The Sun. — London, England, 1842-11-23 00:00:00

POLICE IN TELLIGENCE. 110 w QTREET.—(THIS DAT.) 21/1" res pectable-l oo l t i ng well-dressed person, named , ve n Kirby, il~ and was charged with stealing a scarf, a otherarticles her own property, in the house William Ilenk'er. 11ser. Ilenker stated that the prisoner lodged in his t ,`, ) e a about two years ago. 'When she left the house, leftll'on behind her an iron chest, as security for the ti rn e Y she owed him for rent. She came some oute afterwa-rds, and said she wanted some things y e t a l, B°l ne valuable things in the chest, he allowed her t 411,,, N ; e some out. She came again, but he would few_ hN te l ' i c " she called with a man, and said she should S chli,;•ed if prosecutor would allow her to have that in the chest upon which she could : 18e fl,6neY t o v p as y her debts. He allowed her to a ave v"e ch est opened, a and she immediately seized e Scarf, a _ 0:/id Ilot will, and s everal other articles, and he ihnet usf g , et them back; he therefore gave e (p un with the things in her possession. re Pris°n er , in her defence, said the things h t,liet.:(,)ZPirt°lipeeftlier The will was the will of er a freehold house ; and. she wished t° let let4e the will to see in what way she could dispose °t the property. Twyroßn said he could not commit the pri te"' a 5 she- had - tak en t h e t hi ngs un der the nose of h tprosec,ltor. Lie should, however, order the things restot:•id to the prosecutor until the debt due tt6; ` l 'he paie',. and discharge the prisoner, leaving ,Proseeutor to take his remedy by a civil action. - .9 1- "ERIKEN — WELL.—(THIS DAY.) J ,-khre e famished kokieg operatives, named Wilson, 64 and .Dirkson, were charged with begging in 100, treets. Mary Tll 7 ili;an, a female equally wretched was charged with the same offence. ), e LeEt Constable ". 1 1thers said he saw the prisoners . this morning ; they were standing in the 410,1 ddle, ( )I Charterton.crescent, Lower-road, Islington, o f - C r aig that they had travelled 200 miles in a state• re. arv atioP• All the window's were thronged with reo p h, lookin g lookin g at them ; he did not see them receive The • t o .. Prisoners, in defence, said that the manuface th o Y in whi c h the worked in Stockport, belonging tol lid Brown ' had discharged half of its hands, alllollg the rest ; the workhouses were full ` j cre, and to save themselves from starvation, they obe-ed to li th e i,,leave the sown. They had begged N ' ay from St oc kp or t to London, and had been t i al 4ing 'trout the streets here night and day since r arriv. 'I. They were almost exibausted, and could 'p ueti~iil~r PO out no longer; they begged of his worship to do for them. e' Alr • G - Leuew.oo.D said, London was inundated with ;130iport T 13011., it was against his wish to send them o r ison, though the law made what they had done an cute-: some e the officers go with them to Islington e. workhouse, and if the officials then refuse to t 'celve and relieve them at once, let them come back 441 d tell me so.—They - were then removed. on lent 11.) . the' • of ead rge f,Appiause.) HQ found his trade sinki under hiu, tit he was determined that if he must die he wot - trl ro t go without a struggle.—(Cheers.) THOS. THOWASSON, of Bolton, said it was pro posedw to ra i se 50,0'4)0/. to repeal th e C orn -l aws . They were all asked to contribute; let them not say they e i n111(1 not afford ; could they afford to undergo a repe '„Hon of the last four years' trade ?—(Hear, hear.) self Itld though they afford to go i n t o th e G azette ? F or him ; he could not d the sum, he !Pare 1001. to th e Fund. affor —(Loud cheers.) yet Since would the formation o f the League he had give n 501., and he was m e w W illing to double it, for he had made up his mind Would reduce his establishment to the most repub rrea n simplicity, an d almost live on bread and water, ather than fail in his subscription to the League. ',tklderman BROOKS said when he got up before be the best part of the communication he was to imade. He wls out the day previous (Monday) lv i! ;,,h the little red book he h e ld i n his,hand, with the "ire Lie word " L eague " on it, and he did not ask for thrai 1001. from each subscriber, yet he found a val lies wiling to . put down subscriptions to the F93,otint 1,000/:—(Loud cheers.) He would not ile them the names, because he .was in hopes that 'te,shoeld be able to get the amount doubled yet. that BRIGHT said he might as well state th l e l laPs that a gentleman had called on the Council of T e ague fr om Todmorden, saying that though it __ass, s uiall place th e y h a d h a d a mee ti ng l as t n i g ht, ',lug raised a b out 100/. for a beginning.—(Applause.) •',,l_lecringto n lie had reason to believe that 2001. or would he raised.—(Applause.) • •to liteßnkNi said he was commissioned to hand Be tel - subscrlptions ; and first he had the pleasure ° (c f l , 4al idittg in 100/. from Mr. James Proctor— i o t: I t-also 100/. from his (Mr. Bickhatn's) ......tanipdistiionnth(eßenewed cheering)—thirdly, he begged to same for himself—(Continued cheering) , er a .lid in the fourth place he had to hand in a sub to l_ es the of 251. from Mr. Daniel Proctor. sidLe CHAIRMAN said he begged to state that be -1;000/. in Mr. Brook's red book (which was doW)led) he had to announce several other sub scriptions,eers— Richard Cobden, and Co., 2001. ; James Proctor, 1001.; Daniel Proctor, 4vrth -i v l r. Artn. Bickhain, 1001.; the Mayor, 200/.; °ab Armitage and Son, 100/. : H, and E. Ash tees - - ,Y °l .; E. Sh orroc k s a nd Co., 1001.; Messrs. ce, e, , Aersha w , and Co., 100/. ; Benjamin Smith and S oi ;' , 3 1° °/•; Mr. Hibbert, 100/. ; Jacob Bright and 'w ere °C) /. Robert M aun , 2 501. The announcements AI ree,eived w i th great applause. ebi ee r t .l6 sTEß, from Sabden, rose to say his principal for nl C orning there was to have his name put down subsc r i pt i on of 100/.—(Cheers.) ha Mr. j • CHADWI CK , o f Eccles, said he should be kV' to give 1001 . —(Ch eers. ) pf eitAiRm AN said he had just received the names 11 Mans and Nicholson for 50/., and of Mr. George rth (Rochdale) for 25/.—(Cheers.) schiter a sh or t pause, i t was announced that Mr,. Jos. jl'ri° efi eld (Rochd a l e ) h a d g i ven 501. ; Mr. James kisury),2s/.—(eers) Th • sui w t h is C HAIRMAN said he Ch . had not thought to con dowo s partners before he came, but he would put s e e n 10 0/. for hi mse lf i n a ddi t i on t o hi s y ear ly sub lytion of 100/.—(Cheers.) 14: 4- L,other p ause ensued, after wh i c h t h e name of of Jo -Geary Le ese was announce d f or 10/., and of M l Lord, of B acup, f or 150/.—(Loud cheers.) of Ro man Potter, then took the chair, and a vote separilltelds.liaving been voted to Mr. Greg, the meeting LA W IST-TELLIGENCE. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) LANCASTER V. EVORS. ,f 1111 S case stood on the paper to-day for the purpose er 'hling the Court to hear Sir Charles Wetherell's . e ni, • 1_1"':, nut upon ',the Lord Chancellor taking his seat, ,Lee requested the Learned Gentleman to allow a part -4,.oard tithe case to proceed, and the further considera o of the ease was postponed. Th OLIVER V. LATHAM. T he arguments in this part-heard tithe case were . 811111 ed and occupied the Court the whole day. gIi r EEN'AM - ENdH.--(THIS DAY.) / Ilia QUEEN V. BINGIIAM. — MANDAMUS. n a this case a rule nisi had been obtained, calling 13 ingliam Esq., one of the Magistrates for the Jaunty of Middlesex, to show cau h se . why a man- Tau s should not go, ordering . im to issue a fresh .. . a summons against the and Dire of the to assess the te rn u Counties t. Railway, due from the Railway Corn- Zok s amount of compensa_l? s n iey Y_ p t a o one Samuel . for the occupation by the 10 1 ny of certain lands 'belonging to Elsley from l aw c th l Uenth of February, 1839, to the November fol- It appeared that the Company, in the ..,' 44 gtE-• s of their works, had found it ne ,es_ . i t s rry to occupy this land belonging to th .eY for a. temporary purpose, and, according to 1.1. e Provisions of the amended Act of the Company, the la " the Company should temporarily occupy the T 4 ' a " two Magistrates were empowered to assess taeun t due for such occupation, liro v i ( , compensation :rea son ' hi such claim should have been made within Patio 4 'l time, from the time of the occu win: 'LI the old Act of the Company, li on ; e l l a Jury was empowered to assess compensa- Co tn '„: ) , ll daSs l notice was necessary to be given to the ites s r — Y of the i n t en ti o n to assemble the Jury to as isie`'lnPensation. In the month of July, 1841, Mr. coon ! applied to the defehdant, who issued his sum gam ag•Linst the Company. On the hearing of the his 111 " s Air. Bingham called upon Elsley to prove 15ro ve il l i ce of claim, and on his failing to l ate ins notic e th e Magistrate told him he came too b et ', 4 , ll t l dismiss e d the summons. In the month of i ss,, _ q. following, Elsley applied to Mr. Bingham to h ea "". a fresh-summons, and stated that since the last 11 1 , 11 ( 1 ;g . a notice of claim which had been served on 'qui re( ' in ,Pany in December, 1839, within the time re- Al a DY the Act, had been discovered. The thrgistrate refu se d t o i ssue a fresh summons, and for e etI P" application was made to this Court n - mandamus, calling on Mr. Bingham to er Il the ti e , • case, on the ground—first, that no th a 4 was requi s it e , according to the provisions of c t of Parliament ; and, secondly, that if such te en ', N ; vas requisite, fresh evidence on that point had aoa str mi s eavered. The case turned entirely on the C acti on of the various clauses of the Acts of the r aPan y. Th e and 'Danz, having heard the Selicitoreneral At torne'-tr. James against the rule, and the Y-Creneral in support of it, ordered the *rat to be made absolut pp e, on the ground that the k uos s luanaons had been improperly dismissed, inas- C ol : as by th e provision of the Act no tice to the lvtts squired. the intention to apply for a su mmons -- Rule for a mandamus absolute. