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n collect- to orris had , t under private E'ter the xtreinely pose us, with the says here which, ) one, nor our best irrisoned ncamped bed of a Ind other ney that ;.ers,' the lost gun has been he pl un h will be ; are not be em itly. 22d, Ge al, under d during ck of an ; of two ,ure des- k to-day ain Lip Adams, Captain Dm what !ngers of 3r ; they and they but the ist come two re- ous, oc of those Cornet escaped, ►ack, the from a urnaul), off, that 1 on and occupa lo insult ries here )oliticals Alas housand :ure and ling our , ur pri lla His t let him ce place. r rupees Father LS enting iportant to our. Relat zing to official iorn the t issue. ted, on y made man tle ted of a ah's 3d ld two en (70) m cora n 1841, cl upon ie best They isurree— re now• rith the the 7th or en- Prince Shah execu- Nott we than mornr a fort' about a t about. vas de nd four pickly eight lut one were f artil -1 from They under dashed .etreat careely ?d with cly at citation of the tended ensued. enants peans. The rghun. , when order a of a ny and Ms of with ttalion . 2,000 ) join on an ns to being Vymer named I pro- They argent isE, a west- month - came anger, ppears force . On Jung, idered igibly r part ►vern- mite, vern sup- ch ins rt of inbul laliar .bun is in ri in. I r Art.. fail in; LI , o . . and he returns them to their friends unranAom;kl and unharmed. He maintains a close and friendly inter course with Capt. Skinner,whom he protects. The ladies accompanying the army are withdrawn by him from the dangers which must have been fatal to them, and conveyed in all honour to a place of safety. He res cues with his own hands a child of one of our officers of which the Ghilzies had got possession, and returns it to its mother. Meanwhile the destruction of the Caubul army is consummated, and Akbar Khan is again in the mountains without followers or influ ence. Once more we have him organising the tribes in the passes to oppose us. By the 6th April he has 6,000 men under his command, when the brilliant success of Sir Robert Sale sends him again to the - wilds wounded and helpless. He now resumes charge (1 the prisoners, and gives up his litter, disabled as he was, to a lady who had been sick. He sends Captain Ilackenzie twice in on his parole to negotiate with us, and returns to us the dead body of General Elphin stone, with his official papers. We again bear that he is deserted and without a party of any power : when he manages to capture the Balla Hissar, in his father's capital, keeps Futteh Jung, son of the late Shah Soojah, nominally on the Throne, and claims for himself no more than the place of Prime Minister or Vizier. We speak of all these things as ascer tained facts fully admitted by all parties ; the atro cities ascribed to him are, so far as it appears from direct evidence, purely hypothetical ! The ferocious threats and denunciations hurled against him are so in defiance, in many cases, in cases in defect, of anything like proof of guilt. We have very conflicting accounts of Akbar Khan's pre • tsent position and influence at Caubul. Futteh Jung, in applying to us for assistance, writes, it is said, that the Siraar has not 600 followers on whom he could rely ; and that, should we make our appearance, he sight easily be turned adrift by the Prince himself. if this be true that Futteh Jung could so easily turn lint out of the Balla Hissar, the question arises how he ever allowed him to get in. We suspect that the prin ciple of possession forming nine points of the law holds good at Caubul as much as it does elsewhere. Other authorities affirm that the Barukzve influence is at present paramount. We have heard but little of the prisoners of late : they were reported to have been carried away beyond Hindoo Khoosh, but this proves untrue. Lady Macnaghten and Colonel Shelton 'were met on the 13th June by some of the sepoys of the 27th N. 1., who had escaped from Ghuznee. 'They were within a few miles of Caubul, where are all our people ; some few privates at Futtabad alone excepted. It may be some consolation to them to be once more together in th e i r cap ti v it y ; and theyare likely to enjoy more comfort s , an d su ff er f rom f ewer privations in the capital than in the mountain holds of the chiefs. There seems but little chance of their release until we finally leave the country; as they can any day be put beyond our reach in Kohistan. or Transoxania, should we threaten to remove them. They appear to have been all along detained as host ages for our removal. They were allowed every in dulgence,—no restraint whatever, further than was necessary for their safe detention, having been at any time imposed on them. QUETTAH. The country around Quettah is perfectly quiet, the leading rebel chiefs having come into terms with us. ! 'he garrison there is weak, though equal, we trust, to t ny work they may be called on to perform, and we rogTet to say very sickly. The 12th Bombay N. 1., trader th e comman d of Major Reid, with some irregu- I xs, in charge of 3,500 camels with stores, and 100,000/. of treasure, left Quettah on the 9th of June to occupy the formerly abandoned fort of Killa Ab iloolah, half way to Candahar. They reached their I iestination in safety, a detachment having been sent 1) meet them on the hither side of the Kojjuck Pass, 1z) take charge of the camels, &c., meant for the use of General Nott. The 12th had taken a month's stores With them, and were directed to collect provisions from the surrounding country for the use of the Candahar Joree on its retreat, now for a time postponed. Scinde nay be included under the general head of Quettah, 'without regard to geographical disconnection ; there teing, in fact, no news of any note from that quart er except the unusu a l magn itude of the overflow of the Indus. GHUZNEE. Various of the sepoys of the Ghuznee garrison lice contrived to find their way to Candabar as well tis Jellalabad. They give us the agreeable assurance that Colonel Palmer and all his officers are in safety ; :Lieutenant Lumsden and his lady alone having fallen. They also add (though this seems less probable) that 500 or 600 of the sepoys are still in existence. should this prove true, not more than 100 of them cnn have perished subsequent to the surrender ; as Colonel Palmer seems to have had no more than be twixt 700 and 800 under his .command at the date of his despatch on the Ist March. One writer states that by latest accounts the Ghuznee prisoners were :proceeding in the direction of Kelat-i-Ghilzie. abould this prove true, it looks as if they were vacant to be brought to bear on negotiations with Nott at Candahar. BUNDELKU,,tID. Mere has been another," brleofi with the Boondelas— :s a mart little affair—ver cred itable to our troop s . I ,dve the f o ll ow i ng aceout t of it from the Hurkaru : " A squadron o f t if Bth Light C ava l ry, un d er Captain Moor e , accom p , a nied by C apta i n S tuddy and timet Swint on , sonu -ten days since received orders ertisore in one ni g ht, f ears to march over to Hum being entertained for the treatall.. — 'what place. At the sam e ti me some infantry N; r ete orc lered to f o ll ow them, and a day or two afterwards a troop of the 'same regiment, under Brevet-C,wtain Tweedale, Was sent to Calpee, with some infantry, for the pro tection of that place. This was folloved by a wing oaf the 57th Regiment Native Infantry, under Major Jones, being ordered off to Banda. Moore's squadron 'was pushed on to Keitah, in progress to which Place (after a march of twenty-five miles) they 'came suddenly on a single company of the 13th segimont N. 1., closely engaged with a very large body 1/ E the insurgents. The cavalry immediately charged, and, riding over some matchlock men whom they se alne unexpectedly on in a ravine or nullah, and who Were thus en a bl e d t o p o ur in a volley on them, which aid some execution, routed the enemy's horse. It '`'as a gallant little affair, and most fortunate for I:ay.:. Mitchell that the cavalry came up. As it was, company lost six men killed and seventeen Iwourided. Capt. Moore, commanding the cadets, got .„.. 4 bail hit ju s t b e l ow hi s k nee , a n d th e sq ua d ron lost 'l9llr horses killed, and six men and ten horses wounded. Vd.ornet Swinton had a narrow escape, his horse being k, "led under him. The dead body of a native was "rought to Capt. Moore, which was reported to be the l ' )(-1 3 , aja of Chirgong ; but it seems no one of Moore's rartY were able, from their own knowledge, to re ognise it as that of the troublesome individual in restion. If, however, it should prove that the late -44 .1 a of Chirgong is really dead, these disturbances Bundelkund will probably be finished, for there is 110 , doubt h e was the leader. Report says that 200 of ° rebels were kill e d in this affair. A company of i ' l4 , "e 3 1st N.I. is this day ordered to march to-morrow ev ening towards Calpee, and to reach their destination, i two forced marches." 1 , It i s sa id t h at a f orce of 5,000 men is to be sent to a n i n th e co ld wea th er . Thi s w ill soon pu t Tvn the ri s i ng o f the re f rac t or y Chi e f s , if thi s desi -1"Ple end should not be previously accomplished by a better political management, which it seems we 4.,11'e destined to see, for Major Sheman, one of the I " 3l st men in the country, has been appointed to the 1) ,. ° b n tieal ch arg e of the Sangur and Nerbudder ter- NORTH-WEST PROVINCES. The only items of intelligence we have received "'nee Saturday are, that no movement had occurred 4 ‘_,t Jellal a b a d on th e 22d u l t i mo, an d t h a t th e con voy despatch e d from Ferozepore, on the 21st of May, had reached Peshawur in safety on the 25th of June, hav trlg experienced v ery grea t difficulties in crossing the Phis, which h a d risen cons id era bl y , an d was w ithout t he advantages of the bridge, which had been dis rn_ atitled some time before. We have seen an opinion that it might, with facility, be kept afloat during the ;Ms. Very exagg e rated ac c oun t s o f th e breach of ''selpline at Alee Baghan had reached Peshawur, but 7 s e believe we gave the true details on Saturday.