The Sun. — London, England, 1841-09-04 00:00:00

E V NING SUN AN DA _lA;ui I CHINA. 1. Ifres - n China we have intelligence extending to the 2d of May , , but the informatior„ which will be found in the subsecithent columns, relate s chiefly to the strange sayings and doiniss of the Pekin Court ; for on our side, up to the date . abovententioned , little had been said or done since we made the demc,nstration upon Canton, recorded by us some three mo - n".h,s ago. Doubtless ere this some thing has btrt , , done, Jr it at present we can only conjec ture. The Eniperot l it will be seen, still continues to " gnash, his teeth" sw.th concentrated wrath ; and as an earnest of tl re opera Lions which he purposes to perform on us, he has order ad Keshen to be cut in two at the middle. Toeir lf.etshen, who seems to have had a keen insight into , the rtsal state of the affairs, and, moreover, to have had ..ate courage to lay before. the Emperor a most truthful e: aposition of them, has been sentenced to death in the rot nner above noted for taking bribes from the British, ant I compromising the honour of the Celes tial Empire. •!' rhe, Tartar tyrant will find it difficult to replace him, fi cious, and w Keshen was evidently shrewd and saga as, at all -events, diplomatist enough to outwit Elliot Assuredly,.- if this cutting in two at the middle were a fit judgment upon the unhappy Reshed, ITS,I lot's head, trunk, and . limbs should be made into a thousand cylindrical sections. as a warning to all hi s f r , rn il y. He is, however, to be superseded. Rarely ha s an announcement from home created more general sr ti:iiisetion in India, than the announcement of this supet session ; but some time must yet elapse before the new sler .ipotentiary can reach China, and ere his arrival; s ie - trust that some important demonstration will have bee's -tnade. It is reported that the second ac t of this Chit% d rama w i ll be opened with the recapture of Chusan. ' Northw ar d , ho !" must be the cry, for by hacking :s; the extremities we irritate the Emperor, but do not alai ' to him. H e i s b ent u p on our extermination, and, in sp s to of Keshen's exposition of the true state of affairs, th;t: tits, or p reten d s to think, that it would be the easiest 01' t Lig in the world to crush us. He orders vast armies - to .- rush down upon us. but nothing seems to come of his e rdering ; he calls spirits, numberless, from the vasty de m, but they will not come when called ; and then he • egnashes his teeth with combined imprecations." Keshen has told him, that his soldiery are not meant for fighting, and that, though he is looking about for a gun-feura:ler, it must take tune to get his ordinance and ordnanc a commissiariat into a fit state to cope with the 33ritiFh. The Emperor has replied to this, by ordering Kes'Aen to be cut in two at the middle, and a mighty fosee tc• rush down upon the barbarians, who have dared to invac e his country. Thus matters at present — we shah see in time what will come of all this idleboas,t. -LHengal Ilurharu. nr.• (From the Bornba !I Courier, July_ 13.) :;3ftlie arrival of the ..'..rdaseer, from Marco, W h ave received intelligence ftc,m that place to the 15th. , of May. The latest accounts frean Canton are to the day previous. Tae pity, was full of Chinese troops, many ot, whom had lately:4rrivcd from the ,northern provinces, The Eng lish. -residents were b - ecoming somewhat alarmed, and nicat of them had. v.:solved on sleeping i s the hall of the faictory, to preveTat the risk of their being cut off in (14:tail, should the Imperial Commiss'aaners suddenly re same offensive. measures. A gentl'araan. who left Canton am the 14th of May, and. reached 'Macao on the follow . , :mg clay, states that the panic at the former place was :gradually increasing, and extended to the Chinese traders, some of the meet respectable of whom had left the city, and others svera preparing to follow their ex amplo. The 3.landa.,:ins had commenced the erection of a new fort about 6`..:0 yaa is from the factories ; 3,000 ad ditional soldiers had as rived within the three previous days, and ma'.ters had assumed so warlike an aspect, that her Male sty's ship Modeste had been moved close to the city, and the 2'.Jgerine was placed in a position to cover the factolies, in whose vicinity armed parties of seamen and Marines were posted every night. The guard of I farincs stationed on the shore was also doubled. Many persons are of opinion that an outbreak would very sh .ortly take place, and that it would be necessary for the„, English to tak a military possession of the city. This, it is supposed, nraght be easily effected, as the ma jority of the people hive lost all confidence in the Man darins, and with a lit tie management might be induced to facilitate the movements of the British forces. Capt. Elliot is said to have written to the Imperial Commis sioners, and demanded from them a pledge that they v ;mild not infringe the terms of the existing truce. It is r r doubtful whether this request will be complied with, but, even- should the Mandarins make the desired promise, not the slightest confidence can be placed on it. The greatest; activity prevails amongst the commercial community sv).io are purchasing teas, and shipping them off to F.ngland with the greatest celerity. The Chi nese almost entirely confine themselves to selling, there being very few of them inclined to take imports in exchange for their own goods. The Earl of Clare was taken up about the 10th of May, at W. sterling per ton, and s VitS expected to complete her cargo and sail for Englard within that month. 11,000,0001 b. of tea have been. &Ix eady shipped, and it is expected as much more will b e brought forward, but the state of affairs is so very precarious that no one can calculate with confid .enee on 24 hours' continuance of the present sys tem t f trading. Notwithstanding this uncertainty and the r isk to which the persons, and property of British subjects must necessarily be exposed, if a force amply sufliei ent for their protection be not kept near Canton, Captain Elliot appears bent upon immediately proceed ing to the northward with the greater portion of the squadron.. His doing so without awaiting the arrival of the Coinniodore and the expected reinforcements appears to be the measure of a man who, finding that his folly has entailed on him the obloquy of all his fellow-subjects and the displeasure of the Government which he serves, has resolved, in a fit of desperation, to run all risks and endeavour by one bold stroke to retrieve 1):.s past errors, before the arrival of his successor shall p.tt it out of his power to de, further good or evil. This . Is, however, but an idle ho pe of the imbecile and infatuated superintend ent, who ' if he should by any chance plan a daring en terprise, has not nerve to carry it cent. Even were this deficienc.y supplied by the energy and courage of the naval a' ad military commanders, 'heir efforts would be useless, :since Captain Elliot d, ks not possess sufficient wisdom to avail himself of thi,se advantages which the exertions of others may hay , : placed at his disposal. Captain Elliot, by virtue c.f his powers as Plenipoten tiary, has appointed Captain Caine, of her Majesty's 26th regiment, chief mrtgistrate of Hongkong, and drawn up a code of regulations for the administration of justioe. Several public 'Juildings are being erected on the island, and everything indicates an intention of its being retained as a pert nanena possession of the British Crown. Captain Elliot, has issued a notice intimating that land will be granted to her Majesty's subjects on ter ms something similar to those adopted in Australia. Ti le general impression is y that there will be very few pa rchasers. It appears that the C,hinese are putting Chusan in a state of defence. A 'fosse' which lately returned from that island to Macao brought information of several new forts having been eiaer...ted. The walls of Tinghae were likewise undergoing repair. These may be regarded as symptoms of a loreg and severe struggle. There can be no doubt that tb a authorities at Canton are merely en deavouring tu gain time with the view of collecting a large, and, as f ,hey hope, an overwhelming force, before they resume c densive operations. We undere ,land that the transports at Hong-Kong are under order 3 to be ready for sea to proceed to the north ward by rib out the 12th of this month. Lin; it is . said, left Canton for Ningpo on the Ist of this Whether this officer's frequent offers to take .cousmanet of the troops of that province, and to lead them agrainst the English, have been accepted by the Em peror re actins to be seen ; we think it is not unlikely. 1-t is said that the Tartar officers and their troops, ex- Peeted l`.tim the north, linger so long on the ro a d i n or d er o squeeze the people of the towns and villages through th, " w hl ) . --y pass to the utmost. • Piracy in the Beihbourhood of Macao is again becom ing frequent I fishing boats are said lately to am ma n y have been plundered. Arrived —May Gth, Thomas Lowrie, Graham, from Sydney, sailed March 6 t h ; 7th, Amizade, eretra, from Singe; pore. Sai led-Ist, Eben Preble, Ballet, for New York ; 3(1, Splendid, for New York ; Orleans, Cameron, for Lon don.; sth, Ann Laing, Hudson, for London ; Duches s of Clan gate, Birch, for Liverpool. Tflie Coromandel and Susan are about proceeding to hunpoa. Under Despatch.—The Recovery, for London. Sir 1 ferbert Compton to sail for Bombay on the 15th. The Thomas Lowrie left Sydney on the 6th of .'&farch; ern the same day the transport Palmyra sailed for Chu sail direct from this port ; the two transports Prince 'GeOrge and Baretto Junior, both at Sydney, were to follow in a few days. The Highland Queen had sailed for China some (lays previous to the Thomas Lowrie., (From the Canton Press, May 15.) Our dates from Canton reach to the 12th, at which time everything'remained quiet and business was trans acting as before, although the excitement caused by the warlike preparations of the Chinese still continued. During the last days of last week a great number of • • Szeehuen soldiers, it is said as many as 3,000, arrived in Canton, and pissed the factories in boats. From other parts of the country detachments of troops are also coneeting. At Shamsing, a few hundred yards w e st of th.e factories, a new fort, mounting six guns. 