The Sun. — London, England, 1841-02-08 00:00:00

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' fros t the 01 ed eb os an d F, I !CS IV" got' us • a. for ocori of t '„; So u i and t ,J ;ruol:f the ito ti t ill, A i" 1(5 V; v t ; a d bcg d ' „IsYs• red pal 0 , 3 ,11 ,1 rar'' hi the tg a b ° c ~„ MORNING EDITION C HINA, INDIA, AN]) G - 17 p By an express, which arrived on Saturdcy, we c hina enab!ed t o ant i cipate the intelligence '• em and India brought by the overland II " 1 1 as that from the Lei ant and from Malta, Ilhich reached Marseilles by the same convey- Itlee t Our despatches, which arrived at the latter `for " 1 7 on TuerflaY last, ere dated from Canton, tier 3 from Caleutta., Dec. 22, 1840 ; from Born_ k; J an. 1 ; from 'Alexandria, Jan. 23 ; and from 1114' ' tan ' 28. The latest intelligence from the , C e '• o l' Chusan is dated October 24, and from posture a° November 3. By these it appears that . a ,s• •. , • s u .. f .i- msr ad 41:1Ce % T , I. • .I!air, in Coma remain 464 wet 1 .;e1 and the most gmomy . R0 ,• 3 ,a 8 to the final result of tha proposed' ris it)lritarla were entertained. Bath in China and tp , rl ° l a the conduct of the Admiral is commented 5,;•4 is most severe terms, and it se..ms to. be the fo,:ersrd opinion that in consenting to withdraw his fo rces (I'pi n tho immediate neighbourhood of Pekin, ho l ' e°4liit tedgross error, and allowed himseli to be bo n the• Ch inese Commissioners. The nogotia trtis'"u(l probably b e protracted indefinitely by every co mmon in Chi nese dipl omacy , an d a f res h ex t'i' °a, after all, wou ld b e requ i re d to effect th• . no 14.()bieetS of the pre sen t. Th e Ad m i ra l was Atli at O ct l4a, which h a d b een found extremely unhealthy. f',. L i °f 3,6 50 men landed there, only 2,036 were fit chiefly ow i ng to b ad diet and want of fresh (6% 1 ' ;Ile Admi ra l was expecte d to l eave f or C anton h e middle o f N ovem b er . L etters rece i ve d at from the prisoners at Ningpeo stated that rlotlfwere treated well, but suffered for want of proper ts nt in g• Mr. Stanton still continued a prisoner at l tfp,„ ° ,' l . The British naval farce consisted of 20 sal I; n i !tits', exclusive of steamers. • I)etio had been deprived of all authority, but he had It sc i; lle6 the Emperor and appealed to his se al saes th a t he • • tl accused of robbing the ity. tighe, unjus y.. t titi of Opium, since he has in his possession CHape 114it "L's petition erAreating him to receive it. tert, i/ th the superiority of the British in war, hut sug -1?rl n'n"St they may be tired out by delays and . siekn-se, ts;T 4 asels the Emperor -to make no concession, as the he would thereupon increase their demands ; and h iock lres ses an opinion that our interference and ar'cites will draw on us the hostility of other nations. t the external trade of China is quite at a (Pe CHINA.. , Ile, st n toe Bombay Overland C ourier, o s t uJrae of Jana 1.) ei l l, e has been no c h ange atet„el si nce the despatch in the p Calcutta, of the last mail. T a t ,`,llltelligence, received via is from affairs Chusan he )•\ta'te 24 th of O c t o b er , an d Macao to the 3rd of Illts i l b er• The Admiral. was still at iel v t ._, 1 0' ,at it was expected that he would ...f.orfoCprrnall.ine,r3- 'ft3ut the middle of November. anTchehisre Ea elite Melville had been completed, vessel. Chu_ t tti tle Y''' flag will again be hoisted in thatt ot e itiolt ettrernaly appear that it noes s to the success of unhealthy, and it tio e Ilet:uPation will be at all cond ita lkdition. Sickness has prevailed tos ;; ic o l o ' 6 an m e en tt alllon tt th troops that there are only Tli i i ll t i ', 4 a, t: out e 0 . f3,650 who we: e landed ontoilhicidisla diet,t: it t le': In a gre a t measure to be attributed have 14 li t 4 'e l donegetting any fresh Neithermeat. them with 11)Iti.°Pr rnednii been taken for .. supplying , 'tie itit cteseription of wilt provisions. rh , s . e have all t at des from England, and ar l e t m w i , l o c u ll id de he de. t i ki tc ji Ur llg the six months' voyage. 44clia'allseh more advantageous to rn c d h s u u s p a p n ii i e n s f f e ro rt m y ''''Ye i 43 th ey would frequently reap ... te at taut a e ts had been received at: T tillerbuall Vei; R.N., Captain Ans_t%,.,.poc • • ing u li th ae er, fr N o i lL ra i s eu A te r: Il ity j ;_ a il d the other prisoners at- 'N_I I but expe •it;dere 'Well treated by the C . . .„ I„Lse, stating tnet ea _, , _ k llPli tn aeh inconvenience from the want of f net °t clothing. proper 'ittiee'"-alesty's ship Samsran 'ta:: e at h America, and two 01. Macao w er g has oth e a r n vessels ied at Pe t , Pee ted from the same station. 'These ewx•ielliceosimve ofn the naval force to 20 sail of p ennants, aprisoner at It t.L ' er s,,. Mr. Stanton still continues all authority, acid ,es s eals ci ' -Lie has been deprived of `' i ttit of the province are in the r cu w st a o s dy en o r l ot t i l: e e l° (114'44-Go:erten. The Ex-Viceroy 4re t eate.till when he received orders to to return to 4. het d • the 'l of Keshin. to i await arrival Red Rover are 6 1 1 a ' i . " ‘dv icea from China by tiv.'ed rids p l ace from ,'lltaa°l November, and reached i t to D l4 , ' , 4 the 28th ult. decisive tat ye t , t uL very sickly,that the 44 - - t°4ti ' a ln td will that b n ' ojn e i e n n g tit,t n ,e , "11 done. All trade was at , a rTi s e ta c r i i i , in a e n se d p te r a o- s fe d tr,ti°:ne silk rigidly interdicted. 1 kit.", ban that a very early are of a tliti';' oUt tel the foreigners resident in China a. pc settlem, settlement will take lie;ttttlt ° Pinine as it is so contrary to theus c u ,h l inese tra.oksietie monarchies to suppose that the of th p;;. 4 tede t o our demands for the mereasking i v lae, subjoi n. a ~_ ns 2 .. , e.e letter from ;de N r l a y le tiO i , nte d r a e t s e t d . Lhe ' Li'N'ember, which is of t tl 'ie d ° ' late Cenamissioner a c nd G h over h no e r n , o w r h d o e , re a d s we h 'it Yeti, left Canton for Pekin, -as . e t g er Blaster to return, , ''' PQ ' i al n • and h r e ,t i n s g n , o t w or i nt n e C rl a y n G t . o o n . „ 'rl the errival of Keshin. Iti(1,°1;:)1 liumerturi r and recently of . Fokirin, es h h a i s ti , it is i tt l • '''tt'a erdeied tC;Canton to explain to -4ehtttaself if he can of the charges ie brought against 14414011vaitticitpratioriLn the t o o pi t u h m e ° t eith ult. makehitlportoh rit,lt'tlii,lltoat.l-idi urel Elli u o s t , may not be here . be fore! 1 1 , 4 ceit e . I nt ; Mean% hiie, we remain in a qniet e state t. ,. S t. Oaege in business or prospects regarding a se r't ' e En 1 . tlp rl.4 y b e 'at Commissi3er . s si a lo re rtl s y t . ill a w, t Te C , ll io us hn it o n irt , kr o "' te at arlPected here very their '1 io (;hit' have accomplished of a L ny in th . in w g .b s o in h c a e s I) tea, 4 'enlua but the disgrace Their reception „ Y ;rie na ° I his rank anti office. and ti a - ' l g is said, hewever, to have beento f .'e Y have been invited to return __. mrnis. ll 'tl tki e ti • the Imperial /;° if t tr, }, teir grievances, toCri'eanntitol3nl 14 t 4 b to inquireredress bus been Prom 'lll4 4.) is c l . e tree, ample . , d foreign an i d s ' ed. 1 4 ' tee'it'Se Government is certainly adverse to .e tiil 'a ea r ' persons. both native . I . ln t of Il le t' i tlt ° , ere).' manyee . en early adinstmen a k t.. ti ale4 _ ... coneeent that others, of whom we ate , ql,ttetieiZ take .plac . F . ;. h tt .p it ,,,, e e° . th a t it 1%111 be found impossible to i ria i t 'I, i ltiei,i tit t o terms without . fighting,. unless the p en ~,,`4hre,eoo: areenntent to receive i i ay ~, anti permanent advan le tram ~ t s e u „ c e h o r; s G w r i e l e l t n ot Britain.b e to (1 and there 0 te n „ er't negotiations must be pro. k°l94o,4t4.loppnrdnbabiliity that t, teas h and m s a i e lt o w immense un ~i1 14 !i0 2. Tr icing these ; teroug _ y will find . their tat trot 1..i..1t0e will be organized b the Chinese, who part of the co ast, . or At! ii 4 ' . , P rt cargo es to 4iierehotc, where they can any g et. dollars for delin so. El° Canton will neither tt• 4 . the regular traders in , raining o f the Ntit, a tl Y , in Anticipation of an early r IS. tide reparation of trade." a il , , t 14 1 ,,. ,_ . e 4 'tie ei .; out Itttle of interest to com Macao, mun,c, Nov. 3: ,11,t8e-isOin.ee t k 4all t ‘"l4r of the 12th of October. eeeto, et'd to the 24th ultimo, at whi A ch dy p t e ce ri s od iro w n •e l iCietig tt-i'nbealthinees of the troops (almost exclusively: and trit'titi ta t Ikt). continued without diminuti on send some k11e,. 4 W e ~.e been io contemplation to.. , n - c of t t ilta . -' 7i t t ,'set to Manilla or li ttl i arY I)„,tariad been .determined await the cemple tle,(l,f te ba c k s t pand the island ; Singa to po es e ta t b or hs c a na sey 6 eral t tin'° l 4 i t e..adreiral Elliott . had deferred kill i g nete 4 ti:el'ected here in or fou r,i a his ys. . d e c p a a p r : 01, 111) ,,ttt o l , ed r and the captu t . r hr d , ; i e r re s w ta o n f t t o i n ie et Kite Canton. were 0, t ''lloevi a at N lngP°, as Is, Mr. Stanton dated October ‘ttltte(l,ieh ton g ta i i s n a letter substance fron near,). 