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING„ N OVERLAND MAIL MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM THE MORNING PIPERS OF THIS DAY. CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. TIMES.—The premium on gold at Paris is 10 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10+d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an, exchange of 25 401, and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 57i, it follows that gold is 0.68 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh, the price of gold is 430+ per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 74, and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13 10, it follows that gold is 1.03 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh. The course of exchange at New York on London is 106- per cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is 3.32 per cent. against England ; but the quoted exchange at New York being for bills at 60 days' sight, the interest must be deducted from the above difference. . CHINA AND INDIA. CHINA. The intelligence, both from China and Affghan istan, has, as might naturally be expected, produced the highest satisfaction among the merchants and others who have any interest whatever in the com mercial and political aspect of affairs in the East. The doubts expressed yesterday at the coffee-houses and other places of City resort are now entirely re moved. Indeed, in the first instance, however scep tical they might feel as to the news being genuine, it was rather because they thought the China treaty " too good to be true," than that they had any sub stantial reason for disbelief. The terms of the treaty were so explicitly stated yesterday, were so circum stantial, and bore such an appearance of truth, that they even counteracted the strong disposition to doubt. All this sort of doubt, which scarcely pre vailed among the, better informed, is now at an end. The conclusion of a peace with China, from more considerations than one, must have a beneficial effect upon the trade with this country. lii the first place, the ruinous speculation in the leaf, the great export of the Celestial Empire, the chief consumption of which is ia l ethis country, will now cease. This spe culation haFbeen entirely sustained by the interrup tion to the trade occasioned by the war, which having terminated, business will return to the state in which it was prior to the commencement of hostilities, un less indeed the favourable terms of the treaty lead to an increase in our supplies hitherto unprecedented. This will be a vast benefit in a commercial point view, for besides the unsettling of the trade in the ar ticle, which has ended in the absolute ruin of many speculators, including several persons of the highest respectability, the disturbed condition of the market caused the consumer to pay a much higher price than was customary. These evils will now be ob viated by the satisfactory termination of the war, and there will probably be the further advantage to the public of obtaining tea at a lower price than has hitherto been paid. In the second place, the trade in our domestic manufactures will be greatl ex tended by the opening of the new ports in China, and the free intercourse established between two countries, the prejudices of one of which have here ' tofore prevented commerce from being carried on with anything like reciprocal advantages. In fact, this treaty is regarded as the precursor of a field of en- ' terrrise opened in Asia, which, up to the present, has not only been untried, but even uncontemplated. It was scarcely hoped, desirable as it might appear, that any concession of territory would be granted, even in the event of a peace with the Celestial Empire, although it was thought that we might obtain coin pensation for the expenses of the war, and the value of the opium, the destruction of which at first occa sioned the interrupon of tranquillity. The Emperor, it appears, was very unwilling to allow the British to be too near the "Bohea country," at the port of Foo-choo-foo, which is a strong instance of his de termination to adhere to the old exclusive Chinese policy, and to prevent the opening of a trade with the interior. From the open expression of his caution in this respect, the value of a trade with this spot may be gathered. Among the capitalists who have long had large amounts of money lying dormant in their coffers, the abundance being too great to allow of profitable employment, the news has been received with the highest interest and gratification. The absence of commercial activity, protracted in a great measure by the position of affairs in the East, has caused the plethora in the money-market, which has been so often a subject of complaint, and which the opening of new channels of such high importance will in a measure obviate. The Treasury, having its expenses reimbursed by the successive payments of the s2l,ooo,ooo—should no juggle be attempted by the Chinese authorities—will be relieved to a certain extent of the temporary embarrassments with which it has had of late to struggle. A" juggle " to evade payment of the sum specified in the terms of peace i 3 the only contingency that is dreaded, since no doubt is for a moment entertained of the resources of the Celestial Empire for the payment of a sum so insignificant compared with the supposed receipts of the Imperial Treasury. The current joke in the City on the subject of this payment is, that it decreases the probability of the Income-tax lasting beyond the pe-, riod first assigned for it by the Premier. On the whole, the intelligence viewed by persons of all:classes, connected directly or indirectly with mercantile af fairs, has created a complete exhilaration in the me tropolis. The public, who were prepared for a series of harassing disasters both in Affghanistan and on the Chinese coast, and were therefore apprehensive of a continued stagnation of trade, now suddenly look for ward to anew state of things, which they hope will repay the commercial world for the losses sustained during the last few years. POST.—A statement of the prospects of the Great Western Railway Company, for the half-year ending December 31st next, has been drawn up, in anticipa tion of the actual Report to be submitted to the share holders for that period, which appears to be highly favourable; and although the items of income and expenditure have, for the unexpired term, yet to be completed, the account is probably not far from the truth. The receipts to July 31st were 71,400/. ; to August 28th, 59,270/. ; to September 25th, 57,251/. ; to October 30th, 69,4011. For November to the 27th, they are estimated at 46,000/. ; and for Decem ber dawn to the 31st at 60,0001. These sums, in cluding a surplus of 2,605/., carried over from the June account, make a total of 365,9271. The ex pense of working the line and its branches is taken at 125,0001., being about 3,000/. less than was paid last half-year; the rent of the Cheltenham line at 8,5001., rent and toll of the Exeter line at 24,0001., the interest on capital borrowed, being 3,472,4091., at five per cent per annum, at 86,8101, but from which is re bated, for interest on money in hand, 6,810/. ; the dividend on shares, namely, 3,015,0134 at eight per cent. per annum, at 120,6001. The total of expendi ture is therefore assumed to be 358,1001., which leaves a balance to be carried to the next account of 7,8271. There has been an attempt to decry this admirable undertaking, no doubt from a mercenary object, but the present exhibition of receipts and the improving prospects . of the Company, its superior accommoda tions, ease, speed, and solidity, form, it is justly re marked, a sufficient reply to the parties who have assailed it. SUN.—The English investments had a very firm ap pearance_up to the_elose, and there is still an opinion that the highly favourable news will materially strengthen the market. For January, Consols touched 95* to I. Fer Money the price closed at 944 f. The unfunded debt was 565. to 58s. premium, and India Bonds improved to 545. premium. East India Stock rose to 264 and 265, and Bank Stock to 1701 and 171. New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. touched 1011 and 102, and the Reduced Three per Cent. Annuities 93i to 94*. The purchase in the latter on account of the Savings' Banks was to the amount of 6,000/. at 94. We noticed in the morning a decline in Mexican Stock, and which arises it appears from the state. ment in circulation to the effect, that there are more bonds issued than the terms of the conversion would justify. The agents no doubt will be able to clear up the matter, which is founded upon some mistake, the original loan being for an amount , which it is very easy to ascertain. Mexican Bonds closed at 324. Spanish were heavy, and the Actives receded to 171, while the Three per Cents. got down as low as 21g. There was an improvement in Colombian to 21i. Dutch Five per Cents. of the New Loan were 991 to 4. Very little can be said of the Railway Shares, and the bargains of the afternoon were at the following rates :--Edinburgh and Glasgow were 14, Brighton 15, and Eastern Counties 141 discount ; Great Western were 20, the Fifths 4, the Birmingham Thirds 30k, the Newcastle and Darlington Junction and Paris and Rouen 3* premium. The China news seemed even to affect the Ex changes, and probablythe infliienAcemoefrictahewarsecaelsont heavy arrival of specie from South 11; Amsterdam, , felt. H a m b The urgb r , a tle3s 10a 90 to days s ll w : 0 2 6 1 5 ; IPAlri,s,‘:n2ms,fe.rpB,oc.l2to4i2stfo . I c 2 . 