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On making inquiries into the ease it was , found that the prisoner a nd hi s w if e •:wh o I was on the eve of her confinement, had some )00 .words together, which led 'to a squabble between - them ' during which the pri s o ner gave th e un f ortuna t e ,t f . s Aothan.such a. dreadful kick in the lower part of the ab- Cinen, as to cause such a hrernorrhage that she died in ~,less than ten minutes after the infliction of the injury. 4,,- ; . .ftkeprisonec., who appeared t o b e i n grea t di s t ress o f ,i,, ilifild, ntride no defence, and was remanded. ~:131PER1AL PARLIAMENT . (.THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SrEAKER tc•ok the Chair at Twelve O'OOOE. BANKRUPTCY BILL. Mr. BROADLEY presented a petition against the Pankruptcy Bill, and praying the discussion to be post poned till next sesMon, Mr. LEFROY. presented petition from Ireland against the Nati.awli System of Education in Ireland. Mr. STUA -3 .17 pret:ented a petition from the wine merchants of 'Jai metropolis, praying for a reduction of duty on. curt wine (ai we understo,d). Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition against the Curtnty Courts Bill. IPSWICH ELECTION. Mr. LFi?ROY gave notice that he should move, on Monday next, thai a new writ be issued for the borough of Ipswich. CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL. Mr. GREENE brought up the Report c n this Bill. EXCHEQUER BILLS BILL. Mr. GREENE brought up the Report on this Bill. Sir R. INGLLS wished to know when the Report of the Commission for inquiry into the issue of Exchequer bills would be .on ',he table ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it 'would be kt the hands of Members on Tuesday next. . . COUNTY COURTS BILL. 'Mr. 3.. BLACKBURN wished to know if the Right 13'.tronet intended to proceed with this Bill this session. - • ' 9 4 1 . J.-GRAHAM said, it certainly was his intention , .." 1 7proceed with the Bill. , . " COURT OF CHANCERY OFFICES BILL. Thii Bill was read a third time and passed. NEWFOUNDLAND BILL. `,The House then went into Committee on this Bill. On clause 6 being proposed, for abolishing the Legis- Council, • Mr..O'CONNELL said he would not repeat his argu ments against this Bill, but he would still protest against this mode of ,proceeding with any of the colonies. He protested against this mode of taking away the consti tution of the colonies without full investigation, and a full opportunity of being heard by witnesses on the part of the. colonists. Ho should take the opinion of the Comniittee on the subject. He (Mr. 0 Connell) ob jected to the numbers in the Chamber. The people's right of electing the representatives would be a mere Mockery—a delusion, and an insult. The Chamber of Assembly , was to consist of twenty-fire members; of these ten were to be elected by the Government, and fifteen by the r4ople ; so, if only three of those repre sentatives shr .uld be returned by the Government party, they (the (`government) would have a positive majority la the Cb.amber. 'Could anything be more absurd—more 1 -I ?:ltiat, or a greater insult to the people, who had always ieen considered as a loyal and patriotic people ? He ~.,Should move that the words " abolishing the Legislative `- 4 Mr.tiliis a distinct branch of the legislature," should be nrai,tted. Lord STANLEY agreed with the Right Hon. Gentle 'Mau that it was not advisable to carry on the legislature -15 Y means of one Chamber only ; but under the present c ircumstances of this colony, where one House constantly rejected the Bills of the other, he thought it would con duce to the more harmonious management of the affairs of the colony, if they were to merge the two Chambers Into one. He felt confident it would be for the benefit of the colony to abolish the Legislative Council as a dis tinct Assembly. The Right Hon. Member was not cor -reet in supposing that those in the Council who were !)....orninees of the Crown would be at the control of the %town. He could assure the Right Hon. Gentleman `that there were few bodies so difficult to control by the .