1 ail we have te4,loert"idatthe Present occasion :___ C t i 1 tila t , es from Chusan come down . to the 13th in. 10. er er s there are certainly not iinprov s e t e u g , , o and all tta,,, 'lee hay spend tit ee., te . e seen are written in the • o to Lidnal) a ttreal'ee were daily making attempts itili 4 Zr:t3, and ho d , we regret to say, succeedee ~. t ta tl t a e " An artilleryman and a sepoy. The. exPna c w e eci ',orreeiteUrned from Ningpo withouotthtahveingK:fue,s "th tt i i . o ar,, ..,sinZ a tingle individual , that tL a :Is ao •r`atu Austruther. It would appear wee tt,e to 1,, Intention of having recourse to strongll Stan lii:ein ol'a_trate these unfortunates ; and, as r. way, ie t ,tare t `,'st Probably be passed over in a similar en oin,dß,lootny forebodings of their fate may. be fall the ' u attld th the 3 tiate fa ;44 4 ere an , - c meneu attempt to nog 4 4 ' all t e-. In meantime the Admiral o has libe 'll. 413/),."?Junks that had been taken previously t , s and In: etiett.uued the blockade of the difTerent.por their h oe r n „ The military were being received into iltttleq ti;lti`rrit..rs in the town of Tin hie, and eh it w e was r were I t ) 1 4, ol ' a l r t e h the aid of fresh provisions, w Pl ke 2, s raao Plentiful, their health would . in h ip t' r ore. Ito;e1 it `"i v ored that military stations were to be ttts4l.leavt° , e r the island, and also that the . Admiral 11 . ,,,..1ie, of s hout the 20th inst. for the province,. with ail: 11 battle thips arid the greater part of the the 1 : ri te • Atleiiral 41 e e ,with re . .., , however, preserves .. theanstdricreses -114 cil int ~.. ,s er,.,. to his futur e intentions, 6'ei tt says he is not in the secret. Store ships to kl it Lir tl e ,, L.'",000 tons have been discharged. lf_ t 'i s , In "" been improved by the arrival of the S.a 64"takt 11 4 . _° . , from the West Coast of America; the 11,17.:ii)r-le7 1313:ce.5tie.65, are expected imniediately.—Bom ': 4 i 0110‘44 4, 1 ' We quote final it private letter : tl'ite 41Certain ci t,t; eorn,_: . . C that the demands Lade byt t h i c t,t+ttiej4(ie ai,lnssioners on the Chines e Government l _ e, A tot' ah; Y request for the repayment of the , 1 , . 0 , 110 Uu en' letterlrn delivered over to Captain Elliot. . ',l,4lteeces°' the 1 2th of October saes :—" Same stir to totui.lild some co nversation s of the Admira s t 4 ?(.ntocktitien me his views of the conference at ear etia4vo_retre not for final settlement, but pobabely n o get °la, On amicable terms, the teas tof ti a ),esorr, and ci , rur,:rlee a r, nl adjustment next spring nrar PekiO"."•=nigapore Floc Press. - (;tom ti,e Calcutta Courier.) CALCUTTA, Dee. 22, 1840. Since my last communication we have received furtlter ar e d important news from China. The questions be tween our Government and that of China are evidently as far from being settled as ever, and there seems' every reason to suppose that the attainment of any satisfactory result will be protracted for a considerable p*riod. Very probably ail negotiations will be abruptly termi nated, and war recommenced, after the loss of a year's time, and the total waste of the money already speet. The fears of the most intelligent English residents in China speak a plain language, and there cannot be a doubt that the temporizing policy and affected mode ration which prevail in 'the councils of the Admi-ral, from whatever source these rimy proceed, show an utter want of knowledge ef the Chinese character and policy, and cloerade Great 1.3:-itain in their eyes. The people of England cannot too soon be thoroughly convinced that the Chiliese are incapable of ,appreciating either moderation or magnanimity, and regard the profession of such maxims as shear imbeci lity. An abstract of what is stated to be the High Cemmiseioner Lin's reply to the Emperor's reprimand of his proceedings has been published in a Singapore paper of the 17th of November, and will reach Eng• land by this mail. There - seems to be good reason, front internal evidence, to conclude the paper ,to be genuine. It is, for an Asiatic, : rather •a clever production. The hints which Lin gives to Lis master that a blockade must eventually lead us into Imsti with neutrals, and the recommendation to employ ships built and armed after the European man ner, show that he is not without friends and advisers among the Americans, or others in . China, who in the latter suggestion, however, would appear rather to have overlooked their own interest as well as that of those tittle. advise. The sickness at Chusan is so serious, that the whole military force there may be regarded as disorganised for offensive purposes, and should a serious military effort be now required, the whole of what has hitherto been done may be looked' upon as worse than useless, for the next expo-dition will find the Chinese tench better prepared. Commercial prospects in that 'quarter are of course in the most uncertain condition possible, and the only reasonable calculation that can be made is, that exports front China to England must be diminished to the lowest ebb for a considerable time to come, if all trade be rot entirely stopped. CHUSAN, OCT 3, 1840. I aaa happy to be able to add that our anxiety about the fate of the Conway and Algerine has been re lieved by their arrival in the harbour yesterday, all well, after a cruise of nearly three months, during which explorations and observations of exceeding value and interest have been made. It appears that Captain Bethune ascended the Kang-tze-Keang, as far as longitude J. 20 deg. 26 min. oast, being then in lati tude 31 deg. 42 min., and forty miles from its mouth, having the whole way excellent anchoring ground and deep water, never less than six fathoms. '['be chan nel is described as far too broad to admit of being blocked, being from one and a quarter to one and three quarter miles in width at almost all parts, the tide running freely throughout. and from the general ap pearance at the extreme point reached, which (accord ing to Burrow's observation of the longitude in 1805) was forty to sixty miles distant from the line on which the grand canal crosses it. Captain. Bethune is of opinion that the same facility for the passage of vessels of moderately large size will .be pre sented much further up the course of this fine river. At the spot where be turned the river was seven to eight miles broad, the sounding in the mid channel having eight fathoms. The town of Nan-. kin is situated at the distance of about tan or twelve miles from the south hank of the Yang-tae-Keane and about fifty miles west of the junction of the canal, so there can be little doubt that in the course of two tides a large force, fully equipped, could be towed up by steamers an 3 disembarked within one march of this town, which, from the impossibility of defending such an immense extent of wall as that which surrounds it, must be expected to tail by escalade, or assault a In G/iuzna, the first night ; while, at the same time, the line of the canal, the great artery of the empire, would be effec tually severed, all traffic and communieation with the capital suspended, and a gripe lai3 on the vitals of the " flowery nation," which scarcely any struggle they are capable of would throw off, and which nothing but the most ample concession on the part of their arrogant Go vernment could relax. It has become evident, indeed, from the reports received from various quarters, that the Chinese Gavernment, fully aware of the extreme weakness of its position, and of the impossibility of pro tecting the passages of the Yang-tze-Keanaa have been, ever since the rumour reached Pekin that a fleet was ascending their coasts, in a state of the greatest alarm concerning Nankin, in which, lying at the mercy of a force even so small as ours (properly handled) there is said to be property of immense value. From the posi tion which things have assumed now it does not appear likely that during this war (of words) advantage will be taken of the information and data for the guidance of operations obtained, but the value is nevertheless great, as when the real war, which people versed in China politics and history predict, will blaze up, before the small embers of the present " demonstration" have entirely ceased to glow, again collects an armament in this latitude, an easy road will thus be pointed out, whence the axe can be laid at the root of the tree, fully bared to receive the blow. _ _ _ Contrary to expecte:ion, along the whole course of the river passed over Captain Bethune perceived only one wailed town of any considerable size ; this was in the south bank, and in both it and the nor* although many in number, the viilapes and small towns ap peered insignificant. Several encounters took place between boat crews and parties of Chinese on shore, where a landing to procure supplies was found necessary, in one of which some loss on our side was experienced, and a midshipman of the Conway wounded, it is feared mortally, though living at this date, by a matchlock ball. The Chinese soldiers car ried with them a large sort of shield or screen, which they planted upright on the ground, and fired from be hind it as flow a breastwork ; several of them were killed and woundee. No fleet of war junks was seen on the river, but a flotilla of row boats accompanied the ships up the river and down again on their return, watching their movements with attention, and anchoring when they anchored ; they kept, however, always well in shore, and were suffered to take their own course till the vessels had returned nearly to the mouth of the river, when having tried the range with a shot, a shell was thrown from the Conway into the midst of them, wl,r) they biok.. up and made off in all directions. On their way up towards the river, the Conway and Algerine had occasion to pass the town of