The Sun. — London, England, 1841-09-06 00:00:00

8140 RN IN Gr SUN CHINA. INDIA, AND EGYPT. CHINA. We have from Canton letters and papers up to the 19th of May, so that our present abstract extends over a period of fifty days. At the insti gation, it was said, of ex-Commissioner Lin, Ke shen had been ordered to Pekin in disgrace andin chains—there to be put to death by the most ex cruciating tortures. His family and relatives were to be exterminated, arid the country for many miles round his birth-place to be laid de solate. The memorial which this doomed states.; man puts forth to the Emperor is one of the most singular documents ever published; singu larly characteristic of the idolatry of even the highest inen in the empire—ihr .their adulation and submission amount to ,nof.hing less than worship—to the Celestial Majest:r of the Em peror. A ship from England, hxided with pro visions for the expedition had sailed north di rect to Chusan, knowing nothing of recent altera tions; whe n h er Commander (Captain Stead, R.N.), being snddenly seized upon, was mur dered by the Mandarins. Trade had been par tially resumed, but sadly to our disadvantage; everything being sold for hard dollars, about one-third above customary prices. and no goods heinrr purchased from us in return. By the mid dle of April many of the merchants had return ed to Canton, where .they found everything in and around their former premises exactly as it had been left. The - British flag once more floats over the factories. On the 11th kpril, Captain Elliott issued a circular, stating that trade was going On well at Canton, and that nearly one third of the teas of the season 1d m been got out. Early in May the Mandarins had begun to exhibit a great increase of insolence and auda city. Every obstruction was thrown in the way of mercantile o erat i on s, and of the unloading of merchant ships]; the immediate surrender of all the strongholds held by the English was de manded ; and the doctrine every where pro claimed, that no p eac e would ever be established betwixt us so long as we held a foot of Chinese territory in our possession. It was believed that about this time troops were flocking from every quarter of the interior to oppose us, and that thirty thousand were quartered in or near Canton 1 the flower and champions of Chinese • chivalry; very superior in appearance to any of the threes which had previously made their appearance. The erection of a fort —meant apparently to annoy our ships and fac . tories—was about this tune commenced near Canton ; while the authorities were assuming braggart airs of superiority and defiance. The utmost. panic now began to spread amongst the mercantile community. Money-lenders and men of property of all sorts in hundreds commenced retiring from a scene where the renewal of hos tilities was almost hourly expected by them — weeping, as they went, to be compelled to leave the home of their fathers. On the 18th May se veral of the lighter ships - of war moved up the . river; Capt. Elliot preceding them in the Neme sis steamer, with a view of endeavouring to quiet all apprehensions. Of the results of these move ments no intelligence has reached us. - Meanwhile Hong Kong has been re-occupied, and our Commissioner has at length got a field of exertion laid out for him exactly suited to his talents. Cities are being planned, spacious streets and squares laid down (on paper), and lands on the most extensive scale allotted off for those who choose to buy them. A code of laws has been drawn up, port and excise regulations published, magistrates appointed, and all the ar rangements made for the peaceful occupation of a century. Such, we think, is a pretty fair out line of Eastern intelligence since April Ist, in so far as it has reached us from China—less inte resting by much, however, as we conceive at least, than the information on the same subject which India can itself supply. In the midst of national bad faith it is pleasing to observe instances of individual honesty. The annual dividend on Hingtae's debt had been duly paid on the 2d May,. and that on Kingqua's was promised on the Ist June. From China we have intelligence extending to the 2d of May, but the information, which will be found in the subsequent columns, relates chiefly to the strange sayings and doings of the Pekin Court ; for on our side, up to the date abovementioned, little had been said or done since we made the demonstration upon Canton, recorded by us some three months ago. Doubtless ere this some thing has been done, but at present we can only conjec ture. The Emperor, it will be seen, still continues to " gnash his teeth",with concentrated wrath ; and as an earnest of the operations which he purposes to perform on us, he has ordered Keshen to be cut in two at the middle. Poor Keshen, who seems to have had a keen insight into the real state of the affairs, and, moreover, to have had the courage to lay before the Emperor a • most truthful exposition of them, has been sentenced to .death in the manner above noted for taking bribes from the British, and compromising the honour of the Celes tial Empire. The Tartar tyrant will find it difficult to replace him, for Keshen was evidently shrewd and saga cious, and was, at all events, diplomatist enough to outwit Elliot. Assuredly, if this Cutting in two at the middle were a fit judgment upon the unhappy Keshen, Elliot's head, trunk, and limbs should be made into a thousand cylindrical sections, as a warning to all his family. He is, however, to be superseded, Rarely has an announcement from home created more general satisfaction in India, than the announcement of this super Session ; but some time must yet elapse before . the new plenipotentiary can reach China, and ere his arrival, we trust that sonic important demonstration will have been made. It is reported that the second act of this China drama will be opened with the recapture of • Chusan. " Northward, ho !" must be the cry, for by hacking at the extremities we irritate the Emperor, but do not alarm him. He is bent upon our extermination, and, in spite of Keshen's exposition of the true state of affairs, thinks, or.pretends to think, that it would be the • easiest thing in the world to crush us. He orders vast armies to rush down upon us, but nothing seems to come of his ordering ; he calls spirits, numberless, from the vasty deep, but they will not come when called ; and then he "gnashes his teeth with combined imprecations." Keshen has told him, that his soldiery are not meant for fighting, and that, though he is looking about for a gun-founder, it must take time to get his ordinance and ordnance commissiariat into a fit state to cope with the British. The Emperor has replied to this, by ordering Keshen to be cut in two at the middle, and a mighty force to rush down upon the barbarians, who have dared to invade his country. Thus stand matters at present — we shall see in time what will come .of all this idle boast-. ing.—Beagel Hurkuru. (From the Bombay Courier, July 13.) By the arrival of the Ardaseer, from Macao, we have received intelligence from that place to the 15th of May. The latest accounts from Canton are to the day previous. The city was full of Chinese troops, many of whom had lately arrived from the northern provinces. The Eng ' lish residents were becoming somewhat alarmed, and most of them had resolved on sleeping in the hall of the factory, to prevent the risk of their being cut off in detail, should the Imperial Commissioners suddenly re sume offensive measures. A gentleman who left Canton on the 14th of May, and reached Macao on the follow ing day, states that the panic at the former place was gradually • increasing, and extended to the Chinese traders, some of the most respectable of whom had left the City, and o th ers were p re p ar i ng t o f o ll ow t h e i r ex ample. The Mandarins had commenc e d the erection of a new fort 'about 600 yards from the factories ; 3,000 ad ditional soldiers had arrived within the three previous days, and matters had assumed so warlike an aspect, that her Majesty's ship Modeste had been moved close to the c ity, and th e Alge r i ne was placed in ap p os a i rr t it i , c ei n es to cover the factories, in whose vicinity a of Seamen and Marines were posted every n i g h t. guard of Marines stationed on the shore was also doubled. many persons are of opinion that an outbreak would ' very shortly take place, and that it would be necessary for the English to take military possession of the city. This, it is supposed, might be easily effected, as the ma jority of the people have lo st all confidence in the Man darins, and with a little management mig ht be induced to facilitate the movements of th e British forces. Capt. Elliot is, said to have written to the Imperial Commis sioners, and demanded from them a pledge that they would not infringe the terms of the existing truce. It is doubtful whether this request will be complied with, but, . even should the Mandarins make the desired promise, not the slightest confidence can be placed on it. The greatest activity prevails amongst the commercial community who are purchasing teas, &c., and shipping them off to England with the greatest celerity. The Chi nese almost entirely confine themselves to selling, there being very few of them inclined to take imports in exchange for their own goods. The Earl of Clare was • taken up about the 10th of May, at 9/. sterling per ton, and was expected to complete her cargo and sail for England within that month. 