'nas been eerected, and everything, in fact, looks as w ell as can be. By the last letters from Canton it appears, that numbers of the inhabitants that had returned to Canton for the sake of trade were agai - a leaving i.s. It is true Yihshan and his colleagues have issued a proclamation, telling the people not to be alarmed, but the Mandarins have lost their credit with the people, and are not now listened to with much reverence. How long the present state of un certainty may last is not for us to predict, although we fear that the " arrangement" will very soon be inter rupted by some violence on the part of the Chinese. It can hardly be supposed that 40,000 men, although they be Chinew soldiers, would suffer- themselves for any length of tune to be kept in awe by what must to them appear a. very contemptible number of the enemy, and that they will snake, and at no distant period, a trial of numbers against skill appears to us to be inevitable. W e shall not now enter on the subject, whether the cut tin; roads and building- at Hong-Bong at the present 'foment, whilst the trade, which her Majesty's Picni c; potentiary invited to Canton, is going on, and whilst Immense quantities of British property are warehoused in Canton, have in any way caused the extraordinary hostile preparations of the Chinese. On - Tuesday last her Majesty brig Columbine, Capt. Clarke, returned from her trip to Chusan, whither she had gene to 'take SachoP" from her Majesty's Plenipoten li tiary for Elepoo, the Governor of Chekeang, demanding, 1 • We suppose, an explanation of the manner in which S Captain Stead, of the Pestonjee Boman*, met his death. rt When arrived at Tinghae, a boat with a flag of truce was sent on shore in order to deliver the chop, but W hen near the fort the guns were pointed at her, and a II ~~: r • ," Y' ~' t:, P'"? t n,,.~ _ i 6 st - number of soldiers threatened to fire into her if she proceeded. On this the Columbine signalled her to re- I • turn. At Singlo, where Captain Stead was killed, Mr. Gutzlaff, the interpreter, went on shore in the captain's gig, in order to obtain some further intelligence as to the manner in which Capt. Stead met his death, and was there, we are informed, told by the inhabitants that they had nothing to do with the transaction, but that Captain Stead had been killed by Mandarins and soldiers, who beat him to death with stones. While obtaining this in formation, a body of soldiers, whose approach had been hidden by a hill, suddenly came upon them, intent upon cutting off the. retreat of the party to the boat, which, however, was gained without accident. This is all the communication the Columbine had with the shore ; some letters for the authorities were given to fishermen to deliver; but if they were, which is very doubtful, ever delivered, no notice was taken of them. The reception the Columbine met with at Chusan abundantly inani.fests the spirit of hostility entertained by the Chinese against the English, and it likewise shows that what has hitherto been done by the latter has entirely failed of making them feared or respected ; in fact, the _haughtiness of the Chiness towards outer barbarians seems rather to have increased than otherwise since the evacuation of Chusan, which, in imperial edicts, is ascribed to the fear of Tartar armies; and if the Chinese give credit to these, it is natural they should not stand in awe of so weak an enemy. From all that could be seen of the proceedings on shore, preparations for defence were making in all directions; several new forts were building near the city of Tinghae on Chusan, and the fortifications of the city were likewise being repaired and strengthened. AIIIIIVALS.—May 6, Euntress, Sydney, May 8, Candhara, Bombay. May 10, Salvadora, Manilla ; 10, Island Queen, Manilla and Sydney. May 11, li her Majesty's ship Columbine, Captain Clarke, Chusan ; Sovereign, Bombay and Singapore. May 12, Myaram llyaram ' M Bombay and ,Singapore. ay 13, Helen, Bom bay and Singapore. SAILED.-April, the Oneida, New York., May 3, anish Oak, Copenhagen. May 7, Hope, Australia. May 9, Minerva, Greenock. May 10, James Ewing, Cork and the Clyde ; Monarch, Liverpool. May 11, Recovery, London ; Hamilton, New York ; Julius Cm sar, London ; Eliza, London. Passenger per Myaram Dyaram, Mr. Middleton. We have struck from the list of vessels expect'A irom Singapore the Sultana and Elizabeth, they be;;,,g• too long overdue to allow of hope of their not bei:4, lost. The Clown, for Singapore and '- -- ",alcutta, to be de spatched on the 19th. The 3 Stnrod and Ann Gales, un der despatch for New Soy . ' a ale`. • . _ Latest dates, from IT;ogllind, 4th of January, via Bom bay; United St'' :es, 19th of December, per Ann M'Kim; Calcutta, 1 2:cli. of March, per Ariel ; Bombay, 27th of F:bro',,' r y, via Calcutta ; Singapore , 17 th of April, per I -,.yaram Dyarain ; Java, Ist of April, per Ann Miiim ; Manilla, 3d of May, per Island Queen. SHIPPING AT WHAMPOA.—The Fort William, Earl of Clare, and Amazon, M. Jardine and Co.; Aden, Lowjeo Family, and Ann Gales, Dent and Co.; Francis Smith, and Castle Huntly, Macvicar and Co.; Chebar, Anna Maria, Duke of Lancaster, and Susan, Turner and Co.; Scaleby Castle, H. Rustomjee; Bella , Marina, Bell and Co ; Monarch, It. Webster; Charlotte, Dirom and Co.; Coromandel, Fox, Rawson. and Co.; Lowell and Narra ganset, Russell and Co.; Sumatra, Westmore and Co.; La Lydie, J. Stevens. The following is an extract from a letter dated Macao, 19th of May, 1841 : " All was quiet at Canton yesterday morning, when I the Paradox left. The Hong merchants - had invited the foreign merchants to meet them yesterday at noon, and we are most anxious to learn the purport of the inter view. Appearances indicate as if the Chinese authori ties had really made up their minds to the hazard of more fighting, for a gentleman who left Canton the evening before last says, private notice had been given by them to the head men of each street to lay in pro visions and supplies of water, to be at hand in case of fire. This, however, may . perbaps be a precaution from their having possibly got a rumour of Captain Enka's intention to starve the place by means of an embargo, unless the northern troops should be quickly withdrawn. We also learn that the Chinese are making warlike pre parations on the shores adjoining our men-of-war. The native inhabitants continued leaving the place in crowds. As Captain Elliot reached Canton yesterday morning, and we learn that our forces were about to move up the river from Hongkong, matters will very soon be brought to a crisis. I myself think, that when the movement from Hongkong becomes known at Canton, it will have a wonderful effect in checking the belligerent ardour of the authorities." The following extracts from letters, - dated Canton, the 11th, and Macao, the 15th, of May, will also be found well worthy of perusal CANTON, MAY 11, COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Matters are apparently urging to a crisis. In the mean time teas are being shipped off as hurriedly as possible ; every ton is engaged. The Scaleby Castle, Fort William, and Earl of Clare go to England. It is probable that 20,000,000 lb. will be sent away from Canton, if the trade remain open a few days longer. Imports.—Of the chief staple manufactures, the follow ing have been landed since the opening of the trade :- 401,779 pieces shirtings and domestics, of all sorts ; 4,524 bales yarn, 3,453 bales long ells and 3,237 bales woollens.. Good shirtings, white 36 in., and gray 40 in., have been selling at 320t0 3 40, short price. Thin gray 351 to 381 in., $3 ; good water twist, Nos. 22 to 26, $32 : higher numoers will fetch a little more. Large quantities of shirting have been tquitted. For yarn but little inquiry. Woollens and long ells immovable. The regular dealers appear determined not to come back. Exports.—Of the 2,000 bales of silk brought to market, very little left. Prices for middlino• to good 480 to 500. Congous common and middling, 27 ' to 30 ; other teas in proportion. Freight.—Opened at 71. 10s., is now 91. Exchange.—On. England 4s. 11d. : we hear of ,nothing doing. MACAO, MAY 15. For the last three months the drug market here has been exceedingly flat, nor is there much prospect of im provement now. Our last accounts from Canton are not very favourable ; sales were almost impracticable ; nor is this to be wondered at when we consider that the city is surrounded by troops (we hear about 20,900), who in case of an outbreak would have little scruple in plunder ing their countrymen ; indeed, they seem to be aware of this, as we hear from good authority that a great portion of the better classes are clearing out of the city with their effects. The Canton trade at this moment is in every respect a forced one. There is no confidence be tween buyer and seller. Up to this date about 11,000,0001b5. of tea have left for England, and we think that nearly as much more will be out by the end of next month. We note below the last quotations of imports and exports. Opium To-day—Malwa, 370 to 380 dollars ; Patna, 385 dollars ; Benares, 370 to 375 dollars. IMPORTS. Taels. Taels. 