Sba-poo on their coast, about thirty miles south of the Yang tzee•Keang, and the Algerine was sent in to make a cursory examination of the harbour. As this sturdy and well-sailing little brig was sailing out several shots were fired at her by a fort near the town, on which she immediately anchored, with a spring on her cable, and in a short time com pletely silenced the battery, the gunners in which, how ever, behaved for a time very well, and one principal looking Mandarin was observed from the brig's deck walking up and down between the guns during the firing with as much sang froid as if well used to war's alarms. With regard to the Kite but little light has been thrown on her fate, which, as the Ningpo people preserve silence on the subject, remains yet a matter of conjecture. In proceeding up the river to join the Conway she got amongst shallows, and grounded upon a mud bank, when a boat was sent cff to report the circumstance, which, overtaking Captain Bethune, he immediately proceeded to her assistance, with all the boats which could be sent, and succeeded in getting her off into deep water ; but, as it was impossible to get her into mid channel from the intervention of a bank, she was suffered to go back by the passage through which she had entered, and to ascend the river by the proper course. While lying on the bank preparations were ob. served to be making on the river side, which was not far distant, to attack her ; some junks having been brought down and a number of tents hay ing made their appearance on shore. The supposition now entertained is that a party, probablyconsistingof the Europeans senton shore for sups plies, was cut off, and the brig thus left almost defence less, surrounded by boats and taken. If this should prove well founded, the occurrence must be considered ex ceedingly untoward and provoking, as she was a very fine little craft, well found in all stores and necessaries for a voyage, and moreover carried a man of war's pennant, and four serviceable 32-pounder carronades belonging tu the Melville, fitted with longest scales, elevating s crews, &c., and mounted on good truck carriages, be sides two or three lighter ship guns, and a good supply of poweler, shot, muskets, cutlasses, &c. &c. The charge of her had 'been given, in the fighting depart ment, had been given to Lieutenant Douglas, R.N., with whom were sent six marines and six first-class boys from the Melville's crew ; these, in fact, consti tuted the whole fighting force of the vessel, as the lascars cannot be depended upon in the event of an attack, and, as has been proved by the Braemar at Amoy, will not take the ship into action unless com pelled by force, representing, and with some justice, that it is hard and unfair, in point of fact illegal, to be exposed to loss of life and limb, for which they have not entered, and for the pains and penalties of which no compensation, either of pension or gratuity, is promised them. The intelligence of the capture of Captain Anstruther appears to have had a strong and perhaps wholesome effect upon the Plenipotentiary, Captain C. Elliot: but certainly not of that nature which 1 was more hoped for than expected. He went over the other day i n th e Atalanta steamer to Ningpo, to nego -1 tiate about the restoration of the prisoner, and as the squadron lying off the mouth of the river was re:pect able in numbers and forces—Blesheirn, 74, Modesto, Alligator, Queen, Atalanta, and Mohamed Shaw— much was hoped from the demonstration. Captain Elliot has, however, since returned, and it is under stood completely tailed in his at'empt, the surrender of Captain Anstruther having been, it is said, somewhat perem'ptcrily refused. His person is detained, and TT-I Pi suNe LONDON. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, I=l4l. his case distinguished from. that of the Kite's crew, upon the plea that he was carried cif during a period of amnesty or amnesties, a fact rather difficult t( support. Captain Elliot, it appears, had an inter view on shore with E and the authorities, Chin hay, and then departed in peace, having, it is under stood, received for answer, that even the female would be retained with all the rest as ,prisoners of war and hostages until the island of Chusan should be evacuated by our troops. A. curious trick was tried by taking all the commanders of the sugar junks now lying here marked and numbered over to Ningpo, and sending one of their number -on shore to propose an exchange of prisoners ; the .juaks, it is said, to be given to com plete thp bargain.. The project, of course, failed, as the mandarins, doubtless. value the possession of one red-bristled barbarian officer just now, far more thsn the lives of t hundred junkmasters with the same number of sugar cargoes, and it, only furnishes addi tional matter far regret that these attempts should have been raade to gain an _ end by peaceful and eircumbendihus sorts of means, which we arc not ready and resolved to follow up by proceedinas more worthy of the nation's name. In the meantime_ there is a feeling decidedly less hostile apparent among, the people. From .the mainland or large islands to the south several double decked boats. are beginning to. find their way into the harbour, and ply a trade in ducks, geese, &c., among the- ships; and the Governor of Nine,- po has also, I believe, expressed his willingness to make arrangements to seed stock over. The Blundell, with Lieutenant Davidson, of the Bengal Commissariat, on board, left for Manilla early in August, since which nothing has been heard of her, nor has anything been received from that part. It is, indeed, the opinion of most seafaring men, that at this season of the year, as the Blundell is rather a dull sailer, she would not be able to reach Chusan, in consequence of the violence with which the north-east monsoon blows down the China seas. and the strength of the current which it causes. For native craft it must of course he utterly impossible ; so that we may safely assume that no single necessary article of commissariat supply can be looked for from that well-stocked settlement of Manilla and its dependencies until May or June next year. The following statistics of the British troops at Chu sin will be read with painful interest. We extract them from the Canton Register of Nov. 3. Landed 3,630 troops :- 18th, or Royal Irish.—Embarked from England and Ceyon, strong, 560 ; died on the passage, 30 ; died in Chusan, 37. 67-495 ; sick in the hospital, 169 : total on duty, 324. 26th, or Cameronians.—Embarked from Calcutta, strong, 904 ; died on the passage, 10 ; died in Chusan, 103, 113 (of whom 50 died in October)-798 ; sick in the hospital, 551 ; total on duty, 240. 49th, or Hertfordshire.—Embarked from Calcutta, 659 strong ; died on the passage, 9 ; died in Chusan, 41-50, 609; sick in the hospital, 148; 461 on duty : total 1,025. Artillery, Europeans.—Embarked from Madras, 210 strong ; died in Chusan, 6-6, 204 ; sick in the hos pital, 78 ; 120 on duty : total of British troops on duty, 1,151. Artillery. Natives embarked from Madras, 79 strong ; sick in hospital (no deaths), 14 strong : total, 65 on duty. Sappers.—Natives embarked from Madras, 288 strong ; died of coup de soled, 1-287 ; sick in the hos pital, 56 : total, 231 on duty. Bengal Volunteers.—Embarked from Calcutta, 888 strong ; curd on the passage, 12 ; died in Chusan, 51 ; 63-825 ; sick ►n the hospital, 231-594 on duty to tal native troops on duty, 885 ; total British troops on duty, 1,151 : grand total, 2,036. Chusan, Oct. 22, 1840. Private letters from Macao, by the Mot, mention that the Admiral has submitted to the Emperor of China a treaty composed of twenty-six articles, sixteen of which the Emperor has accepted, and ten rejected, but svb .tthe accepted or what the rejected articles are we kis v not. We are also informed that the Admi ral has expressed himself as being fully conscious that the Cl 'nese were only temporising with him, but that the na: are of his orders from home prevented his acting a more decisive part.—Overland Courier. (From the Cantbn Press, September 19.) The following extracts from a letter from Chinchew have Even kindly sent us : " The Amoy Mandarins have at last met their match in the Alligator, assisted by the Braemar. A lieute nant of the Alligator was on board the Lyra, and de scribed the effect of their shot on the junks as splendid, passing clean through them and then going on shore. Toey sunk sixteen or seventeen junks, and there could not have been such destruction among the vessels with out a very great loss of hfe ; the had nobody hurt on board the ships. When the Chinese found that their junks could not stand the fire from the ships, they threw up a breastwork in one night on the low sandy beach, fronting the channel into the jacks harbour, and there they have now mounted 204 guns, some of them very heavy. The ships not having force sufficient to force a landing, retired out of the reach of the shot, many of which had struck them ; some they have got of 18'bs. The stoop-of-woes main `y - ardarm -was shot away and a shot lodged in her hull. They have also built a fort on the island on the south of the channel, leading into the harbour, and several other forts on projecting points of land in the harbour, and arc mak ing active preparations for defence. I rather think the ships have again gone north, as we base seen nothing of the for some days. From what they told Wood row, the Blenheim is to be stationed at Amoy to blockade, and they seem to think from the resistance they had tbat troops would also be seat down to as sist." hut we hear this morning that the Amizadi, Portuguese brii, brings intelligence that the Governor Doherty and Virginie had put in to Manilla just as she left to repair damages, having experienced bad weather in the China Sez.s. Opium (Bengal) is rather on the advance from the con inued absence of these and other vessels. Malwa continues at 400 doll. Nothinc , new from the north. We send you to-d a y' s p a p er , w hi c h contains a copy of an Imperial edict regarding Lin's proceedings. Al though nominally in disgrace, it does not seem from the accounts we get from Canton that the Court has abso lutely determined on his punishment. In fact, we are still in some doubt whether his conduct is really disap proved of, and equally uncertain whether the approach ing negotiations are likely to terminate satisfactorily. Her Majesty's ships Calliope and Semarang have just arrived here from South America, and another vessel is, we hear, expected from the same quarter to reinforce the squadron in these Fees. " Fears of the loss of the Virginie and doubts of the Gov rcor Doherty, also the absence of the Water Witch, joined to a reduced stock, chiefly held by one party,.has put Patna up to 450 dollars, and Nlalwa, on •The rise, is 510 dollars ; Benares nominal, 415 dollars. 