The Sun. — London, England, 1841-02-06 00:00:00

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VENING EDITION the season, and commence a final adjustmen` next spring near Pekin." —Singapore Free Press. (From the Calcutta Courier.) Si CALCUTTA, Dec. 22, 1840. and I I : my last comMunication we have received further portant news from China. The questions be tween our Government and that of China are evidently r at ' far from being settled as ever, and there seems every red " to suppose th at t h e atta i nment o f any sat i s f actor y lt be protr ac t e d f or a cons id era bl e per i o d. erY prob a bl y all negotiations will be abruptly term. tt.ated, and wa r recommenced, after the l oss o f a year ' s l ine, and the total waste of the money already spent. The fears of the most intelligent English residents e n , C hine sp ea k a p l a i n language, and there cannot h e ra u ti °tlbt th a t t h e temporizing policy and affected mode front ° 4 which preva i l - i n the councils of the Admiral, whatever source these may proceed, show an utter Wa nt Of kn ow l e d ge of the Chinese character and policy, cefidd u egrade G reat B r i ta i n i n the i r eyes. i t u t o T ro he pe o pl e of England cannot too soon be ghlY convi nce d t h at t h e Chi nese are i ncapa bl e re 4 Ppre e i at i ng either moderation or mag lit nanimity, and i ard th e on of such maxims as sheer imbeel eOY: professi ru !te . abst ract o f w h at i s state d to b e t h e Hi g h u _„u? is sione r Lin's r e ply t o th e Emperor's reprimand t his Proceeding s h as b een pu bli s h e d i n a Si ngapore fr q o ad paPerof t h e 17th of November, and will reach Eng b y this mail. There seems to be good reason, th internal evidence, to conclude the paper to be Mai ne. It is, for an Asiatic, rather a clever Production The hints which Lin gives to his master lit ttlat a blockade must eventually lead us into hosti vrith neutrals, and the recommendation to b er P l° l ships b u ilt 'and armed after the European man suos, that he is not without friends and advisers f a 7 ° 4 the A mer i cane, or others in China, who in the —ter Suggestio n ,'ll! h ver would appear rather to have A everl ou k, th e , their own i nterest as well as that of those a uvise• The s i c k ness a t Cb usan i s so ser i ous , ei t the w h ole military force there may be regarded as t rganised f or o ff ensive purposes, and should a serious hi th lt e a r r t Y n l e . ffort be now required, the whole of w hat has .een do e be looked upon as worse than tlaeless, for the n aY expedition will find the Chinese leech better n" reial n u ... r prepared. Comme prosp . ects in that C4rter are of course in the most uncertain condition eei ble. and the only reasonable calculation that can di re nt in a .eil) th a t exports f rom C h ; na to E nglan d must b e 'shed to the lowest ebb for a considerable time to lue, if all trade b e not entirely stopped. the I asa h a CIIUSAN, OCT 3, 1840. able to add that our anxiety about lievecifut,e ppy to be of the C onway an d Al ger i ne h as b een re nsji bY their arr i va l i n t h e h ar b our yester d ay , a ll ,Qhtleftxer. a cruise of n early . three months, during and ex p l orations and observations of exceeding value tethnterest have been made. It appears that Captain l en ,Une ascended the Bang-tzesKeang, h as far a. t s l e it n ad i e 120 deg. 26 m•n. cast, being t en in • "' deg. 4') min., and forty miles from its mouth, tis t s in g the whole way excellent anchoring ground and te l water, never less than six fathoms. The chan t! Ls described as far too broad to admit of being qu e e e r s t ed, being from one and a quartar to one and three ,er miles in width at almost all parts, the tide t p -a laß freely throughout, and from the general ap•• i a e ," r , a nee at the extreme point reached, which (accord ss',`° Burrow's obse rvation of the longitude in 1805) !st, it i oil fe t r L tY to six o ty -' miles distan t . from the line on th e grand canal crosses it. Captain Bethune of O pinion th at t h e same f ac ili ty f or t h e passage t l t: lle s of m o d era t e l y l arge s i ze w ill b e pre river,'Much further up the course of this fine At th e sp ot where he turned the river was cha ncel seven Nut • miles broad, t he sounding in the mid ' kin is havi ng e i ght fathoms. The town of Nan mile.. sit uated at th e di stance o f a b out fen or twe lv e cheat f rom the so u th b an k o f the Yang- . tze-Keang and til er fifty mil es west of the junction of the canal, so a t can be little doubt that in the course of two tides Ite 4 a r to g e e , f orce, fully equipped, . co uld . be towed up by te,n steamer and disembarked within one march of th is an i "' whiela, from the impossibility of defending such 1, Mme lite extent of wall as that which surrounds it, mus t -0 ex th e P'eted to tall by escalade, or assault a la . Ghu_zn . a, riit ni ght • while' at the same time, the line of the "al, th e f the empire, would be effec ta,ol great artery o cs s •Y severed, all traffic and communication with the suspended, and a gripe laid on the vitals of the cspeabie_rY..nation," which scarcely any struggle they are toots e o f would throve off, and which nothing but the ttaiPie concession on the part of their arrogant Go frer-44(n could relax . It has become evident, i ndee d, al the • • various quarters, that th e r, report s received from areak'jlinese Government, fully aware of the extreme testing "uS of its position, and of the imposs ibi lity of pro tses the passages of the Yang-tze-Keang, have been, 3 , 1 90 e the rumour reached Pekin that a fleet was cliee`r,neit their coasts, in a state of the greatest alarm for e ; e ' n ing Nankin, in which, lying at the mercy of a tlid - t ev L eu so small as ours (properly handled) there is tioa •°, Pe Property of immense value. From the posi litoi"telt things have assumed now it does not appear b e t 3 'that d ur i ng this war (of words) advantage will of 0 4 o l ' e n of th e i n f ormat i on and data for the guidance krea c t er4t iens obtained, but the value is nevertheless Chi," au when the real war, which people versed in th e a Politics and history predict, will blaze up, , b , efore e ettembers of the present " demonstration hav e in this ellY.eeased to glow, again collects an armament taher,tude, an easy road will thus be pointed ou t, bar e i, e 2 l . te ax e . can be laid at the root of the tree, fully C ° receiv e receiv e the blow. th e ri rar Y to expectation, along the whole course only on v " Passed over Captain Bethune perceived e , one ed t own of any con sid e r a ble size ; this was in Rises batik, an d i n b ot h i t an d t h e ' writ, althoug h Agar number the villaes and small towns ap- L etts; jasi gnifier:nt. Severa g l encounters took place t hese , t ', boat crews and parties of Chines on t leee sser 'eere a landing to procure supplies