4 • i l4' ; ritannkdf'Trieste 9 574- to 58. The following are the official returns of the exports of bullion from the port of London for the - week end ing Thursday last :—Silver Bars to llamburgh, 3,600 ounces. The following letters give some interesting details of the capture of Tchang-Keang and Nanking : " July 30, 1842. " The storming and capture of Tchang-Keang on the 21st instant, has been one of the most important, as it has been the most sanguinary engagement we have yet had in China. The city is situated on the western bank of the river Yang-tze-keang, near its intersection by the Grand Canal, about 40 miles below Nanking. The fleet arrived off the town on the 20th, and the troops were landed next morning. " It has been almost entirely a military affair. The troops were divided into three brigades, which attacked the town at different points. As little or no resistance was anticipated, the services of the naval force were considered unnecessary, with the exception of one shelling steamer, and it was the envied post of the Auckland to co-operate with the Royal Artillery in effecting a breach in that part of the wall which over looks and commands the river, for the entrance of the centre brigade. " The wall which surrounds the town is built of brick, about 25 or 30 feet high ; it is very abundantly supplied with bastions, embrasures, port-holes, &c., and was fortified with 12 and 6 pr. pieces, and jingals. That part of it which is nearest the river (about a quarter of a mile from it) extends over a rising ground of considerable elevation and steepness, and has a strong and fort-like appearance. On this point the Auckland and rocket corps of the Royal Artillery, which was stationed on a bill close adjoining, opened their fire at ten o'clock, and it is merely necessary to state that the appearance of the wall afterwards gave ample evidence of the manner in which they performed their task. Time, however, was not allowed them to make a breach in the wall ; their fire had been main tained and returned with spirit for about half an hour, when the advance of the sappers and miners with three ladders, followed by her Majesty's 55th Madras rifle brigade, and 2d and 6th Regiments of Madras Native Infantry, (which composed the whole of the centre brigade) was the signal for them to cease firing. The ladders were planted with magical rapidity, and the grenadier company of the 55th (who were, pro perly speaking, the forlorn hope) commenced their dangerous ascent under cover of a close fire from the Rifles, who were stretched on their fronts on the face of the hill, picking off every man who showed himself at the embrasures; from which, however, the enemy kept up a very deadly fire for some minutes, and a good many.of our men fell dead and wounded. The first man who reached the top of the wall was Lieut. Cuddy, of the grenadier company of the 55th ; he be haved with matchless gallantry—slowly, but firmly, he climbed the ladder. On reaching the top he waved his sword, and then deliberately seated himself on the wall and assisted his men over. At this moment the anxiety and interest which w is felt by every one for his safety, who witnessed his daring conduct was intense. I could scarcely breathe ! It was more than miracu lous that he was not shot dead or hurled from the wall. It was like a man jumping into his own coffin ! He was severely wounded in the foot by jingal ball while on the wall, which disabled him for the rest of the day. In about a quarter of an hour the ensign of England and the colours of the 55th were shown from the wall, which was responded to by three hearty cheers from the fleet—but though the colours were shown, the place was by no means taken ; on the contrary, they had the greatest difficulty in driving the enemy from the walls; the Tartars fought with great bravery, made repeated charges on our men with theii long spears, and disputed every inch of ground. The British bayonet, however, at length prevailed. They returned. to the town and took shelter in the houses, from which they kept up a most deadly and harassing fire; our troops were fired at from all quarters, without being able to see from whence it came, and it was not until they made a general charge and closed in upon the houses, that they were able to return the fire with any effect. This destructive firing was protracted for five or six hours, or indeed I may say for the rest of the day, till dark heie,exteheepytiwogerseheahllooswehdoretoarpmasssorougtaysseitohthouert ness favoured their escape f rom th e wa ll s or ga t es , h fr i o n ni dran ' evidence of their being soldiers. " As I did not witness, I will say nothing about the great, tho ug h /ei / occurred notho g movements and achievements of the o th er b r i ga d es . during `‘ th A great many a m y. an3 T ,. The heat c Ise so f ' coup-d to what it is in some parts of India. Colonel Driver, of the 6th Madras Native Infantry, and Major Uniacke, of the Royal Marines, died from this cause, but the 98th suffered most, having lost about twenty men ; this was probably owing to their having been on board ship on salt provisions for 'seven months, And to their being fresh from England. They had, however, been very healthy in the Belleisle, although not fewer than 1,278 souls, including her crew, came out in her. " I walked through a part of the town next day with an escort. It was almost entirely deserted, at least no further resistance was offered by its now ter ror-stricken inhabitants. I need not say that the most disgusting sights met the eye at every step. The dead and wounded of the enemy (although most of them had been carried away) were lying about in all directions, no attention whatever being paid to the latter. Already had the houses and shops been broken open, and the most valuable property (as teas, bales of silk, furs, &c.) was scattered about like rubbish. All the houses which were supposed to have any con nection with Government, or Government officers, were either burned or being burned. As at other places we have taken from the Chinese, suicides were committed to a fearful extent —men, women, and chil dren were found strangled, or taken out of the wells by dozens. But why dwell on scenes so repulsive ! scenes at which humanity should blush; but which are the too frequent and unavoidable concomitants of war! " One Mandann, besides a good many persons of lower rank, are .on board the flag-ship. " The natives are very kind to us, and have been so all along. They occasionally bring us presents of vegetables, &c. Their vegetables are very fine. They have excellent brinjals, French beans, celery, cucum bers, &c.; for these they will not take payment, un less it be a slip of paper, with British Protection' written upon it, which they are all very glad to get. " The Yang-tze-Keang is a most noble river ; at its lower part the navigation is rather difficult (at least we found it so, having no previous knowledge of its channel) on account of sand-banks—but for 40 miles below this it is very deep, and here, off Tchang-Keang were it is about 1i miles broad, it is only at certain parts that anchorage can be found for the ships. The current, at the springs, is rapid,—more than a six. oared gig can pull against. " The weather is now about the hottest—the thermometer averaging, in the shade, from 84 to 90 deg. Fahrenheit, and I have only once seen it above 90. " The country on the western bank of the river is in some parts picturesque and beautiful, that on the eastern bank is a dead flat, and, as it is marshy, I fear we will have a good deal of fever. Should we winter at Nanking, as is expected, we are in hopes of being able to establish a bazaar, and to have an abundant supply of fresh provisions. They have very fine poultry." " Chin-Ketmg-foo, 35 miles from Nankin, 18th August. " My dear -,---We did the business entirely at this place, as an Irishman would say, and put it out of the heads of the Chinese that our guns were the only formidable thing amongst the barbarians; they now confess - it is our men and not our guns. The powerful nation (as they now call us) escaladed this fort in splendid stile, and soon were masters of the place, although the .tartar troops fought splendidly and stood to the last. A Chinese mandarin, writing to Nanking, says, these barba rians are very fierce, and there is no standing against them; they open our strongest gates with a little powder, and walk over our highest walls with pieces of stick.' I never saw such loss of life and property as took place here ; we lost officers and men enough, but it is impossible even to compute the loss of the Chi nese, for when they found they could stand no longer against us, they cut the throats of their w i ves an d children, or drove them into wells and ponds, and then destroyed themselves ; in many houses there were from eight to twelve dead bodies, and I myself have seen a dozen women and children drowning them selves in a small 'pond the day after the fight. The whole of the city and suburbs are a mass of ruins, whole streets have been burnt down, and the place has been completely gutted by Chinese plunderers. We occupy a joss house on a hill on the barks of Yang- Tze-Keang river, together with a company of her Majesty's 98th ; the 55th and 6th Madras Native In fantry occupy a similar hill on the opposite side of the city, about three miles from this ; the rest of the troops are up at Nanking." OFFICIAL DISPATCHES. The following are the dispatches transmitte d to the Governor-General of India, by Admiral Parker, de- Therescribing the operations of the British fleet in ' the --- - ang-tze-Keang river up to the 26th of June : is reason to believe that her Majesty's inter- •' tion of visiting Brighton this season is now .a SECRET DEPARTMENT. dotted, and that about the middle or latter end of next BOMBAY CASTLE OCT 8 The Honourable the Governor in Council is pled week the Court w ill return frOm Walmer to Wind to re-publish for general information the following ge e sor. Her Maj es ty h as b ee n induced to come to t his ral order issued at Simla, on the 23d ult., by the Right determination fr o m a re p or t that scarlet fever is sti ll prevalent at Brighton. I Hon. the Governor-General of India, directing the pub- CARMARTHEN CATTLE FAIII.