— elhi Gazette, July 6. 4 „ §INILAH.---The most contradictory rumours are "3 111 . g here from mou th t o mou th. Th ose w ho are a nxious for war say the army of reserve proceeds to reshawur, as soon as organized, while others, who, to make all sure, name no less a functionary than t h e .4. looks G. as their authority, say that the army of reserve well on paper, but that there is very little chance of its ever assembling.—lbid. EitOZEPORE--The Sutledge has risen very much late, and on the Ist it was higher than the site of t he cavalry stables.—lbid. Bohan troops w hi c h went t o P es h B o l a k burned Alee en route ; the Europeans are said to have ravished a lot o f un h a ppy women on the occa rl, in th e presence of a crow d o f a d m i r i ng Sepa s.L; an unfortu na t e even t this, as it may give the e glialls an exc use f or reta li a ti n g on our women in ir hands. Even the Hindoostanees get demoralised. t„ The unpopularity of the service with the Hindoos - C4.o;neasyctithisoinndreadful, and it is difficult to get them to I need harly say that all our political with the cut-throats of these parts are gammon. They take our money greedily, but kick lthe moment we are not in a position to kick . lent There are too many fat appointments going h ere for us to return soon. lam satisfied that the greater number of our politicals look more to t he 6 ,, il uting of th e i r own w h ee lb arrows th an the guidance 01 the state coach.—Agra y Uhhbar, July 7. ii, A, i n ,arm of 5,000 men is we ' lea rn, to ta the Bundelkuncl during the cold weather.ke The CE. ohjecrOf tie expedition is the tranquillisation of the country, but wc , very clou'ot its success. The Boondelas Will osier no resistance, and yield wherever the force appears, but with its disappearance and 'the return of the hot weather they will again break out into their annual insurrection. lhe appointment of a military commissioner possessed of abilities and power will alone ensure the tranquillity of this exten sive district.—Agra Ukhbar, July 9. MADRAS. The Supreme Government have, we understand, sent orders that on the arrival of the two regiments from England, her Majesty's 25th and 84th, they are to be sent to Moulmein to relieve her Majesty's 63d, which will then return to Madras. The reason of this order is, that it is believed the climate of the Tenaserim coast will be found more congenial to the constitutions of mem just arrived from Europe than that of the Indian Peninsula. This order is both wise and humane, and shows a praiseworthy consi deration on the part of the Governor-General for the well-being of our European troops.—Spectator, July 9. BENGAL. The Proprietors : - ;f the Bank of Bengal have de clared a dividend at the rate of 12 percent. per annum, or 240 rs. per:share, on the operations of the last half year.—Calculta Star, July 6. We regret to state that intelligence has reached town of the death of Captain William Murray, offi ciating principal assistant Commissioner of the Saugor and Nerbudda territories.—Englishman, July 6. We have to -announce the death, at IVlussooree, of Major-General J. NeWton, of the Bengal army. The exact date of the occurrence we are not aware of.— Eng/ishman, July 7. CEYLON. COFFEE.—The appearances of the coffee bush all through the interior indicate a most abundant crop. It is, however, to be understood that this is not speak ing comparatively, because the coffee crop is always as abundant in Ceylon as it is possible to be.— Observer, June 30. We regret to learn that Lieutenant Travers, of the Ceylon Rifle Rekiment, riding a vicious horse a few days ago, in the interior, met with a severe accident, by which he has had his leg broken below the knee. It appears that the horse got restive just as he was going along the brink of a steep portion of the road, and having become unmanageable, both the animal and its unfortunate rider fell down the precipice. We hope the accident is not of such a serious nature as is reported, and that Lieutenant Travers, who is a most amiable and promising young officer, will soon re cover from the effects of it. The horse, we under stand, broke his back in the fall, and was immediately shot.—Ceylon Herald, July 1. (OFFICIAL DESPATCHES.) NOTIFICATION. Secret Department, Allahabad, June 11. The Right Hon. the Governor-General of India is pleased to direct the publication of the annexed copies of despatches from Major-Genera Nott, commanding the British force at Candabar "Candahar, March 12. " Sir,—l have the honour to acquaint you, for the in formation of the Right Hon. the Governor-General of India, that during the mont h o f F e b ruary considerable numbers of the rebel forces under the command of Prince Suftar Jung and other Affghan chiefs assembled in the vicinity of Candahar, plundering the villages, and by every possible means urging the inhabitants to join in an attack upon the British troops. In the beginning of the present month the enemy approached close to the city of Candahar. «I made the necessary arrangements for the safety of the city, and, leaving a garrison of about 2,600 men in it, I on the 7th instant moved with the remainder of my force against the enemy. They retired as I advanced ; they were driven first across the river Turnuk, and then across the Urghundab. They would not allow our in fantry to come in contact with them. On the 9th we got near enough to open our guns upon them with great effect; they were soon broken, and fled ; my want of good cavalry saved them from being totally destroyed ; they were dispersed in every direction. " During a march of five days, opposed to 12,000 of the enemy, who had upwards of 6,000 well-mounted cavalry continually moving round our column, not a camel was taken or a particle of baggage lost. The troops marched without tents, both officers and men, and the conduct of my artillery and infantry was excellent. " I think this dispersion of the rebel force will have the best effect, as it will convince the inhabitants that the chiefs cannot face us in the field with any chance of suc cess. lam now doing all in my power to conciliate the villagers, and to induce them to return to the cultivation of their lands, and to live in peace under the assurance of protection. "During my absence a strong detachment of the enemy made an attempt on the city, and succeeded in burning one of the gates, but they were repulsed with great loss by the gallantry of the troops in garrison under com mand of Major Lane, of the 2d Regiment of Native In fantry, whose report shall be forwarded for the informa tion of Government by the first opportunity.—l am, &c., " W. NOTT, Major-General, "Commanding at Candahar." "Candahar, March 20, 1842. " Sir,—With reference to the concluding paragraph of my letter to your address under date the 12th instant, I have now the honour of forwarding to you Major Lane's report of an attack made on one of the city gates of Candahar, which was most gallantly repulsed by the Bengal Sepoys, small details from her Majesty's 40th Regiment, and from the 4th company 2d battalion of artillery. I have, &c., " W. NOTT, Major-General "Commanding at Candahar." "FROM MAJOR C. R. W. LANE, COMMANDING CANDAHAR GARRISON, TO CAPTAIN SCOTT. MAJOR OF BRIGADE. "Candahar, 'March 12. "Sir,—For the information of Major-General Nott, commanding, I have the honour to report the following particulars of an att ac k ma d e u p on C an d ahar on the 6 night ofthe 10th instant. During the forenoon of the above date, large bodies of the enemy, horse and foot, were observed assembling from all quarters, taking up a position near old Canda liar and the adjoining villages ; and in the course of the day their numbers rapidly increased, parties from the main body moving round and establishing themselves in front of the Sitikarpore-gate. As their object was, evi dently, to attack the garrison, the Political Agent directed the inhabitants to shut their shops and remain within their houses ; and precautions were taken to secure the gates by piling bags of grain inside. " About 8 o'clock a desperate attack was made upon the Herat gate, and owing to the darkness of the night, some combustibles were placed near it and ignited unperceived, and in a few minutes the gate was in flames ; I immediately ordered a party of 100 rank and file from the 2d Regiment and a company from the Shares Ist Infantry to support the guard at the gate, and two guns were also placed in position commanding the entrance. " Dense masses of the enemy had now collected at this point, keeping up an incessant and heavy fire, which was returned with great effect from the ramparts, but so reckless and daring were the assailants, that notwith standing the fearful havoc among them, eight or ten men actually forced their sway by tearing down the burning fragments of the gate, and scrambling over the begs of grain ; these were instantly shot, and their fate, together with the galling fire from the walls, dismayed the attack ing party, who retired about midnight, after four hours resolute fighting. " Another attack took place at the Shikarpore gate about nine P.M., and a similar attempt was made to fire 1 it, which, however, failed, and the assailants were driven back; a small party also approached the Caubul gate, but the garrison being everywhere on the alert, the enemy was compelled to retire about one o'clock A M. of the 11th, and when the day broke not a soul was visible. " The guards over the several gates were so completely sheltered, that not a single casualty occurred, whilst the well directed and destructive fire which was maintained for nearly four hours, must have done great execution. Upwards of 50 dead bodies were found in and near the Herat gate, and from the determined assault of the enemy, who came close up to the walls, their loss must have been immense ; report estimates it at 1,000 killed and wounded, and I am informed by Major Rawlinsou, Political Agent, that Prince Suftur Jung, Meerza Ahmed, and other Sirdars, were present, encouraging the troops. " A considerable quantity of grain was unavoidably destroyed at the Herat gate, but as it presented a strong barrier, I trust the sacrifice will be considered unim 2;4ortant. This gate has been built up, and the others have been temporarily barricaded with gram bags. " Before concluding my report, I would beg to ac knowledge the valuable assistance rendered me on this occasicn by Major Rawlinson, Political Agent, and Captain Ripley, Fort Adjutant. The exertions of every officer ana soldier in garrison were unremitting, and it affords me infinite pleasure to bear testimony to the ad mirable conduct of all parties during the attack. " I have, &c. "C.R. W. LANE, Major." FROM MAJOR.