, 1852-10-23

Itst''A u4J - s"las
The whole Franl; population here are in
a fever Of excitement, in consequence Of an
mtoward event, which has laid the British
under the necessity of enter
ing into hot dispute with the Porte Last
Tuesday, the 29th ult the Viceroy, Capt.
Seager, with a number of passengers, pro-
coed, as usual, up the Bosphorus. AT the
first station, which is Arnaont Kney, the
captain could not land his passengers, on
account Of a vessel being alongside the
wharf he, therefore, went higher up TO-
wards the palace of Fothy Ahmet Pacha,
the Sultan's brolher-in.law.
On approaching the landing, a couple of
Turks attacked the sailor sent on shore with
the rope; the captain, thereupon jumped
on shore, and demonstrated with them. In
the meanwhile, the passengers were quietly
coming out Of the steamer, when Pacha's
servants and boatmen, and other riff raft,
armed with stones and other deadly weap.
ons, collected in an instant, and rushed to-
wards the Franks who were on terra frma.
A dreadful scuflle ensued the passengers,
mostly English, and unarmed, for a while
resisted the assailants, who dealt with their
clubs right and left the latter finally with
drewint the palace. Seven Englishmen,
Of known respectability, were wounded more
or less; one young man, named Henry Ja-
cob, was so severely beaten that his life is
despaired Of. The harbor master is also
among the ill-treated. Several times he at
tempted, in his official character, 10 appease
the Turks, but his efforts were Of no avail.
When the police officers came up, they
quietly said that they were not authorized
TO interfere, and that they could not help
the sufferers in any way. Yesterday, in
dlvidual and collective complaints against
the. oarbarous treatment experienced, were
sent 10 Col Ross, who will, no doubt, OBJ
tain ample satisfaction for the injuries of the
sufferers. The defence of the Turks is,
that they had repeatedly informed the own
or of the steamer that he should not land the
passengers in front of ihe Pacha's palace"
LATE FROM TIE CAPE OF Coon HorE-
By an arrival at Boston advices from Cape
Town to June 23haye been received. The
financial condition of the colony was dis
couraging.
The war continued to rage with unaba-
ted activity. Wesleyan Missionary station
at Mount Box has been attacked and plum
dered by the Holtentots, and seven of the
residents killed, and numbers wounded.
A party of Kafirs attacked detachment
of the military, killing and wounding nine
teen, and afterwards cut the throats Of the
wounded, and carried off large quantity of
ammunition Gen. Calhcart has made no
movement, and his intentions were un-
known.
STARVATION IN THE WEST INDlEs.-Ac-
counts from the Windward Islands continue
10 be received OF the state of starvation into
which the people of these Islands are in
volved from the long continued drought
Antigua, ST. Kits, St. Lucia, Anguilla and
Curacao, are represented as particularly des,
titute and distressed. In Anguilla, the
drought, which had prevailed for seven
months, had reduced the poorer classes of
the inhabitants to state Of absolute deslitu-
ton and misery. The poor are absolutely
dying for want.
The India mail had arrived in England.
The British had carried the town of Breslin
by storm ; the engagement had been Sc
we're one, in which 800 Brumese had been
killed. -
There had been severe fighting in North
west India, between Sir Collin Campbell
and the revolted tribes.
A terrible battle had occurred in Cabul,
between Yarh Mahomet and Sirdars Can,
dahl each party was 10000 strong. The
battle lasted eight hours and Sirdars was
defeated with loss of 1000 killed.
The election in England is now over the
returns received show the election Of 4SI,
Of whom only 1877 were in favor of the min
istry.
Serious election riots had occurred in
Cork, Limirick, and elsewhere IN Ireland
and the military had been called out to in
tcrfere many had been shot.
A treaty Of commerce between Swiizer-
land and the United States has been COM
pleted Dudly Mann, the commissioner,
had left for America.
The Peruvian Government has ordered
reinforcement of the garrison at the Lobos
Islands in consequence Of the sanction of
Mr.. Webster to American vessels intending
to engage in the collection of guano.
Adyices have been received from Equa-
dor to July 2s, stating the defeat of General
Flores in his attack on Guayquil, and the
surrendry of his army and naval force to
General Urbina, the President of the Re-
public. A party has been formed against
Urbina anu another revolution Is expected.
The Norwegian commercial feet has in
creased 1O7 ships, equal to 24,S6s tons,
since 1850