18 2 to 10 5 10 2 to 10 5 Dol. Dol. Cotton Yarn, No. 16, at 36 Long Cloths, gray and white 320 to 325 Long Ells 7 0 to 8 0 Spanish Stripes EXPORTS. Bombay Cotton Bengal ditto Taels. Taels. Tea—Congou, middling Congou, • fine 32 to 40 Twankay Gunpowder and Imperial Hyson . Silk—Tsatiee, fair to good $4BO to $5lB INDIA. The accounts from Affghanistan are not very favour able, but they are as good as can be expected. Shah Soojah's popularity is by no means on the ascendant ; but we have not heard of more than one pitched battle of any note within its dominions since our last summary was published. The Ghiljie country, which is always in a state of rebellion—such is the authorized word— affords occupation for a considerable number of our troops, and ever and anon there is a smart " affair," Twhichtelasthtinws.atshne near r n Ica e o f a t t _h i e . G e h n i c .i m i i e y , b a y i , ld a I t i t tinded o N.er r ), r so. gallant affair it was. Colonel Wymer, who had been sent to iihelat- Pr pthoesteacsisfistance of Captain Macan, whose detachment, the defence of some works we are erecting at after a fair stand i - Ghiljie, had been threatened by the Ghiljies, with the greatest-upallfietrty, came up with the enemy on the evening of May 29, and about 80 of thilleiaregme , in t hmeli enemyc h both e t sides re ated retreated, behaved vin g men on the field. Our loss was killed e sad about 20 wounded. ne Hawkins' ;and li lvo t n h d e ered at, for we . ' very disproportion is not to Wherever nance, they had none effect ° . c .. the grape and nad ord _w__(.l.'e:an work our Mtns, fairly, canister from Lieutenant be woraid in e our artillery , is rendered been terrific. s . guns is said to have we are sure of success. - these undiscip l :ned hordes ; but tl-11. engagements with a swollen &wee like that which Cog useless, we may e c i annot, even with stand up against a small detach Wymer encoun tered,ci-' i ed troops, with a couple of guns e i n rnent of our thatdis ci-' can be worked freely. The Punjaubee excitement seems to be passing away, and it is now much dou bted whether the force assembled on the frontier will, after all, move across the Sutler. It is said that the efforts of Dhyan Singh and GOolalt) Singh have availed, in a great measure, to allay the mutinous spirit which has so long been rife among the Sikh troops, and that the greater part of these prcetorian bands have been prevailed upon to go quietly home ~ on leave." This will, doubtless, remove for a time the necessity of British interference ; and, as the Govern ment is averse from active measures, it seems more than probable that the hopes of those who had cal culated upon a march through the Punjaub at the com mencement of the cold season, will be defeated by the adoption of a more feeble line of policy. Sooner or later, however, a British army must be employed in that quarter. The necessity, though delayed, will never .be removed altogether, by any fortunate concurrence of events, or any measures of diplomacy on our parts. — Bengal Hurkaru. AFFGHANISTAN. We gather from Our letters from Cahill and Candahar that the unfortunate affair of Major Lynch ha y s set the whole of the Ghiljies againSt us ; the population are said to have risen in arms to avenge the death of the chief lately killed, and what makes the business worse is, that he is stated to have been one of the firmest of Schah Snojah's allies in that part of the country. Orders are issued for troops to march, and are countermanded the same day ; it is however surmised that a regiment of Native Infantry and other troops will ica,ve Cabul imme diately on the arrival of - Shelton's Brigade, - which was expected on the 7th instant. In the meantime the coun try is in a most disturbed state ; the daks are robbed and passengers stopped. Our latest letter from Candahar is THE SUN, LONDON. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 4, 1841 to the 24th ult., at which date the right wing and head quarters of the 38th Native Infantry with Captain Lee son's Horse and two of the Schah's guns were about to start for Khelat-i-Ghiljie under the command of Colonel Wymer. The force was only warned on the evening of the 22d ult., so we suppose the emergency Must be great. The place, it appears, is b e. disaffected state, and cannot be tranquilisecl iv the detachment of the Schah's force that has been doing business there for the last month ; the sth Cavalry and a regiment of the Com pany's regular Native Infantry are to move upon it, and, after airs arc settled there, to push on to Candahar. We Inztve now in Cabul the following corps :—Abbott's Artillery, New Artillery, sth Bengal Cavalry, Her Ma jesty's 13th Light Infanty, sth Native Infantry, 35th Native Infantry, 37th Native Infantry, 2d Cavalry, Ist Regiment of Jan Baa, 3d, 4th, and 6th Infantry of Schah Scojah's force, his Majesty's Horse Guards, and Colonel Campbell's Brigade of Infantry. DEFEAT OF THE GIiILJIES.—The following reprint of a Delhi Gazette extra of the 18th instant contains some account of the repulse of between three and four thou sand Ghiljies, by a small British force, under the com mand of Colonel Wymer. The contest appears to have been severe and the Sepoys, though somewhat taken by surprise, are said to have behaved admirably well. Se venty of the Ghiljies were left dead on the field, and the number of the wounded is supposed to have been con siderable. The loss on the side of the British amounted to only four killed and fifteen wounded. It does not ap pear that any of the European officers have suffered in the conflict. There can be no doubt that this affair Will have a most beneficial tendency in lowering the hostile spirit of the Ghiljie tribe. No further opposition need be apprehended to the completion of the fort near lihelaf i-Ghiljie, the erection of which appears to babe been the principal cause of the late disturbances. The account is as follows : " Intimation having been received at Candahar that the force at lihelat-i-Ghiljie, consisting of two of the Schah's infr.oltry corps, commanded by Capt. Macan and Griffin, i.Lalf of Christie's horse and two gulls, was sur romyled by 3,000 or 4,000 Ghillies, whom it was deemed PrAde that Macan, however anxious, should not attempt to attack. Colonel Wymer, with 400 of our old friends, the 38th, and the remainder of Christie's horse, corn manded by Captain Leeson,. and four horse-artillery guns, moved with stores towards the fort ; but, when within two or three marches of their destination, the Ghiljies hastened from Khelat-i-Ghiljie, and made for the approaching troops. Capt. Masan, eager for the fray,' immediately gave chase with a portion of his force, but not coming up with them, nor being able to gain any in telligence of their movements, the Captain, suspecting a feint, and that perhaps the Ghiljies had returned by, an other route to surprise the garrison, halted for the night. The Ghiljies moved on, and coining upon Colonel Wy mer's force in the night and in the camp, they, full 3,000 in number, immediately attacked our troops. who had formed in front : rushing down to the bayonets, they were repulsed, but again and again made the attempt in very gallant style. This failing, they tried the flank and turned it, but got well drubbed for their pains: they ex hibited a most determined spirit, only exceeded by the truly loyal and gallant behaviour of the Sepoys, who, when solicited by the Ghiljies to give up their charge under promises of reward and protection, re plied by discharges of musketry, as well as of abuse on all their female relations. Their bravery rapulsed every attack, and at length drove the Ghiljies off the field. Next morning 70 of the enemy were found to have fallen; it is impossible to say what the number of wounded may be, as the Ghiljies ran every risk in carry ing them away, but it is, no doubt., considerable. Col. Wymer's force was too small to pursue them, but it is to be hoped that they may fall in with the wing of the 16th, which left Ghuznee under Colonel Maclaren, who was in daily expectation of being joined by the sth Light Cavalry. Our disasters were, 38th Native Infan try, 1 sepoy killed, and 10 slightly wounded ; Leeson's horse, 3 killed and 5 wounded ; the Artillery, a horse or two killed ; total, 4 killed and 15 wounded. Macan's party did not even hear the firing, or a much more se vere lesson would have been read to the Ghiljies ; as it is, this little affair will keep them quiet for a time, Colonel Wymer's coolness and arrangement, when sur prised ere said to have been admirable, and both officers and men behaved as gallantly as the Bengal Infantry usually do."—Bombay Cmirier, June 29. (FURTHER PARTICULARS.) The Ghiljies, it appears, came down upon Colonel Wymer's force on the 29th ult., and about six o'clock in the evening attacked our troops ; the engagement lasted till eleven, when the Ghiljies retired, leaving seventy men dead on the field ; the number of the assailants is given by all our correspondents at from 4,000 to 5,000 Lieutenant J. Waterfield was struck by a spent ball, but not hurt ; and Captain Scott was rushed upon by a Ghiljie, who attempted to cut him down ; a Sepoy, how ever, bayoneted him. don of horses for bullocks with all the light field bat teries:—Calcutta Courier, July 6, Detachments of her Majesty's 13th Hussars, 39th, and dB4 Regiments, arrived from England on Thursday, per Princes§ Royal, under the command of Lieutenant IL Keown of the Hussars. The total details, Consist of 3 subalterns, 1 Sergeant, 150 rank and file, 9 women, and 8 children; all of whom; with the exception of 1 subaltern and 25 rank and file for her Majesty's 50:h Regiment, diseMbarked yeSterday evening, and marched to Poonamallee. The latter detachment pro ceeded on to Calcutta in the Princess Royal.—United Service Gazette. Upwards 01200 Bandy loads of gunpowder started for Bellary on Thursday last. We are happy to learn that Colonel Montgomerie, C. 8., is still present with the ex pedition in China. It is rumoured that Captain Simp son, 36th Nativelnfantry,is to act as Assistant-Quarter - Master-General of the Army, during the absence of Major Butterworth, C.B. We trust, however, that this is a mere rumour, as these official supercessions are, we consider, unfair, and therefore objectionable. A detach ment of the Bth Regiment Native Infantry and details of the 2d Battalion Artillery, 4th Golundauze, gun Lasears, and Sappers and Miners, under the command of Captain Pritchard of the Bth Regiment of Native Infantry, ar rived from Singapore last Saturday ; the whole were dis embarked the same evening. THE B.NGALORE MUTINEERS.