‘, `, r "wn as this, though they held their appointments at the discretion of the Crown ; and the reason was, that e . muneration was not great, and the appointments zz l ef s ar from being.sought after. As far as the Crown, deed be was concerned, the Right Hon. Gentleman • e tinder no apprehension of the ten members who were " appointed by the Government being unduly in fluenced. Mr. V. SMITH said that in giving his vote in favour of this clause, he did not wish to be understood as in 4t lY way sanctioning. the permanent abolition of the Legislative Council. The Noble Lord had at his (Mr. 1,, V. Smith's) desire introduced a clause making this a temporary measure ; it was, in fact, merely an experi ment, such as had' been tried in New South Wales and Australia. Ile (lid not participate in the Conservative fears of his Right Hon. and Learned Friend, that even if they abolished the Legislative Assembly in Newfound land the same step would follow here, and that we Oiould proceed to do away with the House of Lords.— , ( 1- lear, and laughter). He certainly thought there was:no ground for any .such' Conservative apprehension. fie Vould, however, 'beg to suggest that in this clause it Vould be as well to preserve the number as it already !xisted in the 'Legislative Council; so as to have in the Mouse of Assembly eight instead of ten. He wished to ask the Noble.'Lord whether' it was meant that those of the Legislative Council who sat in the United Assembly should be movable by the Governor from their seats in the United Assembly.? Ile wished to know whether that was. intended, as he thought the clause would have that effect ? Guarding his vote by the assumption that this was only a temporary measure, he should record it in favour of the Noble Lord. Mr. P. HOWARD opposed the principle of the Bill. • On the principle of the recommendation of Lord Ripon, the reduction of the official men in the Assembly to three or five, Would give the Government all it could desire, . so small a number could not control or overwhelm Via deliberations. This course would be better than ,awamping the public voice by a side-wind, and reducing the political privileges of the people to a mere nullity. Mr. HUME said the inhabitants of Newfoundland ''ere--untreard and unrepresented, and the House was • tiow about to deprive them of the greatest of privileges— that of managing their own affairs, a system of man agement under which the colony had improved in every respect. He did not agree with the last speaker, as they had no right to make any modification in the constitu tion at nll. If this disfranchisement were to be applied to any one English borough there was not a -Member who would not he ready to cry out on its injustice. He was prepared. to prove that all that had been alleged against the constituencies were gross exag gerations. 'He read an extract from their petition, stat or;;that they believed, if the constitution was to be al)°- , fished, it would be better that the affairs of the colony should be entirely managed by a Committee appointed by the Government. Let them not think this oppression would be exercised with 'out the endeavours to regain their rights and liberties. No abrogation of thQ constitution, whatever, 'night to be made, and therefore he should, with great pleasure, support the amendment, and join his Hon. Friend in his exertions to obstruct, by every possible Means, the progress of this Bill. Mr. WYSE said if the proposition were carried, he Must continue to give the Bill his strenuous opposition. They ought at least to declare boldly whether their con stitution was abolished or not ; not to do so was un vorthy of the frankness and dignity of the House. He Must continue to oppose the clause, as an insult and injury to the people. It was not right for the House to punish first, then to decide, and then to hear the parties accused. mho Cotamittee then divided, the numbers being— . For the clause ~ 18 yor the amendment Majority for the clause —62 frOn our return to the gallery we found Mr, O'CONNELL moving an amendment in the clause to the effect, that the number of the Members of , tlto Legislature nominated by the Crown be five instead of ten. P. HOWARD seconded the amendment. Lard STANLEY objected to the pronosition of the llon. and Learned Gentleman. He had already giVen fifteen Members to the popular party whilst to the Go vertunent party he had only given ten. Ile coul,l not then consent to reduce the number of the hitter, 'as his po,doing would give an undue majority to the popular "party - .over the party nominated by the CrOwn, in the .•!,-; proportion of fifteen to five. After a few words from Mr. V. Sian.