—At our fair last lication of a dispatch from Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, Monday few sales were effected, and those few were K.C.8., Naval Commander-in• Chief on the coast of at greatly reduced prices. This fair has always China, enclosing copies of his Excellency's reports to hitherto been a very large one ; but this year it was a the Admiralty of the successful operations of the corn.: very poor one indeed, and but the shadow of its former bined forces in China, in the capture of Woosung, Paonshatt, and Shanghae. stir and fullness. The falli ng o ff was no less remark - B order of the Hon. the Governor in Council able than lamentable. Cattle cou ld fi n d n o purchasers J, .P. WILLOUGHJIY, Secretary to Government. at any price.— Weishma SECRET DEPARTMENT. SIMLA, SEPT. 23. GENERAL ORDERS BY THE RIGHT HON. THE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF INDIA. The Right Honourable the Governor-General of India has directed the publication of a dispatch this day re ceived from Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, K.C.8., Naval Commander-in-Chief on the coast of China, inclosing copies of his Excellency's reports to the Admiralty of the successful operations of the combined forces in China, in the capture of Woosung, Paoushan, and Shanghtte. By order of the Right Hon. the Governor-General of India. T. M. MADDOCK, Secretary to the Governor-Gene ral of India, with the Governor-General. FROM HIS EXCELLENCY VICE - ADMIRAL SIR W. PARKER, K.C.D., NAVAL COMMANDER-IN -CHIEF, CHINA, TO THE RIGHT HON. LORD ELLENBOROUGH, GOVERNOR-GENE RAL OF INDIA. CORNWALLIS, AT WOOSUNG; JUNE 26. My Lord,—l have the honour to enclose, for your Lordship's information, copies of my dispatches to the Secretary of the Admiralty, reporting the capture of Woosung, Paoushan, and Sh ang h ae , on th e 16th ktul 19th instant, with a total of not less than 400 guns, and arms a large quantity- of and milit ar y stores, with corn paratrvely small loss I and I beg to offer my congratula 7 lions to your Lordship, on these events. Sir 11. Pottinger returned to the expedition on the 20th instant, and nearly the whole of the expected rein forcements or troops and ships of war have arrived in this quarter, with ample supplies of provisioas and stores. As I believe his Excellency Sir Hugh Gough sends your Lordship the copies of cur late correspondence with Elepoo, I do not trouble you with another set, and have only to add, that no time will be lost in advancing the expedition up the Yang-tse-Kian g in prosecution of fur ther operations.—l have, &c. _ . W. PARKER, Vice-Admiral. FROM HIS EXCELLENCY VICE - ADMIRAL SIR W. PARKER, R.C.D., NAVAL COMMANDER••IN•CHIEF, CHINA, TO THE SECRETARY OF THE ADMIRALTY, &C. Sir,—l did myself the honour of apprising the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty on the 26th ult. from Chapoo, that his Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir H. Gough and myself had it in contemplation to make our next descent at Woosung, situated at the entrance of a large river of that name, branching from the Yang tse-Kiang ; and I have now the gratification of report ing to their Lordships, that after a severe cannonading yesterday from her Majesty's squadron and the steam vessels of the Indian navy under my command, and a spirited resistance on the part of the Chinese, the whole of their numerous and heavy batteries, defended by se veral thousand men, were carried with little compara tive loss by the seamen and marines, and a practicable place for disembarking the troops having been thus se cured, the combined f o rces u nder Sir IL Gough took possession of Paoushan, a city of the third class, at the northern extremity of the sea-line batteries, without fur ther resistance. In detailing these operations, I beg to inform their Lordships that, as soon as the guns, arms, and military stores of every description taken at Chapoo were effec tually destroyed, not a moment was lost in re-embark ing the troops. The fleet sailed thence on the 28th of May, and on the following day reached the Rugged Islands, lying 14 leagues distant to the eastward, where Commanders Kellett and Collinsen had recently discovered a safe and extensive sound, conveniently situated as an anchorage for the expedition, pending the further examination of those officers, assisted by Lieutenant Maitland, of the Algerine, to ascertain a safe channel for the large ships into the Yang-tse-Kiang ; but it was not until the 4th inst. that they were able to rejoin us with a satisfactory report of their investigation. The fleet proceeded to the nor'hward on the following day ; but from the strength of the tides, calms, fogs, and the necessity of anchoring during the nights, we did not arrive at the appointed rendezvous off the Amherst Rocks before the Bth, when the Modeste, with the Nemesis and Phlegetlion steam-vessels, were immediately detached off Woosung, to intercept any communication with that place ; and six of the small vessels were at the same time placed as beacons at the edge of the shoals on the north side of the channel leading into the Yang-tse-Kiang ; this highly important duty was executed most skilfully by Commanders Kellett and Collinson, as no landmarks are visible on the low banks of the river by which the ' dangers can be defined, and the Ariadne iron steam vessel very narrowly escaped foundering, by striking on the point of a rock before unknown, near the position taken up by the Algerine. This rock is awash at low water, and had not more than four or five feet on it at ' the time ,• the bottom of the steam-vessel was completely perforated, and the compartment which contains the en gine instantaneously' filled with water ; bet by prompt assistance from the squadron, and a sail being got ,under her bottom, the leak was sufficiently absorbed to enable her, with the assistance of the Sesostris, to reach Chusan, where I trust her damages will be made good in a few jier t weeks. The weather continued too thic k for the ships again to break ground b e f o re the I 3th, when I am happy to say the in e,Cornwallis,u Jupiter accompanied by the squadron, viz ., th e Blonde. Colum bine, rocoopn-dsiuliept, ishlegethon, Tenasserim; Me dusa, steam- vesse l s , and tivelveetura4sp under or sail without a succeeded in reaching the anchorage off Wos a siitgle accident, though running for a distance of 30 miles in water, which only exceed ed b y three feet the draught of this ship. , wand that Commander Watson, with Mr. Forster, the master of the Modest„, had been indefatigable since their arrival in making observations and sounding the narrow channel, by whi c h a l one the Woo sun g river can m be ou ap n p ti i n .o g ac i l a ie 4 d. gu i n i s l , ie be ba m nl .e ts en at the the Woosung. cityof bounded by and a entrance were lined with str ong b a tt er i es , the western side presenting for three miles an unint erru p te d f or tified embankment, thsi village of sea defence, entrance a of total the of 175 guns, completed creek, On the o pp os i te b ank of which a se micircular bat tery,This village l eara imicoeubnf the ti river.ng ten A 24-pounders,strong f woarst,enrieoe:lti to ng fl 2 a i n g k u t n h s e , at the df eastern , making The'distance bet ween t h e last-ment i on ed fort we r e uhi east side and the main battery which on t t he the placed in judicio us p os i t i ons. d which r uns between them on the west side in a curved direction is not more than 320 y ards wide. on the west line is scarcel y a mile, and the channel A close reconnaissance was made by Sir brugh Gough and myself in the M e d usa steam-vessel on the 14 th ; out we were unable to discover any spot where the troops could be landed, except under the guns of the ships ; and I could not entertai n a d oubt of soon effecting the object, if they could be placed in good positions for cannonading the works. Although the weather was unfavourable, ev er y diffi culty was overcome b y the zeal and perse verance of Commanders Kellett an d Collinson, assisted by the masters of her Majesty' s ships _ viz t h e Cornwallis, Mr. J: Conker ; the Blonde, Mr. .'ll. Thomas ; the Modeste, Mr. J. T. Forster ; the Columbine, Mr. B. G. Wills, who during the ni g h ts sounded and b uoye d t h e channel with admirable accuracy. The Medusa ,was then advanced as near the batteries as we could venture to anchor her, supported by gu ar d. boats, to prevent the Chinese removing the buoy; and by the vigilance of Lieut. Hewitt, none of the m were disturbed. The Sesustris returned from Chusan on the 15th, and the wind being adverse for th e ships taking up t h e i r po sitions under