'Th6 Full (I wrote you I expected) during the negotia 'tions is:doing good to tee opium trade, and it is brisk. ." Tire above information respecting the arrival of the Tirginie at Manilla is a mistake, as she put back here, and her cargoes are now being transhipped to the Bengal Packet. The Golconda troop-ship, from ',Madras, had not arrived in China, and great fears are entertained for her safety. About five, thousand tons of supping arc to be discharged in China, con ,i,ting of the Isabella Robert Son, 'Victoria, Tomatin, 'William Wilson, Ranger, Clifton, Defraine, Clarissa, Medusa, and Braemar. " In consequence of the arrival of orders from Ch . ,na to buy opium, our market has been cleared of every chest of Patna at 370 to 375 dollars. Benares has also been sold to some extent at 330 to 335 dollars. No Malwa on hand .; nominal rate 400 dollars per chest. " Tin-16i to 17 dollars. Raw Silk-Canto, No. 4, 400 dollars. Cassia, IS to 131 dollars. " Camphor—None quoted in per ct. at .50 to 60 dollars, but will only command 35 to 40 dollars per picul. Exchanges on England, 17 ; Calcutta, 220 100. "Freights continue at 41. to 5/. 14s. per ton." THE MARIAM —During the week the Mariam has arrived from Calcutta, having left the Sand Heads on the Bth ultimo, (October.)—Singapore Flee Press, Nove rubor 12.! CIIINA.—The shipping report of the week an nounces the arrival of the Rob Roy from Macso on the 26th ultimo, (October), bringing us the Goatee Preen of the 24th, from which extracts will be found in the usual place. The troops at Chusan are gone into winter quarters. " Mer.sures were at length being taken to subject the whole island of Chusan to British sway, and the building of the British fort near the town of Tinghee, and commanding it, was pro ceeding with all possible despatch." The policy pursued at Chusan seems to us inexplicable. After the taking of the island, or rather after driving away the inhabitants of its capital, we content our selves with exercising authority over its deserted streets ; encamp our men in unwholesome marshes ; and, on the principle of conciliating the Chinese, prevent the troops from foraging, preferring that they should fall victims to disease, from the com bined effects of inactivity and unwholsomc quarters, ra ther than that the enemy should suffer any injury Now, when :negotiations are on the point of commencing, which may end, and are likely to do so, in our evacuat ing Chosen, we begin the process of subjecting the is land to our authority, and erecting fortifications! It is deplorable to think of the extent to which our troops have suffered from the false policy pursued in this re spect, involving the principle of sacrificing our men, nut to obtain possession of an enemy's country, but that the enemy may themselves maintain quiet and undis turbed possession of it. The Rob Roy encountered a severe typhoon, but not of long duration, the day after she left Macao, and which came on very suddenly, and without anv of the usual indications of an approaching storm, the sky being perfectly clear and serene just before it commenced. She arrived here on Monday last, and sailed tkc same evening for Calcutta. Wh,q) the Rob Roy left China, it appears the John o'Gaunt had 'arrived at Macho ; and we think worth while to notice the performance of this vessel, during the present voyage. She sailed from Liverpool on the 21st cf June last, arrived at Singapore the 24th of Sep tember, sailed thence again fur Manilla on the 4th of October, where she arrived on the 15 , 11 of the same month, took her departure from that port on the 18th, and arrived at Macao on the 25th of October ; thus, with all stoppage;, completing the voyage to China in 127 days. The Bella Marina, a new Liverpool ship, which was expected to sail on the 24th of June last, and to rind the John o'Gaunt, has not yet arrived.—lbid. missioner Kesbin as coming to Canton in order to ne gotiate with the British Plenipotentiaries. No one can understand v; by Canton should have its blockade re moved, in order to carry on negotiations there. It is much fearcd that hostilities will have again to be re newed with the Chinese, as the Mandarins arc disposed to outwit and cheat in their negotiations. The instruc tions given to Admiral Elliot to seize the first opportu nity to make terms are likely to cause a long war, for the Chinese, however specious in their acts, are not idle in making preparations for defending their coast. There is still anxiety about the communication via Egypt with Europe. Rumour speaks of an agent from the Turkish Pacha at Bagdad being about to proceed to the Ilcd Sea, in order to take possession for the Sultan of the districts there, formerly under the Government of Mvhetnet Ali. In Bombay there has been some discussion respect in the report of a military commission appointed to examine into the ditfeat of Major Clibtorne. The report having been unfavourable, the Government has published a declaration that it is satisfied with the conduct of that officer. Sir Willoughby Cotton is coming from the command in Affghanistan, in which he is succeeded by Major-General I* - :lphinstone of the Bengal army, to Bombay, in order to proceed, on ac count of his health, to Europe. There has been an important alteration in the scale of duties laid on importation here of British and other duties ; it will i❑ some cases alter their value 10 per cent. Major-General Sir Hugh Gough sailed from Madras to China on the 22d ult., to take the command of the troops. SCINDE. (From the Bombay Overland Courier, Jan. 1.) For some weeks after the series of combats around Dadur, narrated in our last monthly summary, ter minating in the total defeat, and as was believed in the utter annihilation of the hopes and resources of Nusseer Khan, the affairs of Upper Scinde remained in a state of comparative tranquillity, and until past the middle of the month our intelligence from the Indus for December, 1810, threatened to be peculiarly barren and destitute of interest. The garrison, which had evacuated Khelat on the approach of General Nott, appeared to have crossed the mountains to join their disheartened countrymen in Cutch Gundava, who, about the 20th of November, were represented to us as wandering about the hill country, destitute of pro visions or organization, but had within the next ten days been able to muster in such numbers cud make such formidable head, that the brilliant victory of Col. Marshall on the 2d of December was not won wit' out a severe struggle. It i 3 said in letters received from Gundava that Nusseer Khan is extremely desirous of comin g to terms with the British Government. Since his defeat at Dadur, and the retaking of Khelat by General Nott, the followers of the young Khan have dispersed, some to Sibbee, sonic to Beebee Nanee, and other places ; many unfortunate hundreds wander about the hills, without either food or shelter. Long the adherents o f the Khan, or rather of the arch-villain Gool Mahound, the adviser of the prince, entertained the desperate hope of recovering their fortunes by inducing the co operation of the Kudjuek and Murree tribes, but this hope has failed. The troops now pouring into Upper Scinde convince these semi-barbarous hordes, that their best interest is to be found in cultivating our protec tion ; and so long as the troops remain their hostile desires of independence will be restrained, and their de monstrations be those of submission. The remnant of Nussser Khan's army, amounting to about 1,100 fighting men, are within twenty-two miles of Dadur ; Beebee Gunjau, who, although not the mother of the Prince, played so conspicuous a part in the late rebellion, had gone to the Murree country with the hope of inducing Doda to as sist her plans, and afford the Brahoes sup port. The Brahoes were described as in a state almost approaching to starvation. It is a sad condition to contemplate, even for our enemies, and yet the cruel conduct pursued by the Brahoes to Mr. Lr;veday, their terrible descent into, and devastation of Gundava, and their oppressions of the suffering peasan, try of Cutchet', would seem indeed to require signal retribution. It