* and Mr. Hunts, ttio.,, The Committee 'divided. The numbers were— .94e, For the amendment 'it s ,, Against it B2 Majority against the amendment 6l Lord CHARLES FITZROY moved as a proviso Vo be added to the elauie, that such Member of Council shall not vote on any question of supply, taxation, or • finance. • Mr. O'CONNELL said that if these Members, who Were hot representatives of the people, should vote • on questions of taxations, it would be contrary to every principle of the constitution. Unless this proviso were -`•. 4i ttgrecd to cases might arise in which the ,=, 4 ,lnoney of the people might be Toed away with .. . out one of the• representatives of the people concurring in the' vote, or a miserable minority of the re p res entatives might vote away monies contrary to the opinion of the large majority by the assistance of these. Members of Council. . Lord STANLEY said that the party which had the greatest interest in economy in voting the supplies in Newfoundland was the mercantile party, inasmuch as all the supplies were derived from duties imposed upon commerce. The struggle on the part of the Assembly had always been to vote away public money for the internal improvement of the island, and for their own salaries. The struggle on thtspart of the mercantile party, had always been to keep it down; therefore the state of things in Newfound land was quite the reverse of what it was in this country. It was necessary that the mercantile body should have some means of controlling the expenditure. Mr. lIUME supported the amendment. He thought the proposition a fair and reasonable one. The Committee then divided, when the numbers were- For the amendment Against the amendment 79 1' • 4.ajoritx against the amendment.... —57 1:4;111-(LEET CHINA AND INDIA. CHINA. BRITISH NAVAL AND MILITARY FORCE IN CHINA, AND SUMMARY OF •THE WAR. The arrival of the last reinforcement, which left Eng land for China, will raise the British armament, now in the Celestial waters, to the enormous strength of 15,000 fighting men, exclusive of sailors and marines, who might, in cases of emergency, furnish nearly perhaps 5,000 more of a shore-going force The floating armament is still more formidable than this, consisting of five line-of battle ships, and 34 frigates and smaller craft ; making 39 armed sailing vessels in all. , The steam flotilla will, on the arrival of the last dispatched. vessels from Eng land, consist of the 11. C. steamers Akbar, and Menmob, of 500 horse-power and 1,100 tons ; H. M. steamers Vixen, Growler, Geyser, Driver, and Lightning ; and the H. C. steamers Auckland, Sesostris, Queen, Hoogly, Nemesis, Pluto, Phlegethon, Medusa, Proserpine, and Ariadne ; the first two being wooden vessels of 1,000 tons, armed with - 64 pr. medium guns, the two next being also of wood ; :the remaining six, iron vessels of from 300 to 500 tons. As the next intelligence of importance will, in all likelihood, bring* ' .us particulars of the commencement of a new series of operations on a broader basis, and more extended scale than any which have hitherto been attempted, it may not be amiss to endeavour to draw up a brief chronological recapitulation of the principal operations of the expedi tion ; noting particularly, in so far as the documents in our possession permit, the strength of the armament from tune to time ; and :the periods at which each successive reinforcement joined it. The first overt act of hostility betwixt the British and Chinese on the present occasion, occurred on the 3d November, 1839, when Captain Elliot having gone up the river with the Volage and Hyacinth, with a view of delivering a chop, was attacked by about twenty-nine war-junks. These were speedily driven off; five of them having been sunk or blown up,; about 500 Chinese are, by some accounts, said to have:perished on the occasion. The two small vessels just •named, were at this time the only English ships of war in the Chinese waters. H. M. S. Druid, 44, from Sydney, was the next ship which reached—she arrived at Macao on the 24th March 1840. At the same date H. M.'s 26th (Cameronians) and 49th Regts. embarked for China :—they started under steam on the Bth of April ; the two regiments together seem to have been above 1,600 strong • they occu pied ten transports, And were followed shortly after wards by the steamers Queen,• Enterprise, and Mada gascar. The two first named vessels returned