sail, I determi ned on placing them aga i nst the batteries by the aid of the steam-vessels, and the following morning being from the state of the weather and tide favourable for our purpose, they were lashed o'clock the whole proceeded t o the attack in the following alongside her Msjesty's shi ps at dawn of day, and at six order:—The Blonde, towed by the Tenasserim; the Cornwallis, towed by the Sesostris; the Modeste, towed by the Nemesis; the Columbine, towed by the Phlegethon; the Clio, towed by the Pluto to get in as far as possible under sail, th e ; the AlgerineMedusain g reserved to meet any unexpected contingency. The Blonde and Cornwallis were directed to anchor against the heaviest batteries at the entrance on the western side, and when placed, the sloops were to pro ceed higher up under the cover of their fire, to attack those adjoining the village of WOOSting, and the flanking battery immediately opposite to it, which it was evident could be passed and enfiladed if th e depth of water marked on the charts in our pessession proved correct. The Blonde was kept ahead of the Cornwallis, to be ready narrowness of the channel in which we were to anchor making it t d sloop s sho u ld they require it, th e event whether there would be to support oubt f u l the in that space for her to pass this ship. Captain Bourchier led in with his accustomed gal lantryfi)--owed by the Cornwallis, bearing my flag, under a heavy fi re from the batteries on both sides, which we were oblig e d to approach. and ability, closely Com manders Kellett and Collinson handsomely volunteered half ast 6 o'clock assistancettlhiteirtw,) ships sw e a r s e pi a l n ot e s ; horaenddbaybothuet stern, g in excellent positions, within 500 yards of the b atteries, the sloops passing on successively to their station s , blied to bri ng up The Algerine was o astern of the Cornwallis, and the Sesostris, after ca st i u s g off this ship, in proceeding to take a station to enfilade the fort on the eastern side, unfortunately took the ground, but in a Position which enabled Commander Ormsby to render very essential service, of which he ably availed himself. Before the Tenasserim could take 1 1P her assigned station the North Star was observed outside endeavouring to enter the Channel; the former vessel therefore was clan disp ce atc of Commander Kenhed to tow her illett to poshe sitiowan, s and under the gui berth, placed i n a goo d berth, ahead of the Blonde, in time to participate in our operations. • The Tenasserim then attempted to'close the eastern battery, with which the Sesostris and some of the larboard guns of the Cornwallis were engaged, but in doing so she likewise took the ground, although in a si tuation to render very effective service. It is but justice to say, that the Chinese evinced much firmness at their guns, and kept up a smart fire lin* It considerable time, although it gradually slackened after the ships opened on them. The gun practice of the squadron , equalled the most sanguine expectations, and by eight clock our opponents were all driven from their batteries, those opposite to the ships bein g re d u ced to a ruinous state. Large, bodies of troops, however, were still observed from our mast heads collected in different directions to Oppose our landing, but they were at length dispersed t.y which were thrown with excellent pre c i s i on by the gun nery officers of the Cornwallis and Blonde, with the ad dition of some rockets from the former ship. During the proceedings at the entrance of the river, the Modeste, Columbine, and Clio, l e d on with great spirit by Commander 'Watson, and skilfully conducted by the steam-vessels respectively attached to them, gal lantly and con pletely achieved the service assigned them. The Modest() pushed at once into the creek at the village of Woosung, while the Columbine and Clio approached the opposite flank of the semicircular bat tery, which eras 'immediately abandoned, and, the guns adjoining the village being soon silenced, the three commanders landed at the head of their men about eight j .EMBE I dit 23, 1842. o'clock, and took possession of it, but not Without some resistance from the Chinese troops in that quarter. On perceiving this movement, the main body of the seamen and marines, who were already in the boats, immediately disembarked opposite the Cornwallis and Blonde, under Captain Bouchier, supported by Captain P. Richards and Sir J. E. Home; aud, forming a junction with Com mander Watson's party, the whole line of the western batteries were completely in our hands. The Chinese in the eastern battery, which also suffered considerably, retired shortly afterwards, when Com mander Ormsby promptly landed with a party of. men from the Scsostris and Tenasserim, and destroyed the guns and works. The smaller steam-vessels equally contributed to the success which attended Commander Watson's division, and when the Nemesis and Phlegethon were disengaged from the Modesto and Columbine, Lieutena - ats Hall and M'Cleverty proceeded with their usual activity in chase of 13 war junks which had fired on theta in their ad vance ; these were totally destroyed, each mounting about three guns besides small arms, but the crews after sustaining much loss made their escape. Three small junks, newly constructed with paddle-wheels to work by hand, were also taken. In performing this service the Nemesis took the ground and remained some hours on shore, but got off without injury ; and I must not omit to notice the exertions of the Medusa and Pluto with similar approbation. _ _ _ No time was lost in dispatching the available steam 'vessels for the troops, and before one o'clock I had the satisfaction of seeing the whole of the land forces disem barked without accident under their gallant General op posite to the Cornwallis, and in the afternoon the com bined forces entered Paoushan without resistance. I now gladly acquit myself of a very gratifying part of my duty in bearing testimony to the gallantry and satisfactory conduct of the captains, _commanders, offi cers, and men of all ranks in the Royal and Indian navy and 'loyal Marines under my command. It would be almost invidious to particularise where all have displayed the most emulative spirit of enterprise and zeal, the whole being entitled to my unqualified com mendation ; but from the special position of my flag captain, I may be allowed, without prejudice to these sentiments, to express my acknowledgments for the very valuable assistance which I at all times derive from the unwearied exertions and good judgment of Captain P. Richards, and I may add that my secretary, Mr. B. Chimmo. and flag-lieutenant, C. E. Tennant, have inva riably attended me on every occasion of service with most praiseworthy zeal. I transmit herewith for their Lordships' information lists of the killed and wounded, the damages sustained in the respective ships, the names of the officers who were attached to the landing parties on the 16th, and an ac count of the guns which have been taken. It is impossible to state accurately either the force or loss of the Chinese, as they are quick in removing those who have suffered; but, from the number of bodies found in different directions, I cannot estimate their killed at less than 100, and a proportionate number of wounded ; and, from various accounts, they must have had from 5,000 to 10,000 men for the defence of Woosung and Paoushan. Many additional guns have fallen into our hands at and to the northward of the city ; a considerable num ber of those taken are of copper, which we are now em barking in the ships of war and transports, and as soon as the destruction of the Chinese military stores is completed, the General and myself propose to advance on the city of Shanghae. I have, &c., W. PARKER, Vice-Admiral. From a return of the killed and wounded on board her Majesty's ships and vessels, and those of the Indian navy in the attack on the batteries of Woosung, the 16th of June, it appears, that two only, both of the Blonde, were killed, and 25 in all wounded. FROM HIS EXCELLENCY VICE-ADMIRAL SIR W. PARKER, NAVAL COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, CHINA, TO THE SECRE TARY TO THE ADMIRALTY, &C. Cornwallis, off Woosung Harbour, June 24. Sir,—ln anticipation of our advance on Shanghae, communicated in my letter of the 17th inst., I beg to acquaint you, for the infortnation of my Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty, that the Phlegethon and Medusa were dispatched up the river on that day with Commander Kellett, to ascertain if any obstruction might be expected, either from the Chinese forces or want of water for the steam-vessels in their passage with the troops ; but they returned in a few hours, having been stopped by two strong batteries on each side of the river, about six miles above Woosung, that on the left bank mounting 46, and on the opposite 14 guns ; the latter opened a distant but ineffectual fire on the steam-vessels. The Modeste, Columbine, and Clio, towed by the Ne meSis, Phlegethon, and Pluto, were therefore immediately sent in advance, with directions to Commander Watson to take up a position as near as possible to these bat teries, without drawing their fire, until the expeditionary forces joined ; but to destroy the guns and stores in them, if the panic caused by the attack of the 16th should induce the Chinese to quit them without much resist ance ; and I now transmit a copy of Commander Wat son's report of his having taken possession of both these works without opposition. The expeditionary forces were joined on the 16th by the.llido, with eight transports, containing the 2d Madras