-GENERAL W. NOTT, COMMANDING AT CANDAHAR, TO MR. T. H. MADDOCK, SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF IND nd lA. " Caahar, March 28, 1842. " Sir, —Having deemed it desirable to detach a brigade under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Wymer, for the double purpose of fora g in g and giving protection to the numerous villages along the left bank of the Urghun dab river, against the marauding system adopted by the rebel army commanded by Prince Suftur Jung and other Affghan chiefs, I have now the honour to forward to you, for the information of the Right Hon. the Governor 'General of India, a report from that officer of an attack made on his detachment, and of the complete defeat of the enemy. I have ascertained that their loss was great, and that several of their chiefs were killed and wounded, while our loss was comparatively trifling. " On my arrival on the field, I was pleased with the judicious arrangements made by Lieutenant-Colonel Wymer; and the cool and determined manner in which he opposed the enemy and protected his convoy did credit to our =lns; and I beg leave to bring him under the favourable notice of Government. " The enemy were finally driven across the Urghundab in. the greatest confusion, and with very considerable loss. The Artillery and Infantry distinguished them selves. " I have, &c., " W. NOTT, Major-General, " Commanding at Candahar." LIE UTENANT-COLONEL G. P. WYMER, COMMANDING DETACHMENT, TO CAPT. SCOTT, MAJOR OF BRIGADE. " Candahar, Camp, Baba Wullee, March 27, 1842. " Sir,—l have the honour to report, for the informa- THE SUN. LONDON,_SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1842. tion of Major-General Nott, Commanding at Candahar, that, it obedience to his instruction s, I matched from that place on the Morning of the 25th inst., with half a oop of the Shah's Horse Artillery; one troop of Hal dane's Horse ; half a troop of Leeson's Horse ; 6th Re giment of Bengal Native Infantry ; 38th Regiment, ditto ; 2d Shah's Regiment, with the intention of forag ing for the cavalry and cattle at the village of Seikhchu lah ; but, on receiving a report from Captain DallaS, that the country thereabouts had recently been foraged over and the water turned off by the enemy, he suggested the advantage to be derived by a move upon Baa Wullee, which was adopted. On reaching that place I sighted the rebel camp on the opposite side of the Urghundab, distant about four miles, and large bodies of cavalry grazing their horses between it and the river. I con tinued my march to the spot selected for my encampment, and shortly after reaching it at half-past ten or eleven, a large body of the enemy's cavalry was observed, forming and occupying the pass in my rear ; on which I re inforced the rear-guard with two guns and a wing of the 38th Native Infantry, placing the convoy under the hills in the rear and protecting its front and flanks with the force at my disposal, which had hardly been effected, when finding the force above-mentioned fast increasing I deemed it highly' necessary to move back for then:dispersion, taking with me two Horse- Artillery guns under Lieutenant Turner, 38th Regiment, and a party of Skinner's Horse, under Lieutenant Tra vers, detaching two companies of the 38th Regiment to drive the enemy from the tops of some low hills they had crowned with horsemen on my left; which was speedily done, and the well-directed fire from Lieutenant Tur ner's guns soon drove in the body of the enemy collected on the pass, commanded, I am told, by Salloa Khan, and Taj Mahomed, who moved round to join the party then threatening the right flank of the convoy. On this I retraced my steps and rejoined the convoy, which had been left under Lieutenant-Colonel Maclaren's charge during my absence, and who had dislodged a third body of the enemy from the enclosed gardens and village in his front with a - part of the 16th regiment. On my reaching the convoy I directed Captain Macan, corn mandine•c the Shah's 2d Regiment, to move his corps, supported by two guns and the half of Leeson's horse under Ensign Chamberlain, against the party on the right flank, which movement had been partly executed when the force, under. the Major-General's personal command, arrived to my support, at the time when the party of cavalry under Ensign Chamberlain received a partial check from an overpowering body of the enemy, and that Officer was severely wounded, and Lieutenant Travers slightly, who acted in concert with him. " Inclosed f have the honour to forward a return of the killed and wounded on the occasion, and to express my entire approbation of the conduct of all officers and men engaged in the action. " I trust I may be permitted to bring to the "Major- General's notice the admirable practice of the artillery under Lieutenant Turner's guidance, every shot from which told with beautiful effect upon (he dense masses of the enemy. " To Lieutenant Waterford, Adjutant 38th Regiment, who acted as my personal staff on the occasion, lam much indebted for the very able manner in which he conducted the various duties assigned to him.—T have, &c. " G. P. WYMER, Lieutenant-Colonel, " Commanding Detachment." Secret Department, Allahabad, June 27, 1842. The Right Hon. the Governor-General of India is pleased to direct the publication of the following dia. pa:ches from Major-General Nott. Commanding at Can dahar _ _ " Head-quarters, Candahar, May 21, 1842. " Sir,—l have the honour to forward to you a dis patch from Major-General England, No. 524, of the 29th ultimo, detailing an affair with the enemy in Pisheen.—l am, &c. W. NOTT, Major-General, "Commanding Lower Affghanistan and Scinde." of Brigade; 3d Regiment Light Cavalry; 7th Regiment Light Cavalry ; Bth Regiment Light Cavalry. IRREGULAR CAVALRY. Major Alexander, Commandant ; Brigade Staff; 4th Irregular Cavalry ; Gthlrregular Cavalry. - INFANTRY. Ist Division.—lst or Light Brigade.—Brigadier Or chard, C. 8., Commandant ; Major of Brigade ; Ist Eu ropean or Light Infantry ; Ist Light Infantry Battalion; 2d Light Infantry Battalion. 2d Brigade,--Brigadier Paul. Commandant ;' Major of Brigade; her Majesty's 3d or Buffs ; 9th Regiment Na tive.lnfantry ; 10th Regiment Native Infantry. 2d Division.-3d Brigade.—Brigadier Moore, Com mandant ; Major of Brigade ; her Majesty's 39th Regi ment of Foot ; 59th Regiment Native Infantry ; 63d Reginient Native Infantry. 4th Brigade.—Brigadier Young, Commandant; Major of Brigade ; 2d European Regiment ; 39th Regiment Native Infantry ; Sirmoor Local Battalion. J. STUART', Lieutenant-Colonel, Secretary to the Government of India, Military Depart- Ment, with the Right Hon. the Governor .General. Co MNIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY, JULY 19.—The trade of this place is every day getting worse—without the slightest glimpse of improvement.. The poverty of the people is also on the increase, and they are wholly unable now to purchase British manufactures to the same extent as before. Not withstanding that the Custom •houSe returns for the year 1841-42 exhibit a material falling-off in the quantity of manufactured goods imported, prices have fallen lower than ever, and there can now be no doubt that, next season, if they are saleable at all, it must be at prices lower than we have yet seen. The Bombay Times of this day says : " With the exception of cotton shipments to China, there is an almost total suspension of business there at present. Cotton piece goods and twist are entirely un saleable ; the warehouses are glutted with them ; while the numerous !arrivals from England daily add to the accumulated stocks. There is no prospect whatever of any improvement in prices after the monsoon ; on the contrary, there is every probability that they will be considerably lower, unless some degreu of firmness be given to the market from the cessation of imports—and of that, judging from past experience, there is but little prospect. Such, however, is the quantity of goods now in store that the utmost that can be expected, even from an entire cessation of imports for some months, is the maintenance merely of the miserable prices ruling pre vious to the monsoon." There can be no doubt of the correctness of this : imports (notwithstanding the ruinous l osses ) w ill no t cease, and there is not, I believe, a merchant in the place, who expects anything else than a decline in prices on the opening of the season. Prospects fur shipping, not only at Bombay, but at every other place, are miserable in the extreme. Some ships, particularly North American built, arc obliged to lay up—there being a prejudice