to India in April 1841 ; the Madagascar was burnt at sea. A native corps, about 1,000 strong, under the denomination of the Bengal Volunteers, formed part of this force. Simultaneously IN ith this, a force consisting of a Brigade of Artillery, with two companies of Sappers and Miners, tinder charge of Colonel Montgomerie, were got in readiness, and embarked on the '24th April on board of the transports Rastomjee and JOhn Adams, both of them apparently badly found in every way, and ill-suited for the service. On the 28th August, the 37th M. N. I. sailed on board of the Golconda, Sophia, and Minerva. The first-named of these vessels 'contained the Head Quarters of the regiment, consisting of about 300 men ; she is supposed to have foundered in a hurricane, and every soul to have perished, as she was never heard of after passing .Singapore. The 18th Royal Irish after wards joined. This, with 16' transports, formed the Indian division of the force : it was under convoy of H. M. S. Wellesley, Conway, Cruizer, and Algerine, commanded by Com modore Sir Gordon Bremer. The place of rendezvous was Singapore, from which they sailed on the 30th May. They. reached Macao on the 21st June ; and having issued a proclamation declaring that after the 27th the Canton river would be placed in a stwe of blockade, without landing they sailed northwards to wards usan on the 28th. The English division of the expedition sailed in April, 1840 ; they joined Admiral Elliot at the Cape, and were reinforced by most of the vessels at that station. These had along with them a large body of Royal Marines. Admiral Elliot arrived in China in the month of July, 1840, and immediately followed the Commodore north ward. The force, when assembled, amounted to the following : European troops from the three Presidencies and Ceylon Native soldiers and sailors from do. do 2,175 Camp-followers, &c. do. do. do l,OBO Total 9,915 This, with the force from England, was estimated at nearly 15,000 men in all. Of this force nearly 2.000 perished from disease, at or near Chusan, in the months of September, October, and November. The Bengal Volunteers afterwards returned home, so that by the month of April, 1841, the force was reduced to probably about 4,000 fighting . men of all arms, ex clusive of marines. The first reinforcement sent from India consisted of the whole of her Majesty's 55th, probably about 800 strong, which left Calcutta in June ; together with 100 men of her Majesty's 30th ; 280 of her Majesty's 31st, and 200 of the Cameronians—above 1,300 Europeans in all. About 500 of the Madras Rifles and armed Sappers and Miners joined at nearly the same time, with nearly 100 Bombay Artillery men shortly afterwards—making in all a reinforcement of 2,000 men. The recruits and convalescents of her Ma jesty's 26th and 49th, amounting to about 500, joined a few weeks afterwards. A reinforcement consisting of about 100 men was in July sent from England ; making altogether an addition of about 3;300 men, and raising the expedition considerably above its original numbers. The heaviest reinforcements however, are those lately despatched from . India—the 2d, 4th, and 6th N. 1., with Artillery, Sappers, and Miners, C. troop Horse Artillery, Gun Lascars, &c., in all amounting to about 5,500 men, from Madras; 11. M.'s 63d Regiment., from Moulmein; and a Native Regiment from Bengal :—we are not cer tain that either of the last-named regiments have not yet left. H. M.'s 98th was in February despatched direct from Dublin; and H. M.'s 10th, by Nast accounts, was about to sail ; as also were betwixt 500 and 600 Marines and others. This will bring the whole of the recent rein forcement up to nearly 10,000 men. The Bengal Volun teers, as already mentioned, returned some while since to Calcutta; and the Madras 37th Grenadiers have just returned. Taking these things into account, and making all suitable alloWances for casualties of every sort, we shall, after the last of the reinforcements arrive, still have in China an efficient land force of nearly fifteen thousand fighting men; with probably not' fewer than 7,000 sea men—who, acting on shore, form the finest irregular troops in existence. smrs. The following list gives a tolerably correct account of the naval portion of the expeditionovith the strength of each ship, and date of its departure' from the station which it occupied just previous to arriving in China ; Volage*, 26 guns, and Hyacinth, 18 guns—ln China Seas when the war broke out. Druid, 44—Sydney, Nov. 1839—arrived in China, March, 1840. Larnej, 18—East Indies, April, 1840—June, 1840. Wellesleyt, 72, do do do Algerine, 10 do do do Blenheim, 72—Portsmouth, Feb. 17, 1840—Aug., 1840. Melvillejl, 72—Cape, April—June, 1840. Blonde, 42—Plymouth, Feb. 21, 1840—June, 1840. Pylades, 18—Plymouth, Feb. 24, 1840—June, 1840. Nimrod, 20—Plymouth, Feb. 19, 1840—August, 1840. Modeste, 18—Cape, Nov., 1839—August, 1840. Pique, 36—Cape, April 5, 1840—August, 1840. Andromache, 26—Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 8, 1842—June, 1842. Conway. 