Native Infantry, and other reinforcements from India, and, the destruction, of the guns and military stores at Paoushan and Woosung being now completed, the troops were embarked, on the morning of the 19th, in the Te nasserim, Nemesis, Phlegethon, and Pluto, which respec tively took the North Star, Modeste,Columbine, and Clio, in tow, and proceeded up the river, the marines of the squadron being'put on board the Medusa, in which the General and his staff did me the honour to accompany me, together with Captains Bourchier, Richards, and Keppel, and a few b oa t s f rom t h e i r respect i ve sh i ps to assist in landing the troops. A force of about 500 men, including some Horse Artillery, were also despatched by the General by land towards Shanghae, which is about twelve miles above Woosung. With the exception of one or two narrow channels we found no difficulty in navigating this splendid river, and by half-past one o'clock had approached within sight of the city, when the North Star, which was leading, ob served a range of batteries at the north end of it, which soon afterwards opened a distant fire without doing any mischief ; the squadron were then directed by signal to cast off the steamers and engage, when the ships promptly shot in to close positions, and on the discharge of two well-directed broadsides from the North Star and Modeste (by which four guns were dismounted) and a few guns from the steam-vessels, the Chinese fled with precipitation, and Captain Bourchier immediately landed with the seamen and marines, and took possession of the batteries, on which 49 guns (17 of brass) were mounted, and a considerable quantity of arms of different descriptions, the whole of which, with the exception of the brass guns, were destroyed. The troops disembarked in the city from the steam vessels nearly at the same, when they were joined by the party that marched from Woosung, which had previously entered on the west side, but the mandarin authorities had all fled, and the principal inhabitants were departing as fast as possible in every direction. The Columbine and Medusa were sent to the south ward of the city to endeavour to check this depopulation, but although the river at Shanghae is nut less than 650 yards wide, it was literally covered with junks and boats of all sizes, carrying off furniture and goods. The re spectable inhabitants, however, who did remain, ap peared to regard us with less apprehension than I had anywhere before seen, and they freely produced the sup plies of provisions, &c., that were required. We were informed that the day before our arrival a serious affray had occurred between the inhabitants and a mandarin party, and several lives lost, in consequence of the heavy exactions of the latter, for the avowed purpose of de fending the place, and their hasty . abandonment of it on OUT approach. A large number of guns, arms, and other munitions of war, as well as au abundant store of rice, were found in the arsenal and magazine at Shanghae, and while the land forces were occupied in examining and destroying them, and the ships in getting off the brass guns, &c., feeling it very desirable to ascertain, as far as it was practicable, the navigable course of the river and other water communications of the interior, Captain Bour chier and Commander Kellett proceeded on the 20th with the Phlegethon and Medusa, the barge, and some marines of the Cornwallis, and a boat of the Colum bine, for 30 miles without interruption, when two bat teries of five guns each were observed on the left bank, in the supposed vicinity of Sungkeang ; they were, however, abandoned on the approach of the steam vessels, and Lieutenant 'Wise, with the boats and Ma: rines of the Cornwallis, landed and dest ro y e d th em without resistance, although a considerable body of troops had assembled within a short distance. Captain Bourchier's report of his progrets up the river was so satisfactory, that I determined to prose cute the examination still further, and accordingly pro ceeded, on the following day, with the addition of the Nemesis, and we succeeded in ascending 37 miles in-a direct line, and 47 miles including the sinuosities of the river above Shanghae, where we were stopped by the shallowness of the water at the entrance of a large lagoon ; but having spoken with some small junks loaded with coal, which left Suchanfu only on the pre ceding day, we satisfactorily ascertained that there is a water communication from the Woosung river with that rich and populous city, and that we had actually reached within 25 miles of it, with encouraging hopes thatthe small steamers may convey troops within a short distance of it, should it be desirable. Commander Kellett's zeal on this service, and every other in which he is engaged, exceeds all praise ; and I have the satisfaction of herewith transmitting, for their Lordships' information, a sketch, which he has drawn with much ability, of the coast of the Woosung, from its entrance as far as we have proceeded. It will convey to their Lordships the best idea of the locality in which we have been operating, and, I trust, prove a satisfactory addition to our present geographical knowledge of these parts. The troops were all re-embarked at Shanghae early on the morning of the 23d, when the squadron drooped down the river, and they were in the course of the after noon transferred to their respective transports at the tn chorage of Woosung. The surveying-vessels and light-ships of the squadr,'n will now proceed up the Yang-tse-Kiang, and their Lord ships may depend that no time will be lost in proceeding with the expeditionary forces in prosecution of further operations.—l have, &c., W. PARKER, Vice-Admiral. P.S.—I enclose a list of guns taken and deztroyed in the batteries between Woosung and Shanghae, in the arsenal and batteries at Shanghae, and above that city on the banks of the river. • (True copy.) W. PARKER, Vice-Admiral. FROM COMMANDER R. B. WATSON, HER MAJESTY'S SHIP MODESTE, TO VICE-ADMIRAL SIR W. PARKER, K.C.8., COMMANDER -IN-CHIEF, &C. Modeste, Woosung River, June 18, half-past 1. Sir,—ln pursuance of your Excellency's order of yes terday's date, I have placed the ships under my cora- mend (except the Clio, which unfortunately got aground on her way up, and has not as yet been got afloat) out of gun-shot of the batteries. Finding this morning that the batteries on the star board and larboard sides above us had been deserted by the enemy, I dropped the Modesto nearer, and landed and took possession of them with the Marines and small arm men of the 3fod?ste and Columbine. I found the guns—viz., on the larboard side. 8 copper guns, 33 iron ditto ; on the starboard side, 8 copper guns 6 iron ditto—had been dismounted, tents destroyed, and carriages most of them taken away. Above the batteries I found 8 war junks, all of which were burnt, except a small one, in which I hope this evening to•have all the copper guns embarked. I have also the honour to enclose to your Excellency a copy of Mr. Forster's remarks, who has been sounding about a mile above the batteries in our boats. I have also to inform your Excellency, that the chop intrusted to me was forwarded to the city of Shanghae by a Chinaman, who undertook to deliver it there on the payment of a few dollars. I have, &c., _ R. B. WATSON, Commander, her Majesty's ship Modeste, (Trite copy.) W. PARKER, Vice-Admiral. No less than 135 guns of different calibre were de stroyed in the batteries between Woosun:. - -, and Shanghae, at Shanghae itself, and above the town. INDIA. (From the Bombay Government Gazette Extraordinary, Saturday, Oct. 15.) SECRET DEPARTMENT. BOMBAY CASTLE, OCT. 15. With reference to the notification issued by Govern ment, on the 12th instant, publishing for general infor mation a copy of the general orders dated Simla, the 30th ultimo, by the Right Hon. the Governor-General of India, announcing the occupation of Ghuznee by the Candahar division of the army, under the command of Major-Ge neral Nott, and of its entire destruction, and likewise the defeat of Mahomed Akbar Khan at Tezeen, by the forces under the command of General Pollock, C. 8., and the subsequent occupation of Caubul, the Hon. the Go vernor in Council has the highest gratification in repub lishing the following dispatches detailing the particulars of the operations on the above occasions. By order of the Hon. the Governor in Council, J. P. WILLOUGHBY, Secretary to Government. THE DESTRUCTION OF GHUZNEE. FROI4 DIAJOR-GENERAL W. NOTT, COMMANDING FIELD FORCE, AFFGHANISTAN, TO T. 11. MADDOCK, ESQ., SE,CRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, WITH THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL. Head-quarters, Camp, Ghuznec, Sept. 8. Sir,—My dispatch of the 31st ult. will have informed you of my havi ng defeated the AfFghan army commanded by Shunishoodeen. On the morning of the sth inst. I moved on Ghuznee. I found the city full of men, and a range of mountains running north-east of the fortress covered by heavy bodies of cavalry and infantry ; the gardens and ravines near the town were also occupied. The enemy had re ceived a considerable reinforcement from Caubul, under Sultan Jan. I directed Major Sanders, of the Bengal Engineers, to reconnoitre the works, under escort of the 16th Regi ment of Native Infantry and a party . of irregular cavalry. This brought on some smart skirmishing, in which our Sepoys ;behaved to admiration. Captain White, of her Majesty's 40th Regiment, commanding the light com panies of the army, was pushed forward, accompanied by Anderson's troop of horse artillery, to support the recon noitring party, and I at once determined