w.r.s fou nd as t , Y ' in one of which some loss on our s ide wouos-IPerienced and a midshipman of the Conway (t uts:b ed ' it is feared i mortally, though living at this t ied Ytia Matchlock ball. The Chinese soldiers ear theY Wi. " l t hem a large sort of shield or screen, which P . l4 "ted upright on the ground, and fired from he billed arias flo ra a breastwork ; several . of them were tlsysounded. No fleet of war junks was seen eh iPs e o rive r, but a -flotilla of row boats accompanied the /t utchi„P the river and down again on their retu . rn, : t he e - t - s g their movements with attention, and anchoring sho'rue). anchored ; they kept, however, always well s t ii th, e ' and were su ff ered to take their own course or e ,: veEtels had returned nearly to the mouth of the a ss t h wh en having tried the range with a shot, a shell 4, 4 ' en 4 from the Conway into the midst of them, () ti ti e btok e up and made off in all directions. Aki ge germ ;7 4 Y up towards the river, the Conway and t h e ir h ad oc cas i on to pass t h e town o f Sh a - poo on te4' )a ut, ab out thirty miles south of the Yang %stilt 'aog, and the Algerine was sent in to ma ke a stasd,Y examination of the harbour. As th is . etl t Itad well-sailing little brig was sailing ne s , sveveral shots were fi red at her by a fort t a u . e t ewu, on which she immediately anchored, Pl Nl s - ,?,' - inC on her cable, and in a short time corn sses t"enced the batterthe gunners in which, how le'ts! ueb° ed fora time , very well, and one principal wallit;',! 'Mandarin was obser ved from the brig's deck uP and down between the guns during the s elt rai l vtith „ s uu much saw* froid as if well used to war's 'sta t h • vvitla regard the Kite but little light has l 'ete ty r° wn on her fate, which, as the Ningpo people ecl 'ieci it e r e s il enee on the object, remains yet a matter .. of a %%s o " L . In proceeding up the r iv er to join the s 'Atirr s t ae got amongst shallows, and grounded upon ,`lrea rn "unk, when a boat was sent off to report the rotrieVtance, overtaking Captain Bethune, be euats"withtelY Proceeded to her assistance, with all the t i t !itit ' d ich could be sent, and succeeded in getting her de Rater ; but, as it was impossible to got s as tu e fi e "l re 'l d channel from the intervention of a bank, she %had s t ° So back by the passage through which "arse l u .tered, and to ascend the river by the proper di at a dto h i e ll e,i • Ying on the bank preparations were °b rio:l.4, on theriver side, which was not far es laa n d s _" k her ; some junks hav ing . bcen brought sh orn oftents having made their appearance Pl 111• 4411 1 ,. the s upposition now entertained is that a party, ies %,,Yee'risisting of the Europ ean s ' Benton shore for sup 'ett,'s-as eut e ss sur sou , and the bri g th us left almost defence °le w cled by boats and taken. If this should )t.eedlt,jt funnded, the occurrence must be considered ex ittle Y Untoward and vos craft - e a o ' s sge, and 11 found in all stores and necessaries for a to Moreover carried a man of war ' s pennant, ititireetwhz Itscae.ir,vvii,leleea, hie 32 -pounder carronades belonging fltted with longest scales, .ele rating of I tw o es (sun mounted on good truck carriages, be oh Do seder : three lighter ship guns, and a good supply 4:l••eartie ef bet shot, muskets, sc 5 cutlasses, &c. &c. The ssi th t, had b et been been given, in the fighting depart oy wh om n given to Lieutenant Dou'las, R.N., ts, t tiara ts ,_w!r_e sent six marines and six first-class ; t es ` t ed t h e PI:, Ao.lelville's crew ; these, in fact, coost— att ara 44 _ 0 , 4 to fighting force of the vessel, as the A_'elt, and, t be depended upon in the ev.mt of an p _ l , l , l oy, as be been proved by the Braemar at ill not take the ship into action unless corn- Nit • .Y for e L t 1, bar d e, re presenting, and with some justice, hposed esedto to unfair, in point of fact illegal, to „, of life and limb, for which they p re e u 11 0 cool "ed, and for the pains and penalties hf CapPensation, either of pension or gratuity, is 4 Ptais t A ed e rn. The intelligence of the cap arc of d traPath 'l4ltruth ssal:l44 wh o l es er appears to have had a strong . an t uin c . Ei Pme e ff ect upon the Plenipotentiary, other 4l or e t'et, but certainly not of that nature which tia re ho pe in ti . e , d for than expected. Ile went over the 1 „ . _ 41 abo ut "lot Atalanta steamer to Ningpo, to nego eriladreo the restoration of the prisoner, and as the le in ri Y'ng off the mouth of the river was respect- Unahers and forces —Blenheim, 74, Modesto, r it „ rsor, •'"een, Atal anta, Mohamed Shaw— n`can;_. Was anta, and 'ut h "'Pea from the demonstration. Captain 11 has howev • sax ot cons n i eteiv p el, , since returned, and it is unil , r. N I 414 Aa utr animist,ll,t, 41Ptoril uther having been, it is said, bu"'""" Y reNsed. His person is detained, and his case distinguished from that of the Kite's crew, upon the plea that he was carried off during a period of amnesty or amnesties, a fact rather difficult to support. Captain Elliot, it appears, had an inter view on shore with E and the authorities, China hae, 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 junks, it is said, to ba given to com plete the bargain. The project, of course, failed, as the rinandarias, doubtless, value the possession of one red-bristled barbarian officer just now, far more than the lives of a hundred junkmasters with the same number of sugar cargoes, and it only furnishes addi tional matter for regret that these attempts should hare been made to gain an end by peaceful and circumbeadibus sorts of means, which we are not ready and resolved to follow up by proceedings 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 Ning po has also, I believe, expressed his willingness to make arrangements to send 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, ncr 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 whiah the north-east monsoon blows down the China teas, 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 f - illowing statistics of the British troops at Chu san will be read with painful interest. We extract them from tl:e Canton Register of Nov. 3. Landed 3,650 .roops 18th, or Royal Irish.—Embarked from England and Cey!on, strong, 560 ; died on the passage, 30 ; died in Chusan. 37. 67-493 ; sick in the hospital, 169: total on duty, 324. -26111, 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 1,023. 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 ; died on the passage, 12 ; died in Chusan, 51 ; 63-825 ; sick in 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 111 or, 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 what the accepted or what the rejected articles are we knew not. We are also informed that the Admi ral has expressed himself as being fully conscious that the Chinese were only temporising with him, but that the nature of his orders from home prevented his acting a more decisive part.