—Privates James Hol land and Patrick Keane, of the 2d European Light In fantry, who were lately tried at Bangalore for mutiny, the former having struck the officer and sergeant of the main guard at that station, when in the execution of their duty, and the latter having endeavoured to take the life, of the sergeant, have both been sentenced to be shot. Much as these misguided men deserve death, we rejoice to learn that time has been spared them for repentance, the above sentence having been commuted to transporta tion for life. CALCUTTA. FORT ADJUTANTS.—We understand the situations of Fort Adjutant of the forts of either of the Presidencies are not to be in future subject to the provisions of the order of August, 1834, which directs that tile staff situa tions of Brigade Majors, Cantonment, Line, and Fort .Adjutants, shall be held only by officers whose regiments are serving at the stations, or forming part of the garri sons to which the appointments appertain.—Cabutta Courier, June 12. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Bombay' Courier of July 20; 1841.) BOMBAY PRICE CURRENT AND MERCANTILE REGISTER, SATURDAY, JULY 17;1 . 841; COUNTRY PRODUCE. The Sir Herbert Compton, Clipper, which arrived here on the evening of the 15th inst., brings advices from Macao to the 20th of May last, at which period a barter trade of some extent continued to be transacted, although the Chinese dealers generally appear to have been much more reluctant to buy than to sell. It was expected that the export of tea to Europe would amount during the season to 20,000,0001 b., and of silk to about 2,000 bales. Exchange on England at six months' sight 4s. 10d. to 4s. 11d. per dollar. By the ship Fazel Currim from Mauritius the Ist inst. accounts have been received of the ship David Scott, burded 753 tons, which arrived at that port from Cal cutta on the 19th May last, having taken fire on the 12th ult. by the accidental ignition of some spirits in the spirit-room, and, notwithstanding every effort was made to arrest the progress of the flames, was burnt to the water's edge. The portion of her inward cargo remain ing on board at the time of .this accident, consisting of 6,451 bags of rice, some wheat and gram, and about 1,000 planks, were entirely destroyed in the conflagration. The American ship Republic was also consumed by fire at the same port on the 21st ult., nine days after the previous catastrophe, in consequence of the fermentation, from wet, of a quantity of linseed in the hold of the vessel. The total loss of this latter vessel in all likeli hood would have been prevented, had not a panic seized the crew and the persons assisting in quenching the flames, in consequence of an unfounded report having prevailed at the early stage of the accident, that the fire had reached . some gunpowder and saltpetre, said to have been on board. We are, however, happy to learn that neither of these accidents were attended with any loss of life. Cotton.—The purchases throughout the month have been of limited extent, but notwithstanding this, and the unfavourable advices both from China and Europe, holders have been firm, and we can quote no material reduction in prices. The sales effected have been at 108 to 110 rupees per candy for Broach; 100 to 108 per candy for Oomrawutty; 102 to 103 per candy for Dholera; and 99 to 101 per candy for Komptah. Opium.—Rather more business has taken place in this article, but the market is not by any means active. We believe the last price paid was 690 rupees per chest. The stock is as follows: Chests. Balance of former year's importation Imported from the sthof May, leo, to the 1 3 th of July, 1841 19,5591 26,226/ Exported during the same period Remaining . 7,916 CHINA PRODUCE. There have been some arrivals of silk suited for up country consumption, but we have nut heard of any sales, although we believe the article is in some demand. EUROPEAN GOODS. British Manufactures.—The sales throughout the month have been of the most trifling and limited nature, and of goods adapted to the consult ption of the imme diate locality in all the leading articles of imports, busi ness is entirely suspended, but before the next mail leaves, on the Ist September, we hope to be able to re port an active resumption of trade on more advantageous terms than prevailed at the close of the season. The accounts continue favourable as to the full of rain in all the up-country districts, which is so far satisfactory. THE MONEY MARKET. Government Securities.—Paper of the Second Five per Cent. Loan continues at about par, but no transac tions are reported to us. Four per Cent. paper 9to 10 discount.. Bills on Bengal.—The Goveimment sale on the 14th inst. of five lacs of bills averaged 99 rupees 6 annas per 100 Company's rupees, or 10 annas discount. Bills on Madras.—Have been sold at 8 annas premium. Bills on England. —Are very scarce for remittance by the present mail, and exchange may be quoted nearly nearly one half-penny per rupee lower than last month. Bills at six months' sight 2s. oid. to 2s. Oid. Bills at three months sight 2s. Bank of Bombay Shares, 24 premium. Bank of Asia Shares.—No recent sale reported. SHIP NEWS. CoLomno, JUNE 1. —Sailed the schooner Fanny, G. Hynes, for Madras, in ballast. Passengers—Prince Sotiltykoff and servants. June 4.—ln the roadstead, the Persia, Margaret Har dy, Morning Star, Britania, and Amity. CEYLON, JUNE 24.—The following is the result of the Government cinnamon sale • 20 bales first tort l 1840, hot soil 420 t Met teZolid sort, 18.3-7 • and 1838, not sold.* ale second sort; 1839, 2s Old. per lb. 50 bales second sort, 1840, 2s Old. per lb. 50 bales second sort, 1838, 9d, to Sid. per lb. 20,0001 b. ehipsy at 'Ms , . per 6,o6Clikh tIT tat - " 'A. MONEY MARKET. (Prom the Benga Hurharu.) JULY 4.—Since our last of the sth ult., the Money Market has exhibited very little, variation: We resume kith 4 the ttetttils 1. Wt StWit,„4,l6li c lie " o*. • ill 12711 :1% Chid excitement of the week was arrival of the first instalment of the mail extending to the 4th of May. The general intelligence from home is encouraging. 'The :influence of this information will, no doubts show itself ist*iei • till teF iii titif ffittiliet, Ivlitekt ik;'e 4.11P3T Eti say has taken a decided turn, and tile tenattances (rated by some at a large amount, which we are not yet in a position to confirm) received by this opportunity will be no small hiikiliar3 iti Maintaining the improvement' I J'it4,Bill market ekhibits no change. bahtitiiit to gbforsvartl through the warehouse. There was some fear entertained that the ektlititige rates 'mum gó tip tli 28; d 1 Pit the next mail, but we are of thitt such will not now be the case. " Government paper remains without operation. " Bank shares continue in advance: since the increase of the Agra Bank fitotik, a large, number of shares have heeti in the market, but they maintain their value, and sales have been effected at 160 rupees premium. " tlitliE 26.-4)uring the week another portion of the thail tame itt, lint contains nothing new beyond what the 1'61; instalment brought us. By the China and Singa pore arrivals our bill-market has been overstocked with bills on London drawn by parties at both places, large portions have changed hands at 2s. 1 d. Tlu rate of local bills is not above 2s. Id., nor does there appear any tendency towards an advance. " GoVERN3IENT PAPER.—In this description of in vestment and stock there is nothing new, nor do we anticipate any change until the closing of the new five per cent. loan, or a very great influx of money. "Bank Shares have advanced considerably . in value ; the high dividends which holders are so sanguine of may yet enhance their rate. " JULY 3.—The operations during the week do not exhibit any change in the money market. The Enter prise brought treasure on Government account from Madras to the extent of 20 lees. The transactions in bills for remittance home by the mail to go on the sth inst. have been pretty fair, and will, no doubt, be further extended before the closing of the mail. In Government paper we have nothing new to notice. Bank Stocks main tain their value. The dividends are expected to range from 9 to 10 per cent." CALCUTTA, JUNE 28.—The opium sale was, as usual, very crowded this :day at the Exchange-hall, but though this is the last sale of the season, and the biddings were brisk, still the prices did not attain to those gained at the last sale. The following arc the rates : Chests. Highest-Lowest. Average. Proceeds. 8ehar....2,805' 690 675 683 7 7 1,917,150 Benares..l 2 2 9 87 665 660 660 0 9 . 849,480 SHIP NEWS. ARRIVALS AT KEDGEREE. June 1.-3 he English bark Samson, from Glasgow. June 2.—The English bark Elizabeth, from London ; the English brig Lena, from London ; the English bark . Colonel Burney, from Muscat ; the English hark Grati tude, from Madras. June 3.—The English bark Romeo, from London ; the English brig Achilles, from London ; the English ship Drongan, from Bombay. June 4.—The English bark Bahamian, from Liverpool, June 6.—The English bark Artelia," from Charleston, June 7.—The English bark Carolina,- from London ; the English bark Gentoo, from Liverpool. ' • June B.—The English ship Geo. IV., from London ; the English ship Solomon . Shawgrom Bombay; the Eng lish brig Arethusa, from Singapore. June 9.—The American ship Albion, from Boston ; and the English brig Janet Muir, from Newcastle. 'June 10:---The.English bark Ricardo, from Hull ; and the I+;nglieli bafk Renown, from London. junell.The English ship Exmouth, from the Mau-, ritins ; the English bark Cleveland, from Liverpool ;. the English bark Mauritian, from the Capo ; the En g lish bark Rosalind, from the Mauritius; and the English bark Cookson, from Newcastle. . . June 12.—The English ship Prince Albert, from Bom bay! the English brig James, from London. June 13.—The English bark Slains Castle, from London. June 15.—The English brig Sir William Wallace, from Singapore ; the American ship Barnstaple, from Boston. June 17.