on carrying the enemy's mountain positions before encamping my force. The troops ascended the heights in gallant style, driving the enemy before them until every point was gained. The village of Bullal is situated about 600 yards from the walls of Gliuznee, upon the spur of the mountains to the north-east, and observing it to be a desirable spot for preparing a heavy battery to be placed 300 paces in ad vance, I ordered it to be occupied by two regiments of infantry and some light gnus, and retired the columns into camp. _ _ The engineer officers, Sappers and Miners, and in fantry working parties, were employed under the direc tions of Major Sanders, during the night of the sth, in erecting a battery for four 18-pounders ; these guns were moved from camp before day-light in the morning of the 6th, but before they had reached the position assigned to them, it was ascertained that the enemy had evacuated the fortress. I directed the city of Ghuznee, with its citadel and the whole of its works, to be destroyed. I forward the En gineer's Report. _ - in these operations our loss has been much less than might have been expected from the numbers and position of the enemy, and the fact of the troops having been ne cessitated to move under range of the guns of the fortress. I inclose a list of killed and wounded. The exertions of Major Sanders, of the Engineers, were as usual, most zealous, and my thanks arc due to him and the department under his charge. I beg to notice the following officers :—Brigadier Wymer, Major Hibbert, commanding her Majesty's 40th Regiment ; Captain Evans, in temporary charge of the 16th Regiment of Native Infantry ; Captain White, her Majesty's 40th Regiment, commanding the light com panies of the force ; and Major Sotheby and officers of the artillery. I have every reason to be satisfied with my staff, Captain Polwhele, Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General ; Captain Waterfield, Aide-de-Camp ; Captain and Lieutenant Kay, Deputy Judge Advocate-General. I continue to receive the greatest assistance from Major Leech. • I have, &c., w.'NOTT, Major-General, Commanding Field Force, Affghanistan. P.S. I have recevered utout 327 of the Sepoys of the 27th Regiment Bengal Native Infantry, who had been sold into slavery and dispersed in villages '3O and 40 miles round Ghuznee. W. NOTT. MEMORANDUM. Camp Rozeh, near Ghuznee, Sept. 9. On the morning of the sth of September General Nott moved his camp to take up a position before Ghuznee. An advanced party was ordered to protect a reconnais ance of the works undertaken by the engineer depart ment. On the approach of this party to the hills north of the city, it was opposed in force, but was immediat e ly supported by the Gene r al, an d thus reinforced cleared the hills of the enemy, and took possession of the village of Bullal, withiri 400 yards of the city. The General immediately directed this important point, with the heights near the village, t.) be maintained, and they were occupied by two regiments of Native Infantry and two nine-pounder guns. While these operations were going on the camp was established at Rozeh, two miles and a half from the city. The guards required for the protection and general duties of the camp absorbed so many men, that but few were availablt for the duties of a siege. The General there fore determined not to invest the place in form, and di recta the engineer to concentrate the forces at his dis posal in one spot, where protection might be most conve niently afforded to the siege operations. With advertence to these instructions, the engineer proposed to establish a battery on the ridge of the hill north of the town, in advance of the village of Bullal, and distant &mut 350 yards from the nearest point of the walls. From this battery it was expected that the four 18-pounder guns would lay open the thin flank-wall con. netting the citadel on the west with the town wall in a few hours. The defences of the citadel could be swept from the same point by the Light Artillery, and the lines of loopimoled wall which would bear on the advance of the storming party were all viewed in enfilade from the site selected for the battery. The advance of the party to the assault would have been greatly facilitated by the exist ence of a thick dam of earth across the ditch immediately opposite the point marked out for the breach. It was further proposed that the principal assault should be supported by two other attacks ; one tin a attempt to blow in the water-nate (b o th t h e others hav , ing been strongly built up, an the causeways in f ront o f e u t through), b o u u i g l a m ) a , a e n o o N t th h i e e r h to pt t ri l e w a ni r tl aided by the fire of the artillery from the bill. This project met the General's approval, and at dusk on the evening of the sth of September a working party, composed of the Sappers and 160 men from the regi ments occupying the hill, commenced work on the bat tery. By 4 A.M. on the 6th of September cover for the party had been secured across the ridge of the hill, and so much progress made in the execution of the work as to lead to reasonable expectations that the four 18- pounder guns and two 24-pounder howitzers would be established in p os i t i on, an d ready to open their fire during the day. Early on the evening of the sth a brisk matchlock fire was kept up from the citadel on the hill, but thisceased. The slackened, amid at 10 p.m bad d ir ulcrossing The enemy's infantry had been observed.h the intention, it was the river near the water-gate, with s opposed, of attacking th e working party during the night ,• but towards the morning of the 6th there were grounds for believing the fort was evacuated. At day d to be the case by Lieut. North, li g ht this was a scertained k possession, at that hour, of of the Engineers, who too . the water-gate without opposition, leaving Ensign New ton and twenty sepoys of the 16 t h N ative Inf a ntr y , in charge of the gateway, and returning to the battery for further assistance. The whole of the working party was immediately moved into the town, of which and of the citadel of Ghuznee they were in possession before sun rise. EDWARD SANDERS, Major, Engineers. rnom MAJOR E. SANDERS, ENGINEERS, TO MAJOR-GENE- - -- - _ RAL W. NOTT, COMMANDING FIELD FORCE, GIIIiZNEE. Camp Rozeh, near Ghuznee, Sept. 9. Sir,—On the occupation of the fortress of Ghuznee by the troops under your command, I received orders from you to take measures for the destruction of the citadel, to as great an extent as the means at command and the time afforded by a halt of two days would permit. 2. I have now the honour to report, that the engineer department attached to your force has been employed during the ith and Bth instant on the work of demoli tion, and to state the progress effected. . 3. Fourteen mines have been sprung in the walls of the citadel, all with good effect. The upperoufotrrt andhas been completely destroyed ; the second lin e of workse ex tensively breached in two places ; and the lower injured wain lls have their revetments blown d owu and greatly mines, the wa r s , 4. In several spots remote from t h e though they have not fallen, are s o seriously shaken by the explosions that unless immediate and energetic mea sures are adopted, On the depa r t ure of your force, for their repair and security, they must crumble down during the of the t own and citadel and the roofs ensuing,he gateways n,inter. 5. . of time principal buildings have SANDERS, been fired and are still burning. I have, &e., Major, Return of the Killed, theWounded,Engineers.Missing command of Ma or -Gener al William Not t, on the ie setnhgoagre September.in entuitb th e enemy be fore Ghuznee, n the Grand total of killed and wounded, 46 officers an men, 6 horses. Officer wounded—Ensign St annus, 16th Regimen t Bengal Native Infantry. W. NOrr, Major-General, Commanding Field Force. Examined, T. POLWIIELE, Captain, Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General. THE OCCUPATION OF CAUBITL. FROM MAJOR-GENERAL POLLOCK, C. 13., COMMANDING IN AFFGHANISTAN, TO T. M. MADDOCK, ESQ., SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DEPARTMENT. _ Camp, near Caubul, Sept. 16. _ _ Sir,=l have the honour a forward, for the informa tion of the Right Hon. the Governor-General, copy of my dispatch to the address of Major-General Lumley, Adjutant-General of the army. I have„ &C., GEORGE POLLOCK, Major-General, Co al m andiag in A flghanistatt. F TIOM MAJOR-G F.NER A L G. POLLOCK, CIL, C6M3IANPINO IN AFFG lIANISTA N, TO MAJOR-GENET:AL J. 11...LP/LEY, ADJUTANT -GENERAL OF THE ARMY. Camp Caubul, Sept. Sir, —I have the honour to report, for the intreiation of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, that on the 14th instant we marched from Khoord Caubul to IloPtidn,h I took the precaution of sending parties to man the heights of the Khoord Caubul pass, but we met Ivith no opposition. On the 15th I moved on to Caubul and mi.: camped on the race-course. This morning I proceeded to the Bala Hissar, with the following troops :—a troop. of Horse Artillery under Major Delafosse a company from each regiment o f I n f antry under Lieut.