—Overland Courier. (From the Canton Press, September 19.) The following extracts from a letter from Chinchew have been 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. They sunk sixteen or seventeen junks, and there could not have been such destruction among the vessels with out a very great loss of life ; the had nobody hurt o❑ board the ships. When the Chinese found that their juriks could not stand the fire from the snips, they threw up a breastwork in one night on the low sandy beach, fronting the channel into the junks 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 get of 18lbs. The sloop-of-war's main yardarm 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 are tnak ing active preparations for defence. I rather think the ships have again gone north, as we have seen nothing of than for some clays. From what they told Wood row, th Blenheim is to be stationed at Amoy to blockade, and they seem to think from the resistance they had that troops would also be sent down to as- 1 sist." DISMISSAL OF TONNAGE. The following is an extract front a letter dtted Chu sun, 4th October ; " I have to inform you that the Admiral has ordered 5,000 tons of the shipping to be off, chiefly small vessels. This bad 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 eta rything 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 :—lsa bella Robertson, William Wilson, Victoria, Ranger, Clifton, Defiance, Clarissa, Tomatia, Medusa, and Braemar, which I believe is all. The crew of the In dian Oak are come up all safe in the junk the Loo Choo people built for them. The Admiral is to be at Macao by the 15th of next month.—Canton Press, Oct. 24. lAN'S VISIT TO THE AMERICANS.—About a week since the ex-Governor Lin, the Foyucn, several other high Canton mandarins, and some officers lately arrived from Pekin, went to \Vhampoa, on boarc. two Ameri can ships there, where they staid some time. Our cor respondent suggests that this visit may have been caused by some plan of an intended improvement of the China navy being entertained ; but if such be the case, the looking at two merchantmen will not aid them much.— Ibid. COPY OF TRANSLATION OF AN IAIPERIAL EDICT. On the second day of the ninth moon (27th Septem 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 Elite 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 imrnedi- Ately taken from you, and that you hasten with speed of flames to Pekin, that I may examine you in my pre sence. I)elay not. " 1 order the Poo). uen E to take charge of the Go vernment of the two Hwang 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 he will toe hls button, if not his hee.d. The first chop from the anperor charges him with not having kept a single promise, and with having brought trouble and war on the ceuntry " " 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 from Canton last night. He reports that the Hong merchants expect Lin to take his departure for Pekin in the course of a day cr two, and that they are fully impressed with the cow,- ':on that ff.tirs wifi ,•-n be mdin.ited, a!; .l that t to fit ;:y AO that !u constqueutu eottou had h.ikeu tWo Lucid. " We have uo further arrivals from the southward, but use hear th is morning that the Amiz3di, Portuguese brig, brings int ,elligence that the Governor Doherty and Virginia had i Ju t in to Manilla just as she left to repair damages, havie g experienced bad weather in the China Sets. Opium (Bengal) is rather on the advance from the con'inuet I absence of these and ether vessels. Malwa contin aes at 400 dols. Nothing new from the north. We so , id you to-day's paper, which contains a copy of an Imperii,al edict regarding Lin's proceedings. A!-- though nominally in disgrace, it does not seem from the accounts we. get from Canton that the Court has abso lutely deter mined on his punishment. In fact, we are still in some doubt whether his conduct is really disap proved of, md equally uncertain whether the approach ing negntiatio ns are likely to terminate satisfactorily. Her Majesty' a ships Calliope and Samarang have just arrived hem from South America, and amither vessel is, we hear,. , expected from the same quarter to reinforce the squadrt na in these seas. " Fears ei the loss of the Virginie and doubts of the Governor 'Doherty, also the absence of the Water Witch, job ted to a reduced stock, chiefly held by one party, has ; au t Patna up to 450 dollars, and 'Malaya, on the rise, is 510 dollars ; Benares nominal, 415 dollars. The lull (I 'wrote you I expected) during the negotia tions is:deal:lg- good to tee opium trade, and it is brisk. " The alar.ve information respecting the arrival of the Tirginie at .Manilla is a mistake, as she put back here, and her , c; ,rgoes are now being transhipped to the Bengal 1 14 acket. The Golconda troop-ship, front Madras, 1)111 not arrived in China, and great fears are cntcrt wined for her safety. About five thousand tons of slipping arc to ho discharged in China, con sisting of the Isabella Robertson, Victoria, Tornitin, Widiam Willson, Ranger, Clifton, Defraine, Clarissa, Niedusa, and Braemar. " In cons( quence of the arrival of orders from Ch:na to buy °pima, our market has been cleared of every chest of Patna at 370 to 375 dollars. 13enares has also been sold to some extent at 330 to 333 dollars. No Islalcva on hand ; nominal rate 400 dollars per chest. " Tin--16; : to 17 dollars. Raw Silk-Canto, No. 4, 400 dollars. Cassia, 13 to i3l dollars. " Camphor—None quoted in per ct. at 50 to 60 dolkirs, taut will only command 85 to 40 dollars per pion'. Exchanges on England, 17 ; Calcutta, 220 100. " Fre;.glils continue at 4/. to 5/. 14s. per ton." MARTAM.—During the week the Mariam has arrivotl tram Calcutta, having left the Sand Heads on the Stir ultimo, (October.) —Si igezporc Fice Press, November 12. CHINA.—The shipping report of the week an nounces the arrival of the Rob Itoy from Mace() on the .26th ultimo, (October), bringing us the Canton Frees of the 24th, from which extrac's will be found in the usual place. The troops at Chusan are gone into winter quarters. " Measures 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 Tinghae, 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 eff,!ets 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 Chusan, 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, not 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, hut 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 tke same evening for Calcutta. When the Rob Roy left China, it appears the John o'Gaunt had arrived at Macao ; and we think worth while to notice the performance of this vessel, during the present voyage. She sailed from Liverpool on the 21st of June last, arrived at Singapore the 24th of Sep tember, sailed thence again for Manilla on the 4th of October, where she arrived on the 15th 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 stoppages, 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 rival the John &Gaunt, has not yet arrived.