is remarkable that the characters of the Murree and B:aboe tribes should be so strikingly dissimilar, the Murrecs being brave and generous moun taineers, while the Brahoes are distinguished for their cruelty and cowardice. The .sth regiment was en route to Sukkur on the 23d of November. The portfolio and private papers of Dost Mahomed have, we understand, fallen into our hands. These are peculiarly valuable documents, making us acquainted, as they must do, with all the combinatioas which enabled the Dost to remain so long in the field, and to keep up the hope of regaining the throne of Cabul. We shall now know who really have been the conspirators against us, the nature of their motives, and the amount of their means of annoying us. DISMISSAL OF TONNAGE. The following is an extract from a letter dtted Chu sun, 4th October ;- 4' I have to inform you that the Admiral hes ordered 5,000 tons of the shipping to be off, chiefly small vessels. This had been the rumour for some time, but was de cided on the 12th instant, and the ships are to get their orders on Saturday, the 17th. They are at present dis charging the remainder of the stores, and it will take some time to get eYerything out ; they will not, there fore, be able to get away before the middle of next week. Whether they will be allowed to touch at Macao on their return to Calcutta I have not yet heard, but it is generally sueposed that they will not finally be paid off at Calcutta, bnt sent back again with stores. The ves sels that are to be discharged are the following belle Robertson, William Wilson, Victoria, Ranger, Clifton, Defiance. Clarissa, Tomatia, Meduria, and Braemar, which I beli,:ve is all. The crew of the In dian Oak arc come up all safe in the junk the Leo Choo people built for them. The Admiral is to he at Macao by the 15th of next month.—Canton Press, Oct. 24. LIN'S VISIT TO THE AMERICANS.—AbOUt a week since the ex-Governor Lin, the Foyuen, several other high Canton mandarins, and some officers lately arrived from Pekin, went to Whampoa, on boar:, two Ameri can ships there, where they staid some time. Our cor relondent suggests that this visit may have been caused by sonar plan of an intended impreifernent of the China navy being entertained ; but if such be the case, the looking at two merchantmen will not aid them much.— COPY OF TRANSLATION OF AN IMPERIAL EDICT. On the second day of the ninth moon (27th Septe.n ber) the following Imperial edict was received (by the Imperial Council, Pekin) written with the -vermilion pencil : " Lin Isih sew. You received my Imperial orders to go to Canton to examine into and manage the affairs re lating to opium. Your duty as regarded externals was to cut off all commercial intercourse (with the English) and purify the flock of their wicked ones, as regarded internals to seize native traitors and thus cut off all supplies (to the English). Why have you delayed so long the matters connected with these small, petty, con temptible criminals, who are ungratefully . obstinate and unsubmissive ? You have not only proved yourself un able to cut off their (the English) intercourse, but you have also to seize native traitors ? You laboured in vain with empty words to put a stop to either of the above, and you have screened and glossed over the truth with specious words ; and so far from having been of any help in the affair, you have caused the waves of confusion to arise and the springs of evil to spout out in a hundred directions numberless and bot tomless as the sea ; in fact, you have only folded your arms without devising any plans, being no better than a wooden image. When in silence you think upon your conduct your mind must be deeply grieved. 1 look to you and ask, what have you to say in reply to me, your Emperor ? I order that your official seals be immedi ately taken from you, and that you hasten with speed of flames to Pekin, that I may examine you in my pre sence. Delay not. " 1 order the Fooyuen E to take charge of the Go vernment of the two Kwang provinces. " Respect this." The following intelligence of the 13th has just been received express from Canton :—" At two o'clock to day a chop was received from Pekin, commanding Lin to hand over the seals of office to the Fooyuen, which he is to do to-morrow morning. He has already re moved from the Viceroy's palace. He has been ordered to wait here the coming of Keshen. It is said be will lose his button, if not his head. The first chop from the Emperor charges him with not having kept a single promise, and with having brought trouble and war on the csuntly " SINGAPORE, Nov. 9, 1840. " We addressed you on the 31st ult., and have now to advise the arrival of the Rob Roy with accounts from China to the 25th. The following extracts from our letters we hope may prove interesting to you. Mr. King (of Russell and Co.'s) arrived horn Canton last night. He reports that the Hong merchants expect Lin to take his departure for Pekin in the course of a day or two, and that they are fully impressed with the conviction that aff.iirs will soon be adjusted, and that with this feeling they refuse either to buy or sell, and that in cousequenee cotton bad fallen two t a d s . " Wo have no further arrivals from the southward, NDIA. The intelligence from 'lndia is general:) , pacific. Aff ghanistan remained tranquil. 'rue news from Kinva and Central Asia was of a satisfactory character ; and alqictign the Punjaub was the scene of innumerable in trigues, the force stationed upon the frontier would pro bably be able to protect British interests from the de signs of either of the pretenders to the throne. An action had occurred in Scinde, on the Ist De cember, at Kotriah, between 4,000 Beloochees, posted among the hills, and commanded by Nusseer Khan, 900 S!poys, 60 irregular horse, and two field pieces, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Marshall. The sepo)s attacked the position, and a desperate defence was made by the Beloochees till four of their chiefs and 500 men were slain. Six other chiefs and 132 followers were taken prisoners. Nusseer Khan escaped on foot, but all the baggage, &c., were captured by the British, who only lost one officer and ten privates ; 30 more were wounded. Advices from Madras state that Mnjor•Gencral Sir. Hugh Gough was to proceed to China in her Ma jesty's ship Cruiser, to take the command of the land forces on that coast. It is believed that the Chinese traders would take advantage of the position of affairs to organize an extensive smuggling trade through. Macao. • BOMBAY, JAN. 1, 1841. The beginning of 1841 promises well for India. Tranquillity prevails in the interior, and success on every part of the frontiers where war is carried on. Tho principal points of present interest are Beloo chistan, Affghanistan, Bokhara, Khiva, the Punjaub, Nepaul, and China. 'l'hc Bombay army, which has been collected on the western bank of the Indus, under the command of Major-General Brooks, is about to enter into campaign, in order to tranquillize the mountain districts, from which the tribes have sallied forth, under the command of Nusseer Khan, to plunder and devastate the plains. Nusseer Khan, the young chief, a boy of 15 years, is said to be eager to make peace with the British, but his one-eyed Minister will not .allow him. His position was attacked on the Ist of December by a body of troops under Colonel Marshall, when the young chief fled, leaving a number of the Zeheree tribe to defend themselves. They lost 460 killed and 130 prisoners. General Brooks's army, after havir ' e subdued the hills, will, it is expected, occupy Khelat,Quetta, and Canda 'ear, ard thsreby leave the Bengal troops at the disposal of Government. The conduct of the Government of Herat having attracted great suspicion of its fidelity during the late proceedings of Dost Mehomed, it is likely that during this year is will receive the reward of its treachery. Affielianistan is quiet. Dost Mahosned has surren dered himself, and is now coming via Peshawar, under an escort, to India with his family. He has written to his son, nyder Khan, who has been in this island since Lord Keane's arrival from the campaign last year, de siring him to join him. He declares himself satisfied with the treatment of the British authorities. The King of Bokhara is alarmed ; and has freed Col. Stoddsrt from confinement, and keeps him now employed in drillieg troops. His alarm arises for himself ; for he fears that the British Government may demand satisfac tion for his gross treatment of one of their agents. But nothing is said of any attack on this monarch being con templated here. From Khiva and central Asia, the intelligence is fa vourable to peace and civilization, which the great efforts of the British agents there appear directed to uphold. The Russian slaves have been restored to their country by the Khan of Khiva, who shows the best disposition. The Russians appear satisfied : the British agents are labouring, with a probability of succe's, to establish a proper understanding between all the Khanates of uek Singh an d Mk Tur kistan. There was a rumour got up here, of 1,000,000/. being to be paid by India to the. Czar as an indemnity most urr R for his subjects, but the truth of the fact is denied. In the Punjaub there is every probability o f i nternal o d s t fN u r d b o a n N e e e s h ,since gh. death De f the al n Minister, who is accused of having compassed the death of the two late Sovereigns, ..Kurruck an d Nao Nebel, wished to place an illegitimate