11,000,0001 b. of tea have been already shipped, and it is expected as much more will be brought forward, but the state of affairs is so eery precarious that no one can calculate with confidence on 24 hours' continuance of the present sys • tem of trading. Notwithstanding this uncertainty and the risk to which the persons and property of British subjects must necessarily be exposed, if a force amply sufficient for their protection be not kept near Canton, captain Elliot appears bent upon immediately proceed . ing to the northward with the greater portion of the squathee, his doing so without awaiting the arrival of the Commodore and the expected reinforcements appears to be the measure of a man who, finding that his folly has entailed on him the obloquy of all his fellow-subjects and the displeasure of the Government which he serves, has resolved, in a fit of desperation, to run all risks and endeavour by one bold stroke to retrieve his past errors, ..before the arrival of his successor shall put it out of his power to do further good or evil. This is, however, but t in idle hope of the imbecile and infatuated superintend pit, Flip, if he should by any chance plan a daring en terpriQe, has, pet nerve to carry it out. Even were this 'deficiency supplied by the energy and courage of the naval and military commanders, their efforts would be useless, since Captain Elliot does not possess sufficient wisdom to avail himself of those advantages which the exertions of others may have placed at his disposal. Captain Elliot, by virtue of his powers as Plenipoten tiary, has appointed Captain Caine, of her Majesty's Gth regiment, chief magistrate of Hongkong, and drawn up a code of regulaticns for the administration of justice. Several public buildings are being erected on the island, and everything indicates an intention of its being retained as a permanent possession of the British Crown. Captain Elliot has issued a notice intimating that land will be granted to her. Majesty's subjects on terms something similar to those adopted in Australia. The general impression is, that there Will be very few purchasers. It appears that the Chinese are putting Chusan in a state of defence. A vessel which lately returned from that island to Macao brought information of several new forts having been erected. The walls of Tinghae were likewise undergoing repair. These may be regarded as symptoms of a long and severe struggle. There can be no doubt that the authorities at Canton are merely en deavouring to gain time with the view of collecting a large, and, as they hope, an overwhelming force, before • they resume offensive operations. We understand that the transports at Hong-Kong are under orders to be ready for sea to proceed to the north ward by about the 12th of this month. Lin, his said, left Canton for Ningpo on the Ist of this month. Whether this officer's frequent offers to take command of the troops of that province, and to lead them against the English, have been accepted by the Em peror remains to be seen ; we think it is not unlikely. It is said that the Tartar officers and their troops, ex pected from the north, linger so long on the road in order to squeeze the people of the towns and villages through which they pass to the utmost. Piracy in the neighbourhood of Macao is again becom ing frequent, and many fishing boats are said lately to have been plundered. Arrived—May 6th, Thomas Lowrie, Graham, from Sydney, sailed March 6th ; 7th, Amizade, Pereira, from Singapore. Sailed-Ist, Eben Preble, Hallet, for New York ; 3d, Splendid, for New York ; °Hems, Cameron, fbr Lon don ; sth, Ann Laing, Hudson, for London ; Duchess of Clarence, Birch, for Liverpool. The Coromandel and Susan are about proceeding to Whampoa. Under Despatch.—The Recovery, for London. Sir Herbert Compton to sail for Bombay on the 15th. The Thomas Lowrie left Sydney on the 6th of March; on the same day the transport Palmyra sailed for Chu san direct from this port ; the two transports prince George and Baretto Junior, both at Sydney, were to follow in a few days. The Highland Queen had sailed for China some days previous to the Thomas Lowrie. (Frim the Canton Press, May 15.) Our dates from Canton reach to the 12th, - at which time everything remained quiet and business was trans acting as before, although the excitement caused by the warlike preparations of the Chinese still continued. During the last days of last week a great number of Szechuen soldiers, it is said as many as 3,000, arrived in Canton, and passed the factories in boats. from other parts of the country detachments of troops are also collecting. At Shamsing, a few hundred yards west of the factories, a new fort, mounting six guns, has .been erected, and everything, in fact, looks as well as can be. By the last letters from Canton it appears, that numbers of the inhabitants that had returned to Canton for the sake of trade were again leaving it. It is true Yihshan and his colleagues have issued a proclamation, telling- the people not to he alarmed, but the Mandarins have lost their credit with the people, and are not now listened to with much reference. How long the present state of un certainty may last is not for us to predict, although we fear that the " arrangement" will very soon be inter rupted by some violence on the part of the Chinese. It can hardly be supposed that 40,000 men, although they be Chinese soldiers, would suffer themselves for any length of time to be kept in awe by what must to them appear a very contemptible number of the enemy, and that they will make, and at no distant period, a trial of numbers against skill appears to us to be inevitable. We shall not now enter on the subject, whether the cut ting roads and building, at Hong-Kong at the present moment, whilst the trade, which her Majesty's Pleni potentiary invited to Canton, is going on, and whilst immense quantities of British property are warehoused in Canton, have in any way caused the extraordinary hostile preparations of the Chinese. . On Tuesday last her Majesty brig Columbine, Capt. Clarke, returned from her trip to Chusan, whither she had gone to take a " chop" from her Majesty's Plenipoten tiary for Elepoo, the Governor of Chekeang, demanding, we suppose, an explanation of the manner in which • Captain Stead, of the Pestonjee Bomanjee, met his death. When arrived at Tinghae, a boat with a flag of truce was sent on shore in order to deliver the chop, but when near the fort the guns were pointed at her, and a number of soldiers threatened to fire into her if she proceeded. On this the Columbine signalled her to re turn. At Singlo, where Captain Stead was killed, Mr. Gutzlaff, the interpreter; went on shore in the captain's gig, in order to obtain some further intelligence as to the manner in which Capt. Stead met his death, and was there, we are informed, told by the inhabitants that they had nothing to do with the transaction, but that Captain Stead had been killed by Mandarins and soldiers who beat him to death with stones. While obtaining this in formation, a body of soldiers, whose approach had been hidden by a hill, suddenly came .upon them, intent upon cutting off the retreat of the party to the boat, which, however, was gained without accident. This is all the communication the Columbine had with the shore ; some letters for the authorities were given to fishermen to deliver; but if they were, which is very doubtful, ever delivered, no notice was taken of them. The reception the Columbine met with at Chusan abundantly manifests the spirit of hostility entertained by the Chinese against the English, and it likewise shows that what has hitherto been done by the latter has entirely failed of making them feared or respected ; in fact, the haughtinesa of the Chiness towards outer barbarians seems rather to have increased than otherwise since the evacuation of Chusan, which, in imperial edicts, is ascribed to the fear of Tartar armies; and if the Chinese give credit to these, it is natural they should not stand in awe of so weak an enemy. From all that. could be seen of the proceedings on shore, preparations for defence were making in all directions; re ;oral new forts were building near the city of Tinghae on Chusan, and the fortifications of the city were likewise being repaired and strengthened. ARUIVALS.—May 6, Huntress, Sydney,' May 8, Candhara, Bombay. May 10, Salvadora, Manilla ; 10, _lsland Queen, Manilla and Sydney. May 11, her Majesty's ship Columbine, Captain Clarke, Chusan ; Sovereign. Bombay and Singapore. May 12, Myaram Dyaram, Bombay and Singapore. May 13, Helen, Born ' bay and Singapore. SAILED.—ApriI, the Oneida, New York. May 3, Lanish Oak, Copenhagen. May 7, Hope, Australia. May 9, Minerva, Greenock. May 10, James Ewing, Cork and the . Clyde • Monarch, Liverpool. May 11, Recovery, London ; Hamilton, New York ; Julius Cm sar, London ; Eliza, London. Passenger per Myaram Dyaram, Mr. Middleton. e have struck from the list of vessels expected from Singapore the Sultana and Elizabeth, they being too long overdue to allow of hope of their not being lost. The Clown, for Singapore and Calcutta, to be de snatched on the 19th. The Nimrod and Ann Gales, un der despatch for New South Wales. Latest dates, from England, 4th of January, via Bom bay; United States, 19th of December, per Ana M`Kirn ; Calcutta, 13th of March, per Arid ; Bombay, 27th of February, via Calcutta ; Singapore, 17th of April, per Myaram Dyaram ; Java, Ist of April, per Ann M`Kim ; Manilla, 3d of May, per Island Queen. SHIPPING AT WHAMPOA.