-Colonel Taylor ; the 3d Dragoons, under Major Lockwood ; troop of the Ist Regiment of Light Cavalry ; n rissalah of the 3d Irregalar Cavalry, with the whole of the 'Gene ral and Division Staff: The ob.;eet was to plant the Bri tish colours in the Bala Ilissar on the spot most Conspi cuous from the city. The Prince Ewell Jung, who joined my camp at Gundamuck, expressed a wish to go with the party, to which I assented. • On our arrival at tho spot selected, the colours were hoisted, the band or her Majesty's 9th Foot immediately struck up the na tional anthem of " God save the Queen," and u Royal salute was fired from the guns of the Horse Artillery, the whole of the troops present giving three cheers. I have left the colours in the Bala Hisser, to be hoisted daily as long as we remain. The Infantry also remain .. under the command of Lieutenant. Colonel Taylor, but they will ba relieved on the arrival of Major-General Nott by a Native Regiment from his force. I expect General Nott will reach Caubul to-morrow or the -next day. Since our arrival hero we have not been able to obtain any certain information of Mahomed Akbar. It appears, hoa ever, that Ameen Oollah has separated from him. Neither of them have ventured to return in the direc tion of Caubul. The following prisoners have come into the camp :—Mrs. Trevor, with eight children ; Cautaia and Mrs. Anderson, with three children ; Captain Troup . : and Dr. Campbell. Unless some very unforeseen circum stances occur, I expect to obtain possession of the re mainder of the prisoners in the course of eight or ten days, with the exception of Captain Bygrave, who, I regret to find, has been taken by Mahomed Akbar, and was with him during the action of the 13th inst.. I have, &c., GEORGE POLLOC,K. Major-General Commanding in Affghanistan. FROM MAJOR-GENERAL G. POLLOCK, C. 8., COMMANDING IN AFFGRANISTAN, TO T. H. HADDOCK, ESQ., SECRE TARY TO GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DEPARTMENT. Camp, near Caubui, Sept. 17. Sir,—l have the honour to forward, for the informa tion of the Right Hon. the Governor-General, cop, of my despatch, of date the 14th instant, to the addl.,. ss o f Major-General I.anuley, Adjutant-General of th e army. I have, &c., GEORGE POLLOrJK, Major-General Commanding in Aikhanistan. THE FIGHT AT TEZEEN. FROM MAJOR-GENERAL G. POLLOCK, C. 8., COMMANDINS IN AFFGHANISTAN, TO MAJOR-GENERAL J. R. LUMLEY, ADJUTANT-GENERAL OF THE ARMY. Camp, Bootkhak, Sept. 14. Sir—l have the honour to report, for tie information of his Excellency th e Commander in Cblel, that I marched from Seh Baba on the 11th instant, and arrived at Tezeen the same day, where I was joined by Major- General M•Caskill, with the 2d divisiOn. On the 12th I halted, in consequence of the cattle of the 2d division having suffered from the effects of fatigue, caused by their forced march ; this halt the (imy imagined to ltie the result of hesitation, and in the afternoon attacked the pickets on the left flank, and became so daring that I considered it necessary to send Lieutenant-Colonel Taylor, with 250 men of her Majesty's 9th Foot, to drive them back ; some sharp fighting took place, and the enemy were driven up the neighbouring hills, from the crests of which they kept up a heavy tiro. Lieut.-Colonel Taylor, however, with a small - party crept up one end of the hill unperceived by the enemy, who were hotly engaged in their front, and lay concealed until joined by a few more of his men, when, rushing up on the flank of the astounded Affghans, he inflicteKl a severe lesson, pouring in a destructive fire upon thein_aa they fled down the hill. A chieftain was found umoni; the slain, who it is supposed was the brother of KhoO. dabux Khan.. The enemy rune:Red inoffensitk; on our left flank, in consequence of this very well hsuned and gallant affair of 'Lieut.-Colonel Taylor's, anr. withdrew to the right, where they commenced a furious attack upon a picket consisting of 80 men of the 60th Regiment of Native Infantry, commanded by Lieut. Montgomery, who sustained the assault with great resolution until re inforcements reached him, when the enemy were beaten off ; in this attack the picket had 4 killed, Lieutenant Montgomery and 17 men wounded ; the enemy came so close that frequent recourse was had to tho bayonet.. Their attempts on the pickets continued thoughout the night, but were invariably unsuccessful. The valley of Tezeen, where we were encamped, is, completely encircled by lofty hills, and on the morning of the 13th it was perceived that the Affghans had occupied in great force every height not already crowned by our troops. I commenced my march towards the mouth of the Tezeen pass, where I left two guns, two squadrons of her Majesty's 3d Dragoons, a party of the Ist Light Cavalry and 3d Irregular Cavalry. The enemy's horse appeared in the valley, with the intention of falling upon the baggage, but it gives rne very great pleasure to state, that the Dragoons and native cavalry (regular and irregular) made a most brilliant charge, and with such effect, that the whole body of the enemy's force was completely routed, and a number of them. cut up. The pass of Tezeen affords great advantages to an enemy occupying the heights, and on the present occa sion Mahomed Akbar neglected nothing to render its natural difficulties as formidable as numbers could make it. Our troops mounted the heights, and the Affghans contrary to their general custom, advanced to meet them, ° and a desperate struggle ensued ; indeed, their defence was so obstinate, that the British bayonet in many • ington,. stances alone decided the contest. The light companyll - e l t e id d ed by in the head, u a s scending Captain I W N o ‘ f lo he l r r i e the hills on the left of the pass under ahe cross-fire, charged and overthrew their opponents, leaving d several horses and their riders, supposed to be chiefs, dead on the hill; the slaughter was considerable, and the tinned during the greater part of the d the con-, ay, enemy appearing resolved that we should not ascend the Hutt Kotul ; one spirit seemed to pervade all, and a determi nation to conquer overcame the obstinate of the enemy, who were at length forced t t a h n e c i e r namerous and strong positions, and our troops mounted the Hurt Kotul, giving three cheers when they reached the summit. Here Lieut. Cunningham, with a party of Sappers, pressed the enemy so bard that they lett in their Precipitation a 24-pounder howitzer and limber, carrying off the draught bullocks. Having heard that another gun had been seen, and concluding that it could not have gone very far, I detached a squadron of Dra goons under Captain Tritton, and two Ilorse Artillery guns under Major Delefosse, in pursuit. The gun (a 12-pounder howitzer) with bullocks sufficient fur the two guns was soon captured. The Dragoons again got among the enemy, and succeeded in cutting up mar)) , of them. Captain Broadfoot with the Sappers advanced, and pith the Dragoons happened to fall in with another party of die enemy, of whom upwards of twenty were killed. I have ascertained there were about 16,(1150 men in the field opposed to me, a considerable yortion of whom was cavalry, Mahamed Akbar Khan, Mahomed ~. shah Khan, Ameen Oollah, and many other ellietS ,_ with their followers were present, all of whom I have reason to believe have taken to flight. We have gained .• a complete victory, and our enemies have suffered Se- ' vcrely, having several hundreds killed, losing their guns and three standards, one of which was taken from the enemy's horse by the Ist Light Cavalry.' Ai t ho u . ll - many attempts were made at the baggage i none p e; • a successful, chiefly owing to the judicious andd i ' w -- ° i arable arrangements of Lieutenant-Colonel Richmond, cote, '• mending the rear-guard. and for which he deserves :he greatest credit. The Lahore contingent, under the able direction ,of Captain Lawrence, has invariably • fail assistance, dragging the guns, given the most cheer- ' and covering the rear -guard. -,_oecupying the heights, ' Kotul and at Tezeen their long While ascendiag iluft jezails told ff T -- • keeping the ground.c ee ively Major Skinner, her (ached with a strong Majesty's 31st F oot, b a d be en do- fr the purpose of dislodging party on th e n i g h t o f the 12th, for the heights in f ront of a body of th e enemy on the • camp ; this duty w as p er f orme d with great gallantry the next m orn i ng , an d hi s operations 4. contributed much to frustrate the attempts of the en em y on our right fl un k . separate As the Major's movements wer e for some time se p rom those of the main column, I deem it expedient e from to annex his report. The enemy being completely dispersed, we p ursued . our march and encamped at •,hoord Caubul without fur ther o .: - ppasaton. The troops cu this, us on all forme r occasions wh ere t h ey h are b een engage d pith the enetn; show e d t h e most determ i ne d va l our , a n d I fekl tha .: l cannot too highly praise their conduct ; each regim e seemed to vie with the others in their endeavours ta - l ' e * " Wee the enemy, which theyynost effectuall) a ea plished. I have received from Major-Gener a l N . l, t , - - V i k a IK.H., who on this occasion commanded the main 1% ;-. 1 . -. ' assistance, and from Major-General Sz-, R. .ale 0.0.13., coaxaanding the advance guard, the " i :Le. most zoaaaas co-operation. The following officers have also given. me every reason to be satisfied with their exertions :____D,i gadier Monteith, C. 8., commanding the Brigadier Tulloch, commanding the 4th brigade i , gadier White, commanding Cavalry, 2d brigade, and Bd. Colonel Bolton, commanding .alry bitgaile ; Lieut.- Lieut.-Colonel Richmond, her Majesty's 31st Foot i c In fantry ; Lieutenant -Colonel 'Taylor, 33d Native ing her Majesty' s 9th Foot ; aylor, K. command ing Skinuer, her Major Ma- - jesty's 31 s t r out ; lln i sh, comman di ng 26th Na tive Infant ry ; Major Delafosse, commandieg the Artillery ; lqa the -Ist 'or Crom . ' Light Cavalry i . mehn, commanding j or J.4ocewooo,. commending her ; m„. T i. ~, Majesty's 3d -Light Dragoons ; Cataain Naple ,