—lbid. TTIE SUN, LONDON, SATURDA Y, FEBRUARY 6, P,41. ND IA. The intelligence from India is general:y pacific. Aff ghanistan remained tranquil. The news from Khiva and Central Asia was of a satisfactory character ; and althougn the Punjaub.was the scene of innumerable in trigues, the force stationed ❑pon 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 Sciatic, on the Ist De cember, at Kotriah, between 4,000 Beloochees, posted among the hills, and commanded by Nusseer Khan, 900 Sepoys, 60 irregular horse, and two field pieces, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Marshall. The sepoys 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 MMajor•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 tradethroughMaeao. 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. The principal points of present interest are Beloo chistan, Affghanistan, Bukhara, Khiva, the Punjaub, Nepaul, and China. The Bombay army, a hick has been collected on the western bank of the Indus, under the commanJ 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 400 killed and 130 prisoners. General Brooks's army, after having subdued the hills, will, it is expected, occupy Kholat, Quetta, and Canda har, and thereby leave the Bengal troops at the disposal of Government. The conduct of the Government of Herat Iniving attracted great suspicion of its fidelity during the late proceedings of Dost Mahomed, it is likely that during this year it will receive the reward of its treachery. Affghanistan is quiet. Dost Mahomed has surren dered himself, and is now coming via Peshawar, under an escort, to India with his family. He has written to his son, Hyder Khan, who has been in :his island since Lord Keane's arrival from the campaign last year, de siring him to join him. He declares himself saddled with the treatment of the British authorities. The King of Bokhara is alarmed ; and has freed Col. Stoddart from confinement, and keeps him now employed in drilling 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 susses, to establish a proper understanding between all the Khanates of Tur kistan. There was a rumour got up here, of 1,000,0001. being to be paid by India to the Czar as an indemnity for his subjects, but the truth of the fact is denied. In the Punjaub there is every probability of internal disturbances, since the death of Kurruck Singh and of Nao Nehal Singh. Deean, a most Machiavelian Minister, who is accused of having compassed the death of the two late Sovereigns, Kurruck and Nao Nehal, wished to place an illegitimate son of Run jeet Singh on the throne. The name of the latter is Shere Singh. But the mother of Nao NAal has seized the fort, and taken under her protection a widow of Nao Nehal, 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 Eegland, 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, d e f ens i ve , aga i nst the British with the Sikhs, but the emissaries and the plot have been discovered. Insults a re c on ti nua ll y heaped on the British resident in Nepaul. The hos tile spirit is supposed to have been fomented a t Kahnan der by Chinese intrigues, and it is thought that it will not until the nekotiati , us w.th the CL;riesc.: me The news from China represents the Imperial Cora- missioncr Keshin as coming to Canton in order to ne gotiate with the British PlenipotentLries. No one can understand why Canton should have its blockade re moved, in order to carry on negotiations there. It is much feared 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 Ad m i ra l Elli ot to se i ze t h e fi rs t 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 R,cl Sea, in order to take possession for the Sultan of the districts there, formerly under the Government of Mehemet Ali. In Bombay there has been some discussion respect ing the report of a military commission appointed to examine into the defeat of Major Clibborne. The report haring 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 Elphinsto;ie 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 end other duties ; it will in some cases alter their value 10 per cent. Mtj , r-General Sir Hugh Gough sailed from Madras o China on the 22d ult., to take the command of he 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 resource:, of Nusseer 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, 1840, 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 bill country, destitute of pro visions or organization, but had within the next ten da3s been able to muster in such numbers and make such formidable head, that the brilliant victory of Col. Marshall on the 2d of December was not won without a severe struggle. It is said in letters received from Gundava that Nusseer Khan is extremely desirous of coming to terms with the British Government. Since his defeat at Dudur, and the retaking of Khelat by General Nott, the followers of the young Khan have dispersed, some to Sibbee, some to Beebee Nance, and other places ; many unfortunate hundreds wander about the hills, without either food or shelter. Long the adherents of the Khan, or rather of the arch-villain Gool Mahomed, the adviser of the prince, entertained the desperate hope of recovering their fortunes by inducing the co operation of the Kudjuck 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 Nussaer Khan's army, amounting to about 1,100 fighting men, are within twenty-two [Mies of Dadur ; Beebec 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 3ist her plans, and afford the Brahoes sup port. The Brahoes were described as is 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. Leveday, their terrible descent into, and devastation of, Gundava, and their oppressions of the suffering peusan try of Cutchee, would seem indeed to require signal retribution. It is remarkable that the characters of the Murree and Brahoe 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 coinbinatioas 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. 