against them, particu larly in Calcutta and in China. The following is from he Bombay Times of to-day : " SHIPPING PROSPECTS IN INDIA. " We are sorry that we are unable t o announce an y improvement in freights by th e present mail, either at Bombay or at any of the other Indian or eastern ports. Notwithstanding the numerous departures of ships in ballast to Calcutta and elsewhere, in search of employ ment, the arrivals at. Bombay have been equally numer ous, and a glance at the shipping list will show that our harbour is as crowded as ever. Freight to Liverpool has, since our last, been engaged at the unprecedentedly low rate of 10s. per ton, and there is at present not suf ficient produce in the place to load much more than half the unemployed tonnage. At Calcutta matters are not quite so bad, but they promise to be so ere. long. The calcutta Star, of July 4, says : " Numerous and unexpected arrivals from New South Wales, the Mauritius, and Bombay, have contributed to depress rates 10s. to 15s. per ton within the past month, the prospects of this trade are at present most gloomy, the Indian seas are swarming with British tonnage, and every port 'and harbour in India is reported full of shipping, much, or most of which, it is apprehended, may come hither for employment ; if to these be added the usual shipping of the season, and the tonnage taken up at home to bring out the 10,000 troops intended for India, it is probable that the rates of tonnage may fall this season below any precedent." Cotton has advanced in price, and the holders are de candy Sarat and Broach, mandinc , 112 rupees per and other qualities in proportion—but we have not heard of any actual purchases as yet having been made above 110. There is only a very small quantity in the place available for purchase ; and in general it is of a very inferior quality. Exchange on London for first class paper is now 2s. Id. to 2s. d. six months' sight ; on Calcutta and Madras half per cent. discount, thirty days' sight. CALCUTTA. The most important item of intelligence from Calcutta relates to the Indigo crop. The accounts from several important indigo districts represent the prospects of the season as very dismal. The late gale did much damage to the standing crop, but the incessant rain of ten days which succeeded it has almost destroyed the plant. The unusual rise of the river has completed the Injury occa sioned by the gale and the rain, and it is confidently stated that the out-turn of the season will fall consider ably short of an average crop. The Exchange Price Current says, under date June 2d : " Aceount3 from the indigo districts in t.rt LowPr Provinces are rather As.vourable for at least an average crop; but in the Upper Provinces there is little hope of there being anything like an average." " On the 4th June the gale occurred, and on the 9th June the same publication said : " This (the gale) together with the continued bad state of the weather, will materially alter the prospects we entertained a week ago, of the probable out-turn of the crop." . On the 23d- , --" The crop will certainly not exceed 115,000 maunds, but a few weeks more will enable us to speak with more accuracy." On the 30th—" The deficiency will be great in every district, and, we think the figure 115,000 maunds, men tioned in our last, may now be reduced to 100,000 or 105,000, as the probable out-turn of indigo in the com ing season." And on the 7th July—" We do not see Any reason to alter the probable out-turn we gave in our last." At Calcutta, imports continued much depressed; the markets being without speculative demand, and credit generally still low. In the upper provinces unsatisfac tory prices prevail. Exchange 2s. ltd. per rupee ten months' INDIGO. (From the Calcutta Englishman, July 4.) We have no sales to report since our last, but large , shipments are in progress to London. -- It was some time before we ascertained the damage done to the plant by the gale of the 3d ult., and we are sorry to have to report that it is much greater than we had expected, the loss of course being greater in those districts where the plant was most forward. In Kishnaghur. and some parts of Jessore, where the plant was young and backward the gale did no great in jury, but almost incessant heavy rain since has done even more damage than the gale, and has considerably re duced tho expectation of planters in these districts. The loss sustained by the concerns on the line of the Bhaugeretty has been ruinous , nany . of them will scarcely make any thing (i. e. factories, which last year made upwards of 700 maunds will not make 100), and none of them will have half a crop. In Moorshedabad, Pubna, Rajeshye, -and Bhauglepore, they aro very nearly as badly ofl - ; land although in Tir hoot prospects have somewhat improved, there will be a falling off in the out-turn of t h e di str i ct o f a b out 12,000 mds. These extensive losses, with the known great re duction in the cultivation, and the now almost certainty of early and heavy inundation, the river having already risen considerably, and all the plains being covered with water, leave little hope of a crop exceeding 100,000 mds; and, with a continuance of bad weather for another fort night, we have no hesitation in saying that it will be smaller than any we have had for many years. , We think it of sufficient importance to state here, that a further, and probably great reduction in the cultiva tion, must of necessity take place next year : and, until the wants of Government permit some portion of the re sources of the country, which till lately have been avail able for commercial purposes, to be again so employed, we can safely recommend those interested in the article to calculate our crop considerably under the average of the last ten years. REVIEW OF THE CALCUTTA MARKET-JULY 4, 1842. The Money Market during the last month has borne a more firm and equal aspect than for many months pre ceding. The want of commercial confidence has ceased in a measure to exist. The shipments to Europe during the past month have not been large, which has tended to keep the rate of Ex change on good commercial bills, with documents at a more favourable rate than was anticipated in the early part of the months. Commercial bills of ten months. with and without do cuments, have been sold to a moderate amount only, at 2•11 to 2-li. Bills drawn under letters of credit, with local endorsements, at 201, at three months' sight, have found purchasers. Treasury, Navy, and Missionary Bills have been in de mand, at 1-11+ to 1-111. Government securities continue firm, but few transac tions in Company's paper have taken place. In Bank of Bengal and Union Bank shares no altera• tion had taken place during the past month. FREIGHTS—Continue without any apparent altera tion, which may in some measure be accounted for by the scarcity of produce now available in Calcutta. Sugar £3 0 0 to 3 3 0 per ton of 20 cwt. Saltpetre 2 10 0 to 2 15 0 Rice - 2 15 0 to 3 0 0 Indigo and Silk goods 4 0 0 to 4 4 0 per ton meast. RAW SILK.--Business in this staple is slack, chiefly on account of the scarcity o f good qu a li t i es. Fine silk would be readily bought up at our hi g h est quotations, but such are not to be met with. Inferior qualities are not in demand, and with them the market is supplied. ConAxs—There has not been so much business done for the last fortnight, and the re ar e again ne w com plaints as to the qualities of the goods. There is, how ever, no alteration in the quotations for the markets, which remain for Cossim-bazaar Corahs per corge, 120 to 150. SALTPETRE—Is in active demand, and is likely so to continue while the present low rates of freights are ob tainable. The bazaar is well supplied. Price per B. Md., 5 to 5-4. SUGAR—Has advanced since our last issue, and still has a tendency to improve. Fine white sugar is scarce, and commands a ready sale, with full prices ; the coarser descriptions are not so much sought for, and Khaur is neglect2d. Bug—Has been shipped for England in considerable quantity, but, we presume, principally on account of the manufacturers. A great many stills are closed, and prices are: without improvement, say 6 to 8 annas per W. gallon, L. P. RICE—lc neglected. Prices remain as in our last. No. 254. " FROM MAJOR-GENERAL R. ENGLAND TO THE ASSIST ANT-ADJUTANT-GENERAL, CANDAHAR. " Head-quarters, Scinde Field Force, Camp at Lora River, August 29. " Sir,--I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of the Major-General commanding the troops in Lower Affghanistan and Scinde, that I yesterday at tacked the enemy's strong position in front of the village of Hykulzie with the troops mentioned below*, and dis persed them in all directions. "2. The three columns of attack were well led by Major Simmons, her Majesty's 41st Regiment ; Captain Woodburn, 25th Bombay Native Infantry ; and Major Cochran, her Majesty's 41st •, the latter bing accom panied by a wing of the 25th Bombay Native Infantry, under Captain Teasdale, commanding that corps. " 3. The reserve was in the hands of Major Browne, commanding her Majesty's 41st Regiment. " 4. Nothing could be more successful than the com binations, and the insurgents, after a short resistance, fled into the rugged mountains in their rear, leaving their standards, and being closely and gallantly pursued by the 3d Light Cavalry, under Captain Delamain. " 5. The practice of Captain Leslie's Horse Artillery was, as usual, most effective, and the conduct of the troops excellent. " 6. I beg to annex a list of the casualties which have occurred in this affair. " I have, &c., " R. ENGLAND, Major-General." " Lieut. W, Ashburner, 3d Cavalry, severely wounded. " Capt. Deere, Aide-de-Camp, slightly wounded. " Rank and File—Wounded severely, four ;,slightly, H. ENGLAND, Major-General, " Commanding Scinde Field