mounted
guns, and ~ not mounted; 20 mortars. In store
and ready, 81 brass field pieces, and 81 mortars,
Arms, ammunition, shot, shells, stores Of all kinds,
military chest, hospital stores, specie, supposed to
be $4,000
From the london Morning Chronicle.
/" Instructions have been sent to Admiral Stop
ford, to send an officer to Alexandria with COM
muncation to the pucha, that on his Withdrawing
all his troops from Syria, from Gambia, from Ara
bia, and Aduna, restoring the Turkish feet, and
making due Submission to the Porte, the -Four Allied
Powers would use their best cndeavors 10 obtain
from the Sultan revocation Of the decree of de-
position, and his disappointment to the Pachac of
Egypt. The officer was to remain only three days
in Alexandria; whence he was to return with the
Pachas definite answer, with which he would be
ordered to proceed without delay, to Constantine
pie But dispatches were also sent to Admiral
StOp(ord, nsirucng him TO continue TO prosecute
the warfare against the Pacha with the utmost en-
ergy, till he should receive communication from
Consiantinople ac1uainting him that an arrange
menl was concluded with the Pacha.
LONDON GAZETTE E1rRAoRDINARY.
buckingham Palace, Nor, 81, 1870
This afternoon, at ten minutes before two, the
Queen was happily delivered Of a Princess, His
Royal llishness Prince Albert, her Royal Ilighness
the Duchess Of Kent several Lords Of her Maj
ssly's Most Honorable Priyy Council and the
l.adic, of her Najcsty's Bcdchamber being present,
This great and important news was Immediately
made known to the town by the firing OF the
Tower guns ; and the Privy Council being assem-
bed a. soon AS possible lhercupon, ut the Council
Chamber, Whitehall, it was ordered tina, Form
Of Thanksgiving for the Queens safe delivery ola
Princess be prepared by his Grace tie Archbishop
Of Canterbury, to be used in all churches and
chapel, throughout England and Wales, and the
town Of Borwick-upon-Twccd, on Sunday, the
Goth Of Nov. or the sunday after the respective
ministers receive the same
Her Majesty and the yonns Princess are. God b"
praised, both doing well.