—The Fort William, Earl of Clare, and Amazon, M. Jardine and Co.; Aden, Lowjeo Family, and Ann Gales, Dent and Co.; Francis Smith, and Castle Huntly, Macvicar and CO.; Chebar, Anna Maria, Duke of Lancaster, and Susan, Turner awl Co.; Scaleby Castle, H. Rustomjee; Bella Marina, Bell and Co ; Monarch, R. Webster; Charlotte, Dirom and Co.; Coromandel, Fox, Rawson. and Co.;Lowell and Narra ganset, Russell and Co.; Sumatra, Westmore and Co.; La Lydia, J. Stevens. The following is an extract from a letter dated Macao, 19th of May, 1841 : " All was quiet at Canton yesterday morning, when the Paradox left. The Hong merchants had invited the foreign merchants to meet them yesterday at noon, and we are most anxious to learn the purport of the inter view. Appearances indicate as if the Chinese authori ties had really made up their minds to the hazard of more fighting, for a gentleman who left Canton the evening before last says, private notice had been given by them to the head men of each street to lay in pro visions and supplies of water, to be at hand in case of fire. This, however, may perhaps be a precaution 'from their having possibly got a rumour of Captain Elliot's intention to starve the place by means of an embargo, unless the northern troops should be quickly withdrawn. We also learn that the Chinese are making warlike pre parations on the shores adjoining our men-of-war. The native inhabitants continued leaving the place in crowds. As Captain Elliot reached Canton yesterday morning, and we learn that our forces were about to move up the river from Hongkong, matters will very soon be brought to a crisis. I myself think, that when the movem en t from llongliong becomes known a t C an t on , it w ill h ave a wonderful effect in checking the belligerent ardour of the tr a h u e tl f l o o i r i i ( t )N i v e i s l . ll; 'extra c t s f rom l etters , d ate d C anton, t h e llth, and Macao, the 15 t h , of May, will also be found well worthy of perusal : COMMERCIAL I i ` -N.iTELLIGENCE. MAY 11. CANTON to a crisis.' In the meal Matters are apparently . urf ,,Tga Th 6, scale hurriedly as possible to England. d s a ta y p s i l e o m ng a e n r tif s ae n t l totrirsthe able William th time teas are being shipiied Cant is on if if the eavnediyEtaornl is of e c ng la a r g e e g d 9 . the , sorts ; a t i rde :- 20,000,000 lb. will be sent awayCfalisottl bales tradel in p r o e r m t s a . remain o o open T i l l : c f h e i l e i f follow ing have been landed since the opening 401,779 pieces shirtings and domestics, of 4,524 bales yarn, 3,453 bales long ells and 3 23, The woollens. Good shirtings, white 36 in., p an ri ci ce. gray: 4 o , in., have been selling at 3 20 to 3 40, short ' gray 3.51- to 384 in., $3 ; good water twist, N os. „ Thin 26, $32 : higher numbers will fetch a little more. Large to quantities of shirting have been Nuitted. For yarn but little inquiry. Woollens and long ells immovable. regular dealers appear determined not to come back. i Exports.—Of the 2,000 bales of silk brought to market, I very little left. Prices for middling to good 480 to 500. 1 Congous common and middling, 27 to 30 ; other teas in proportion. Freight.—Opened at 71. 10s., is now 91. ( Exchange.—On England 4s. 11d. :we hear of nothing I doing. MACAO, MAY 15. For the last three months the drug market here has been exceedingly flat, nor is there much prospect of im provement now. Our last accounts from Canton are not very favourable ; sales were almost impracticable ; nor is this to be wondered at when we consider that the city is surrounded by troops (we hear about 20,000), who in case of an outbreak would have little scruple in plunder ing their countrymen ; indeed, they seem to be aware of this, as we hear from good authority that a great portion of the bett:r classes are clearing out of the city with their effects. The Canton trade at this moment is in every respect a forced one. There is no confidence be tween buyer and seller. Up to this date about 11,000,0001b5. of tea have left for England, and we think that nearly as much inure will be out by the end of next month. We note below the last quotations of imports and exports. Opium To-day—Malwa, 370 to 380 dollars ; Patna, 385 dollars ; Benares, 370 to 375 dollars. IMPORTS. Taels. Taels. 18 2 to 10 5 10 2 to 10 5 Dol. Dol. Cotton Yarn, No. 16, at 36 Long Cloths, gray and white 320 to 325 Long Ells 7 0 to 8 0 Spanish Stripes Bombay Cotton Bengal ditto EXPORTS. Taels. Taels. Tea—Congou, middling Congou, fine 32 to 40 Twankay Gunpowder and Imperial llyson Silk—Tsatlee, fair to good $lBO to $5lB rr•- THE RUN, LONDON. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1841. THE PUNJAUB. --- - _ The following important information may, we be - I lieve, be confidently relied on ; it is communicated •in a letter, dated Lahore, - the Bth of June, and is to the effect, that the British Government have called upon Shere - Singh for a force of 10,000 men, with all necessary viipplies for service in the ensuing cold season. It is conjectured that the object. 'of this extraordinary re quisitiin is to test the fidelity of our Sikh allies, who, by the treaty entered into with Bunjeet Singh, previous to the restoratiiin of Scbalt Soojah, are bound asSiSt its With 'll .- orthen, if necessary to the full completion' of that politiCal move. On the other hand, it is 'said that these' troops are required for biwa-frite vice, and are to , 'forth part of a force to' be sent against Herat • in the ensuing season. '• This is perhaps the most probable•'conjeCture, for the Governor-General's politics are to& stately for such a trick of state as testing the fidelity of ,the Sikhs would be. The open and direct • refusal • of 'Slfei6 . comply with the requisition may indeed - b6''ltikitiled,' and on the contingency, ex tensive measures'-'shaded out, Still - though slow to b - lieve that the call for these''troops • is made with a view to test the sincerity of the Sikh alliance, we can not, bring ourselves to look upon' it as a bona fide call, originating in a belief that •10,000 Seikh troops would prove of any substantive assistance to us in our operations against Herat. For the preSent, and for years to come, whatever work there is to be done in Affghanistan must be performed by British troops •; neither Sikhs nor Affghan Levies will effect anything. Our communications from Lahore likewise inform us that Purtub Singh, son of the Shere, had proceeded to Cashmere to instal a successor 'to the lately murdered governor of that pro vince. The Prince's presence was - necessary, as the Sikh troops quartered in the Happy . Valley had declared their determination not to recognize any authority but that of Shere Singh or his son.—Ddii Gazette. ADEN. Accounts from Aden of the Bth instant state that the Arabs had stopped the usual supplies - 4 provisiems;• and had murdered the military interpreter under the guns, as well as five natives, and it was expected they would shortly make another general attack, The weather luid been cool and Ple4sant, and, although the hot season, the thermometer ranged between 75 and 86 Fahrenheit. MADRAS. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. QUEEN'S TROOPS.—We have before us the casualty returns of her Majesty's troops at Madras during the mouth of April, and we are glad to notice, that during that month there has not been a single death among the officers, and among the non-commissioned also the tnor tality. has not been so great as during some of the pre vious months of . this year. There have been 19 deaths, 8 discharges, and 29 invalided. MAJOR FITZGERALD.—We regret to announce the decease of Major John Fitzgerald, of her Majesty's 39th Foot, who died at Kamptee on the 16th instant. Major Fitzgerald had 28 years' full pay service. He landed in the Peninsula in May, 1813, and served there until the end of the war, including the siege of San Se bastian, at the assault of which fortress he was wounded with the forlorn hope, the 31st of August, 1813, in stormir.g the heights of Vera, as a volunteer, and was present at the battles of the Nivelle, Nive, Bayonne, Garrise, Orthez, and Toulouse. We conclude that Cap tain William Boran Bernard. Commandant of her Ma jesty's depot at Poonamallee, a gallant soldier of c 0 years' full pay service and upwards, will succeed to the vacant Majority in her Majesty's 39th Foot. Major-General Sir Robert Arbuthnot, K.C.8., em barked for Calcutta on board the Britannia, under the usual salute, on Sunday morning. A treasure detach ment of the 16th Regiment reached the presidency on Saturday morning. The Spectator gives hopes of a grand reform in our Artillery; no less than the substitu tion of horses for bullocks with all the light field bat teries.—CuLuttta Courier, July 6. Detachments of her Majesty's Isth Hussars, 39th, 50th, and 63d Regiments, arrived from England on Thursday, per Princess Royal, under the command of Lieutenant H. Keown of the Hussars. The total details consist of 3 subalterns, 1 sergeant, 150 rank and file, 9 women; and 8 children; all of whom, with the exception of 1 subaltern and 25 rank and file for her Majesty's 50:h Regiment, disembarked yesterday evening,: and marched to Poonamallee. The latter detachment pro ceeded on to Calcutta in the Princess Royal.—United Service Gazette. Upwards of 200 Bandy loads of gunpowder started for Bellary pn Thursday last. We are happy to learn that Colonel Alontgomerie, C. 8., is still present with the ex pedition in China. It is rumoured that Captain Simp son, 36th Native Infantry, is to act as Assistant-Quarter- Master-General of the Army, during the absence Of Major Butterworth, C.B. We trust, however, that this is a mere rumour, as these official supercessions are, we consider, unfair, and therefore objectionable. A detach ment of the Bth Regiment Native Infantry and details of the 2d Battalion Artillery, 4th ,Golundauze, gun Lasiars, and Sappers and Miners, under the command of Captain Pritchard of the Bth Regiment of Native Infantry, ar rived from Singapore last Saturday ; the whole were dis embarked the same evening. THE BANGALORE MUTINEERS.