son of Run jeet Singh on the throne. The name of the latt er i s e a K Shere Singh. But the mother of Nao Nehal has seized the fart, and taken under her protection a widow of Nao Nebel, who is said to be pregnant, threat ened to call in the British to her assistance, and declared that, as there is a Queen in England, she shall be Queen of the Sikhs in Lahore. Shere and Deean Singh will, it is feared, excite disturbances. There is luckily a very large British force on the frontiers of the Punjaub. The British convoy to Affghanistan has been allowed to pass unmolested through the Punjaub. In Nepaul the spirit of the Government is decidedly anti-British. There was an attempt made by emissa ries to form a treaty, offensive and; defensiv e , against the British with the Sikhs, but the emissaries and the plot have been discovered. Insults are continually' heaped on the British resident in Nepaul. The hos tile spirit is supposed to have been fomented at Kahnans der by Chinese intrigues, and it is thought that it will not cease until the negotiations with the Chinese are terminated. The news from China represents the Imperial Com- THE BRILLIANT AFFAIR OF KOTRA. We have just received full particulars from Kotra of the brilliant action between our troops under Colonel Marshall and the Brahoc army of Nusseer Khan. Cap tain Smith, Aide-de-Camp to General Brooks, having received his instructions, left Sukkur, and in 3S hours effected the journey to Kotra, a distance of 130 miles. Having delivered his instructions, the force, composed of the 25th regimen : C[o'o companies of the 21st, two companies of the 'id Grenadiers, and 90 of the Poonah horse, at half past eight on the Morning of the Ist of December, tn2,de a chtipao 'On the rebel camp in two parties, one under Colonel Marshall with two guns, 350 men, and 50 boric ; and the other under Captain Teasdak of the 25th, with 500 men. Captain Teas lale's party went round by the pass of Pen Chuttur, a iistance of 21 miles, and Colonel Marshall advanced about six miles in a direct line between two-irregularly formed bills, which were covered by the ,Brahoes in !ines, their heads and shoulders just appearing above the ridges. The rebels were estimated at 3,000, 1,500 being their best warriors, the rest followers of the camp. The position they had taken up was extremely strong, but the sepoys fought nobly, ex posing themselves in the most fearless way, and cheering each other on with the watchword of Lieutenant Love lay's fate. The enemy at length were driven up a steep hill to the right, and proceeded to crown it, waving their flags. Here the brunt of the affair fell upon Cap tain Ennis, but, by the gallant condtict of our sepoys and their leaders, the rebels, notwithstanding; their ail-. vantage of position on the summit of a bill broken by gullies, ravines, and scarps, were compelled to put their Korans on their heads and cry for quarter, when 132 were taken prisoners, among whom were four of the most influential chiefs. Nussecr Khan with two fol lowers unfortunately escaped, climbing over the summit of a lofty hill, where he was seen followed by a small mountain pony ; it is supposed Gool Mahomed was of the party. Our own loss consisted of one officer, (Mr. Lodge, of the 25th, who was shot through the leg, and bled to death in a few minutes,) eight sepoys, and one horseman. The wounded were from 00 to 40 men, with one or two officers slightly hurt by spent balls. It would be injustice to pass over this ;Hair without remarking strongly on the energy and real bravery dis played throughout the action by our sepoys. The enemy made a strong defence, but were driven fromt heir posts, where they evidently considered we should not dare to follow them, by the firmest and most undaunted courage, and numbers alone prevented the total an nihilation of the whole of the Khan's forces.—Bombay limes. AFFGHANISTAN. (From the Bombay Times of Jan. 1.) CABUL AND KOIIISTAN. We were, at the date of our last overland summary, I merely able to give a few fragmentary announcements of the results of the fight of Purwan Durrah, which occurred on the 2d of November, the flight and surrender of Dost Mahowed, the death of Dr. Lord, and Licuts. Crispin and Broad foot. We are naw prepared to give from the columns of our north-west contemporaries a full 1 account of all the unhappy particulars conhined in the communication of correspondents on the spot or the official despatches of Sir Robert Sale. Information having been received by Sir Robert on the Ist of No vember that Dost Mahomed had removed to Purwan Durrah, a small valley, through which runs a clear rapid stream of water, it was resolved to proceed im mediately to meet him. A detachment was accord ingly pushed out in advance, consisting of four com panies of her Majesty's 13th, two 6-pounder guns ff under Lieutenant Warburton, the flank companies of the 37th Native Infantry, under Lieut. Mind, two squadrons of the 2d Bengal Cavalry, and the 2d Affghan Horse, the whole being under the command of Lieut.- .Colonel Salter, 2d Bengal Cavalry. Having marched at daybreak, the detachment reached the Goorbund river, about eight o'clock, and had considerable diffi culty in taking the guns across. .The cavalry havin g advanced, crossed the river where it issues through the Purwan pass, and ascended the opposite bank, from the summit of which they beheld Dost Mahomed at the head of an army of some 4,000 men, commencing his advance. A movemeni; made at the suggestion of Dr. Lord, who fell as it was being put in execution, took the enemy in flank, and the Affghan horse directed a smart charge on the 2d Bengal Cavalry. Here a scene ensued whiett has no parallel in Anglo-Indian warfare —the officers of the cavalry ordered to charge, and themselves led gallantly and fearlessly on towards the thickest of the enemy's troops. Their own men first wavered, then refused to follow their leaders, and then fairly•took to their heels and fled from the fight. The officers, with a mere handful of men, were left alone to fight the best way they could. Dr. Lord, Lieutenants Broadfoot and Crispin were killed, and Captains Fra zer and Ponsonby escaped very narrowly, after having been severely wounded. On the part of the rest of the detachment the battle was gallantly fought, and the enemy dispersed and cut to pieces. After the fight Dost Mahomed himself was nowhere to be seen. Having found the fate of the day, on which he had ha zarded his all, irremediably against him, and his fortunes irretrievably ruined, he fled from the fight, and next day surrendered himself to Sir W. H. M'Naghten at Cabal. There is so much romance in the events connected I with the c•osing scenes of the exertions and sufferings of the ex-Monarch of Cabul, and these are so graphi cally described by the correspondents of our Cotempo raries, that we have given them as large a place amongst our extracts as our limits would possibly permit. Dost 7 .llalionaed having been very courteously taken charge of by Sir \V. M 4 Naghten, was ten days afterwards de spatched under a strong escort for Loodianah, so long the place of retirement of the Schell Sooiali, his prede cessor and successor on the throne. His ultimate des tination is as yet unknown to us. It will probably be somewhere more remote from his farmer dominions, where his name is still popular amongst the subjects of his worthless rival, the Loodianah. The 2d Cavalry, meantime, have been dismounted and disarmed, and arc at present on their march towards Bengal. The sepoy is remarkable for his fidelity a❑d attachment to his officers, and there is scarcely a case on record where his courage it, the field has ever been held doubtful. Hitherto specula tion and surmise have been equally active and e t fault in their endeavours to account for the dastardly scene at Purwan Durrah. In defect of this, violent and angry discussion has been stirred up afresh in reference to the death (the murder it has been unhesitatingly called) of one of their troopers in the Affghan campaign, with which the name of Lord Keane has been all along in some shape connected. It has been matter of astonish ment to every one, considering the surmises thrown out at the time of its occurrence, that for the satisfaction of the army, and for the sake of the character of the late Commander-in-Chief and his staff', no official investiga tion was ever entered into on the subject. An was quiet around Herat at our latest dates, the turn of sirs have taken in Cabul rendering loyalty to the India Government a prudent virtue in these parts for the present. Our Persian Gulf letters mention theta large force had been sent to Goran with a view of attacking Herat. Our Scinde correspondents speak as if General Brooks had intentions of sending troops in the same direction, so that we hare rumours of wars on both sides. From Quottah our letters come down to the '2sth November, at which all was quiet. Sickness was then very prevalent, and Captain Bean continued to suffer severely. Mr. Masson was still under arrest. There is nothing new from Kbiva. A letter from Lieutenant Shakspeare, who, it will be recollected, was left in charge of the liberated Russian slaves, mentions that he had reached Duskt Kalla, on the borders of the Caspian Sea, before the 13th of September ; and that he had been able to convey 415 persons under his charge safe to that fortress, " without the loss of man, woman, or child." The distance they have had to travel seems, according to the map, to be about 400 The