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THE BRITISH AMERICAN, Fasnusnv 16, 1833.

LJTE FROM EN‘GLJJV‘D. . By an arrival at St. John’s N.B. we are put in possession of English dates up to the 24th December last. The following are extracts.

St. JOHN, N. B-, Jan. 29.

By the brig Emerald, of this port, which arrived on Sunday last, only 33 days from Liverpool, we have received papers of that city to the 24th of December. They are principally occupied with details ari- sing out of the recent Election in that place, and in other parts of the Kingdom. —The accounts from Antwerp are to Thursday the 20th December ; some hard fighting had taken place, but the French had only succeeded in taking Fort St. Lau- rent, one ofthe fortifications in the neigh- borhood of the citadel. A subsequent as- sault was made by a division of the French army upon one of the outworks of the cit- .adel, but after a very spirited fire on both sides”, the French were compelled to re- treat with considerable loss in killed and wounded —The breaching batteries of the assailants being nearly completed, it was CXPOCM‘thatI general assault would be made on the citadel 0n the 25th of Decem- her, Christmas day.—The Prussians con-

' tinned stationary, and apparently indispo— sedétu interfere in the matter, and it is now more than robable, that all the northern Powers wi I, remain neutral, unless the terms of the Conference be overstepped. The Emperor of Russia it is stated, has contracted a loan of . 6000,0001. in London,

rofessedly, for the purposes of internal improvement in his Empire, but by many suspected to be in anticipation of warlike movements—time must speedily decide this question.

The King of Spain was still indisposed, and his life nearly despaircd of.—The Queen continued to act as Regent.

From the Liverpool Albion, Dec. 24.

An-rwaar. The siege of Antwerp is proceeding scientifically towards its ter- mination. The strong lunette St.Laurent, was taken by the French, almost without loss, on the morning of Friday week ; there worksiare now pushed almost to the glacis of the Citadel ; and it is expected that, in the course of a few days, an as- sault will be made on it.

81': S. Canning has bad a long interview with the French Minister for ForeignAfi'airs, the'ob- ject of ‘which, it is said, is to enter into a treaty 'with France and Spain for the immediate re- cognition of Queen Donna Maria. The new‘s created a great joy among the Constitution. alists in Paris. ' . ‘

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Scige of the Citadel of Antwerp—The ac- counts from Antwerp reach to Thursday at two o’clock. The beseigers have experienced a defeat. The young engineers, elated with the taking of St. Laurent, considered the storming of the citadel an;equally easy job, and have been pushing General Haxo to make an attempt on some ofthc outworks ofthe citadel. The gene- ral was fully aware of the impracticability of any assault, in the present state ofthe works, and yet was unwilling to depress the courage of his men; he, therefore, planned the assault upon the half moon, which covers the front of the Bastion Toledo. The 18th regimentof the line was appointed to this dangerous enter. prise; and, at an early hour in the morning, the attack was to be made—At the appointed hour, all being ready, the command was given to march forward. Almost at the same in stant the Dutch commenced a most deadly firing from musketry,snd very soon thinned the ranks ofthe intrepid beseigers. The French returned the fire of their enemy with great spirit and regularity, but were soon compelled to slackeu, from the want of ammunition. Fortunately, some of the men, having strayed into the Lunette of St. Lauient, found a quad tity of cartouches, which had been left by' the Dutch; and the they continued firm in their position, until they were ordered to retreat. The lossofthe French must be very considerable both in killed and wounded. The breaching batteries were expected to be ready on Fri- day, wheh the French engineers would be rea- dy to batter in breach. The assault, it was rumoured, would take place on Christmas day.

Turkey. —The advices from Constantinople come down to the 10th of November, at which time the Egyptians appearedto intend to march directly on the capital, and wait for the co-Ope- ration of their fleet toattack it. It is added, that the remnant of the Sultan’s troops is, at this moment, exposed to the greatest danger. The Grand. Vizier had precipitantly left the city to collect all the troops he could, in the hopes of being able to employ the enemy, until the arrival ofof the auxiliary corps which is said to be expected from Russia. It was re. ported, and believed at Constantinople, that the Russian ambassador, in an audience i'of the Sultan, declared to him, that the Emperor his master was ready to assist the Porte against the rebellious Pacha of Eygpt. It is farther stated, that preparations are already making, in Odessa, to convey Russian troops, and that the Turkish fleet, now in harbor is to be reinforced by a Russian squadron. If these accounts are true, the doom of the Turk - ish Empire both in Europe and Asia, is for ever sealed. It is clear, that the Sultan has neither resources nor energy to meet the crisis, and he is placed in that worst of all positions, which leaves him no escape from the wrath of a pursuing enemy but by throwing Ihimselfatthe feet of a treacherous friend.

His Excellency Namik Pacha and suit have

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arrived in town, on a special mission, {mm the Ottoman Porte to the British Court. The object of his mission is supposed to special], relate to the state of aflairs in Egypt, and the final arrangement respecting Greeec.

An article, dated from Berlin, the 29th ult. states that Lieutenant-General de Muffljng‘ had been appointed on a special mission to pro. ceed to Paris with new propositions of media tion between Holland and France, and to ob. tain if possible, the evacuation of the citadel of Antwerp.

The result of the Berkshire election, under the most favourable circumstances, will, it is said. he attended with an espenditure of 1.40.000 to one of the candidates.

Sir Howard Douglas, has, as we anticipated lost his election for Liverpool. Mr. Ewart and Lord Sasdon, have been returned. Cobbett has been elected for Oldham, Hume, for Middlesex, Mr.Powlet Thompson, and Mr. Phillips have been returned for Manchester; Mr. Macauly and Mr. Marshall for Leeds; the Prestonians have turned out Mr. Hunt; Sir C. Wethereli has lost Oxford, and Sir E. Sudgen, Cam. bridge, in the representation of which the latter has been succeeded by Mr. Spring Rice.

Irish Elecliom.-—The “repealers” are car- rying all before them in Ireland. Mr. O'Con- nell and Mr. Ruthven have been returned for Dublin. Mr. Maurice O’Connell is for Tralee, Mr. John O‘Connell for Youghall. and Mr. Morgan O‘Connell, and Mr. H. Grattan for Meath. The conservatives are beaten even in their strong holds! and the repeaters, it is calculated, will, exceed the members re- turned as Government supporters. There has been no contest in Tipperary_or Meath. At

Mallows repealer was returned; atCork, two : repealers; and at Waterford two more are ; likely to get in. At Belfast there are four candidates, all liberals; and they keep nearly 2 even on the Poll. Dublin College, to which ' the reform bill gave an additional member, returned two conservatives in preference It: to two Government candidates. Mr. Theme 1; Gladstone, of Liverpool, has got in for Port- u arlington, a rotton borough intbe corporation ,4. interest. ar The Shetland Islands have been visited with Fr an awful dispensation of Providence. The “0 fishermen, while engaged in their usual so be cupation, at a great distance from land, were far suddenly overtaken by a hurricane of MP”; the cedented violence, even in that tempestuoul thr region. Some were fortunate enough to gain the seq Shore; others were picked up at sea b! the passing vessels; many were doomed to a water! by grave. Nineteen boats sunk under the W! Wt ofthe elements; and of one hundred and four nos teen men who composed the crews, and W '3' had left their homes full of hope and jolt“? P3“ three returned to tell the tale of theirtl Was aster. So completely has the male POP‘M‘ “0 been swept from some of the vill'sgeI. “m Ni women have been compelled to ti“ stag