—PriVateS James Hol land and Patrick Keane, of the 2d European Light :In fantry, who were lately tried at - Bangalore for mutiny, the former having struck the officer and sergeant of the main guard at that station, when in the executipia of their duty, and the latter having endeavoured to take the life of the sergeant, have both been sentenced to be shot. Much as these misguided men deserve death, we rejoice to learn that time has been spared them for.repentance, the above sentence having been commuted to transporta tion for life. AFFGHANISTAN. We gather from our letters from Cabul and Candahar that the unfortunate affair of Major Lynch has set the whole of the Ghiljies against us ; the population are said to have risen in arms to avenge the death of the chief lately killed, and what makes the business worse is, that he is stated to have been one of the firmest of Schah Soojah's allies in that part of the country. Orders are issued for troops to march, and are countermanded the same day ; it is however surmised that a regiment of Native Infantry and other troops will leave Cabul imme diately on the arrival of Shelton's Brigade, which was expeed on the 7th instant. In the meantime the coun try ism a most disturbed state ; the dales are robbed and passengers stopped. Our latest letter from Candahar is to the 24th ult., at which date the right wing and head quarter s of the 38th Native Infantry with Captain Lee son's Horse and two of the Schah's guns were about to start for Khelat-i-Ghiljie under the command of Colonel Wymer. The force was only warned on the evening of the 22d ult., so we suppose the emergency must be great. The place, it appears, is in a disaffected state, and cannot be tranquilised by the detachment of the Schah's force that has been doing business there for the last month ; the sth Cavalry and a regiment of the Com pany's regular Native Infantry are to move upon it, and, after affairs are settled there, to push on to Candahar. We here now in Cabul the following corps :—Abbott's Artillery, New Artillery, sth Bengal Cavalry, her Ma jesty's 13th Light Infinity, sth Native Infantry, 35th Native Infantry, 37th Native Infantry, 2d Cavalry, Ist Regiment of Jan Baa, 3d, 4th, and 6th Infantry of Schah Scoeah's farce, his Majesty's Horse Guards, and Colonel Campbell's Brigade of Infantry. - DEFEAT OF THE GIIILJIES.—The following reprint of a DeLi Gazette extra of the 18th instant contains some account of the repulse of between three and four thou sand Ghillies, by a small British force e under the com mand of Colonel Wymer. The contest appears to have been severe and the Sepoys, though somewhat taken by surprise, are said to have behaved admirably well. Se venty of the Ghiljies were left dead on the field, and the number of the wounded is supposed to have been con sidei'able. The loss on the side of the British amounted to only four killed and fifteen wounded. It does not ap pear that any of the European officers have suffered in the conflict. There can be no doubt that this affair will have a most beneficial tendency in lowering the hostile spirit of the Ghiljie tribe. No further opposition need be apprehended to the completion of the fort near Khelat 1-Ghillie, the erection of which appears to habe been the principal cause of the late disturbances. The account is as follows : " Intimation having been received at Candahar that the force at Khelat-i-Ghiljie, consisting of two of the CALCUTTA. Schah's infantry corps, commanded by Capt. Macan and I FORT ADJUTANTS.—We understand the situations of Griffin, half of Christie's horse and two guns, was sure i Fort Adjutant of the forts of either of the Presidencies rounded by 3,000 or 4,000 Ghiljies, w h om it was deemed are not to be in future subject to the provisions of the politic that Macan, however anxious, should not attempt order of August, 1834, which directs that the staff situa te attack. Colonel Wymer, with 400 o f our o ld friends, tions of Brigade Majors, Cantonment, Line, and Fort the 38th, and the remainder of Christie's horse, corn- I Adjutants, shall be held only by officers whose regiments mended by Captain L e eson, an d f our horse-artillery are serving at the stations, or forming part of the garri guns, moved with stores towards the fort ; but, when sons to which the appointments appertain.—Caieutta within two or three marches of their destination, the Courier, June 12. Ghiljies hastened from Khelat-i-Ghillie, and made for I COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. the approaching troops. Capt. Macan, eager for the fray,' I (From the Bombay Courier of July 20, 1841.) immediately gave chase with a portion o f hi s f orce , but BOMBAY PRICE CURRENT AND MERCANTILE REGISTER, not coming up with them, nor being able to gain any in- j SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1841. telligence of their movements, the Captain, suspecting a COUNTRY PRODUCE. feint, and that perhaps the Ghiljies had returned by an- The Sir Herbert Compton, Clipper, which arrived here other route to surprise the garrison, halted for the night. on the .evening of the 15th' inst., brings advices froth The Ghiljies moved on, and coming upon Colonel Wy- Macau to the 20th of May last, at which period a barter mer's force in the night and in the camp, they, full 3,000 trade of sonic extent continued to be transacted, although in number, immediately attacked our troops. who had the Chinese dealers generally appear to have been much formed, in front : rushing down to the bayonets, they more reluctant to buy than to sell. were repulsed, but again and again made the attempt in It was expected that' the export of tea to Europe would very gallant style. This f a ili ng , they tried the flank and amount during the season to 90,000,0001 b., and of silk to turned it, but got well drubbed for their pains: they ex- about 2,000 bales. Exchange on England at six months' hibited a most determined spirit, only exceeded sight 4s. 10d. to 4s. 11d. per 'dollar by the truly loyal and gallant behaviour of the Sepoys, By the ship Fazel Currim from Mauritius the Ist inst. who, when solicited by the Ghillies to give up their accounts have been received of the ship David Scott, charge under promises of reward and protection, re- burded 753 tons, which arrived at that pert from Cal plied by discharges of musketry, as well as of abuse cutta on the 19th May last, having taken tire on the 12th on all their female relations. Their bravery repulsed ult. by the accidental ignition of some seirite in the every attack, and at length drove the Ghiljies off the spirit-room, and, notwitgstaeding every effort was made field. Next morning 70 of the enemy were found to have to arrest the progress of the flames, 'was burnt to the fallen; it is impossible to say what the number of wounded water's edge. The portion of her inward cargo remain may be, as the Ghillies ran every risk in carry- ing onboard at the time of this accident, consisting of ing them away, but it is, no doubt, considerable. Col. 6,451 bags of rice, some wheat and grain, and about. Wymer's force was too small to pursue them, but it is 1,000 planks, were entirely destrued in the conflagration., to be hoped that they may fall i n w ith th e wing of the The American ship Republic was also consumed by 16th, which left Ghuznee under Colonel - Maclaren, who fire at the same port on the 21st ult., nine days after the was in daily expectation of being joined by the sth previous catastrophe, in consequence of-the fermentation, Light Cavalry. Our disasters were, 38th Native Infan- from wet, of a quantity of linSeed in the hold of , the try, 1 sepoy killed, and 10 slightly wounded ; Leeson's vessel. The total loss of this latter vessel in all likeli horse, 3 killed a nd 5 wounded ; th e Artillery, a horse hood would have been prevented, had not a panic seized; or two killed ; total, 4 killed and 15 wounded. Macan's the crew and the persons' assisting in quenching the' party did not even hear time firing, or a much more se- flames, in consequence of an unfounded report . having. vere lesson would have been read to the Ghiljies ; as it prevailed at the early stage of the accident, that the fire . is, this little affair will keep them quiet f or a time, had reached some gunpowder and saltpetre, said to have, Colonel Wymer's coolness and arrangement, when sm.- been on board. We arc. however, happy to leatn that, prised ere said to have been admirable, and both officers neither of these accidents were attended with any loss and men behaved as gallantly as the Bengal Infantry of life. usually do."—Bombay Courier, June;29. Cotton.—The purchases throughout the month have' (FURTHER PARTICULARS.) been of limited extent, but notwithetending this, and the The Ghiljies, it appears,, came down upon Colonel unfavourable advices both from China: and Eneope, Wymer's force on the 29th ult., and about six o'clock in holders have been firm, and we can quote no material the evening attacked our troops ; the engagement lasted reduction in prices. The sales effected have been at 108 till eleven, when the Ghiljies retired, leaving seventy to 110 rupees per candy for Broach; 1.00 to 108 per candy men dead on the field ; the number of. the assailants is for Oomrawutty; 102 to 103 per candy for Dholera; and, _given by all our correspondents at from 4,000 to 5,000 99 to 101 per candy for Komptah. . . . Lieutenant . J. Waterfield was struck by a spent ball, but Opium.