Russian authorities were at a loss to ex press their gratitude to him for the restoration of their captured countrymen. There seems to be nothing stir ring around Khelat since it fell without resistance into the hands of General Nott, on the 3d of November. It is now strongly garriso❑ed—what may be its ultimate fate, remains to be determined. It will probably he annexed as an integral portion to the kingdom of Cabul, by which it was formerly held, by a very light and easy tenure, as a dependency ; and will be a very valuable addition to the Doorance Empire. Lord Jocelyn arrived here this morning from China ; he came with despatches from Macao, which port be left on the 31st of October. Having arrived in the Clarissa at Singapore he embarked in the Lady Clarke, which, luckily for his Lordship, arrived here in time for him to go to Egypt by the Victoria steamer, which starts this evening. The contents of his despatches are already public ; those which he takes from Chusan ate to the 24th of October. The Governor, Sir J. R. Carnac, is stated to be se riously i!I since last night. Lord Jocelyn is anxious to arrive in London before the meeting of Parliament. SHEIKH, or PUNJAUB. (From the Bomban Overland Courier, of Jan. 1841.) The critical state of the kingdom of Lahore demands the most serious consideration. The succession to Nao Nebel Singh is unsettled : at first his uncle Shere Singh was supposed to hare established his right to the throne, but now we observe that the widow of the monarch of a day ( Nao Nebel) has gained her object, and placed her self on the musnud. How long she will retain her po sition cannot be known, for she holds it by right of an infant as yet unborn. The Supreme Government appears to be making ef fective preparations for some extraordinary events in that direction. The arrangement of the Bombay army west of the Indus, and the urgent demands for addi tional troops, which, as we understand, hare been lately made by the political agent at Sukkur, prove that the affairs of the north-west are likely soon to ex cite the most lively interest.—Agra Ukltbar. The late " melancholy events" at Lahore are, by all accounts, not likely to turn out " natural events," hut one of those tragedies which we occasionally see got up at native Courts for the furtherance of private ends, and the gratification of private feelings. The author ship in this case is ascribed to Deean Singh, who has proved himself a" dead hand" at his work, in conjunc tion with the widow of Nao Nehal ; for, like the tra gedies of Beaumont and Fletcher, the present was a double authorship. By them was effected the murder of Kurruk Singh by the old-fashioned means of poison, and of his son Nao Nehal by the somewhat ingenious expedient of a beam adjusted so as to tall upon him at a given sign. The next net was to open with Shore Singh, as Rajah, and Deean Singh, as " May or of the Palace," the Shere being more inanag,eable than the two who were put out of the way, and having lit tle of the lion in him beyond the name. The Governor-General is, we are given to under stand, in possession of information showing that Deean Singh poisoned Kurruk Singh, and afterwards effected the murder of Vac son by some other means, the story of • the beam being much questioned. The version given to the public was supplied by Decan Singh, who gave it the peculiarly innocent aspect it wears. Murder will, however, out ; and in this case, we understand, the re crimination or quarrels about the spoil between the cri minals led to the disclosure of—even for a native court —a scene of complicated and sanguinary villainy.— Agra Ulchbar, Dcc. 17. ADEN. The accounts from Aden of the 10th of January state everything to be quiet there, and that the place was rapidly increasing in population and gradually im ;proving. The " Regenerator of the Faith," as the bigoted old man was pleased to term himself, had been totally defeated by the Imaum of Senna, taken prisoner, and beheaded, which has of course quieted rebellion to a considerable extent. The Imaum, before another month, will attack the seaport towns of Mocha, Ha daida, and Zebid. He is favourably disposed to the English. The French had obtained a place called Eyd, on the Abyssinian coast, and it is said to be 38 miles in length by 10 in breath. It is believed their intention is to form a settlement there for commercial purposes. The climate of Aden is delightful. The troops are i❑ excellent health. The following is an extract from the letter of our Persian Gulf Correspondent : " Barrack is far from healthy ; 23 Europeans out of 198 are in hospital, and 70 natives in about 660. The shipping are also more unhealthy than usual. The Commodore is ailing. Captain Nott is at sick quarters, and there are 10 or 12 men in hospital. The Euphrates Expedition is still sickly ; one artilleryman died in his transit to this place, and five or six others, with two seamen and some'women, go to Bombay quite worn out by fever. The Subrow arrived on the 26th ultimo, after a passage of 51 days. The Emily arrived on the 27th, and the Caroline reached Bushire on the 28th. The Resident came over in the Tigris, and landed yes terday ; we were four months and three days from the date of our last communication from Bombay until these arrivals. We have a report that the route through Egypt is stopped, though Syria was shut up song since ; the only one now open this way is via Mousaoul and Constantinople ; it would be 15 days longer than the other. " The King of Persia i 3 at Teheran, and his artillery have proceeded with a large force to Goran, in the neighbourhood of Herat, and the native report is, that the King's brother is to command them against that place, but it is not yet generally believed. Ally Shah, one of the Princes at Bagdad, still attempts to levy troops with some success ; he has a large party, but he is pusillanimous, and not to be depended on. In Ker man, Aga Khan is still in rebellion ; he has lately met some reverses. If any of these parties were successful, Russia, it is supposed, would be called in to aid the King as the guarantee of his throne. All the low country of Persia is in an unsettled state, and nearly ill the chiefs are at Shiraz, in sanctuary, for fear of more fleecing. " The Arabian Court, except a chief at Debay, is pretty quiet, but only wants opportunity, or the absence of the ships to go the old game of piracy. I believe this is all our news. Beyrout, on the Ist of October, was in the hands of Mehemet Ali's Government. A ' Lieutenant from the Paella of Bagdad is to proceed to .ledda via Bombay, to take possession of the place—if he can get it." IMPORTS. Opium.—Since our .last report of the 9th ult. there has been a good deal doing in opium. Patna cont:nued during most part of last month in little request at 340 dots., when more favourable advices and orders were received from China, and the price advanced from 340 to 370 dols., at which latter rate a few chests were sold for shipment per Elizabeth, which vessel sailed for China on the 2Sth ult. After her departure the a p e !. kt i price again declined to a bout 350 dols., and was in no re quest until the arrival of the Orwell and Bengal l Packet from China, on the 4th instant, with funds and orders, since which Patna has been bought at 880 to 390 dols. cash, and 400 dols., one month, and shipped by these vessels for China. There is now only one holder of about 20 or 30 chests of Patnalunless the Water Witch, just arrived, brings a further supply), and for which 400 dols. is refused. Orders have been received from China per Poppy to-day limited at 400 dol s . per c h es t. B e _ naves is in fair demand at 340 to 3,50 dols., at which seine holders refuse to sell. The demand, however, for MORNING EDITION. both d,scriptions will likely cease in the course of a fort night, unless opportunities for shipment to China by f a st vessels offer. There is no Malwa, we believe, in the market, but 420 to -V,O dots. per chest would readily be given for this description of the drug. Bengal Pice Goods.—Sannalis have for some time been in fir demand at 23 to 23 i. drs. per corge, for first quality and 10 to 21 drs. for inferior, at which sales are now making. Gurrabs, small, are in little request, while large are in demand at 14 to 14,i ells per corge. Star pattern chiatzcs of good quality arc in demand at 9 to 91 drs., and large pattern ditto are full at same prices. Red Curwash are in good demand at 10 to 101 drs. per corge, but the demand for all sorts cf piece goods will cease in the course of a fortnight, and ship ments are not recommended. Cotton.—There is little i❑ the market, and little in quiry for the article, as shipments to China, after the large quantities that have gone on, are considered to be attended with a good deal of risk. Wheat.—Large supplies per Mariam, most of which, however, we hear has been sold at :3 to 34 dollars the bag fur shipment to Manilla, for which market there had been large orders is the place for some time. These prices, however, are not likely to be maintained under further large arrivals, as the bakers are pretty well supplied, and the export demand is not likely to con tinue. Grain.—Stock reduced, and retailing at 21 to 2i dollars per bag. Rice.—Large supplies and little demand. Cigars.—Chinsurah.—Dull at 22 a 25 cents, per 250. Beer, wines, and spirits, and provisions of all kinds are without inquiry. EXPORTS. Gold Dast.—Pahang is in excellent demand at 29 dollars, and other kinds at proportionate rates. _ _ Tin.