Force.', four. FROM MAJOR-GENERAL W. NOTT, COMMANDING LOWER AFFGHAIVISTAN AND SCINDE. " Candahar, May 29. " Sir,—Aktar Khan, chief of Zemindawur, having assembled 3,000 men, crossed the Helmund and joined the rebel force under Prince Suftur Jung and Atta Ma honied, on the right bank of the Urghundab, taking ad vantage of the absence of Brigadier Wymer, who had been detached into the Ghilzee province with a large portion of my force, and nearly the whole of my cavalry. The enemy, under an impression that we had not a suffi cient number of men to hold the city and at the same time to attack them in the field, took possession of some steep rocky hills within a mile of the city walls. I in stantly moved out with the troops, leaving Major-Gen. England, K.H., in command of the city. The Ghazees had about 8,000 is position, and 2,000 men guarding the Baba Wullee Pass and roads leading to their camp. Our troops carried all their positions in gallant style, and drove them in confusion and with great loss across the Urg hundab river. " I was ably assisted by Brigadier Stacey and every officer present. " Major Rawlinson, Political Agent, with his accus tomed zeal, was in the field, and gallantly led a small body of Persian and Afghan horse to the charge. " I am, &c. "W. NOTT, Major-General, " Commanding Lower Affghanistan and Scinde." * " Troop Horse Artillery, Bengal Artillery, 3d Light Cavalry, Poonah Horse, her Majesty's 41st Regiment Light Battalion, 25th Regiment Native Infantry." THE ARMY OF RESERVE FOR THE WAR IN AFFGIIANISTAN. JUNE 6, 1842.—The Right Hon. the Governor-Gene ral of India, deeming it expedient to assemble, under the personal command of his Excellency the Commander-in- Chief; a body of troops, to be designated the Army of Reserve, is pleased, at the recommendation of his Excel lency, to direct, that the corps hereafter specified be pre pared for field service, and that they may be required to move from their respective cantonments according to routes to be supplied by the Quarter-Master-General of the Army, so as to insure their arrival in the Sirhind Division at the several periods which will be hereafter specified. For the staff duties of this force, the following ap pointments are made, to have effect from the date fixed for the assembly of the troops at the rendezvous : To be Divisional Commanders. Major-General Sir J. Thackwell, K.C.B. and K.C.H. Major-General J .Dennis, her Majesty's 3d Buffs. Major-General W. Dattine, C. 8., East India Com pany's service. To be Brigadiers of the Second Class. Lieut.-Colonel F. Young, Sirmoor Battalion. Lieut.-Colonel G. Moore, 59th Regiment N. I. Lieut.-Cot IV. Pattle, 9th Light Cavalry. Lieut.-Col. M. C. Paul, 9th Native Infantry. Lieut.-Col. D. Harriott, Bth Light Cavalry. Lieut.-Col. J. Orchard, Ist European Light Infantry. Lieut.-Col. C. Graham, C. 8., Artillery. To be Chief Engineer. Major E. Smith, Engineers. To be Commissary of Ordnance. Captain C. S. Reid, Artillery. The Commander-in-Chief is requested to nominate officers to the following situations : Assistant Adjutant-General of Cavalry. Assistant Quartermaster-General of Cavalry. Brigade Major of Artillery. Two Field Engineers. Two Deputy Assistant Adjutants-General of Infantry. Two Majors of Brigade for the Cavalry. Two Majors of Brigade for the Infantry. A Superintending Surgeon. A Field Surgeon. A Medical Storekeeper. A Baggage-master. A Field Paymaster. The troops are to be formed into divisions and brigades, and staff officers attached to them in the manner set forth in the annexed detail. The Commander-in-Chief will be pleased to issue such subsidiary orders as may be necessary for giving effect to the arrangements now directed. DETAIL. Commandantneral Assistant Aide Quarter-master-General. DIVISIONAL STAFF. Major-Gener a l Si r J. Th ac k we ll, K.C.B. and Aides-Camp a'steAr-sGsiesntaenratl.Adjmuatajonit.-- G General Dennis, Commandant ; Aides-de-Camp ; De puty Assistant Adjutant-General. Major-General Bat tine, C. 8., Commandant ; Aide-de-Camp ; Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General. BRIGADE STAFF. Artillery—Brigadier C. Graham, C. 8., Major of gade ; Captain C. S. Reid, Commissary of Ordnance. CORPS. 2d troop Ist brigade Horse Artillery; Ist troop 2d brigade Horse Artillery; 4th troop 2d brigade Horse Artillery; 2d troop 3d brigade Horse Artillery. Nos. 1,7, and 9, Light Field Batteries. For the Siege Ord nance.-2cl company 3d battalion Artillery; 3d company 4th battalion Artillery; Gth company Gth battalion Artillery; 4th company 7th battalion Artillery. ENGINEER DEPARTMENT. Major E. Smith, Chief Engineer; Field Engineer ; 3d and 6th Companies Sappers and Miners. CAVALRY. ' Ist Brigade.—Brigadier Pattle, Commandant ; Major of Brigade; her Majesty's 16th Lancers; 9th Regiment of Light Cavalry. 2d Brigade.—Brigadier Harriett, Commandant; Major ➢MANILLA. By accounts from Manilla to the 16th of April, we learn that the demand for cotton manufactures was very limited, oivitm to the scarcity of money caused by the difficulty experienced by the inhabitants of the island in disposing of their produce, with the proceeds of which they are in the habit of making their customary pur chases. The market was quite overstocked with metals, provisions, wines, and marine stores, with the exception of coal tar, which was in demand. In exports, the de mand for sugar was very limited, nor had any contracts been made for this article. There had been same demand for hemp and coffee,. Freights were qui'• nominal at 31. las. for sugar, and 41. for hemp. Exchange on Lon don, 4s. 7d. ; and on China, 4+ to s.per cent. premium. Bills being in great demand.—Bo:nbay Times. CHINA. CIRCULAR TO HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SUBJECTS IN CHINA. "Her Britannic Majesty's Plenipotentiary in China has the highest satisfaction in announcing to her Majesty's subjects, that he has this day received official intelli gence that a body of Chinese select troops, estimated at from 8,000 to 10,000 men, partly forming the garrison of the district of Tsekee (20 miles from Ningpo) and partly posted in a strongly fortified camp on the heights close to the city, were totally defeated, with the loss of all their guns, small arms, ammunition, stores, camp equi page, &c. (both in the city and camp), by her Majesty's combined forces on the 15th of last month. " Accounts had for some time before reached their Ex cellencies the Naval and Military Commanders-in-Chief, of the assemblage of troops at Tsekee, and as there was reason to believe they intended to retire on Pikwan, 40 miles distant, in consequence of the repuises sustained by the Chinese forces at Ningpo and Chinhae, on the morning of the 10th of March, their Excellencies deter mined to make a rapid movement, in the hope of bring ing them to action before they could retrograde. " The troops, seamen, and marines were accordingly embarked in the Nemesis, Phlegethon, and Queen steamers, towing a number of boats of the squadron, early on the morning of the 15th, and after proceeding 16 miles by the river, and marching five, reached Tsekee at half-past three o'clock, when a file was opened on them by some guns from the ramparts, and a consider able body of matchlock men, who retired on receiving a few rounds from two small field-pieces, and the walls were immediately escaladed without further resistance. " The chief body of the British troops, &c., marched round outside the town, and were joined at the east gate by the escalading party, where the whole had an excel lent view of the Chinese forces intrenched on two dis- tinct lofty hills in front and on the left. Arrangements were directly made for advancing to attack and dislodge them as nearly as possible at the same instant. This manceuvre succeeded admirably, and although the enemy disputed the possession of their steep and difficult posi tio❑ so obstinately that many instances of hand to hand combat occurred, her Majesty's forces gallantly aad steadily persevered in their ascent under an unceasing fire, until their summits were gained, and the rout of the Chinese army became complete at all points, and was followed up by a pursuit which was continued till sunset. " Whilst these operations were going on upon the heights, the small steamers (Phlegethon and Nemesis), accompanied by some of the boats of her Majesty's ships, proceeded up a branch of the main river leading in the direction of the intreuched camp, where they destroyed a number of gun-boats and fire-vessels ; and shortly after, on the fugitives from the Chinese camp passing near them, they landed their small crews, and pursued them in various directions, putting a number hors de combat. - "It is estimated that the enemy could not have lost fewer than 1,000 men killed, in these different affairs, independent of great numbers that were carried off wounded, and amongst whom are known to be many man darins and officers o rank. "Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary has not received the return of casualties in her Majesty's land forces, but he regrets to mention that three were killed and fifteen wounded (most of them severely) in the Naval Brigade. " The British forces remained the night of the 15th in the Chinese deserted camp, and the next day, after the necessary delay of embarking the wounded, destroying the guns, wall-pieces, and matchlocks, as well as the use less provisions and ammunition, and burning the camp and barracks, the Commander-in-Chief pushed forward to a second intrenched camp about seven miles from Tsekee at the Chaughe Pass, but it was found that it had been evacuated during the night, and after destroy ing the works and burning everything that was ignitable. including the Joss house and other buildings, which had been converted into magazines or barracks, her Ma jesty's forces returned to Tsekee the same evening, and to Ningpo on the 17th. " God save the Queen. " HENRY POTTINGER, " Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary. "Dated at Hong-Kong Government-house, April 8, 1842.', OFFICIAL DESPATCHES. NOTIFICATION. Secret Department, Allahabad, June 14, 1842. The Right Hon.