--'leather more business has taken ,piece id this not hurt ; and Captain Scott was rushed .upon by a article, but the market is not by any means Active. We Ghillie, who attempted to cut him down ; a Sepoy, how - believe the last price paid was 690 rupees per chest. The ever, bayoneted him, ' stock is as follows:- 1i- SCINDE. Chests. Balance of former year's importation Imported from the sth of May , 1840 , to the 13th of lB4l .... Intelligence to the 23th of May from Upper - Scinde has reached us, which may be truly said to be of a dismal and melancholy nature. The insalubrity of the climate is most destructive to the troops, who are suffering dreadfully from the combined influences of sickness and want. It is our painful duty to record • the death of Major Liddell, Ist Cavalry, who died at , Kotra, a place described as full of pestilence and disease. Major Lid- dell was well known throughout the Bombay Army. He was an excellent officer and a highly estimable man. A small party of the 6th Native Infantry, -oc cupying an outpost, under Captain Farquhar, have 100 men sick and unfit for duty, together with three European officers. Out of a party of 50 irregular horse there are 42 laid up. The poor camels are dying by scores and dozens, and they gem to be regarded with the greatest apathy and indifference. Lieutenant Ram say, of the Commissariat, .was very ill, and Lieutenant. Varden was so bad that small hopes were entertained of his recovery. At Dadur, Kotra, and other places, sick ness is raging dreadfully—so much so that it is painful to behold such a sacrifice of health, strength, and life, made for the preservation of our control over arid sands and barren rocks, and profitless fields, of scant and stunted produce, over wretched villaps, with their lean dogs and famished ip 8, clyer miserable forts, over . 1 11 1 A i tnt Wild irreclaimable tribes and hordes, who delight in the freedom of the hill and the desert,whose chivalry consists in thieving, killing, and burning, and who laugh to scorn the slavery and toil, and degradation of industrious lif e . Is Beloochistan going to be to us what the vaunted conquest of Algeria is to the French ? If the sword of the I3elooches does not inflict upon us such calamitous losses, as the Moors of Africa have .inflicted on the Exported during the same period 18,310 i Remaining . .. .................. .................. 7,916 . CHINA PRoDUCE. There have ,been seine arrivals of ; silk :suited for up country consumption, but we have not heard of au although we believe the article is in some domand. EUROPEAN Coons. British Manufactures.—The sales throughout the month have been of the most trifling and limited nature, and of goods adapted to the consult pawl of the imme diate locality in all the leading articles otiMports,busi ness is entirely suspended, but before, the next mail 'leaves, on the Ist September, we hope to be able to re port an active resumption of trade on more advantageous terms than prevailed at the close of the season. The accounts continue favourable as to the fall of rain 'in all' the up-country districts, which is so far satisfactory. THE MONEY .MARKET. Government Securities.—Paper of the Second Five per Cents Loan continues at about par, but no transac tions are reported , to us. Four per Cent. paper 9to 10 discount.. Bills on Bengat —The Government sale on the 14th inst. of five lacs of bills averaged 99 'rupees 6 annas per 100 Company's rupees, or 10 annas discount. Bills on Madras.--Eave been sold at 8 annas premium. Bills on England.—Are very scarce for remittance by the present mail, and exthance may be quoted nearly nearly one half-penny psN i pmlysisr i tin„h i tlt m9nth. elosim littl4o.ll Bills at si7: months' sight 2s. °id. to 2s. Oid. Bills at three months sight 2s. Bank of Bombay Shares, 24 premium. Bank of Asia Shares.—No recent sale reported. SHIP NEWS. COLOMBO, JUNE 1. —Sailed the schooner Fanny, G. Hynes, for Madras, in ballast. Passengers—Prince Soaltykoff and servants. June 4.—ln the roadstead, the Persia, Margaret Har dy, Morning Star, Britania, and Amity. CEYLON, JUNE 24.—The following is the result of the Government cinnamon sale :- 20 bales first sort, 1840, not sold. 120 bales second sort, 1837 and 183 S, not sold. 1 bale second sort, 1839, 2s Old. per lb. 50 bales second sort, 1840, 2s Old. per lb. 50 bales second sort, 1838, 9id, to 90. per lb. 20,0001 b. chips, at 955. per 5,0001 b. CALCUTTA MONEY MARKET. (From the Benga Hnrharu.) JULY 4.—Since our last of the sth ult.. the Money Market has exhibited very little variation. We resume the details from our weekly publication : JUNE • 19.—The chief excitement of the week was the arrival of the first instalment of the mail extending to the 4th of May. The general intelligence from home is encouraging. Ihe ' influence , of this information will, ' no doubt, show itself sooner or later in our market, which we are happy to say has taken a decided turn, and the remittances (rated by some at a large amount, which we are not yet in a position to confirm) received by this opportunity will he no small auxiliary in maintaining the improvement. The bill market exhibits no change. Shipmente continue to goforward through the warehouSe. There was some fear entertained that the exchange rates would go up to 2s. 2d. for the next mail ; but we arc of opinion that such will not now be the case. " Government paper remains without operation. " Bank shares continue in advance. Since the increase of the Agra Bank Stock, a large number of shares have been in the market, but they maintain their value, and sales have been effected at 160 rupees-premium. " JUNE 26.—During the week another portion of the mail came in, but contains nothing new beyond what the first instalment brought us. By the China and Sings ,pore arrivals our bill-market has been overstocked with bills on London drawn by parties at both places, large portions have changed hands at 2s. lid. The rate of local bills is not above 2s. Id., nor does there appear any tendency towards an advance. " GOVERNMENT PAPER.—IR this description of in vestment and stock there is nothing new, nor do we anticipate any change until the closing of the new five per cent. loan, or a very great influx of money. "Bank Shares have advanced considerably in value ; the high dividends which holders are so sanguine of may yet enhance their rate. " JULY 3.—The operations during the week do not exhibit any change in the money market. The Enter prise brought treasure on Government account from Madras to the extent of 20 Inca. The transactions in bills for remittance home by the mail to go on the sth inst. have been pretty fair, and will, no doubt, be further extended before the closing of the mail. In Government paper we have nothing new to notice. Bank Stocks main tain their value. The dividends are expected to range from 9 to 10 per cent," CALCUTTA, JUNE 28.—The opium sale was, as usual, very crowded this :day at the Exchange-hall, but though this is the last sale of the season,. and the biddings were brisk, still the prices did not attain to those gained at the last sale. The following are. the rates : Chests. Highest. Lowest. Average. Proceeds. 8ehar....2,805 690 675 683 7 7 1,917,150 Benares..l,2B7 665 660 660 0 9 849,480 SHIP NEWS. ARRIVALS AT KEDGEREE. June 1.-The English bark Samson, from Glasgow. • June 2.-The English bark Elizabeth, from London ; the English brig Lena, from London ; the English bark Colonel Burney, from Muscat; the English bark Grati tude, from Madras. June 3.-The English bark Romeo, from London ; the English brig Achilles, from London ; the English ship Drongan, from Bombay. June 4.-The English bark Bahamian, from Liverpool. June 6.-The English bark Amelia, from Charleston. June 7.-The English bark Carolina, from London ; the English bark Gentoo, from Liverpool. June 8.-The English ship Geo. IV., from London ; the English ship Solomon Shaw4from Bombay; the Eng. fish brig Arethusa, from Singapore. Jnne 9.-The American ship Albion, from Boston ; and the English brig Janet Muir, from Newcastle. June 10.-The English bark Ricardo, fran Hull ; and the English bark Renown, from London. June 11.-The English ship Exmouth, from the Mau ritius ; the English bark Cleveland, from Liverpool ; the English bark Mauritian, from the Cape ; the English bark Rosalind, from. the Mauritius; and the English bark Cookson, from Newcastle. June 12.-Tlke English ship Prince Albert, from Bom bay! the English brig James, from London. June 13.-The , English bark Slains Castle, from London. June 15.-The English brig Sir William Wallace, from .Singapore ; the American ship Barnstaple, from Boston. June 17.-The English schooner Black S wan, from Macao ; the English bark Singapore Packet, from Sin gapore. June 18.-The English ship Hindostan, from London; the English ship Ramsay, from Moulmein ; the English bark Janet Boyd, from the Mauritius ; the English bark Ann and Chunder, from the Mauritius. June 19.-The English brig Dido, from Singapore. June 22.-The English Schooner Flora, APDonald, from Rangoon. June 25.-The steam-ship Proserpine, from England. June 2G.-The English ship John Bull, from Sings • per; the English ship Stratford, from the Mauritius; the Arab ship Dowlut Savoy, from Bombay. June 27.-The Hon. Company's steamer Enterprise, from Madras; the English bark William Gales, from Bordeaux; the English bark Harvest Home, from Singa pore; the English ship Fyzrobany, from the Mauritius; the French bark Leocodie, from Bourbon. June 23.-The American bark Rouble, from Boston; the English brig Arcturus, from London; the English bark Ruparell, from Bombay; the English brig Hamoody, from the Red Sea; the English bark Leonard Dobbin, from Liverpool; the French ship Concurrent, from Mar seilles. June 30.-The English ship Tamerlane, from London; the English ship Rajasthan, from Liverpool; the Eng lish ship Patriot Queen, from Liverpool; the English bark Bolivar, from Leith. July 1.-The English ship Margaret, from Sydney; the English brig Hotspur, from Liverpool. DEPARTURES FROM SAUGOR. May 27.-The Allerton, for Moulmein. May 23.-The Orient, for China. May 29.-The Futtay Barrie, for Penang. May • 30.-The Venus, for Moulmein ; the Marian, for China. May 31.-The Tigris, for Liverpool. June 1.--The Nantasket, for Boston ; the Edward Robinson, for the Mauritius. June 2.-The Coromandel, for - ; the Agnes, for London. June 3.-The John Bull, for Liverpool ; the Howard, for Boston ; the Seahorse, for London ; the Folkestone, for China, June 5.