—Scarce, and in demand at 161 to 16 dollars per pecul. Black Pepper.—Rather scarce, and Singapore and Rhio arc in demand at 5.1 to drs. Long Pepper.—Scarce and in demand at 5 : 1 1 to G drs. per pecul. Sago.—Pearl.—ln demand at 2 GO dirs. per pccul for the English market. Sugars.—Manilla —Arrivals and sales at 7,i- to drs. per 1,000 in half boxes. The stock is not large. Alum—None. Wanted at 2 to 21 drs. per pecul. Tea.—Junk.—Market nearly cleared. Ordinary chops may be had at 10, 1 - to 11 drs., and the best at Itl to 14 drs. per t..)0 catty box. Exchanges.—On London bills are scarce, and there ore buyers at 45. 71 for six months' bills, but drawers ask 4s. 6d., which will likely soon be obtained. On Calcutta private bills are abundant at 220. Freights.—To England—Rather scarce at the quota tions in the annexed Price Current. The Lady Bute is loading far Liverpool, and the Friends for London. The Barossa, from China, with part cargo en board, for London, arrived here yesterday an-1 will fill up here, chi( fly with teas.—Calcutta Courier, Dec. 18. - EGYPT. Our express !rem Alexandria, by the Oriental steamer, brings the gratifying intelligence that the Turkish fleet had all left the harbour, and set sail for Marmorice, under the orders of Admiral Walker. The British steamer S ramboli, and the Egyptian steamer Nile, had been continuously employed during the 19th, 20th, and 21st of January, in towing them outside the reef. The greatest activity and co-operation prevailed in the work, inso much that the fleet was under sail its ten days after the fir:nen was read for its restoration ; one hell of the time in which the Egyptian Admiral declared it possible to accnrnplish it, and one sixth of the period in which the Turkish and English officers expected it. Six vessels sailed out on the first day, after which Mazloum Be y (the new Turkish Corumhsioner) delivered to the Pacha + a letter from the Grand Vizier (received by the Sultan's steamer Tahiri Bahiri two days before), stat ing that the Porte had granted the request mad:e by its Allies to confirm Mehemet Ali in the hereditary Pachalic of Egypt as aeon as the fleet had been delivered. The fir man to ratify this concession was expected to follow, as soon as it was known at Constantinople that the fleet had arrived at Marmorice. On the evening af the 21st of January, only Admiral Walker's flag-ship, Nusretieh (the Victorious) remained in the harbour ; and that was pre paring to sail out on the morning of the 23d of January, together will the Sultan's steamer Tabiri Bahiri, bearing the Turkish Commissioner Mezloum Bey, who returns forthwith to Constantinople. The Pacha was about to visit Cairo and his estates in the Delta, in which such mismanagement and defalcation had lately been discovered. Ile had gi anted free per. mission to the Oriental and Peninsular Steam Company , to introduce their steam-boats on the Nile for the con veyance of their passengers between Rosetta and Cai:o, and had, meantime, placed his own steam yacht at their ser vice, for the accommodation of 43 passengers who went out in the Oriental, and were anxious to reach Cairo to proceed under escort with the mails across the Desert. 23 passengers from India arrived in Alexandria on the evening of the 221 of January, and sailed for Malta next morning. The Oriental, which left Fal mouth on the 21 of January, only arrived at Alex andria on the ISth e before day-break, having been detained three days at Malta for the mail. The times occupied in steaming from port to port were—Fal mouth to Gibraltar, 1 days 204 hours ; Gibraltar to Malta, 3 days 2:24 hours; Malta to Alexandria, 3 days 134 heurs; total time at sea, 12 days 94 hours. The Oriental left Alexandria with the Indian mails and 23 Indian passen gers on the 23d of January „.• Lord Jocelyn was in company, hearing despatches for the Government. On the evening of the 21st of January the Cairo tele graph and an overland courier had both announced to Me hemet Ali that `• Ibrahim Pir.cha and his army had arrived at Ramley, near Gaza." A large transport was loaded that night with provisions for the troops, which were stated to be in great destitution and disorder. Next morn ing the Pasha's steamer Nile, and the provision transport, were despatched to- Gaza to relieve the army,' and return with Ibrahim - to Alexandria. Said - Bey's corvette had also sailed at the same time with 30•. Egyptian naval offi cers to Marmorice, to assist in the conduct of the Turkish fleet to Constantinople. It was industriously reported that Mehemet Ali had re paid the 60,000 dollars which he found in 'it on its arrival in Alexandria; but this is not true. Neitherhad he paid off the Turkish fleet. The sailors had received one dollar each, but were still owed three mouths' pay at their departure. The plague had broken nut in three villages in the Delta, and it was suspected in Rosetta also. It con tinued in Alexandria, but had not increased there. Arrangements are in progress for the dissolution of the redif, or national guard of Alexandria, which, it is be lieved, will take place nn the Ist of Moharem, 1257, the Turkish New Year's Day, corresponding to our 20th Februery, Commodore Napier remained at Alexandria, waiting further orders. Ile had frequent interviews with the Paella respecting commercial arrangements, and the fulfil. ment of the Treaty of Balti- Liman, in which the Pacha had made some progress. Ile and the Commodore agreed very well on the practical points that came under dis cussion, arid it was believed they would soon visit Cairo together. ALEXANDRIA, JAN. -22, 1841. On Monday, the Mazloum Boy read to Mehemet Ali a cautiously worded letter, announcing to him that he might expect the hereditary government of Egypt. This caused the greatest satisfaction, and during the whole of the evening the Pacha was thoughtful, but evidently in cheerful spirits. The firman of the Sultan is daily ex pected ; and Mehemet Ali said to Mazloun Bey, that he hoped he woul '. duly report the alacrity which was dis played in complying with the wishes of the Sultan. On the I g..h the Stromboli arrived here, with despatches towed t te N w re t o s e for Eir Charles Napier , and with a view of rendering as sistance. i u s t t aonn thecein I towing n e d u t duringt e fl caeltl. the 2 u ( r ) t o h r am frigate, the Tahiti Bahiri, commanded by Ford Bey, and the Stromboli, were busily employed in this difficult and delicate operation. Several of the larger vessels grazed the bar, but all happily got out without accident. The immense Mahmudic was towed out yesterday morning by the Paella's steam-frigate the Nile. The splendid double-banked frigate remains in port till to-morrow. The waste lands in the province of Sharkyc are to b 3 allotted to the Egyptian army, when it arrives, and the immediate cultivation of them by the soldiery of Ibrahim Pacha is the wisest measure the Pacha could possibly adopt. The Pacha intends to introduce the system of mili tary coloni:s resembling those of Southern Russia. The wisdom of ti.is is problematical. " The Pacha is determined to apply all his power ,. to the internal government of Egypt on the most wise footing; trade is to be thrown open, cu l t ivation is _to be r reased, the description is to be modified , the I d Poll.. abolished next tax is to be diminished this year, a nd to be year. M. Mimaust, the Reac h engineer, is to be in structed to make an immens e addition to the irrigation of ‘ the country, and economy and agricultural industry are to be the order of the day. The dissolution of the Nationa l Gu a r d h as spread general satisfaction among the pourer classes ; and if the Paella cut down all his military and naval establishments, and keep then , in a state adequate to retaining the country in order, nothing mire is required. Th e Tahiri Bahiri starts to-morrow with Admiral Walker and Mszloum Bey, and the Pacha starts for Cairo in a few days, (From a Supplement to the llial(a nines of Jan.' 0 8 ) NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, MALTA. - . The Hydra, Commander R. S. R o bi nson, from Man se i T l l e h s e , arrived the a 2 ar Ei r tl ‘ i . e i d ns y t esterday from Leghorn, which she left on the '27th inst. A n English schooaer , the Shannon, also left th e same place at the same time, and arrived a day before. The Neapolitan steamers have recommenced running between Malta, Syrac toe ' Messina, Tropea, Naples, Civita-Veeehi a , Leghorn, Genoa, and Marseilles. The Francesco Prieto arrived here on the 21st, and sailed again on the 23d iust. The Asia, 84, will leave for England neat week, and the Pique will follow her very shortly. This latter vessel is sent home under jury masts, the Malta dockyard being unprovided with spars to replace those cut away on the coast of Syria. readv Medea feirs seare firanotherpairing her fortnight.st a boar d Her Macesty's troop-ship paddle, and will not Sapphire, with nine officers and their families , 349 non-commissioned officers and The be privates, 43 women and 95 children, of the 59th Re giment, under the command of Major Gordon, and the Cornwall transport .with 13 officers and their fami lies,! 409 non-comm!ssioned ()leers and privates, 2.4 women . and 44 children of the 9.),1 Highlanders, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Winchester, ' sailed from C.is port 'or Barbadoes on Saturday, the 23d instant, and have bad ever since an uninterrupted gale from the northward and westward. The last-men- iF , 11(4 a' tbil ,sCrir 1 n 11(1 WV' . ■