4 26—East Indies—June, 1840. Columbine, 16—Cape, May 14, 1840—August, 1840. • Wolverine. 16—Plymouth, March 5, 1842—Aug., 1842. Agincourt, 72—England, in May—August, 1842. Collingwood, 80—Under orders. Samarang,l 26—South America=-October, 1840. Cornwallis, 72—Plymouth, July 3, 1841—Dec., 1841. Vindictive, 50—Plymouth, March 21, 1842—Aug. 1842. Endvmion, 44—East Indies, March, 1842—July, 1842. Thalia, 42—Portsmouth, Jan. 7, 1842—June, 1842. Cambrian, 36—Plymouth, Nov. 8, 1841—May, 1842. North Star, 26—England, Dec. 18, 1841—June, 1842. Herald, 26—Australia, 1840—Nov., 1840. Calliope, 26—South America—Oct.. 1840. Alligator,** 26—Singapore, April 7, 1840—June, 1840. Dido, 18—Plymouth, Jan. 23, 1842—June, 1842. Favourite, 18—East Indies. Siren, 16—Cape, Jan. 30, 1842—June, 1842 . Serpent, 16—Plymouth, Jan. 2, 1842—Jane, 1842. Pelican, 16—Cape, Sept., 1841—Nov., .1841. Hazard, 18-Portsmouth, Jan. 2,lB42—June, 1842. Harlequin, 86—Plymouth, Dec. 25, 1841—June, 1842. emitter, 16—East Indies, Dec. 22, 1839—June, 1840. . Clio, 16—Cape, Sept., 1841-I)ee., 1841. Childers, 16—East Indies, 1840—June, 1840. Cameleon, 10—Cape, Sept., 1841—=Dec., 1841. Belleisle, 72—Plymouth, Dec. , 1841—June, 1842. Apollo, 46 " —June, 1842. Sapphire, 28— " " —June, 1842. Royalist, 10—(Formorly Merchant Vessel)—June, lB4l . Sulphur, 3—Singapore—Dec.. 1640. Starling, 6—Manilla—Dec., 1840. Total ships of war, 39 ; total guns, 1,156. H. C. STEAMERS. Sesostris, 1,000 tons, 270 horse power, 2-68 s and 4-325, despatched from Bombay, July, 41, arrived in China, August, 4l. Auckland, 1,000-2 h.p.-2-683 • and 4-32 s—ditto, April, 42—May, 42. Memnon, 1,100-500 h.p.-2.64s and 4-32s—Cape, 28th April, 42—June, 42. Akbar, 1,100-500 b.p.-2-64s and 4-325. Queen, 150 h.p.—Calcutta, 14th May, 40—June 40. Iloogbley, 100 b.p.—Calcutta. Iron ditto. Nemesis 500 tons-180 h.p.-325, swivel guns—Cape, July, 40—Nov. 40. e Phlegethon, 600-180 h.p.-3-32s—England, 17th Sept., 40 —July, 41. Proserpine, 500-180. Pluto, 500-180—England, March, 42—May, 42. Ariadne, 300-80-2-24s—Bombay, Sept.—Dec., 42. Medusa, 300- . -80-2-24s—Calcutta, April, 42. H.M. STEAMERS. Vixen, 800-270 h.p.—Mauritiits, March—May, 42. Growler—do.—England, 3d April, 1842—July, 42. Geyser —do.—England, in all. Driyer—do.—Plymouth. March 16, 42—June, 42. Lightning—do.—England, April 4, 42—July 42. 17 steamers in all, of which 5 belong to her Majesty, and 12 to the Honourable Company; 11 are wooden, and 6 iron • of an uggregate of about 4,120 horse-power. * Returned to England with Rear. Admiral Elliott. 1- Do., do., in February, 1842. Left Singapore for England on the 7th March, 1842, to repair. II The Melville returned home to repair, May, 1840. § Retarned to England with part of Canton ransom-money. ¶ Returned to England in March, 1841. I ** Now in Bombay harbour. The folk ing list of engagements—if the term can be applied—will show the amount of slaughter the Chine 4 THE BEVY, LONDON, FRIDAY _EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1842. have submitted to at our hands since November,'lB39 : the numbers of the ,troops engaged cannot be very ex actly ascertained from the returns before us : those we have set down will be found a very close approximation to truth. The casualty list on our side is official, and of course exact : _ _ Nov. 3, 1839.-11. M. S. Volage and Hyacinth, in ascending the Canton River, were attacked near Chuen pee, by 29 war junks; an action.ensued, and•in less than an hour the whole of the junks were disabled-3 had been sunk, one had blown up, and a number had driven on shore. Our loss was one man wounded ; that of the enemy between four and five hundred killed and wounded, The Chinese force was computed at 3,000 men, and 300 guns ; our's amounted to 400 men, and 50 guns. July 3, 1840.