-The Mary and Susan, for Boston. June 6.-The Cambria, for London; and the Jamaica, for Liverpool. June 7.-The John Colvin, for • • . June 9.-The Mountstuart Elphinstone, for London. June 10.-The Lady M'Naghten, for New South Wales; Falcon, for London •, and Consuelo,. for China. June 12.-Royal Consort, for China. June 13.-The Anino, for Mauritius. June 14.-The Windermere, for Liverpool. June 19.-The Salsette, for Mauritius. Julie 20.-The Persian, for London ; David Malcolm, for China ; Java Courier, for Batavia. June 21.-The Taglioni, for London ; Amphitrite, for Berbice ; Highlander, for Penang and Singapore. June 22.-The John Adam, for China ; the Anglesey, for London ; the R.liance, for the Mauritius. June 25.-The Time, for China ; the Bucanier, for Moulmein. June 26.-The Raymond, for London ; the Sarah, for London ; the John Hepburne, for Rangoon ; the Ocean ;Queen, for Demerara ; the Ceylon, for London ; the Jossy, for Penang, ; the Ariadne, for London. June 27.-The Grafton, for London ; the Currency, for Cork ; the William Harris, for London ;- the Wor cester, for China ; the Sea Queen, for - ; the Meg of Meldon, for Liverpool ; the Marmion, for London. BOMBAY, JULY 20. There has been more fighting in Afighanistan with the Ghiljies, a tribe who have hitherto been neutral or good friends with us. I am sorry to tell you, that, we have been the aggressors, so much so, that there does not seem to be the least blame attached to the tribe. The history of the quarrel is this : Khelat-i-Ghiljie, an old fort, was thought to .be a very proper place for a post of the Schah's troops, so two battalions and some horse were sent to take possession of the place. No opposition whatever was offered, but on the arrival of the force at its desti nation, three volleys of musketry were fired, and some salvos of artillery—l believe, in the Schah's name. This had a very equivocal appearance in the eyes of the Ghiljies of the neighbourhood, who did not understand it ; and as Lieutenant Lynch, the political agent, was riding past a small fort, at some little distance, the next day, I believe; accompanied by an escort of cavalry, he saw a body of men, 30 or 40 in number, who retired as he advanced towards the gate. To threaten them he gallopped towards them with the cavalry, when they drew their swords, flourished them in the air, and got into the fort. Lynch summoned the place, and the chief, one of Schah Soojah's most stanch adherents in those parts, sent word that no evil was meant, that the men had not understood the movement, and that he would pay his respects next morning ; but this .would not suit the fiery Lieutenant : an express was ,sent off for a regiment and the guns, which arrived in the course of the night ; the place was attacked at once, a la Gliuznee, the gate blown in, and the fort stormed ; all but four of the defenders of the place were killed, fighting desperately in the gate, the poor Chief among the number, and two or three survivors wounded. This was trumpeted forth as a victory at first, but by degrees the facts have become known, and the matter ex posed in its true light of wanton aggression and out rage for no purpose whatever, except to gratify the pique or vanity of the political agent, at the seeming want of courtesy of the Affghan Chief. Sir William Alacnaghten is said to have ,been very angry at the affair, but the Governor-General's sentiments have not been niade known, whether Lynch will b e di sm i sse d froM his political employment, which he richly deserves. The affair has not, however, ended here. The Ghiljies, who are a powerful tribe of about 5,000 strong, turned out to a man, as might have been expected, and swore on the Koran to have revenge for the insult and injury, and for the innocent blood of their people. No attempt was INDIA. - The accounts from Affghanistan are not very favour able, but they are as good as can be expected. Shah Soojah's popularity is by no means on the ascendant ; but we have not heard of more than one pitched battle of any note within its dominions 'since our last summary was 'published: The Ghiljie country, which is alwa) s in a state of rebellion—such is the authorized word— affords6 occupation for a considerable number of our troops, and ever and anon there is a smart " affair," which thins the ranks of the enemy by a hundred or so. The last „was near Khelat-i-Ghiljie, and a very gallant affair it was. Colonel Wymer, who had been sent to the assistance of Captain Macan, whose detachment, posted for the defence of some works we are erecting at Khelat-i-Ghiljie, had been threatened by the Ghiljies, came up with the enemy on the evening of May 29, and after a fair stand-up fight, in which both sides behaved with the gTeatest gallantry, the enemy retreated, leaving about 80 of their men dead on the field. . Our loss was very small, 1 man killed snd about 20 wounded. The disproportion is not to be wondered at, for we had ord nance, they had none ; and the effect of the grape and canister from Lieutenant Hawkins's guns is said to have been terrific. Wherever we can work our guns fairly, we are sure of success. Where our artillery is rendered useless, We may be worsted in our engagements with these undisciplined hordes ; but they cannot, even with a swollen force like that which Colonel Wymer encoun tered, stand up against a small detachment of our dis ciplined troops, with a couple of guns that can be worked freely. 'rho Punjaubee excitement seems to be passing"away, and it is now much doubted whether the force assembled on the frontier will, after all, move across the Sutlej. It is said that the efforts of Dliyan Singh and Goolab Singh have availed, in a great measure, to allay the mutinous spirit which has so long been rife among the Sikh troops, and that the greater part of these prcetorian bands have been prevailed upon to go quietly home " on leave." This will, doubtless, remove for a time the necessity of British interference ; and, as the Govern ment is averse from active measures, it seems more than probable that the hopes of those who had cal culated upon a march through the Punjaub at the com mencement of the cold season, will be defeated by the adoption of a more feeble line of policy. Sooner or later, however, a British army must be employed in that quarter. The necessity, though delayed, will never be removed altogether, by any fortunate concurrence of events, or any measures of diplomacy on our parts. B engu 1 Hurharu. French, then will sickness effect it, if our troops are to be left a prey to its ravages. Since writing the above, we have received, thnimpor taut intelligence of AU. Ross Bell having resigned; .he is to be succeeded, it is believed, by Major Outram, who is to have political charge of Upper and Lower Scinde. We think that Government could not have put its choice upon a better man. We regret to announce the death of Captain Rebe nack, 25th Regiment Native Infantry, at Kotra, on the 4th of June. This promotes Lieutenant J. R. F. Wil loughby to Captain,and , Ensign C. Marsten to Lieutenant. The heat at Kotra is fearful, and rickness is great. made to pacify them, or to explaim the affair ; in deed, what explanation could be given ? And they are to be coerced. They are, however, determined to strike tho first blow, and fell upon a detachment of the Company's troops of 400 infantry, some cavalry, and four guns, which were despatched to reinforce the garrison at Khelat-i-Ghiljic. The attack was made at night, but was very gallantly repulsed, and many Ghilzies slain. Colonel Weyrner was the com mander. of this detachment, which behaved with the greatest coolness and bravery, repulsing every attack, and answering the calls of the Affghans to abandon their officers with volleys of abuse and musketry. I suppose, as it has begun, therefore, this tribe will be pursued, and as far as possible annihilated, for anything like con ciliation appears to be the last idea of the Atfghanistan school of diplomacy. But it is a sad, sad pity, that for the intemperate acts of a young man we should have to add one more tribe to the many whom we have had to coerce in the name of our miserable King Schah Soojah —that so much of what has been done should beundone, and that insurrection and ill-blood should again be en gendered. More news is anxiously looked for from the scene of action, and many think, with justice, that the flame of war will burst forth again ; that the friends of the Ghil jieS will not be slow to afford them aid, and that many a tribe who would otherwise have remained quiet will be roused by this ill-timed, impolitic—nay, disgraceful— affair. But there is a worse matter than this to tell you of. I think I mentioned in my last that the town of Kudjuk had been attacked and carried. The miserable facts of that affair are these :—A sutn of money—il lac of rupees, I think—was demanded as tribute to Schah Soojah ; the amount was large, and the payment was evaded for some time, and of course troops were ordered out to en force it. The demand was made at a time when it could not be complied with: the crops were green, and the abi lity of the people to pay depended on the sale of their grain. This, however, did not suit the impatience of the commissioner, Mr. Ross Bell, or the needy Govern ment, and the troops marched for Kudjuk. In vain the tribe besought delay, and made promises of pay ment. They were disregarded utterly. As the force advanced on their chief town it was evacuated, except by a few infirm men and women and sick per sons. It was taken possession of ; and now began an authorized sacking and pillaging of the place ; it was given up to the soldiery, and every article movable or immovable of domestic employment or necessity carried away or destroyed. The place was set fire to, and burned for many days, and when hardly a hut remained