The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-22

ton. Some Of the continental countries VIII suucr
severely by .his-Fnnce especially
TURKEY AND THE EAST
We have received the following from Malta, Of
the 23d ult: "Ibrahim Pacha arrived here on the
l7th, on board the Nile, which was saluted by the
English admiral's flagship, the Formidable. His
Royal Highness is on his way TO Leghorn, whence
he will proceed to the baths OF Lucca."
A letter from Beyrout, of August !, says; "The
Maronies have formally consented TO the recent or
dinsnces issued by the Porte, but the Drusts have
declared that they will never acknowledge the
Christian Vekils in the mixed districts, and that
such Christians as will not submit to the Druse
Vekis must withdraw. Wedeschi Pacha gave the
Druses eight days for reflection; but, receiving no
answer, informed the Marontes that he had written
to his government for fresh instructions. The Mar
onites delivered to him memorial for the Porte,
demanding a governor distinct from the Druses.
They expressed to the Pacha their dissatisfaction at
his tergiversations
The provinces are in a very disturbed state. In
Upper Albania the instruction has been, in some
measure, checked; but in the province Of Van, and
in the neghborhood of Bagdad serious disturbances
have taken place new polLtax, imposed on the
Chafais or Kurds is the principal cause of the cut
break in Van. Bahri Pacha has been sent with
troops, TO reduce them TO obedience. Asia Minor
is, at the present moment, suffering all the horrors
of famine. For the last two years, the crops have
failed and water is scarce that the quantity
quHeu iot uc cohsuHPtioh VI s"ioh ioi'iiiy coSsn
an enormous sum.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. l7th.-The news from Egypt
is meagre. Mehemet Ali continues to enjoy excel
lent health.
Some fears are entertained with regard to Ibrahm
Pacha's return to Egypt on account of the very
delicate state of his health, and in the of his
death, Abbas Pacha, Mehemet Ais grandson, and
only of Tousson Pacha, who died of the plague
in 1916, will be the heir-apparent to the Pachac.
INDIA AND CHINA
The overland mail arrived in London on the Is,
inst.
The news from Scinde is of some interest. The
tract of country the western bank Of the Indus,
recently coded to the governor by Nicer Ali Moorad,
having been invaded and plundered by the neigh.
boring tribes, il had been deemed expedent TO send
a wing of the Bombay Native Infantry, for the
purpose of chastsing The marauders; and the non
arrival Of news from this detachment had led to the
inference that renforcements would be wanted, and
that eaffair would be found to be more serious
than was in the first instance anticipated.
The cholera continued to rage, particularly in
Scinde The mortality at Sukkur was great,
that the bazaars were deserted.
From Afghanisan we have no news of interest.
The notorious Mohammed Akhbar Khan had ex-
pressed his intention Of performing pilgrimage
to the shrine of the prophet at Mecca.
AT Lahore, Jowahir Singh had been defeated
after sanguinary battle, in which he lost 5000
men. a
Private letters from Mauritius, Of 2Sth May,
state that in consequence of the scarcity of rice at
Bourbon, the government had offered premium on
the Importation Of that article.
NEW ZEALAND.
NATIVE ALLIEs.--A letter from Auckland, Of the
22d of March, states that news had been received
from the Bay Of Islands, that the chiefs Meme, Rpa
and many others, have already marched over from
Hokianga 1.-TWO days journey to the Bay of Is
ands with 800 men, cut down flagstaff Heki
had erected, and going to set to work with cud
gels for U.S. Napua joins them in few day with 200
or 1900 more. All this is done not only without APP
pication from the governor, but after having,
in reply to various offers Of service, been told to
main quiet as the governor would settle his own
quarrel with Heki.