-The English schooner Black Swan, from Macao ; the English bark Singapore Packet, from Sin gapore. June 18.-The English ship Hindostan, from London; the English ship Ramsay, from Moulmain ' • the English bark Janet. Boyd, from the Mauritius ; the English bark 'Annund Chunder, from the Mauritius. - June 19.-The English brig Dido, from Singapore. • June 22.-The English Schooner Flora, M`Donalcl, from Rangoon. June 25.-The steam-ship Proserpine, from England. June 26.-The English ship John Bull, from Singa • por; the English ship Stratford, from the Mauritius; the Arab ship Dowlut Savoy, from Bombay. June 27.-The Hon. Company's steamer Enterprise, 'from Madras; the English bark William. Gales, from Bordeaux; the English bark Harvest Home, from Singa pore; the Englisb•ship Fyzrobany, from the Mauritius; I the French bark Leocodie, from Bourbon. • 'June 28.-The'American bark Rouble, from BoSton; the English -brig Arcturus, from London; the English bark Ruparell, from Bombay; the,English brig Htunoody; from the Red Sea; the English bark Leonard Dobbin, from LiverpoOli' the French ship Concurrent, from Mar-. Seines. ' • ." June 30,---The English ship Tamerlane, from London• the English ship Rajasthan, from Liverpool; the Eng lish ship Patriot Queen, from Liverpool; the English bark 13olivar, from Leith..' July 1.-The English ship Margaret, from Sydney; the English brig Hotspur, from Liverpool. . - DEPARTURES FROM SAUGOR. May 27.-The Allerton, for Moulmein. May 28.-The Orient, for China. May 29.-The Futtay Barrie, for Penang. May 30,-,--The Venus, for Moulmein ; the , Marian, for China. May 31.-The Tigris, for Liverpool. June 1.-The Nautasket, for Boston ; the Edward Robinson, for the Mauritius. June 2.-The Coromandel, for ; the Agnes, for London. June 3.-The John Bull, for Liverpool ;, the Howard, for Boston ; the Seahorse, for London ; the Folkestone, for China, June 5.-The Mary and Susan, for Boston. June 6.-The Cambria, for London; and the Jamaica, for Liverpool. June 7.-The John Colvin, for June 9.-The Mountstuart Elphinstone, for London. . June 10.-The Lady M'Naghten, for New South Wale.; ; Falcon, for London ; and Consuelo, for China. June 12.-Royal Consort., for China. June 13.-The Anino, for Mauritius. June 14.-The Windermere, for Liverpool. June 19.-The Salsette, for Mauritius. June 20.-The Persian, for London ; David Malcolm, for China ; Java Courier, for Batavia. June 21.-The Taglioni, for London ; Amphitrite, for Berbice ; Highlander, for Penang and Singapore. June 22.-The John Adam, for China ; the Anglesey, for London ; the Reliance, for the Mauritius. June 25.-The Time, for China ; the Bucanier, for Moulmein. June 2G.-The Raymond, for London ; the Sarah, for London ; the John Hepburne, for Rangoon ; the Ocean Queen, for Demerara ; the Ceylon, for London ; the Jcssy, for Penang ; the Ariadne, for London. June 27.-The Grafton, for London ; the Currency, for Cork ; the William Harris, for London ; the Wor cester, for China ; the Sea Queen, for - ; the Meg of Meldon, for Liverpool ; the Marmion, for London. BOMBAY, JULY 20. There has been more fighting in Affghanistan with the Ghiljies, a tribe who have hitherto been neutral or good friends with us. I am sorry to tell you, that we have been the aggressors, so much so, that there does not seem to be the least blame attached to the tribe. The history of the quarrel Is this ; Khelat-i-Ghiljie, an old fort, was thought to be a very proper place for a post of the Scbah's troops, so two battalions and some horse were sent to take possession of the place..: No opposition whatever was offered, but on the arrival of the force at its desti nation, three volleys of musketry were fired, and some salvos of artillery—l believe, in the Schah's name. This had a very equivocal appearance in the eyes of the Ghiljies of the neighbourhood, who did not understand it ; and as Lieutenant Lynch, the political agent, was riding past a small fort, at some little distance, the next day, I believe, accompanied by an escort of cavalry, he saw a body of men, 30 or 40 in number, who retired as he advanced towards the gate. To threaten them he gallopped towards them with the cavalry, when they drew their swords, flourished them in the air, and got into the fort. Lynch summoned the place, and the chief, one of Schah Soojah's most stanch adherents in those parts, sent word that no evil wits meant, that the men had not understood the movement, and that he would pay , his respects next. morning ; but this would not suit' the fiery Lieutenant : an express was sent off for a regiment and the guns, which arrived in the course of the night ; the place was attacked at once, a Li Glusznee, the gate blown in, and the fort stormed ; all but four of the defenders of the place were killed, fighting desperately in the gate, the poor Chief among the number, and two or three survivors wounded. This was trumpeted forth as a victory at first, but by degrees the facts have become khU*li, and the matter ex posed in its true light of wanton aggresSiati and out rage for no purpose whatever, except to gratify the pique or vanity of the political ae-. ent, at the seeming want of courtesy of the Affghan Chief. Sir William Macnaghten is said to litivd been very, angry at the affair, but the Governor-General's sentlifk fits have not been made known, whether Lynch will be dismissed from his political employment, which he richly deserves. The affair has not, however, ended here. The Ghiljies, who are a powerful tribe of about 6,000 strung, owned out to a man, as might have been expected, and swore On the Koran to have revenge for the insult and injury; and for the innocent blood of their people. No attempt was made to pacify them, or to explains the affair ; in deed, what explanation could be given ? And they are to be coerced. They are, however, determined to strike the first blow, and fell upOil it detachment of the Company's troops of 400 infantry; some caValry, and four guns, Which were despatched to reinforce the garrison at Ithelat-i-Cihiljiei The attack was made at night, but was very gallantly repulsed; and many Ghilzies slain. Colonel Weymer was the com mander of this detachment, which behaved with the greatest coolness and bravery, repulsing every attack, mid tilieWUrina tliii kiilif bttlit iteßhanm to abandon their officers with volleys of abase anetansteify: I suppose, as it has begun, therefore, this tribe will be pursued, and as far as possible annihilated, for anything like con ciliation appears to be the last idea of the Afghanistan 08O'l b 1 altiletnatit: Bet it is a sad, sad pity, that for Lae inieriaperaie acts of a yoiiiiiiaii to should have to ladd one more tribe to the ma n y whom we hare lidd to coerce in the name of our miserable King Schah Soojah —that so much of what has been done should be undone, And that insurrection and ill-blood should again be en lideitill More news is anxiously looked fa ffottl the scene of action, and many think, with justice, that the lame of war will burst forth again ; that the friends of the Ghil• jies will not be slow to afford them aid, and that man) a. tribe who would otherwise have remained quiet will be roused by this ill-timed, impolitic—nay, disgraceful— affair. But there is a worse matter than this to tell you of. I think I mentioned in my last that the town of Kudjuk had been attacked and carried. The miserable facts of that affair are these :—A sum of money—a lac of rupues4 think—was demanded as tribute to Schah Soojah ; the amount was large, , and the payment was evaded for some time, and . of course troops were ordered out to en force it. The demand was made at a time when it could not be complied with: the crops were green, and the abi lity of the people to pay depended on the sale of their grain. This, however, did not suit the impatience of the conunissioner, Mr. Ross Bell, or the needy Govern ment, and the troops marched for Kudjuk. In vain the tribe besought delay, and made promises of pay ment. They were disregarded utterly. As the force advanced on their chief town it was 'evacuated, except by a few infirm men and women and sick per sons. It was taken possession of ; and now began an authorized sacking and pillaging of the place ; it was • given up to the soldiery, and every article movable or immovable of domestic employment or necessity carried away or destroyed. The place was set fire to, and burned for many days, and when hardly a hut remained mines were used to complete the work of destruction. • The town was made a mass of ruin, and the force re turned, not, however, without treading down the green crops, or feeding the cattle on them, cutting down the fruit trees, and reducing a fertile valley to a scene of de solation. Had the crops bean allowed to ripen the means would have been had of paying the demand. But no ; having been evaded as too heavy, as more than the .Affg ham Government had ever received, and from present inability to pay, British power was made the instrument of this barbarous spoliation, and the helpless and starving Kudjuks are wanderers reduced to beggary—house less, and miserable. One would think that Mr. Bell's revenge would have been satisfied ,by their ruin. But no ; their application, their prayer to re-build and re-inhabit the town of Kudjuk, has been peremptorily refused ; and the spot where the tribe have lived for generations is to remain a ruin, a warning to others ' hoW:' to provoke British power—l should rather say Ross Bell's vengeance. The British arms have never as yet been sullied by proceedings like these, which reflect such disgrace on their author that it is marvellous' how they have escaped the punishment they deserve. There is no doubt they have been disap proved of by the Supreme Government ; but the author of them remains, and the people do not know, and if they do, they cannot appreciate, the private injune timns of the Governor-General to be less rigorous in his future Measures; Not' only in this instance, but in others, Mr. Bell has proved himself a merciless creditor on the part of the Schuh ; and with such a 