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 Brahoe army of Nusseer Khan. Cap tain Smith, Aide•de-Camp to General Brooks, having received his instructions, left Sukkur, and in 3S hours cifi:etcd the journey to Kotra, a distance of 130 miles. Having delivered his instructions, the force, composed of the 25th regiment, two companies of the 21st, two companies of the 2d Grenadiers, and 90 of the Poonab horse, at half past tight on the morning of the Ist of December, made a chupao on the rebel camp in two parties, one under Colonel Marshall with two guns, 350 men, and 50 horse ; and the other under Captain Tcasdale, 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 irregularl♦ r_ormed hills, which were covered by the Brahoes in ines, their heads and shoulders just appearing abovo 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 ail] to the right, and proceeded to crown it, waving their ii igs. Here the brunt of the affair fell upon Cap tain Ennis, but, by the gallant conduct of our sepoys and their leaders, the rebels, notwithstanding their ad vantage of position on the summit of a hill broken by zullies, ravines, and scarps, were compelled to put their Kcrans cn their heads and cry for quarter, when 182 were taken prisoners, among whom were four of the most influential chiefs. Nusseer Khan with two fol lowers unfortunately escaped, climbing over the summit of a lofty bill, where he was seen followed by a small mountain pony ; it is supposed Gool Alahomed 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 30 to 40 men, with one or two officers slightly hurt by spent balls. It would be injustice to pass over this affair 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 from their 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 Tines. AFFGHANISTAN. (From the Bombay Times of Jan. 1.) CABUL AND KOIIISTAN. W 2 were, at the date of our last overland summary, 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 Mahomcd, the death of Dr. Lord, and Licuts. Crispin and Broadfoot. We are now prepared to give from the columns of our north-west contemporaries a full account of all the unhappy particulars contained 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 lit 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, consisti ng o f f our com panies of her Majesty's 13th, two 6-pounder guns under Lieutenant Warburton, the flank companies of the 37th Native Infantry, under Lieut. Rhind, 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 having 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 cf an army of some 4,000 men, commencing his advance. A movement 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, H erea scene ensued which has no parallel in Anglo-Indian ivarfara —the officers of the cavalry ordered to chary, 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 . , aril then fairly took to their heels and fled fro - m the.figiatai The officers, with a merees escaped dful veryof men, narrowly, afterl et tal i o l a n v e i n to g fight the best way they could. Dr. Lord, Lieutenants Broadfoot and Crispin were killed; and Captains Fra zer and Ponsonby 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 Dust Mahomed himself was nowhere to be seen. Having found the fate of the day, on which he h a d ha zarded his all, irremediably against him, and his fortunes , irretrievably ruined, hrl fled from th e fi g h t, and next I d v surrendered himieif tr' Sir VV. H. M'Naghten at Cebu!. . There is so much romance in the events connected with the e:osing scenes of the exertions and sufferings of the ex-Monarch of Cabul, and these arc so graphi cally described by the correspondents of our Cotempe raries, that we have given them as large a place amongst our extracts as our limits would possibly permit. Dost Mahomed having been very courteously taken charge of by Sir W. M'Naghten, was ten days afterwards de spatched under a strong escort for Loodianall, so long the place of retirement of the Schah Soojah, his prede ccsior and succe ssor on th e th rone . Hi s u l t i ma t e des tination is as yet unknown to us. It will probably be somewhere more remote from his former dominions, where his name is s:ill popular amongst the subjects of his worthless rival, the Loodianah. The 2d Cavalry, meantime, have been dismounted and disarmed, and are at present on their march towards Bengal. The sepoy is remarkable for his fidelity and attachment to his officers, and thero is scarcely a case on record where his courage in the field has ever been held doubtful. Hitherto specula tion and surmise have been equally active and at fault in their endeavours to accaunt for the dastardly scene at Purwaa 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. All was quiet around Herat at our latest dates, the turn affairs have taken in Cabul rendering loyalty to the India Government a prudent virtue in these parts for the present. Our Persian Gulf letters mention that a large force had been sent to Goren 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 Quettah our letters come down to the 25th 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 sate 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 miles. 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 Klislat since it fell without resistance into the hands of General Nott, on the 3d of November. It is now strongly garrisoned—what may be its ultimate fate, remains to be determined. It will prabably be 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 Dooranee Empire. Lord Jocelyn arrived here this morning from China ; he came with despatches from Macao, which port he 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 are to the 24th of October. The Governor, Sir J. R. Carnac, is stated to be se riously ill since last night. Lord Jocelyn is anxious to arrive in London before the meeting of Parliament. SHEIKH, or PUNJAUB. (From the Bombay Overland Courier, of Jan. 1841.) The critical state of the kingdom of Lahore demands the most serious consideration. Th. succession to Nao Nehal Singh is unsettled : at first his uncle Share Singh was supposed to have established his right to the throne, but now we observe that the widow of the monarch o: a day (Nao Nehal) 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, have 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 intorest.—Agra Uklibar. 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 po'son, and of his son Nao Nehal by the somewhat ingenious expedient of a beam adjusted so as to /all upon him at a given sign. The next act was to open with Sher° Singh, as Rajah, and Deean Singh, as " May or of the Palace," the Shore being more manars ° eaLle 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 tlse son by some other means, the story of the beam being much questioned. The version given to the public was supplied by Deean 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 Ukhbar, Dec. 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 menth, will attack the seaport towns of Mocha, Ha daida, and ZAid. 