12 SEPTEMBER 1840, Page 9

It is etated in a letter from Alex:mild:I of the

26111101s. eblished by the Queti,lisene, that the French brig MarC•e, bound ferea Cyprus to Syria, was visited while cm her voyage by a catter eomt by Commodore Na- pier, and that the 1....iptein of a Fesoeh vessel c f we on that station demanded an explamciou frost the Commodore upon the suject. The latter sent a verbal message, that he less us': aware of the MarCe having been a French ship. The French Captaid was not satisfied with the verbal messeee, and requested that the etstement might be committed to paper, trifle 11 Commodore Napier immediately did.