- the Governor-General is pleased to direct the publication of the an - I — le - iced Copy of a despatch from Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Gough, K.O 8., commanding the land forces in China, as affording honourable testimony to the services of the Bengal Volun teers in that country : " Head-quarters, Ningpo, March 20, 1842. " Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, No. 1,613, dated November, 1841, and to acquaint you that I have authorised the officer com manding at Hong-Kong to embark the two companies of the Bengal Volunteers for Calcutta, as soon as he can, in communication with the naval officer on the spot, ob tain proper transport accommodation. " 2. I beg to assure you, for the information of the Right Hon. the Governor-General in Council, that I have consented with much regret to part with the Volunteers, and had their state of halth been such in August last as to admit of my bringing them with me to the north ward. I should have confidently anticipated the same ad vantage from the services of Major Mee and his fine de tachment that I derived at Canton. " 3. Previous to my departure from Hong-Kong, and subsequently to the wreck of their transport in the ty phoon of July last, I placed the detachment in Fort Vic toria on the Cowloon Peninsula, and flattered myself that from this time their general health began to amend ; but after my departure, consequent upon the determination of her Majesty's Plenipotentiary not to occupy the Penin sula, they were removed to Heng-Kong, and sickness has unhappily continued amongst them to such a degree that many have died, and nothing perhaps but,an imme• diate return to their native country can save a large por tion of the remainder. _ _ _ "4. Deeming it therefore expedient to let them go, I could not permit them to return without this renewed testimony on my part to their gallant services in the field, and to their uniformly good conduct in quarters. " I have, &c., "H. GOUCTH, Lieutenant-General." " NOTIFIC ATION. "TO THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF AUCKLAND, G.C.B, &C. " Secret Department, Allahabad, June 15, 1842. "My Lord,—l have the gratification to inform your Lordship of the.total discomfiture and precipitate retreat of that portion of Commissioner Yih King's force which had been sent forward to exterminate us, and I feel most thankful to say, with wonderfully small loss on our part. "ally letter of the 11th will have informed your Lord ship of the attacks on this city and Chinhae, on the night of the 9th and morning of the 10th. I deemed it right promptly to follow up these successful repulses, taking the attacking columns in detail, and understand ing that General Yu-poo-yun was advancing from Fung wa with from 6,000 to 7,000 men, I moved out to meet him on the 13th, with GOO men of the 18th and 49th Regiments, and Madras Artillery, with 2 guns and 50 sappers, flanked by the Sesostris steamer, which moved up the river parallel with our route, having on board three companies of the 26th, and a small body of seamen and marines. Until I reached the village Litso, about 7 miles hence, where I understood the enemy had been posted on the 12th, I could obtain no satisfactory infor mation of his movements ; but I had the mortification to find, on my arrival, that the Chinese had retreated over the hills the preceding night, apparently moving on Shan Hing. " Having thus got rid of this column, although not in the way I could have wished, and being joined by Sir William Parker, who on his arrival from Ta-Shan, with the zeal for which he is so conspicuous, at once followed me up the river with the two small steamers, bringing with him 250 marines and a party of seamen, I deter mined upon moving on Tseltee, where I was informed that the Chinese were in considerable force under Generals Twan-Yung, Yang, and Choo. It was reported that they had two intrenched camps on the Segaon hills, about half a mile north of Tsekee : that several guns had been placed on the walls, and at the gateways, and large stores of provisions laid up for the army in the city, and that seven miles mirth-east of these encampments another force of from 5,000 to 6,000 men, under Com missioner Wun, with the military chest, was posted in a fortified camp in the hills at Chungkie-pass. " The necessary arrangements having been made with Rear-Admiral Sir W. Parker, the following troops were all embarked by eight o'clock . on the morning of the 15th, on board the steamers Queen, Nemesis, and Piilegethon :—Madras Artillery, with four eight-pounder guns, 83 ; 18th Royal Irish, 201 ; 26th Cameronians, 156 ; 49th Regiment, 305 ; Rifles, 36th Native In fantry, 54 ; Sappers, 66. Total, 865. Sir W. Parker placed at my disposal. 350 seamen and marines, making up about 1,000 bayonets. At twelve o'clock this force was landed about four miles from Tseltee, whence we had a perfect view of the enemy's encampments, and I immediately pushed forward •on the city. I feel it right here to observe, that Sir W. Parker accompanied me throughout the operations I am about to 'detail, and from his sound judgment and excellent arrangements I received the most valuable assistance. ‘ Upon our approaching Tsekee and occupying a hill which commands the southern face of the walls and sonth gate the Chinese fired all the guns and gingals they had for the defence of this gate, but with so little effect, and at so great a distance, that it led me to believe that they (most unaccountably) did not purpose to defend the city ; an d I was confirmed in this conclusion by observing that the ramparts nearest us were unoc cupied, while the Segaon hills at the opposite side of the town, on which were their encampments, appeared crowded with troops. Lieutenant-Colonel Montgotnerie having with his usual promptitude brought up his guns, I determined at once to take the city . by storm, pass through to the north gate, there re-unite my force, and carry the enemy's encampments. I was led to this lino o f operation by the conclusion before-mentionci that the Chinirte:did not intend to defend ttecity, as well as with a view twoxpedite the attack on the_i heights, as it would otherwise have been necessary (to provide for the possible case 4 the enemy's being in force Within the walls) to make a detour out of range through tlitpaddy fields, but my principal object was to preveitti: , the enemy from falling back on the city, when driven from the hills. In furtherance of these views, I directed the naval brigad e , with a party of sappers, covere d b y t h e guns and th e Madras Rifles, if opposed, to escalade the walls in my front, assemble on the ramparts, and move along them to the north gate. The 49th I instructed to move on the south gate, blow it open, and join the naval brigade on the ramparts. I had previously or dered the li.h to dislodge a body of the enen y that oc cupied a hill to the north-east of the city, alter which they were to move round the walls, out of gingal range, and threaten the north gate. Should the naval brigade and 49th meet with opposition, the 2Gth were placed in reserve, and were directed to move and pro tect the guns: " A few minutes placed the naval brigade on the walls unopposed, and the whole promptly formed on the ram parts. The Royal Irish meanwhile dispersed the enemy in their front, and rapidly moved on the north gat e . I accompanied the 49th, but finding that the bridge over the canal, close to the south gate, was destroyed, and that it would take some time to replace it, the corps passed alorm a canal under the walls, and I directed the naval brigade to move parallel with it upon the ramparts. The whole force thus soon arrived at the place of assembly, the north gate. " The city of Tsekce is surrounded on three sides with precipitous hills, and the. north gate is on a low spur of one of these hills, which terminates in an eminence with the walls. At the north=western extremity of a range of high hills, being a branch of the mountains that skirt the coast, are the Segaon or Siguen hills, on which were the encampments; both were of considerable extent, and the natural difficulties of the position strengthened by abattis. These camps, which, as well as the summits of the hills beyond them, were thickly occupied, were within long range of the walls, the intervening s p ace b e i ng a tract of paddy-fields, with a few scattered houses. lat once perceived that the position was faulty, as the hills on our right commanded their left, while their left com manded their right, and I made my dispositions accord ingly. The 18th, with a Rifle company of the 36th Madras Native Infantry, were ordered to move up a ravine and occupy a hill to the left of the position. The naval brigade was instructed to move under the walls, and occupy two rather large buildings in front of the right encampment, making a lodgment under cover ready to rush forward, when the 18th should reach the summit and turn the enemy's left. With the 49th I pro posed to attack at the same moment the largest encamp ment in my front, my great object being to make a simul taneous attack with the three columns, pushing the 18th down in the rear, while the naval brigade should cut off all communication with the city. So rapid were our movements, that only one gun could be brought up, not withstanding the praiseworthy exertions of Lieut.