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 purpos4s. The climate of Aden is delightful. The troops are in excellent health. The followinr , is an extract from the letter of our Persian Gulf Correspondent : " Karrack 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 arc 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 someiwomen, 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 commuuication from Bombay until these arrivals. We have a report that the route through Egypt is stopped, though Syria was shut up long since ; the only one now open this way is via Moussoul and Constantinople ; it would be 15 days longer than the other. " The King of Persia is 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 all 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 Pacha of Bagdad is to proceed to Jedda 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 continued durirg most part of last month in little request at 340 dols., when more favourable advices and orders were received from China, and the price advanced from 340 to 370 dole., at which latter rate a few chests were sold for shipment per Elizabeth, which vessel sailed for China on the 28th ult. After her departure the price again declined to about 350 dols., and was in no re quest until the arrival of the Orwell and Bengal Packet from China, on the 4th instant, with funds and orders, since which Patna has been bought at 380 to 390 dols. cash, and 400 dole., one month, and shipped by these vessels for China. There is now only one holder of about 20 or 30 chests of Patna:(unless 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 dole. per chest. I.3c nares is in fair demand at 340 to 350 dols., at which • some holders refuse to sell. The demand, however, for both descriptions will likely cease in the course of a fort night, unless opportunities for shipment to China by fast vessels offer. There is no Malwa, we believe, in the market, but 420 to 430 dols. per chest would readily be given for this description of the drug. Bengal Piece Goods.—Sannahs have for some time been in fair demand at 23 to 23.§- drs. carge, for first quality and 10 to 21 drs. for inferior, at which sales are now making. Gurrahs, small, are in little request, while large arc in demand at 14 to 14,E drs. Per corge. Star pattern chintzes of good quality are in demand at 9 to 9} drs., and large pattern ditto arc full at same prices. Red Curwash are in good demand at 10 to 10 drs. per corge, but the demand for all sorts of piece goods will cease in the course of a fortnight, and ship ments are not recommended. Cotton.—There is little in 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 sopplics per Mariam, most of which, however, we hear has been sold at 3 to 34 dollars the bag for 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 24 to 2 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 arc without Inquiry. EXPORTS. Gold Dust.—Pahang is in excellent demand at 29 dollars, and other kinds at proportionate rates. 'Fla.—Scarce, and in demand at 16i to 161 dollars per pecul. BlPck Pepper.--Rather scarce, and Singapore and Rhio are in demand at 51 to 51 drs. Long Pepper.—Scarce and in demand at .51 to 6 drs. per pecul. SAgo.—Pcarl.—ln demand at 2 60 drs. per pecul for the English market. Segars.—Manilla —Arrivals and sales at 7 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 103- to 11 drs., and the best at 12 to 14 drs. per 20 catty box. Exchanges.-0a London bills are scarce, and there arc bu ) crs at 4s. 7J. for six months' bills, but drawers ask 4s. Gd., 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 for Liverpool, and the Friends for London. The Barossa, from China, wiql part cargo on board, for London, arrived here yeA , :rday and will fill up here, chiefly with teas,—Calcutta Courier, Dec. 18. EGYPT. Our express from Alexandria, by the Oriental steamer, brings the gratifying intelligence that the Turkish fleet bad all left the harbour, and set sail for Marmorice, under the orders of Admiral Walker. The British steamer S r. , mboli, 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 in ten days after the firman was read for its restoration ; one half of the time in which the Egyptian Admiral declared it possible to accomplish 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 Mezloum Bey (the new Turkish Commissioner) delivered to the Pacha a letter from the Grand Vizier (received by the Sultan's steamer Tahiri Balliri two days before), stat ing that the Porte had granted the request made by its Allies to confirm Mehemet Ali in the hereditary Paehalic of Egypt as soon 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 Marmeriee. On the evening of 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 23i of January, together with the Sultan's steamer Tahiri Bahiri, bearing the Turkish Commissioner Mazloum 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. He had gr anted free per mission to the Oriental and Peninsular &earn Company to introduce their steam-boats on the Nile for the con veyance of their passengers between Rosetta and Cairo, 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 18th, 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, 4 days 201 hours ; Gibraltar to Malta, 3 days 224 hours; Malta to Alexandria, 3 days 13:i hours; total time at sea, 12 days 91 hours. The Oriental left Alexandria with the Indian mails and 23 Indian passen gers on the 231 of January ; Lord Jocelyn was in company, bearing 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 Paella 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 prevision transport, were de,patched 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 ho found in it on its arrival in Alexandria; but this is not true. Neither had he paid off the Turkish fleet. The sailors had received one dollar each, but were still owed three months' pay at their departure. The plague bad broken out in three villages in the )elta, and it was suspected in Rosetta also. It con- Lnued in Alexandria, but had not increased there. Arrangements arc in progress for the dissolution of the redif, or national guard of Alexandria, which, it is be lieved, will take place on the Ist of Moharem, 1257, the Turkish New Year's Diy, corresponding to our 20th Februz.ry, Commodore N2pier remained at Alexandria, waiting further orders. He had frequent interviews with the Pacha respecting commercial arrangements, acd the fulfil ment of the Treaty of Balti-Liman, in which the Paella had made some progress. He a nd the Commodore agreed very well on the practical points that came under dis cussion, and it Wail believed they would soon visit Cairo together. ALEXANDRIA ; JAN. 22, 1841. On Monday, the 19th, Mazloum Bey 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 be wool'. duly report the alacrity which was dis played in complying with the wishes of the Sultan. On the 19th the Stromboli arrived here, with despatches for Sir Charles Napier, and with a view of rendering as• sistance in towing out the fleet. Four or fire were towed out on the 19h, and during all the 20th the Nile steam frigate, the Tahiri Bahiri, commanded by Ford Bey, and the Stromboli, were busily employed in this difficult and delicate operation. Screral of the larger vessels grazed the bar, immense Mahmudie all happily got out without accident. The Mahmudie watt towed out yesterday morning by the Pacha's steam-frigate