'Man to - deal with, and the example of Kudjuk to look upon, what wonder is it that the Beloeh Murrees, the I3rahooees, and other tribes are still unsettled, and that their Chief, young Nusseer Khan, mistrusts the terms offered to him, and wanders a fugi tive in his own territories. I wish I could say there was 'any reason to doubt any part of these miserable affairs — every part of them is prominently before the Indian pub lic, and I trust )Fill soon be equally known by that of England: such scenes be allowed to continue ? .... SCLNDE. Intelligence to the 28th of May from Upper Scinde has reached us, which may be truly said to be of a dismal and melancholy nature. The insalubrity of the climate is most destructive to the troops, who are suffering dreadfully from the combined influences of sickness and want. It is our painful duty to record the death of Major Liddell, Ist Cavalry, who died at Kotra, a place described as full of pestilence and disease. Major Lid dell was well known throughout the Bombay Army. He was an excellent officer and a highly estimable man. A small party of the 6th Native Infantry, oc cupying an outpost, under Captain Farquhar, have 100 men sick and unfit for duty, together with three European officers.. Out of a party of 50 irregular horse there are 42 laid up. The poor camels are dying by scores and dozens, and they seem to be regarded with the greatest apathy and indifference. Lieutenant Ram say, of the Commissariat, was very ill, and Lieutenant garden was so bad that small hopes were entertained of his recovery. At Dadur, Kotra, and other places, sick ness is raging dreadfully—so much so that it is painful to behold such a sacrifice of health, strength, and life, made for the preservation of our control over arid sands and barren rocks, and profitless fields, of scanty and stunted produce, over wretched villages, with their lean dogs and famished inhabitants, over miserable forts, over wild irreclaimable tribes and hordes, who delight in the freedom of the hill and the desert,whose chivalry consists in thieving, killing, and burning, and who laugh to scorn the slavery and toil, and degradation of industrious life. Is Beloochistan going to be to us what the vaunted conquest of Algeria is to the French ? If the sword of the B2looches does not inflict upon us such calamitous losses, as the Moors of Africa . have inflicted on the French, then will sickness eft'ect it, if our troops are to be left a prey to its ravages. Since writing the above, we have received the impor tant intelligence of Mr. Boss Bell having resigned; he is to be succeeded, it is believed, by Major Outram, who is to have political charge of Upper and Lower Scinde. We think that Government could not have put its choice upon a better man. We regret to announce the death of Captain Rebc nack, 25th Regiment Native Infantry, at Kotra, on the 4th of June. This promotes Lieutenant J. R. I?. Wil loughby to Captain, and Ensign C. Marsten to Lieutenant. The heat at Kotra is fearful, and rickness is great. THE PUNJAUB. The following important information othy, we be lieve, be confidently relied on ; it N tommunicated in a letter, dated Lahore, the Btit of June, and is to the effect, that the British Government have called upon Shere Singh for a force of 10,000 men, with all tvd6ettitt'iy supplies for service in the ensuing raid SeQson. It is conjectured that the object of MN Utraordinary re quisitron is to test the fidelity of our Sikh allies 'who, by the treaty entered into with Runjeet Sin b previous to the restoration of Schah Sockjah, kAAN to assist us with a body of men, .if new.lerAtry tb tie tull completion of that political moves Olt the other hand, it is said that these troops are required for bona fide ser vice, and are to ferns part of a force to be sent against Herat in the ensuing !sold season. This is perh* most probable conjecture, for the Governek - -tielleral s s politics are too stately for such a triek of state as testing the fidelity of the Sikhs would be. The open and direct refusal of Shere Singh to comply with the requisition may indeed be assumed, rand on the contingency, ot. tensive measures shaped out, still though stow to ba. lieve that the call for these troops is made with 0, l'i view to test the sincerity o f th e S i kh allianctsw oh,. not, bring ourselves to l oo k u p on i t as a Imo de call, originating in a belief that 10,000 troops wo u ld prove of any substantive assistat lte to us in our operations against Herat. For dm !;resent ? and for resent, whatever work there to 'te done Tears to come, in All hanistan must be performed by British troops ; nett er Sikhs trot A ffmhan d from" ..es will effect anything, Our communichtiohs ". ' . Lahore likewise inform us that PUMA) Singh, son of the Shere, had proteeded to Cashmere to instal a. successor to the lately murdered governor of that pro-. vince, The Prince's presence was necessary, as the Sikh troops quartered in the Happy Valley had declared their determination not to recognize any authority but that of Shere Singh or his son.—Delii Gazette. ADEN. Accounts from Aden of the Bth instant state that the Arabs had stopped the usual supplies of provisions, and had murdered the military interpreter under the guns, as well as five natives, and it was expected they would shortly make another general attack. The weather had been cool and pleasant, and, although the hot season, the thermometer ranged between 75 and 86 Fahrenheit. MADRAS. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. QUEEN'S TROOPS.—We have before us the casualty returns of her Majesty's troops at Madras during the omflieonethrs, and among ofApril,and we are glad to no ti ce , t h at d ur i ng that m ont h t h ere has not been a single death among the the non-commissioned also the mor tality has not been so great as during some of the pre vious months of this year. There have been 19 deaths, 8 discharges, and 29 invalided. MAJOR FITZGERALD.—We regret to announce the decease of Major John Fitzgerald, of her Majesty's 39th Foot, who died at Kamptee on the 16th instant. Major Fitzgerald had 28 years' full pa service. He landed in the Peninsula in May, 1813, l and served there until the end of the war, including the siege of San Se bastian, at the assault of which fortress he was wounded with the forlorn hope, the 31st of August, 1813, in s torming the heights of Vera, as a v o l un t eer, and was present at the battles - of the Nivelle, Nive, Bayonne, Garrise, Orthez, and Toulouse. We conclude that Cap tain William Boran Bernard, COmmandant of her Ma iesty's depot at Foonainallec,a gallant soldier of 20 years' full pa y service and upwards, will succeed to the vacant Majority in her Majesty's 39th Foot. • Major-General Sir Robert Arbuthnot, K.C.8., em fiourte,Caolncusttuanditotyt h n o lo a r r n d h t l l g ie , I . 3 i r ‘. ita tr i e n a i s a t , n u ,e n d d e e t r ac tl; le. morning. 'The Spectator gives h o p es o f a Saturday u m il e ur n k' t ic of d a' the 16th Regiment reached the presidency on grand reform in our Artillery; no-less than the s4stitu-: 3.t ion, calmness, God forbid. ! Temper, foresight, moder -justice—without-whickall other valificat oatagents aro vain 7 appear to have been anciin their .stead ye see illibumour, haut , and unsteadiness of purpose, with revenge slights and want of knowledge and estimatio rafter of the people., A few who have p, power have done more (Brown in Kahun, and.otliers) than those to whom, from their •1 GovernMent had a right to eip . 3ct the adjustm. ion s in politi- Jost sight of, cur, hastiness, t for fancied ti of the che )ssessed the instance, ant adi cult questions. _ .. The papers have been filled of late with ye r -r 'angry proceedings between Mr. Ross Be ll and Gene , . Gor don, commanding in Scinde , in which the former lut s be haved very ill. Both parties ha ve been* reproved 9J - and the Governor-General, but Bell has n ot berm re. -nove 4 General Gordon, declaring that h e could no lc nger ''s erve under his interference, has resigned his comOa n ci- It is rumoured, however, that th e Supreff te Gov.erua lent can no. longer bear with Mr. Bell, and We re moved him, and appointed my gallant o id friend 4 . . Jut ram to his place. I hope so ; Outram is a fine . little fellow, and already a distinguished • politician. and soldier. From what I can gather of Bell's act: ;,. he ; seems to have been led by his vanity ti ) the verg eof I nearly insane conduct• in his administra tion of Sc; nn© I and Cutchee affairs. lie has inter fered with and un- • settled property, estates, titles to lal ids, and heredit IVY offices,' customs' regulations, duties, &c., in so • strut 'be a fashion—in short, to have so eompl etel, y 7.mset tied 1 :-. 