- Colonel Montgomerie, who dashed his gun into the canal, and entered the city by a water•gate. This gun was ably brought up, and did good execution under the direction of Captain Moore, of the Madras Artillery, who, with his party, merits great praise Or the extra ordinary exertions in dragging it through paddy-fields and across canals. " The steepness of the mountain-gorge by which the Royal Irish and Rifles ascended, notwithstanding the enthusiasm of their advance occupied more time in sur mounting than I anticipated ; and, finding that the naval brigade might probably suffer more by the delay than in an immediate attack, and that the enemy appeared to gain confidence by this delay, I ordered the advance to be sounded, when the 49th, with their accustomed spirit, rushed up the hill, overcoming all opposition, and crowned its height within a few minutes, driving every thing before them. From this height it afforded me no small satisfaction to witness the spirited rush of the ad vance of the Marine brigade, led by their gallant chief (I am persuaded Sir William Parker will excuse this ex pression of my admiration), who was ably supported by Captain Bouchier, commanding the naval brigade, Cap tain Richards, of her Majesty's ship Cornwallis, and Captain Watson, of her Majesty's ship Modeste, com manding the Seamen Battalion. The whole brigade soon reached the summit, carrying the enemy's works. At the moment when the Admiral had nearly gained the height, I perceived a large body of Chinese ascend ing the back of. the hill which he was attacking, appa rently ignorant of the conjoint attack, and fdirected Major Gough, Deputy-Quarter-Master-General, to push forward with the Grenadiers of the 49th, supported by a battalion company, to cut off their retreat. The car nage at the foot of this hill was extraordinarily great ; the 49th in the rear and the naval brigade in the front almost annihilated this body, while the remainder of the 49th pressed the retiring enemy, I cannot say his columns, as the whole plain was covered with the dis persed and flying foe. The 18th and Rifles, finding that they were too late to participate in the attack on the en campments, rapidly dashed into the plain and cut off the Chinese from their only safe retreat on the Changki pass, killing numbers ; and one company, under Lieu tenant Bernard, followed up the pursuit for several miles towards Yuyaun. The 26th Cameronians, having left one company to protect the guns, pressed forward into the plain, and joined in the pursuit. It was eight o'clock before the force re-assembled, when we occupied the enemy's encampment, .where the men found ample bed ding and comforts. "Sir William Parker has brought to my notice, in ad dition to the Captains of_the navy J have already named, the spirited conduct of Lieutenant C. E. Tennant (Flag Lieutenant); Lieutenant G. Elliott (slightly wounded) ; Mr. G. H. Hodgson, mate (slightly wounded in a per sonal rencontra with a Chinese) ; Mr. W. Bowden, Vo lunteer Ist class, and Mr. 11. 1). C. Cunningham, Secre tary's clerk, all of her Majesty's ship Cornwallis ; also of Lieutenant Harriott, Royal Marines, of her Majesty's ship Blonde. The Admiral also noticed (and it came under my own observation) the judicious and well-di rected fire-rockets of a party under Lieutenant J. Fitz james and Mr. C. K. Jackson, mate, both of her Ma jesty's ship Corwallis. These officers accompaniedtir W. Parker with the advance. Lieutenant A. J. B. Hambly, of the Royal Marines, was severely wounded at the head of his company in the advance to the hill. " I cannot too strongly express my entire approbation of the enthusiastic manner in which the whole force maintained their character. Our loss, under Divine protection, was wonderfully small, but the enemy's troops stood well and retained the hills. until in many instances our officers and men came into personal con tact with them. " The conduct of the 49th came more under my per sonal observation, and I witnessed with great satisfaction the zealous exertions of Captain Reignold (wounded) ; Lieutenant and Adjutant Browne ; Lieutenants Ramsay and Mitchell, of the Grenadier Company ; Lieutenant Lane (whose left arm was amputated on the field); and Lieutenant Montgomerie (severely wounded in the thigh). I must also mention, with much approbation, the con duct of Brevet Captain Balfour, of the Madras Artillery. I also feel it invidious to name these officers when I am conscious that every individual zealously did his duty ; but as their conduct came under my own eye, I consider it a duty to express my sense of approval. " The exact strength of the enemy I can hardly esti mate, as various accounts give it at from 7,000 to 10,000 men. I conceive it to have been about 8,000 men ; they were the elite of the Chinese army, including 500 of the Imperial body-guard, remarkably fine men, the Kansush troops from the frontiers of Turkistan, a strong and mus cular race accustomed to border warfare, and reputed by the Chinese invincible, and the Shause troops, for whose arrival Yih King gave out that he had delayed the at tack. Their loss must have been very great ; not less than 1,000 were killed upon the field or in the pursuit, and drowned in the canals ; a great proportion of man darins fell. These troops not having before met the English, apprehended ,I presume, that we should give no quarter ; and although the officers and men showed great forbearance, calling to the Chinese to surrender, very few prisoners were taken. We have, however, three mandarins, two from Kansuh, and one a Lieutenant of the Imperial body-guard. "Fatigue parties from the several corps, together with the available native followers, were occupied in collecting guns, gingals, and matchlocks, left in camp or thrown away during the flight, until twelve o'clock o n the 16th, when I set fire to the encampments and to the several houses that the Chinese had occupied as arsenals. At daylight in the morning I had sent to the town to open the grain magazines to the populace, which eagerly flocked to them, and upon visiting them next morning, I found they had been . completely emptied. From these and other causes I could not commence my march before half-past twelve o'clock, when the column moved for the Changki pass, which I determined to carry, in order to destroy this, as I understood, formida ble position, and capture the treasure chest. After a rapid march of three hours, we reached the base of the hill under this pass. The position appeared remark ably strong, indeed almost impracticable; from the front, as the hills are lofty and exceedingly steep, and the summits of the ridges were intrenched strongly. But here again, as at Segaon, I perceived that the position could be turned, and I at once directed the Royal Irish to ascend the hills on the left of the position, while I moved with the 26th Cameronians, and 49th, supported by the naval brigade, and occupied a wooded spur which led up direct to the left of the encampment. On reaching the summit of this spur, I found that the enemy had retreated, taking with him his guns, and, I regret to say, his treasure ; but a considerable quantity of good_ bread was discovered, also some ammunition. We hatted for a couple of hours, and, as there was not sufficient cover for all the troops, the works were set fire to, to gether with the magazine and a large joss - house where the Mandarins residd. The column returned Tsekee, which we did not reach until nine o'clock that night ; all the villages in the neighbourhood of our route were apparently deserted by the inhabitants ; but I am happy to say, in no one instance was a house entered on our line of march, along which no trace was left betoken ing a movement of troops through a hostile country. Indeed, with the exception of a very few killed in houses, where the Chinese troops sought refuge the preceding day, I did not see amid the slain one individual who was not habited as a soldier, which, as the peasantry were in many instances intermingled with the fugitives, goes far t o show the forbearance and dis cr i m i nat i on of' our men even in the heat of pursuit. On the 17th I returned with the whole force to Ninon, with the exception of two companies of the 26th, which I sent under Captain Strange, accompanied by Captain Pears, direct to Chinhae, with a view to ascertain the fact of a canal communication between that place and Tsekee, and to clear the country of any straggling parties of the enemy. This duty was satisfac torily performed, and the detachment rejoined me here on the 18th. " Permit me now to bring to your Lordship's favour able notice the several officers commanding corps, who were most zealous in executing and even in anticipating my wishes—viz., Captain BouChier, commanding the naval brigade ; Lieutenant-Colonel Morris, commanding • the 49th Regiment ; Lieutenant-Colonel Pratt, com manding the 26th Regiment ; Major Tomlinson, com mandinc, the 18th Regiment ; Captain W a t son, EN , commanding the seamen ; Captain Uniacke, command ing the Royal Marines ; and Captain Simson, command ing the Rifles 36th Madras Native Infantry. " From Lieutenaut-Colonel Montgomerie command ing the artille r y, an d C ap t. Pears, commanding the engi neers, I received the most zealous support. ' " I am greatly indebted to Lieutenant-Colonel Moun tain, Deputy-Adjutant-General, and Major Gough, De puty-Quarter-Master-General, for their valuable assist. ante ; and I feel much obliged to Lieutenant-Colon e l Hawkins, Deputy-Commissary-General, and Major Moore, Deputy - Judge-Advocate-General, who accom panied me and acted as my personal staff. Captain. Whittingham, my aide-de-camp, having been sent to con vey my wishes to Sir William Parker, ascended the hill with his Excellency, who speaks most favourably of his exertions. " I cannot too strongly convey my approbation of the zealous exertions of Dr. French, the superintending sur geon. " I send this despatch by Lieut. Montgomerie, 49th, who, I am sorry to say, will not from his wound be fit for service for a considerable time ; he is a most gallant officer.