the Nile. The splendid double-banked frigate remains in port till to-morrow. The waste lands in the province of Sharkyc aro to ba 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 colonies resembling those of Southern Russia. The wisdom of this 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, cultivation is to be increased, the conscription is to be modified, the Ferdeh or Poll tax is to be diminished this year, and to be abolished next year. M. Mimaust, the Freach engineer, is to 1)3 in structed to make an immense addition to the irrigation of the country, and economy and agricultural industry are to be the order of the day. The dissolution of the National Guard has spread general satisfaction among the poorer classes; and if the Pacha cut down all his military and naval establishments, and keep them in a state adequate to retaining the country in order, nothing more is required. The Tahiri Bahiri starts to-morrow with Admiral Walker and Mazloum Bey, and the Pacha starts for Cairo in a few days. (From a Supplement to the Malta Times of Jan. 28.) NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, MALTA. The Hydra, Commander R. S. Robinson, from Mar seilles, arrived the 26th inst. The Hagi Baba arrived yesterday from Leghorn, which she left on the 27th inst. An English schooner, the Shannon, also left the same place at the same time, and arrived a day before. The Neapolitan steamers have recommenced running between Malta, Syracuse, Messina, Tropea, Naples, Civita-Vecchia, Leghorn, Genoa, and Marseilles. The Francesco Primo arrived here on the 21st, and sailed again on the 23d inst. on th The Asia, 84, will leave for England next week, an d the Pique will follow her very shorcly. This latter vessel is sent home under jury masts, the Malta dockyard being unprovided with spars to replace thos , e wcuitth_awnaly officers c coast of Syria. The Medea is repairing her starboard paddle, and will commissioned offi n c e ers and not be ready for sea fc.r another fortnight. Her Majesty's troop-ship Sapphire 13 officers ajor Gordon, and and their families, 343 non. privates, 43 women and 95 children, of the 59th ale and their Re giment, under tho command o f M • the Cornwall transport with fami lies, 409 non-commissioned and privates, 24 of the 92d Highlanders, women and 44 children under the command of Lieutenant_Colonel"s sailed from this port 'or 23d instant, and have had ever Barbadoes on Saturday, the i sale from the northward and er since an uninterrupted au westward. Th© last-men- yet. •\'' 2 . c.• ,, -' 1 • ' . • EVENING El) . 9:pkiey tioned vessel was close off the harbour's mouth - on Sun.. day afterno n, but at neon on Monday was considerably to leeward of the island under close-reefed topsails, with 1 signal flying (No. bti from Marriatt's Code), Who is the Admiral at the station ?" either a joke of the soldier officers or a mistake. The Meteor, French steamer of war, which left Algiers for Marseilles, put into Malta, in great distress, on the 27A1 inst. She was laden with invalids. The Ganges arrived from the Levant on the afternoon of to-day. The Implacable was also signalled. The Hydra went out of harbour this morning in search of wrecks on the co3st of Malta. She came in again in the evening, as the Alecto loft, at half-past 4 o'clock, for Marseilles An absurd rumour was got up, without any foundation, that the Cornwall transport had gone down, with the head quarters of the 92d Royal Highlanders on board. When the Alecto, which was the bearer of the India mails, left Malta, several line-of-battle ships were coming in from Marmorice Bay —amongst others the Ganges and Implacable. Admiral Stopford was also expected. The Oiiental steam-ship suffered considerable damage in her passage from Alexandria to Malta by bad weather, having carried away part of her bowsprit. She was four days and a half making the passage —a day beyond her time. MONE Y MARKET and CITY NE WS. (FRIDAY ErENING.) HERA L. D. --The Funds are still drooping, and Con sols d-clined again to-day, the closing prices being 88,.i to 89 for Account, and 88i to for Mone„k, The causes as signed for the heavy state of the Market tc-day were the col tin - nation of the unpropitious news in respect of bank ing tricirs in the United States, as to the United States 3'nk at leis', and the reported unfavourable complexion of the estimate which it was expected would be laid before the House of Commons this evening. It may however be doubted if the cause do not lie deeper than what is here a: signed. The papers from the United States brought by the Cambridge Were delivered to-day. They contain the ex pected statement of the affairs of the United States Bank, as laid before the Shareholders at the annual meeting on the 4th ultimo in Philadelphia. Tires do cument is undoubtedly of unusual interest, and more over of unusual clearness and honesty, although there arc still points of great importance which require to be made plainer before the real state of the case can ever yet be understood. It has been objected here tofore on occa , ,ion of similar documents, for instance that the bill recount has been presented as a whole, and with out classification, as if all good and available. This was clearly deceptions, and something worse, if done with an intent. The fact is proved in the present instance, for this account is now separated into two parts, from the ex amination of which a vast amount of loss is at once appa rent in this single branch alone. The case, it may be ap prehended, would be worse still if the bill account bad been classified, as it ought to be, into three parts, instead of two ; that is, ii it had shown not only the " suspended" bill account, but had distinguished in the statement of " active" bills, such proportion of these es were bills re newed, and therefore doubtful, from those which were bills in the regular course of discount and good. Taking the account as it stands the following results appear. The first item of the assets consists of active bills discounted, as sumed as good thus:— Total Active Suspended Bills 9,799,800 :t iseiident that these "suspended" bills should be es- timated at a total loss, as consisting of securities the parties responsible for which have long been insolven*, and therefore the recovery of the amounts past hope. The Committee of Inspection appointed at the meet ing of stockholders estimate the whole probable lcsss upon the " suspended" bill debt and real estate at sJmething less than 5,000,000' dollars, but upon what foundation does not appear. For there can be little doubt, as before said, that the whole 9,799,800 dol lars of suspended bills are irrecoverably bad. Of the " active" bills there will most probably be no incon siderable proportion in the shape of renewed bills of no greater value. The bill account, now certainly stated with a better approach to precision, but still not suffi ciently explicit, has, it will not be forgotten, al says be n viewed as a pecu'iar feature in the bank's accounts most liable to suspicion, and the event has not only amply justi fied the suspicions expressed but leaves doubts behind yet unexplained. Taking the case as it stands, in this single bill account an actual amount of loss is exhibited more than equal to one- fourth of the 35,000,000 dollars. consti tuting the original capital of the bank. The cilitsiderati n of this fact is quite sufficient to account for t% heavy de preciation in bank shares immediately consequent on the publica•ion of the bank report in New York and Philadel phia, and before noticed in the scanty aivices which came to hand from the Cambridge when weather bound off Cork. a'he consideration of the other portion of this Eyck state ment must be postponed for the present, but will be re sumed on another occasion. SUN.