1 /c.: country, that it will take years of g° od at . • d te crvPlwate \in.. At last we s management to bring it into order .g'l are beginning to have inklings of t. I noi ' tr 1 a thee ' ' enclosed of the occupation of Affghanistan, a. is a retty list,' which was published the other d tLY , p little item :-42,346 rupees a mont 11 am aunts to quite 50,000/. per annum; and the Scha VAS ou o \ vn in foErce, which he was to have paid, and which zng land believe he pays, but of which he • ll' not pay )es a fraction, is 180,00 C/. per annum. I. idia pays fin. t this, so also for the regular troops , th e corm niss mone ariat, y to the expense of moving ordnance and stores, sect bribe _uncertain or refractory persons—Kam ram Schell; and his Vizier Yar Mahomed, fur instance --N vith 25,000 rupees a month—fortifications, political ag, incies, and their establishments ; for example of part of the latter, take Mr. Ross Bell's camels, as set forth in the I enclosed letter, where broad facts are given-675, at the ra these.onthly expense to Government of 10,000 rupees. I . e 3, are pleasant items for the Indian financialists to cont em plate, with no prospect of reduction, and little al 'ility to meet them, if any dependence is placed on the ne w loa 1 , which has turned out a complete failure so far, : tad the' amount subscribed sadly disproportionate to th a wants of the state. Here is the account : Lacs 1 Rupees. Calcutta The banks of Bengal, &c . Bombay and Madrass, 10 by the Oanks of Bombay Total , —a drop in the ocean of expenditure. Ctontrast this with the opening of the loan for the Burme:ce war, w hen in three or four months as many millions sterling NA 'ere fortjtcoming. It is said Government will be obliged to take 4 per cent. paper in payment of the loan, s ,llling it, of course, again at a discount. We shall see. What can be done then to lighten the exi tense ? Withdraw troops? Impossible—for, as I will to 11 you. by and by, we may yet be obliged to take Hera t ; we cannot hold one tribe in allegiance to the ,Schah with out them. Reduce the troous in India ! ;sible too. The political agency charge appears e.norm ous ; why then should there be so many officers ? E very petty state, whose whole revenue hardly equals the 1 )a.y of the agent, has one. Could there not be one too many, and could not the smaller one, trans act their business by means of their own agents ? Almost all the agents are young men, and w hy- they should be set to direct or advise the movement: of troops I cannot divine—troops commanded 1.. , y olcl and experienced officers. Surely, it would be heti qr tl give these men the civil as well as military authority , for at present the system engenders quarrels and im— pedes the service. According to the list, we have 18 young Lieutenants out of 33 officials. They may be able to speak Persian, and therefore would have made admirable aids and interpreters to the commanders of the troops • but I should think it dangerous to trus t them with ;he entire power in such a country as Affgha nistan. Something must be wrong, or we should not have affairs like those of Kudjuk and the Ghillies, nor would the whole of the country be insecure and un settled. It le two months, I think, since there was a very stro n g rumour that Herat had been given up to the Persians by Yar Mahomed, of sold rather, And that in consequence Major Todd has been ckliged to fly from Herat. It was contradicted from Persia by the next mail, but the news from Persia just arrived at Dombay gives the truth of' the matter. The letters are from Teheran, and there is no doubt, I believe, of the authenticity of the intelligence. The surrender of Ghorian to Herat was, as you know, the sine qua non of the renewal of the inter course with Persia, and the King invitad Mr. Riach to Teheran to settle the matter. It was agreed to. and Riach went to Meshed in the way to Ghorian to sec it carried into effect. Meanwhile, the brother or son. of Kamram comes to the King, saying! he had driven the English — that is, Todd, &c., out or Herat, and offers the place to theScha.h. After some coqucti.ng with the offer, the Schah has accepted it, and while to satisfy the British Government, has given Ghorian to Herat, has become virtual monarch of both himself, and has appointed Kamram to be his deputy. What, there fore, will bo done ? It seems, in very truth, that the Persians and Herrattses have laughed at our beards, and the abSence of Todd from Herat, indeed of any political agent, gives too ruizell re..--son to suppose that this advantage may have been taken. The letter further states that there are assemblings of troops towards the sea, and many new fortiflcations. which have, at the least, in conjunction with the abo , v4c AI very suspicious ap pnrance. • • E GY PT• ALEXANDRIA, AUG. 16. On the ith of August the steamer Nile arrived from Constantinople, bringing a detailed account of the recep tioti o f ► gici Bey and Sami Bey at Constantinople, be sides ordeti for the faithful execution of the hatti scheriff of Gulhane, and a vizerial letter announcing that the Sultan bad reduced the tribute from 80,000 to 6%000 purses. The Pacha had hoped for a reduction to 15,000,000 piastres, being half the amount of 60,000 purses: On the following day Ibraham Pacha left for Delta, and reached I)isouki on the 12th. On the 12th the Austrian corvette Clemenza came into port with the Austrian Consul, M. Laurin, an board, who had just left Constantinople. The corvette saluted the fort with twenty-four rounds, which ‘vere returned. lie had a private interview with the Pacha that evening, and for mally landed on the 13th. On his landed lie was again saluted, and the Paella came to meet him, and conduct him id the palace, receiving him with affability. When he reached his eonsulate the Austrian flag was set up, while Salutes were lira anew. On the 14th, Mustaphtt Bey, Colonel of the Sultan's infantry, arrived from Constantinople with the French steam-boat, bringing orders to the l'acha to send the Sy rians back to their country. The Paella caused Boghos Bey to write to Colonel Napier, that a Colonel having arrived from the Porte to demand the Syrians, he was ready to deliver them to him (the Turkish Colonel), and would Rend them to Syria by his own trMlsports. The English Steamer Polyphemus arrived on the 15th of August from ConStan!inople, - with the Consuls of Eng land and Russia. The Prussian Consul, having neither subjects nor vessels at Alexandria, did not come. Before entering the port, the Polyphemus approached the ships Rodney and Calcutta. The Consuls landed incognito on the evening of their arrival. On the 16th each had a separate Interview with Boghos Bey, and they are ex pected in a fewdayi to have an interview with the Pacha. Decorations' of honour arc being prepared fur them. Tho State Council of the Muawins, presided over by Scheriff has been increased by , Its. distinguished membera' Hanna Bahri Bev and intsni Bey. This council is getting ready forits departure from Alexan dria for. Cairo, where the - Paella himself will pass the Ramadan, after visiting the provinces. Bahl Bey, Governor. of Damietta, has been removed from office, and Ratib Effendi, elx-Govcruor of the city of Candia, has been made head receiver of customs at Alexandria. Two cases of plague occurred here yes= ter(lay. The country seems inclined to peace, including Le banon. The French Consid at Beyrout has received or ders.not to. make , any concession to 'the detrimeni of French commerce in favour of the new Government. The Jews who were mixed up in the affair of Padre Tomasolave been ethployed in their different offices as before., , " • Crete is entirely quiet. The foraigu insurgents have been transported to Greece' by the English vessels Tyre and Blazer; and the Sfakiots have submitted to Mustapha Pasha, who has entered their province. The English Consul, Mr. Ogley, and Mustapha, have been disputing with each other, the latter reproaching the former for having delayed in acting against the rebels. Mr. Ogley has been called to Lord Ponsonby, to justify himself. According to a plan of Lord Ponsonby's, Tahir Pasha (well known as the Capitan Pasha) would be appointed Grand Vizier, and Sarim Effendi Minister of Foreign Affairs. The French are preparing for a fete at Cape Carthage in remembrance of the 6th crusade and the death of St. Louis, which occurred in the year 1270. The Arch bishop of Algiers. will preside over the ceremony. Thn Albanian soldiers have caused great disturbances in lledjaz and Arabia. The Nile rose to above six teen cubits on the 10th, and the canal conducting the water to Cairo was out. It is now 20 cubits and 1-6th, and the increase is expected to be on a fair average. MALTA.—Aue. 27. The Great Liverpool . arrived during the night, in four days, from Alexandria, which she left on the 22d inst., one o'clock, P.N. She brings a mail fro m Bombay, de spatched on the afternoon of the 20th of July, in the Auckland, which steamer brought the mail as far as Aden, when it was taken up and brought down to Suez by the Berenice; The Prometheus takes on the Indian mail, addressed via France, this afternoon, to Marseilles e It does not appear from t h e Bembay papers that th mails of the sth, 6th, and 7th of July frem Calcutta were yet arrived, or deliver ed, though the Government express of the Bth of July had been received. Sir John Wilson, late Governor of Ceylon, and several officers from India, are passengers by the Great Liverpool. ' The Britannia and Bowe left Corfu in company with' the Vanguard on the 19th inst.. at which place the Ganges arrived on the 18th from Palermo. On the 22d the squadron fell in with the Hazard, and the same even ing she was sent on to Malta, while the Vanguard was • dtspatched to Candia. •The Ganges sailed from Corfu on the 22d, and having come up with the Britannia and Howo on the 24th, entered Malta harbour with them on the 26th. The Weazle, 10, was the only nks2-of-war F v ;I N T G SUN left among the lonian Isles. Thy Lord high •Commis slfner hart gone on a tour of inspection of the different islands,- and was not expected to return to Gnrfu for several weeks. BEYROUT,JULY 24.