—l have, &c., " HUGII GOUGH, Lieutenant-General, " Commanding Expeditionary Land Force." ".Head-quarters, Ningi)o, March 19." "EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. "Returned of Killed and l Wounded in the attack on the enemy's intrenched camps on the heights of Segaon, on the 10th of March. "Head Quarters, ngpo, March 17. " 49th Regiment—Three officers Ni and .four rank and file wounded. "Royal Marines—One sergeant, and one rank and file killed, two officers and ten rank and file wounded. "Battalion of Seamen--One seaman killed, two offi cas and one seaman wounded. " Total, killed three; wounded 22. " NAMES OF OFFICERS WOUNDED. " 49th Regiment—Captain T. S. Reignolds, severely ; Lieutenant J. M. Montomerie, severel y ; and Lieute nant F. W. Lane, dangerously, left arm amputated on the field. "Royal Mar:nes—First Lieutenant G. Elliot, h er Ma jesty's ship Cornwallis, slightly ; First Lieutenant A. J. B. Hambly, ditto, severely. " Royal Navy—Mr. George H. Hodgson, and Mr. C. Keats Jackson, mate, both of her Majesty's ship Corn wallis, slightly. "ARMINE S. H. MOUNTAIN, Lieutenant-Colonel, Deputy Adjutant-General Expeditionary Land Forces." CHINA COMMERCIAL NEWS. IMPORTS. — Cochineal, Europe, garbled, declining ; Cotton, Bombay, taels 7to 9 sm. ; Bengal, bands, 9.8 to 10.2 ; Jalone 9.0 to 9.5 ; Madras, ordinary to fine, 10 to 10.$ ; Stock, incl u di ng a ll at hampoa, Bombay, 28,000 ; Bengal, 3,000 ; Madras, 1,000. The finer qua lities are now in good demand, but the demand for the lower qualities is very dull. CorToN GOODS, Barnsu.—Stocks, including all at Whampoa, pieces, 400,000. A demand sprang up a week or two ago, on account of many of the seamen going home. The news from the north—the destruction of Ningpo--has quite paralysed the market, and this branch of the trade is worse than ever. CorroN Twrsr.—Nos. 18 to 40 (a good assortment) Sp. Drs. 27 per pecul. Saleable at this low price : Stock bales, 6,000. . . CHINTZES.-2 to 31, slight improvement. LONG ELLs.—A good assortment. Sp. Drs. 6.50. Colours suitable for clothing only, quite unsaleable, the stock of such is heavy. Scarlet, Sp. Drs. 9 ;,Yellow, Sp. Drs. 9 ; Green, Sp. Drs. 9 ; Purple, Sp. Drs. 9 ; Brown, Sp. Drs, 7. Other colours, Sp. Drs. 4.50. LEAD.—Pig in rather better demand. OPIUM.—This is the only article of import that can be sold for cash. The market is not improving. It may be generally remarked, that if it is wished to barter long cloth for tine teas, an enormous price is de manded for the latter, because cash can be easily got; a good price for the few good teas remaining ; but if low teas are received—which are unsaleable for cash—a barter transaction may be concluded on fairer terms. And re garding woollens, if they are sold to a Hong, and three months' credit allowed, a guarantee given that the ship which imported them will not require her grand chop for six months to cone, business may be done on those terms, which enable the Hong merchant to send the goods up the country, to get his returns certain before he has to pay the duties, and perhaps a part before he has to pay for the goods. EXPORTS.—TEAS.—The market has been so long open that no teas remain of any quality approaching to good or middling; even good common is hardly to be met with. About 75 chops of Congon remain, mostly very common ; the best of them can be got at taels 21 to 22 for cash ; the worst cannot yet be purchased under taels 20. Of Twankay 500 chests and 10,000 half chests re main ; for very common taels 21 is the minimum. Of Hyson, 10,000 chests remain; taels 28 is the minimum. SILK (Raw).-IVot a single transaction has been re ported throughout the season. The stock consists of 2 bales 1,000 ;about 100 are on the road. - Nothing le; than Sp. drs. 450 is mentioned. There seems to be no doubt in the minds of the Hong merchants of the destruction of Ningpo ; the capture of Hangchow wants confirmation. An Imperial - OTC t has lately arrived, relieving Yihshan from the task of rebuilding the Bogue forts, and recalling all the troops, belonging to other provinces, from Canton. The United States frigate ConstellatiOn is anchored in Whampoa reach ; we are informed that Commodore Kearney demanded some kind of satisfaction for the in juries and spoliation suffered by the citizens of the United States, at the hands of the Chinese Government, but that he took nothing by his motion. Boats were not allowed to leave the Constellation for some time after her arrival in the 'Canton River. EXCHANGE.—East India Directors' bills have been selling freely at quotations. The Swedish ship James Boorman, Capt. trimmer, will sail in all this week for Hamburg!). The Forth's cargo, despatched to London to-day, is not included in the tea statement. The following vessels are loading with teas for Eng land :—John Henry Gates, Chusan, outside ; Regulus, Ann, Reliance, Nimrod, at Whampoa. RATES OF EXCHANGE AND PRICES OF BULLION.— On London, six months' sight, from 4s. Bd. to 4s. Bd. per dollar ; 4s. 9d. offered ; Government 30 days, 4s. 9d. On Calcutta ditto 30 days 224 to 226 Co's rs. per 100 Mexican dollars. East India Directors' bills at 60 days sight, 224 rs. per Spanish dollars 100. On Bombay private bills at 20 days sight, 225 rs. ditt o . O n M a d ras private bills at 30 days sight, 227 rs. ditto. Sycee silver, large 1 per cent. prem. ; small 2 per cent. dis. Old Head dollars in Canton 7to 8 per cent. prem. Ferdi nand, 717 weight. Republican dollars, Gto 7 per cent. discount, for cut money. Freight to London from Macao 51., from Whatnpoa 51., very scarce and difficult to be procured.—Canton Price Current, May 3. Accounts from China to 27th May have come to hand via Madras. Bombay cotton is quoted at 7.5 to 9.5. The following is from a private letter of the 25th from Macao, quoted in the Singapore Free Press : " Our opium market is improving a little. New Patna may be quoted at Drs. 420 to 425, Malwa Drs. 345.. lam just returned from Kong kong. The settle ment is getting on wonderfully. Several transports have arrived there, viz., Thames, Percy, Robarts, Forth, Maria, and two others whoso names I have not got. The Endymion is also in. I believe Sir H. Pottinger will proceed to the northward in two or three days. There is no news of any interest from that quarter." Exchange on London is quoted at 4s. Bd. to 4s. Bd. On Calcutta 222. Freight 5/. SOUTHAMPTON, SEPTEMBER 2.--The works ne cessary to complete the tidal dock are proceeding with great activity. Temporary accommodation has been made for the steamers belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. The Oriental, J. Soy, commander, took her departure yesterday for Alexandria, with about forty passengers and a large cargo of British goods for the Egyptian market. Tne West India mail steamer Thames, left this morning for the West Indies, with thirty passengers and a quantity of quicksilver for Mexico. Lord and Lady Miltown, Lord Rosbro, and B aron de Pellenburgh, landed at London Bridge Wh ar f a t noon this day, from the General Steam Navigation Com pany's steam-ship, Sir Edward Banks, Captain I). Robin son, from Ostend. _ . The Prince of Wasa who has served fourteen y ea r s in theth e Emperor'sAustri Austrian army erorders t le without i pay, is n ow to rece i ve b y pay of a Li eutenant F i eld Marshal, 6,000 florins. It is said th at hi s consort in tends for the future to reside on the estate belonging to the Prince, on the lake of Geneva.—llamburgh Papers, August 30. EXECUTION.—The statement in a Contemporary of yesterday that the warrant authorising the execution of lying und er sentence' of death for poisoning B Bradley, ey wli nowea Manchester, had been received by Mr. Amos, the Governor of Kirkdale Gaol, is not cor rect. As a matter of course, the warrant, when issued, would be sent to the Sheriff's office at Preston, where, we believe, it has been received. In this case there is no doubt that the unfortunate man will suffer the extreme penalty of the law to-morrow (Saturday) morning,, about eight o'clock. He still continues to be regularly attended by the Rev. P. Wilcock, of St. Anthony's.— Liverpool Mercury. THE WEATHER.—The very clear atmosphere with which we have recently been favoured seems to have been. peculiarly conducive to the excellence in Photographic miniatures. A mong a t h ousan d portraits of the nobility and gentry taken at Beard's establishments during the last month, there has been scarcely a temporary failure. The excellence of these portraits as extraordinary like nesses have more than once won our expression of ap proval ; but subsequent discoveries and improvements have added to their accuracy of delineation a beauty and perfection in their finish equal to line engraving, and which can scarcely fail to stamp them as first-rate speci mens of art. Earl Darnley arrived in London last evening, pas senger by the General Steam Navigation Company's mail packet, Countess of Lonsdale, Captain R. S. Stra nack. from Hamburgh. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTR.—There is going to be erected opposite the Cadogan Pier, at Chelsea, a. new hotel and tavern, to be called the Pier Hotel, and a street in a direct line into the King's-road. A spacious terrace and street is also being erected in a line with Lawrence-street. Government are going to snake a carriage -road in front of the Hospital, in a line from. Paradise-row to the Royal Hospital-row. VIENNA, Auc. 21.—1 t has been positively affirmed that Count Ruditzley, Commander-in-chief in Italy, was dead. It appears, however, that the report arose from his having had a fall from his horse, on which occasion he received some contusion, but not of much importance. irisk. sup- eane al to the re to tua f an , • ;< „11 ,./