—Amoy fort razed. Flag of truce sent in by H. M. S. Blonde, was fired on—casualties not given —probably about 50 of the enemy killed. 16 junks sunk by H. M. S. Alligator—about 30 of the Chinese killed. s.—Chusan taken. 91 guns captured. Our force con sisted of H. M. S. Wellesley, Conway. Alligator, Rattle snake, H. C. steamer Atalanta, and 18 transports, con taining H. M. 18th, 26th, and 49th, Royal Marines, Ben gal Volunteers, Madras Sapper and Miners—in all 4,500 or thereabouts : that of the enemy nearly 5,000. 25 of the Chinese killed. _ _ September 19.-11. M. S. Druid, Hyacinth, and Larne, and H. C. steamer Enterprise, destroy a jos-house which had fired upon Macao. Troops engaged-120 marines, 80 seamen, 180 sappers, 300'm all, under Captain Mee, of the Bengal Volunteers : enemy's force 1,000 (?) Our casualties were 4 wounded ; those of the enemy 40 killed. January 7, 1841.—Chuenpee and Ty-cock-tow forts destroyed. Our troops consisted of a detachment of Royal Marines, the 26th and 49th Queen's, 37th M. N. 1., Bengal volunteers, Royal 'Artillery, three guns, and a party of seamen—in all about 1,400 men. The ships engaged were, the Melville, Wellesley, Blenheim, Sul phur, Calliope, Hyacinth, Lame, Druid, Modeste, Columbine, Samarang, and Starling, and steamers Queen and Nemesis. The casualties on our side were 38 wounded ; of the enemy between 300 and 400 killed and wounded. 173 pieces of ordnance were captured on this occasion. February 22.—Masked battery of 20 guns at the back of Anunghoy, destroyed by the Nemesis, without loss on our part ; 30 of the enemy killed ; 80 guns disabled. 26.—Annunghoy and North Wangtong captured : forces employed—detachments of the 26th and 49th Queen's, 37th M. N. 1., Bengal Volunteers, Royal Ma rines ; vessels—Blenheim, Melville, Wellesley, Calliope, Samarang, Druid, Alligator, Herald, and Queen and Madagascar steamers. Our casualities were 5 wounded; those of the enemy 500 killed and wounded—among the former was the Chinese Admiral Kwan ; 1,300 were made prisoners. 27.—Light squadron proceeded up the river and attacked the enemy, who were strongly posted near Whampoa Reach, with 40 war-junks, and the Cam bridge. In an hour the batteries, junks, &e., were silenced, when the marines and small-arm men were landed and stormed the works, driving otr the enemy's forces, amounting to 2,000, of whom nearly 300 wore killed ; 98 guns captured ; our loss was 1 killed and 8 wounded. March 2.,--Battery of 25 guns on Junk river captured, with a loss of 15 of the enemy killed, and on our side 1 seaman mortally wounded. s.—Howqua's Fort having been abandoned the pre , ceeding night, was taken possession of, and garrisoned by H. M.'s 26th Regiment. 6.—Troops landed on the left bank of the River, con sisting of the detachments of H. M.'s 26th and 49th Regiments, under Major Pratt, 26th ; and Royal Marines of the fleet, under Captain Ellis ; the light squadron and flotilla weighing anchor at the same time. On the first -vessel passing the barrier, the Chinese fired off the guns in the centre battery, and retired ; the guns in the two flank works had been previously withdrawn, and these defences were immediately occupied by the seamen of the fleet. The town of quiton now lay at the mercy of the troops; but a letter having been received from H.M.'s Plenipotentiary by the Commander-in-Chief, the troops were re-imbarked on board the transports, and fell down the river to the Bocca Tigris. 15.—Attack and capture of a fort at Whampoa by H. M. S. Modeste and steamer Madagascar ; 3 men wounded on our side ; and many of the enemy found dead—exact number not known. 13.—Fort of Motao captured by the Nemesis and boats of the Samaranc , :13 guns destroyed. Several other small forts also astroyed. 14.—Fort of Hong-how destroyed. 15.—Five forts, one battery, two military stations, and nine war-junks, mounting 115 guns and 8 gingalls, de stroyed by Nemesis, &c., with 3 seamen wounded on our part—casualties of the Chinese unknown. 18.—Chinese fire on a flag of truce sent to the Impe rial Commissioner. Forts, defences ' and flotilla cap tured off Canton : Union Jack placed on the walls of the British Factory in Canton by Captain Herbert. 123 guns taken. Enemy's casualties upwards of 400 • ours being 7 wounded. Suspension of hostilities agreed May 23 to 30.—Canton captured. 