mines were used to complete the work of destruction. The town was made a mass of ruin, and the force re turned, not, however, without treading down the green crops, or feeding the cattle on them, cutting down the fruit trees, and reducing.a fertile valley to a scene of de solation. Had the crops been allowed to ripen the means would have been had of paying the demand. But no having been evaded as too heavy, as more than the Affg han Government had ever received, and from present inability to pay, British power was made the instrument of this barbarous spoliation, and the helpless and starving Kudjuks are wanderers reduced to beggary—house less, and miserable. One would think that Mr. Bell's revenge would have been satisfied by their ruin. But no ; their application, their prayer to re-build and re-inhabit the town of Kudjuk, has been peremptorily refused ; and the spot where the tribe have lived for generations is to remain a ruin, a warning to others how to provoke British powev—l should rather say Ross Bell's vengeance. The British arms have never as yet been sullied by proceedings, like these, which reflect such disgrace on their author that it is marvellous how they have escaped the punishment they deserve. There is no doubt they have been disap proved of by the Supreme Government ; but the author of them remains, and The people do not know, and if they do, they cannot appreciate, the private injunc tions of the Governor-General to be less rigorous in his future measures. Not only in this instance, but in others, Mr. Bell has proved himself a merciless creditor on the part of the Schah ; and with such a man to deal with, and the example of Kudjuk to look upon, what wonder is it that the Beloch Murrees, the Brahooees, and other tribes are still unsettled, and that their Chief, young Nusseer Khan, mistrusts the terms offered to him, and wanders a fugi tive in his own territories. I wish I could say there was any reason to doubt any part of these miserable affairs — every part of them is prominently before the Indian pub lic, and I trust will soon be equally known by that of England. Will such scenes be allowed to continue ? God forbid ! Temper, foresight, moderation, calmness, justice—without which all other qualifications in politi cal agents are vain—appear to have been lost sight of, and in their stead we see ill-humour, hauteur, hastiness, and unsteadiness of purpose, with revenge for fancied slights and want of knowledge and estimation of the cha racter of the people. A few who have possessed the power have done more (Brown in Kahun, for instance, and others) than those to whom, from their situations, Government had a right to expect the adjustment of diffi. colt questions. The papers have been filled of late with very angry proceedings between Mr. Ross Bell and General Gor don, commanding in Scinde, in which the former has be haved very ill. Both parties have been reproved by the Governor-General, but Bell has not been removed, and General Gordon, declaring that he could no longer serve under his interference, has resigned his command. It is rumoured, however, • that the Supreme Government can no longer bear with Mr. Bell, and have re moved him, and appointed my gallant old friend Out rank to his place. I hope so ; Outram is a fine little fellow, and alru. dy a distinguished politician and soldier. From N..bat I can gather of Bell's acts, he seems to have been led by his vanity to the verge of nearly insane conduct in his administration of Scinde and Cutehee affairs. He has interfered with and un settled property, estates, titles to lands, and hereditary offices, customs' regulations, duties, &c., in so strange a fashion—in short, to have so completely unsettled the country, that it will take years of good and temperate management to bring it into order again. At last we are ginning to have inklings of the true expenses of the occupation of Affghanistan, and the enclosed list, which was published the other day, is a pretty little item :--12,346 rupees a month amounts to quite 50,000/, per annum; and the Schah's own force, which he was to have paid, and which you in Eng land believe he pays, but of which he does not pay a fraction, is 180,000/. per annum. India pays for this, so also for the regular troops, the commissariat, the expense of moving ordnance and stores, secret money to bribe uneertairvor refractory persons—Kamram Schah, and his Vizier Yar Me,homed, fur instance—with 25,000 rupees a month—fortifications, political agencies, and their establishment's ; for example of part of the latter, take Mr. Ross 'Bell's camels, as set forth in the enclosed letter, where broad. facts are given -678, at the monthly expense to GovernMent of 10,000 rupees. Yes, these arc pleasant items for the Indian financialists to contem plate, with no prospect Of reduction, and little ability to meet them,-if any dependence is placed on the now loan. which has turned out a complete failure so far, and the amount subscribed sadly disproportionatewants of the state. Here is the account Lacs Rupees. Calcutta The banks of Bengal, &c. 35 Bombay and Madrass, 10 by the banks of Bombay Total 65 —a drop in the ocean of expenditure. Contrast this with the opening of the loan for the Burmese war, when in three or four months as many millions sterling were forthcoming. It is said Government will be obliged to take 4 per cent. paper in payment of the loan, selling it, of course, again at a discount. We shall see. What can be done then to lighten the expense ? Withdraw troops? Impossible—for, as I will tell you by and by, we may yet be obliged to take Herat ; we cannot hold one tribe in allegiance to the Schah with out them. Reduce the troons in India ! Impossible too. The political agency charge appears enormous ; why then should them be so many officers ? Every petty state, whose Whole revenue hardly equals the pay, of the agent, has one. Could, there not be one too many, and could not the smaller one, transact their business by means o 1 their own agents ? Almost all the agents are pan* men, and why they should be set to direct or advise the movements of troops I cannot divine—troops commanded by old and e:zperienced officers. Surely, it would be better to give these men the civil as well as military authority, for at present the system engenders quarrels and im pedes the service. According to the list, we have 18 young Lieutenants out of 33 officials. They may be able to speak Persian, and therefore would have made admirable aids and interpreters to the commanders of the troops , ,_ but I should think it dangerous , to trust them with the entire power in such a country as Affgha nistan. Something must be wrong, or we should not have affairs like those of Kudjuk and the Ghil3ies, nor would the whole of the country be insecure and un settled. It is two months, I think, since there was a very strong rumour that Herat had been given up to the Persians by Yar Mahomed, or sold rather, and that in consequence Major Todd has been obliged to fly from Herat. It was contradicted from Persia by the next mail, but the news from Persia just arrived at Bombay gives the truth of the matter. The letters are from Teheran, and there is no doubt, I believe, of the authenticity of the intelligence. The surrender of Ghorian to Herat was, as you know, the sine qua non of the renewal of the inter course with Persia, and the King invited Mr. Riach to Teheran to settle the matter. It was agreed to, and Mr. Riach went to Meshed in the way to Ghorian to sec it carried into effect. Meanwhile, the brother or son of Kamram comes to the King, saying he had driven' the English—that is, Todd, &c., out of Herat, and offers the place to the Schah. After some coquetting with the offer, the Schah has accepted it, and while he, to satisfy the British Government, has given Ghorian to Herat, has become virtual monarch of both himself, and has appointed Kamram to be his deputy. What, there fore, will be done ? It seems, in very truth, that the Persians and Herrattees have laughed at our beards, and the absence of Todd from Herat, indeed of any political agent, gives too much reason to suppose that this advantage may have been taken. T he letter further the s. states that there are assemblings of tro o p s towards trl sea, and many new fortification which have, at the least, in conjunction with the above, a very suspicious ap pearance. EGYPT. • ALEXANDRIA, AUG. 16. On the 7th of August the steamer Nile arrived from Constantinople, bringing a detailed account of the recep tion of Said Bey and Semi Bey at Constantinople, be sides orders fiur the faithful execution of the hatti scheriff of Gulliane, and a vizerial letter announcing that the Sultan had reduced the tribute from 80,000 to 60,000 purses. The Pacha had hoped for a reduction to 15,000,000 piastres, being half the amount of 60,000 purses. On the following day Ibraham Pacha left for MORNING SUN Delta, and reached Disouki on the 12th. On the 12th the Austrian corvette Clemenza came into port with the Austrian Consul, M. Laurin, on board, who had just left Constantinople. The corvette saluted the fort with twenty-four rounds, which were returned. He had a private interview with the Pacha that evening, and for mally landed on the lath. On his landed he was again saluted, and the Pacha came to meet him, and conduct him to the palace, receiving him with affability. When he reached his consulate the Austrian flag was set up, while salutes were fired anew. On the 14th, Mustaphaßey, Colonel of the Sultan's infantry, arrived from Constantinople with the French steam-boat, bringing orders to the Pacha to send the Sy rians back to their country. The Pacha caused Boghos Bey to write to Colonel Napier, that a Colonel having arrived from the Porte to demand the Syrians, he was ready to deliver them to him (the Turkish