—There are at pre sent in the roads here the Powerful and Cambridge, sl,•ips-of-the line ; the Inconstant frigate ; the Wasp brig - with the French ships C reo l e an d B ouga i nv i lle, and tile Xnglish stetunems Phoenix and Stromboli. LIVING MODELS. (From the Art Uni;.) . As all artists employed in the delineation of the hum am figure must, more or less, require the assistance of liviug models, I beg leave to recommend to your notice the names, qualifications, and addresses, of some of th most useful now in the profession • trusting, at the same time, that oth er ar ti sts w ill take the same trouble in for warding to the Art-Union any infonnation - upon this most important accompagnement de Pail her. For almost faultless proportion, I should reaomn ,end Mrs. Dobson, of 21, Great .Titchtie/d - s t ree t ; MisS Glover, 38, Gre a t Wild- street, Lincoln's-inn• fields, at - out seventeen years of age—a very good face, and nrich finer figure, fair, with dark-brown hair. Miss Neale, same address us Miss Glover—a very handsou, e 1. -. tee, and, like her companion, sits for the figure -3,4 Lakeman the most beautiful face Leslie ever painted was a faithful portrait of this; mo d e l . . Her residence is at 6, Peashall•place, Cam-- 'rime, Edgware-road. Margaret Welsh, an_ bridge -t hi s i, pea , Int girl from the hills of St. - Giles's, dark hair,. and w id - L eal illi!asian features." Her cabin is at 21, Soutbamptoi, - court, Fitzroy-sqaure. Mrs. Musgrove, a. very interestinj and piquante-looking brunette. The last time I heard of her address it was 9, Hanover-street., Long-acre, living :with Mrs. Grubin. Mrs. Howard, 4, Eaton-lane, North Pilmlico, a Siddonian figure r good for your tyrannical and sanguinary -minded heroin( vs. There are several other female models whose addressk ‘s I have lost. For instance, Miss Clonsley, Miss Tuffield,. Misses • Johnston and 'Lancaster. And there is a family ,•>f chil dren who sit ; their addresses could be obtained from Mrs. Dobson, or, I believe, of the Life Academy -, St. Martin's-lane. First on the list of male models, for strength and muscular development, stands George Glenny ; I 3liculd compare him with the Dancing Fawn, having al the youth and elasticity of that figure ; he lives at 8, Den mark-street, Soho—when unemployed professionally, he is to be seen personating a Red Indian at Catlin's Exhi bition, - Egyptian - Hall, Piccadilly. John Wilton, a: Zummerzetshire man,' but with such a head, face,. and beard, as would have rejoiced Salvator. This gen tleanan has for some years cultivated his mustachios an d his vegetables at. the same time (when he does not sit, he' digs), of both of which he has a prolific crop. Sir 1). Wilkie, speaking of Wilton, said, " This man, Sir, is a maist extraordinar model ; in face, he looks per feely= apostolical ;" but an artist from the " isle of the west" said, `F Och ! he's the beau ideal of a rapparee." Charles Lanli6er introduced his portrait as his " Tired Huntsman ;'and liadise, as his "Little John ;" he lives at 2, Short-street, Edgware-road. Signor Marchi. an. Apollo like looking fellow, in high request ; he has had the honour of sitting several times to Prince Albert ; and if his Royal Highness does not know what a good mea - zel is, who ..does ? His palazzo stands in Cross street, Hatton-garden, No. 25. R. Sims, a Scotsman, of very a - reat age ; one of the most useful models that could be l aecommended ; very little idealization is ro quisite to paint a perfect head of Lear, from this.. venerable man ; Lis features are intelligent ; the head bald ; hair white, Lind reaching to his shoulders ; very long beard and mustachios ' - he has been but a very short time in London, and before he was well :known, met with a severe accident, being now in the hospital with a broken arm, but he expee is to be out in a week ; his address, 13, Hemming's-row, St. Martin's lane. Mr. China. , agood-looking man, biatween fifty and sixty, bald-headed, grey hair ; 30, Chariton-sl - eet, New-road. John Coulton, 3, Crawford-passaga, aerk enwell, a decayed landscape painter (vide one of Coye's etchings produced at the Etching Society); an old man, with long, dark grey hair. John Eness, of 6,. oia Brook's-court, Fitzroy-passage, Fitzroy-market ; this man is ninety-three years of age ! (the late Doueils Cowper introduced his head as Brabantio, in his cele brated picture of " Othello," now in the possession e+E the ' 'Marquis of Lansdowne); a most excellent model.. Emmet, 26, Union-street, Middlesex Hospital, a. modern Antinous, much in request; he sits very much at the Royal Academy. M. Decour, a Frenchman of enormous muscular power, from the hips upwards, (the, lower extremities are deformed) ; he is a living pocket , edition of the Farnesian Hercules : his address could be obtained at the Royal Academy. Watson, 6, Church street, St. Giles, a man of 70, an excellent' :led patient sitter. 4t_ any time, should other names occur to me, I will do myself the honour of forwarding them to . 7 , bie I am, Sir, your humble:servanta • A WORKING ARTICT. [The above letter has been postponed for some time for want of room.] • , WOOLWICH, SEPT. 3. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The, Carroll steam-vessel, Second-Master E. C. Rutter act.) arrived at I'Vcoiwkli - on Satiiidav, from Plymouth,: to have her .defects made good, andwill.leave,early ;leU• week for Bermuda, where she will be employed as a tug, The - Comet steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander F. • m e, -alier Syer, arrived at Woolwich, on Tuesday,- from. Shear,-•ss, having tow e d th e Pique frgate, the flag-ship of dmiral Sir Cha r l es Adam, C. 8., from the latter port k. `' to Spit" d • The ithi o m. with from Sheern..-'ss , nthus steam-vessel was towed to Wool on Wednesday by the Monkey and . African steatu-vessei:. The Rhadamanthus is to be fitted up.aa,a...steam troopship, and Mr. Thomas Laen, master of the Royal Sovereign, is appointed to command bee, and Mr. W. H.. Bateman, clergy - in charge. The Heroine; :10 gun brig, recently launched at Wool wich, was commissioned on Wednesday by Lieut. Thos. D. Stewart, and; it is • said, 1611 be employed in tint packet service. . The, iren, : lG guns, is nearly complete.. Lieut. Tho mas Sibbald, has been appointed to her, vice Morris, to the Harlequin, at Chatham. Mr. James Lairdhas been appointed surgeon to the Siren. The Volcano , steam-vessel was commissioned on Sa turday last, by Lieut. J. West.. and Mr. F. Gilbert has been appointed clerk in charge. The Avon steam-vmel, Lieutenant Charles 'retain, has been appointed to command her, vice Pritohl.rd, promoted. The Lightning steam-vessel, Second Master Jr.. Ashton, promoted to the rank of master. The Dasher steam-vessel, Second Master John Jarvis, has been promoted to the rank of master, and appoimtcd to command the Driver steam-vessel.at Portsmouth. The Vixen steam•veszel has been commissioned sit Chatham by Commander Henry Boyes, and Lieutenaa.lt Buchanan, late mate of the Lightning, has been appoint(xt to her. FURTHER EXPERIMENTS WITH PERCUSSION SHEELS AT WOOLWICH.—The Committee of Officers of the Royal. Artillery appointed to watch the progress of the experi ments with percussion shells in the marshes at Woolwich and report thereon, have, in the handsomest manner, supplied, Mr. Reece with twelve new shells, and the experiments with them will take place next week, but the day has not yet been fixed. It is understood that Mr. Napier will tire some of his shells on this occasion, and from the experiments already made, it is evident the shells invented by these gentlemen will succeed. 0 f Februar y , OUR CA T 1 1 -I S E 3 I: S R I A v e L i. . i : e r t i e t cl k our"LrinEal RofOttleNl4OthE some beautiful verses under the abov title ' by a valued correspondent. Inquiry was thenvt , d e , ontrThuted other day, what had become of the little songster . which :'or a period of nine or ten years had taken up ' ' within the sacred walls ; and the answer ^tab' 'de of elicited . Ole following anecdote, far more worthy being perp(l - than many a record inscribed on h marble. Th(ei bird has been missed from the ehm for ,, some time, and was supposed to have sought ac; c ai fields of air, as more congenial to bits h n t th e e ambient " cloistered dome ;" but on removing .4c an re t en e , e the a u s r itar t_ ., h two or three years ago, for the purpose of erecting the . present handsome one of stone, the remains of the red breast were found behind it. Perhaps warned of al ) " preaching dissolution', having attained the venerable age of some nine or ten summers, it had retired there for a last tasting-place. ,From long enjoyment o f security, and a , constant meal supplied, by its protector, ?Jr. Phil lips, the subsaerist, the bird had become so tonic that it. was frequently seen perched on the choristers' deslc„ peering over their books, and seeming to r ebuke with grave look the merry smile ever ready to b righten ; o r, .up, the face of boyhood, and which its presence excited the chorus of seated on a pinnacle of the ore - an, swelli n g praise with the music of its own mellow pipe ; at other times, stationed on the canopy of the PulPit', a ore at tentive listener than many of sod's creatures, and more deeply interested in the preacher's message. The re mains of the poor bird were deposited by a friendly hand. in the precincts of the Cathedral, and Bobby has as yet found no successor in his honours and immunitios.— Bristol Journal. THE CROPS.___DUI%IFRIES, AUGUST 30... — Warm sunny blinks occurred at intervals during th a greater part of thelast.week, accom;panied by starring; breezes that speedily dried the blade ; but on the other hand rain, more or less, fell every twenty-four hours- In itlisdale, Annandale, and Galloway, a large brew twat of grain is tit for the sickle; and, but for the weary- - rain, which ever and anon baulks the hopes of the far mer, harvest would be general over the whole south of Scotland. Nemerous sales of growing crops are re ported, at some of which luxuriant oats, not severely l o dged, commanded el., let, and la per acre. But these, of course, were top prices, and we believe from 71. to 81. will be found much nearer the general eve-. rage. A field of wheat, about a mile froia town, which at one time looked beautiful, became latterly so flat tened and rusted, that it was knocked down by public roup at 4/. per dl more than the value of straw of that iondescriptn standing erect in good condi tion.—Edinburgh Courant. , Filberts are unusually abundant. Fine fruit was offered in our market s on Saturday at seven pence per pound, which, at this time last year realised eighteen pence.—Kent _Thrall. Immense quantities of mackarel have been taken during the passing week off Portland Beach, and the islanders are now busily eneaged in curing their winter stock of this favourite iish.2Dorchester Journo 1. A western editor , in s p eaking of vegetable won ders, says he heard the other day of a young lady v‘ i i ,,,, lips were so sweet that she dare not go into the garden fur fear of bees. An artist in New York, says the Mechanic, painted an imitation of a bottle of spruce beer so natu rally, that the cork 'flew out before he could paint the string to fasten it.