3,200 men engaged. Casualities on our side, 13 killed, 112 wounded ; enemy's casualties, 1,500 killed, 3,000 wounded. 6,000,000 dol lars paid as ransom for restoration of Canton. Fleet re tired 31st May. Aug. 26.—Amoy captured ; 500 guns taken. Our casualties were, 2 killed, and 15 wounded ; those of the enemy about 100 killed. Enemy's force estimated at from six to ten thousand. 3L—Battery on the islaud of Quemoy destroyed by .he Nemesis. Oct. I.—Chusan re-occupied by the British troops. Our force amounted to 2,600 men. 100 iron and 36 new brass guns, 550 gingalls, &c., captured. Our casualties were, 2 killed, and 27 wounded. _ _ 10 7 .—Chinlia . e captured. 67 pieces of brass, and 90 of iron ordnance taken. Our troops amounted to 2,098-- those of the enemy to about 12,000. Our loss was, 8 killed, and 16 wounded ; that of the enemy 150 killed. 13.—Ningpo having been evacuated by the enemy, was taken possession of by our forces on the 13th Oct March 12, 1842.;---Attack made by the Chinese on our troops at Ningpo and Chinhae. About 12,000 of the enemy entered the former city, but were beat off with a loss of 250 killed. They were also repulsed at Chinhae with great. -slaughter. Thirty junks destroyed near Chusan by the Nemesis, &c., &c. 15.—A body of between 3,000 and 4,000 Chinese hav ing encamped at the town of Tsee-kee, eleven miles west ward of Ningpo, for the purpose of stopping the supplies of the British, were attacked by a force, consisting of de tachments of 18th, 26th, 49th, and a naval brigade —l,lOO in all ; enemy's force abOut 6,000. They were quickly routed, with a loss of about 400 killed ; our casualties were three killed and forty wounded. Total British casualties, 35 killed and 276 wounded. Chinese ditto upwards of 8,000 killed and wounded. 1,819 guns captured and destryed. INDIAN DESPATCHES. OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF MAJOR-GENERAL SIR IL SALE'S FORCE AT JELLALABAD. NOTIFICATION.-SECRET DEPARTMENT. Bombay Castle, June 11, 1842. The Hon. the Governor in Council is pleased to re publish for general information the following notification issued at Allahabad on the 26th ult., under the orders of the Right Hon. the Governor-General of India. By order of the Hon. the Governor in Council, .J. P. WILLOUGHBY,- -Secretary to Government. NOTIFICATION.-SECRET DEPARTMENT. Allahabad, May 26, 1842. The Right lion. the Governor-General - of India has been pleased to direct the publication of the annexed copies of the despatches from Major- General Pollock and Major- General Sir R. Sale, K.C.B. (Ppy.) FROM MAJOR-GENERAL POLLOCK, C. 8., COMMANDING TROOPS WEST OF INDUS, •TO T. 11. MADDOCK, ESQ., SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT POLITICAL DEPARTMENT. Camp Jellalabad, April 19, 1842. Sir,—l have the honour to forward a letter from Major-General Sir Robert Sale, K.C.8., detailing the progress of events during the long and perilous siege sus tained by the force under his command. 2d. The gallantry of the Major-General and his small force are too well known to Government to require any commendations from me, but it is very pleasing to me to be the channel through which their many trials are brought to the notice of the Right lion. the Governor- General of India in Council. I have had an opportunity of inspecting the works thrown up for their protection; by the indefatigable exer tions of Sir R. Sale's force, and my surprise at their strength and extent has een only equalled by my ad miration of the excellent arrangements which must have pervaded all departments, since, after a siege by greatly superior numbers, of upwards of five months' duration, I find the garrison in excellent health and spirits, and in an admirable state of discipline, with a good supply of anynunition, ready and anxious to take the fielk and mo it willing to advance on Caubnl. I have the honour to be, &c., (Signed) GEO. POLLOCK, Major-General, • Commanding Troops West of Indus. TO T.:11. MADDOCK, ESQ., SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DE PA RTMENT. Jellalabad, April 16, 1842. Sir,—The relief of this place having been at length effected by the victorious advance through the passes of the Khyber, of the army under Major-General Pollock, C.B , I conceive thatd owe it to the troops who have so long; formed the garrison here, to address to you a re port, which may convey some notion of their conflicts and the severity of their duties, labours, and