—Thera was a heavier market for the Eng lish Stocks to day. The correspondence between Mr. Fox and Mr. Forsyth on the subject of Mr. M'Leod's imprisonment had an unfavourable effect, and the anti cipation of increased tightness in the Money Market, both here and at Paris, when the new loan comes out, tend to increase the depression. Consols for immediate transfer receded from 89 to 884, and for the Ac count from 891 to 88-4- and 89. The market left off heavily. Bank Stock was rather better, viz., 165, but East India Stock dropped from 248 to 247. Exchequer Bills were steady at 3s. to ss. premium ; the Reduced Three and a Half per Cents. ranged from 98 to 98i ; end the New Three and a Half per Cents, from 9 1 74 to 971. There was nothing of any interest stirring in the Foreign Market to-day. The Active Spanish Bonds realized 24i to 24 ; Portuguese New Five per Cents. 31i to h, and the Three per Cents. 20,i to 191. he South American Bonds were scarcely dealt in at all. Peruvian brought 163 to 16i ; Buenos Ayres, 21 to 23 ; and Brazilian, 721. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. ranged from 50 to 50k. The Amsterdam mail brings prices as lower on Tuesday, the Two-and-a-Half per Cent. Stock closing at 50 1-16 ; Danish Bonds realised 78f. Wo have to notice a heavy market for the Railway Shares, and lower rates. Great Western brought 25 ; the Ncw 11 to 114 ; the Fifth 5 ; and the South Western 19i to 18a premium ; Brighton Shares Isere 7 to 71 ; Eastern Counties 15 ; and Edinburgh and Glasgow 54 discount ; Union Bank of Australia Shares were 84 ; aed London Joint Stock 2i premium. The rates for bills of exchange on the Continent were heavy again this afternoon. On Paris the quotation was . 1 51. 50c. to 55c. ; on Hamburgh 13 7 ; and on Am sterdam 12 21. The season for the re-opening of the navigation of the St. Lawrence is looked forward to with considerable interest by those connected commercially or otherwise with the British Provinces in North America. It is expected, now that the . Canadian Government has an accredited agent in this country for emigration purposes, there will again be even a more considerable addition to the population of that noble possession than there was last year, through the indefatigable exertions of Dr. Ralph, and it is unquestionable that the employment afforded to shipping, and the demand created for the necessaries of consumption by such an influx, to ether with the amount of money added to the local circulatkn,r, must prove highly beneficial to our commerce in ITU quarter of the globe. CHURCH-RATE REFUSED AT BRADFORD, YORK. FROM A CORRESPJNDENT. It will be in the recollection of our readers that towards the close of the year 1S 3 9 an attempt was ramie at this place to levy a Church -rate, and the result of five days' polling was, a majority of near 5,000 against the rate. On Friday last a similar attempt was made, contrary, it is supposed, to the expresses' wishes of the Vicar and of the more judicious friends of the establishment. Tho Churchwardens moved for a rate to the amount of 316/. Us. 6d. An amendment was moved by the Rev. J. Winter bottom, Baptist Minister, and seconded by Mr. George Ilans9n, stuff-merchant. The Vicar refusing to put the amendment, the original motion was put and nega tived by about four-fifths of those present. Taught INiidom by eoil. xperience the pro-rate party declined demand a poll. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) terrific ga'e last night and with violent squalls. Wind Ea gles from the eastward, with sharp this day at noon, fresh ga this imNp ° morning N' frosty weather. Fy n 5 —lt has blown a severe gale all day at G R AVESEND, - --- -. E.N.E. E . s.—Wind E., strong.—Sailed the Belle, DEAL, A ER• d. FfEroßm. 6.—lt E li a l :t l w eir ard a ", niCtechnesr.E'sf,"FETßri.nsk.la—The Sophia Elizabeth, from Rio Janeiro winter. to c ha r s come Fan 4 i into T t h h e e h i a l r e b n o a u rd r , t f o ro A m . swAN .., - Pernam buco, on shore near St. Alban's Head, will be sold as a wreck. FALMOUTH, FEB. s. —Wind E., strong hales.—Arrived the Susan, Jones, from Altea, with oss of bulwarks, " cut-head, fore channels, and other damage, having been in contact to Altona : yes terday morning, off the Lizard, with a brig, supposed to be the Ann, of Blyth. P ENZAN . CE, FEB. 4.—The Earl of Devon, Grace, from Exeter to Newport, foundered in the bay this morning, after striking on the ro c k s near B lack-Head : se lies in about 12 fathoms, her mast heads in sight by St. Michael's Mount E.N.E. 1.1 mile distant, Penzance Pier N.N.W. 2 miles dis tant —crew saved. Mir.voxn, FEB. 4.—The Prince Leopold, Semerscoles, from Cardiff to Liverpool, le as been assisted in here leaky . MUN DSLEY, FEB. 5.—A vessel was seen on fire, on the 2d inst., near Husborough Sand, since which several heads and staves of tallow casks, partly burnt, have come on shore, and some beams, also partly burnt, have been washed on shore at Hasborough. WIVENif OE, FEB. s.—The William and Handemand, May, from London to Ipswich, got on the Middle Sand yesterday, and afterwards sunk, in six tathems. Crew, one cask of tal low, two of oil, and a crate of earthenware, saved. s.—The Zo rg e o i l n i cthe here e y r e g s h t c u r t:s la t , y from the Clyde to Rotterdam , with 11A MSGATE, FEB. t am a , rt yvhi_ ind E. S. E. , f res h . —S a il e d t h e partly di l s i ch p a u r t Cleland, fur Halifax an d B oston ; Ni t h , c ß a r r Li g t ta o yn s un h ai a i t o( e ,a Se m ; :ea m rß) u ., Shasv, Calcutta ; Ospray, Kirk, Bombay ; Nautilus, Gibson, Lima ; Irish Lass, Grundy, Monte Video ; Vi c t or i a , Atkin son, raz d ; Mary Queen of Scots, Kellie, Pernambuco; Zoribda, Bryan, Trinidad ; John Cumming, Philadelphia ; The Lady ito,.vena, Clayton, hence to Calcutta, put into Crookhaven, 2d inst., leaky. SCA ItBOROUG Li, JAN. 5.—A piece of English oak timber, marked XX V lIITx has come on shore. It is blowing a gale at E.S.E.