Colonel), and would send them to Syria by his own transports. The English steamer Polyphemus arrived on the 15th of August from Constantinople, with the Consuls of Eng land and Russia. The Prussian Consul, having neither subjects nor vessels at Alexandria, did not come. Before entering the port, the Polyphemus approached the ships Rodney and Calcutta. The Consuls landed incognito on the evening of their arrival. On the 16th each had a. separate interview with Boghos Bey, and they are ex pected in a few days to have an interview with the Pacha. Decorations of honour are being prepared for them. _ _ They State Council of the presided over by Scheriff Pacha, has been increased by its distinguished rnt‘m'oers Hanna Bahri Bey and kiusni Bey. This council is getting ready for its departure from Alexan dria for Cairo, where the Pacha, himself will pass the Ramadan, after visiting the provinces. Halil Bey, Governor of Damietta, has been removed from office, and Ratib Effendi, ex-Governor of the city of Candia, has . been made head receiver of customs at Alexandria.. Two cases of plague occurred here yes terday. The country seems inclined to peace, including Le banon. The French Consul at Beyrout has received or ders not to make any concession to the detriment of French commerce in favour of the new Government. The Jews who were mixed up in the affair of Padre Tomaso have been employed in their different offices as Wore. . . Crete i; entirely quiet. The foraign insurgents have been transported to Greece by the English vessels Tyre and Blazer; and the Sfakiots have submitted to Mustapha Pasha, who has entered their province. The English Consul, Mr. Ogley, and Mustapha, have been disputing with each other, the latter reproaching the former for having delayed in acting against the rebels. Mr. Ogley has been called to Lord Ponsonby, to justify himself. According to a plan .of Lord Ponsonby s, Tahir Pasha. (well known as the Capitan Pasha) would be appointed Grand Vizier, and Saran Effendi Minister of Foreign -Affairs— - - _ The French are preparing for a fete at Cape Carthage in remembrance of the 6th crusade and the death of St. Louis, %I hich occurred in the year 1270. The Arch bishop of Algiers will preside over the ceremony. Thn Albanian soldiers have caused great disturbances in nett* and Arabia. The Nile rose to above sixteen cubits on the 10th, and the canal conducting the water to Cairo was out. It is now 20 cubits and 1-6th, and the increase is expected to be on a fair average. MALTA.-AuG. 27. The Great Liverpool arrived during the niglit, in four dais, from Alexandria, which she left on the 22d inst., one o'clock, P.M. She brings a mail from Bombay, de spatched on the afternoon of the 20th of July, in the Auckland, which steamer brought the mail as far as Aden, when it was taken up and brought down to Suez by the Berenice. The Prometheus takes on the Indian mail, addressed via France, this afternoon, to Marseilles. It does not appear from the Bombay papers that the mails of the sth, 6th, and ith of July from Calcutta were yet arrived, or delivered, though the Governinent express of the Bth of July had been received. Sir John Wilson, late Governor of Ceylon, and several officers. from India, are passengers by the Great LiverpooL The Britannia and Howe left Corfu in company with the Vanguard on the 19th inst., at which place the Ganges arrived on the 18th from Palermo. On the 22d. the squadron fell in with the Hazard, and the same even ing she was sent on to Malta, while the Vanguard was despatched to Candia. The Ganges sailed from Corfu on the 22d, and having come up with the Britannia and Howe on the 24th, entered Malta harbour with them on the 26th. The Weazle, 113,, was the only man-of-war left among the lonian Isles. The Lord High Commis sioner had gone on a tour of inspection of the different islands, and was not expected to return to Corfu. for several weeks. BEYROUT, JOLT 24.—There are at present in the roads here the Powerful and Cambridge, ships-of-the line ; the Inconstant frigate ; the Wasp brig ; with the French ships Creole and Bougainville, and the English steamers Phoenix and Stromboli. SIR CHARLES NAPIER AND " THE VINDICATOR." We have rece:ved a letter from Sir Charles Napier, complaining of an undue assumption on the part of the Vindicator, which, by a recent advertisement in The Sun, claims to itself the right and title of the " Essay on the Poor-laws," as having been written by the Gallant Officer " expressly" for that paper. This deception Sir Charles Napier exposes, sad we quote that part of his letter explanatory of the original destination of the Essay, and in whose hands the true copyright exists:— Sltt—The Essay on the Poor-law was written for h law institution in Dublin, and afterwards given to The Editor of the Dublin Citizen, in which periodical was published last Month. The Editor also struck ttf some copies for distribution, and from one of those topics the Editor of the Vindicator printed and publishe.:l my essay. I gave them the printed copy, but the as'ertion that I wrote the Essay expressly for ttieir paper is a deception, and I be; of you to expon It as a mattar of justice, both to me and to the Editor of the Dublin Citizen, whose copyright is 01u.) appropriated by the Vindicator. Yours. &c. C. NAPIER. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN MEETING AT AYR.—TBURSDAY. The Two-years Old Stakes of 25 sovs each, 10 ft., an -1 50 added. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. Ramsay's Whistle Binkie, Bst 3lb (Holme - s) 1 Lord Eglintoun's c by Velocipede, Bst Sir J. Boswell's Monarch, Bst 31b Won by two lengths. Plate of 50/. for all ages. Mile and a I ta lf h ea t s . Lord Eglintoun's Zeroastez, 5 yrs, Bst 1 1 :ib (Lye) I I Mr. Ranisay's Sunbeam, aged, 9st„.. 2 2 Won easy.. The Harrier Stakes of 5 sovs. earl. Heats, once round and a (list:Lnce. Mr. lierris Patriot, aged, 13st walked over. NORTHAMPTGN RACES.—THURSDAY. The Yeomanry Cup"Of'sol. Heats, once round and a dis. Mr. Ridge's Whitestoekings, list 91b...(Wesley) 1 1 Mr. Pettifer's Catchfly, 5 yrs, list llb 4 2 Mr. Stevenson's True Blue, aged, 12st 41b 2 3 Mr. Flesher's Lottery, 3 yrs, 9st lib 3 4 Won easy. Tier Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Three miles. Mr. Pettit's St. Francis, 5 yrs, lOst (Pettit, jun.) 1 Mr J. Day's Tamburini, 5 yrs, 9st 91b 2 Won in a canter. FRIDAY. The Northamptonshire Cup Stakes of 10 sovs.each. The winner to be sold for d 5001. Twice round. Mr. Beresford's Bob Peel, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Butler) 1 I)uke of Graft°ll's Florence, 3 yrs, Gst 101 b 2 Mr. J. Day's Tamburini, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b Won cleverly. A match for 50L, once round and a distance, was won by Mr. Harris, Emily, 4 yrs, lOst 71b (Frisby), beating Mr. Evans' Master Dick, 3 yrs, 9st Glb, cleverly. The Members' Plate of 501. The winner to be sold for 1001. Heats, two miles. mr..Spwerby's Phingari, 3 yrs, 6st 11Ib 1 1 111 i: Stevenson's T rue Bl u e, ag ed 2 2 Mr. Savin's Viscount, 3 yrs ARP QROII,G RACES.—FRIDAY. The first race was won in two heats by Mr. Brewe r's Little Jane, 6 yrs, beating Grey Leg and three others. The second race, for 251., mile and quarter, was won in two h ea t s by M r . B r o o k's Billy Taylor (late Soldie r ' Delight), 6 yrs, beating Mr. Kinnard's Maria and another. The Ladies' Plate, mile and quarter, was won i n heats by Mr. Poster's Variety, 4 yrs, beating, • I)icker's Bonaparte (late CataMaran), aged. N r. ree 's turn's Ploughboy, Adrian, and several others. The 'Savernake Stakes of 5' sovs. each, and 30 added. • Mile and a quarter. Mr. Pares G vrs ...................• walked over. The Yeomanry Cup given by Lord Bruce. mile and three quarters, was won in two heats by Billy Taylor. The 'lbw Stakes of 3 sovs. each and 20 added. Mile 'lbw and a quarter. Mr. , Balchin's Clamates, 4 yrs ........... Mr. Budd's Adrian, Mr. Dicker's Bonaparte, aged ........................ aged.............................. 3 d r. Mr. Tucker's Lucretia, 6 ot h er s ; ............. dr. Several started. The Handicap was WWI by Adrian. 1 1 2 2 sinceustiele'lletosday that the ----; _,, 1 MANCHETER.-1R DAY. following quotations will t. the market, according to our judgm,en i n fashion. Our figure on Wednesday THE LEAMINGTON STAKES.—Rhotlanthe continues in (neat force. Kingston Robin gains many friends, and There has been so little doing justice repeated at noon by the same crentleman in ponies. 7to 2 against Rhodauthe (off) ; 6 to 1 against Kingston Robin (taken) ; 7 to 1 against Recorder (taken) ; 8 to 1 against Champagne ; and 10 to 1 against Modesty (taken freely). - :.I%vinosdteaslt:yenisinastoores, and rep Div ST. LEGER.—There is so little doing that com ment is really superfluous ; it is to be Coronation's race. 11 to 8 on him ; 7 to 2 against Van Amburgh ; 10 to 1 a gainst the Squire ; high odds on any other. THE DERRY.-20 to 1 on the field (offered.) UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, SEPT. 4.—The Rev. Roger Smith, for merly of Magdalen College, in this University, has been instituted by the Lord Bishop of Ely to the Rectory of Astwick with Arsley Vicarage, in the county of Bedford. There is a vacancy in the representation of this Uai versity, in consequence of the appointment of the Right Hon. Henry Goulburn, M.A., of Trinity College, to the office of Chancellor of the• Exchequer. The Right Hon. Gentleman will be re-elected without opposition. The Rev. Matthias Forrest, of Queen's College, in this University, has been presented to the vicarage of Urs , Wick, Lancashire. Patrons, the landowners. - - THE AUGUST METEORS.--it appears that the observation of the meteors usually seen in Aligns t was this year preVented by the brightness of the moon'Light. 10 . ,01 el 4 ves t Tes s th e ,hire