privations. It has before been made known to Government, that I reached Gundamuck on the 30th of October, 1841, under instructions from the authorities at Caubul, and there re ceived intelligence of the breaking out or a terrific insur rection at the Affghan capital on the 2d November. My retracing my steps on that city was, in a military sense, impracticable, since the first inevitable sacrifice would have been of the lives of 300 sick and wounded, whom I could not have left in depot with the treasonable irre gulars at Gundamuck, whilst my cattle was unequal to the transport of my camp equipage, and my ammunition insufficient for protracted operation. In the position elcn water,ouldnot aanbdsolsuhtoeulyidcohz been m a anda day's which provisionsl occupied, d ve or hemmed in on every side by hostile tribes, amounting to 30,000 or 40,000 men, part of whom might have seized Jellalabad and reduced it to ashes, or holding it, have left me no alternative but a disastrous retreat towards J'eshawur, I therefore came to the resolution of anti cipating any movement of this kind, and by possessing myself of this city, establishing a point on which the force at Caubul might retire, if hardly pressed, and re storing a link in the chain of communication with our provinces. Two marches brought me, after a successful contest at Futtahabad to Jellalabad. My breaking up from Gundamuck was followed by the immediate defec tion of the irregulars there, the destruction of the can tonment. and a general rising of the tribes. I found the walls of Jellalabad in a state which might have justified despair ft to the . passibility of defending them. The enciente kixeensi've for 'my striall _ . force, embracing a c i rcum f erence of upwards of 2,300 yards. - Its tracing was vicious in the extreme ; it had no parapet excepting for a few hundred yards, which there was not more than two feet high. Earth and rubbish had accumulated to such an extent about the ramparts, that there were roads in various directions across and over them into the country. There was a space of 400 yards together on which none of the gun rison could show themselves, excepting at one spot . ; the population within was disaffected, and the Whole encientc was surrounded by ruined forts, walls, mosques, tombs, and gardens, from which a fire could be ppened upon the defenders at twenty or thirty yards. • The garrison took full possession of the town in such a state on the morning of the 15th of November, and in the course of 'the day the place and detached hills by which on one side it is commanded were surrounded, and surmounted by a force of not fewer than 5,000 in surgents. A general attack on the 14th of November ridded us of these enemies, and a similar array brought against us a fortnight afterwards was dissipated by a second sally on the Ist of December. But we had seized the town, having in our possession not quite two day's provisions and corn for our men and horses, and beheld the arduous task before us of striving to render the works defensible , and collecting supplies fur our maga zine from the midst of a fanatical and infuriated people, with very narrow means in the way of treasure to pur chase them. I appointed Captain Broadfoot, Shah Soojah's Sappers, Garrison Engineer, and Captain Abbott, of the Artillery, C omm i ssary - o f O rdnance. Captain M'Gregor, Political Agent, gave me the aid of his local experience, and through his influence and measures our Dak communication with India was restored, amid a great quantity . of grain collected, whilst the unremitting and almost incredible labours of the troops, aided by the zeal and science of Captain. Broadfoot, put the town in an efficient state of defence. Captain Abbott made the Artillery disposition in the ablest manner, and used every exertion to add to and encourage our resources, in the way of gun and musket ammunition, in both of which we were deficient for the purpose of a siege. Lead and powder were pro cured in and about Jellalabad, and a _quantity of cart ridges discovered in an old magazine, and thus the troops completed to two hundred rounds per min. It is to be remarked, that might, in the second week of November, have marched u p on Pes h B o l a k, re li eve d from investment the corps of Jazalchees under Captain T t ) , : p3, Ferris, and with it operate:, a d ou b t f u l re tr ea t upon Peshawar. duty to give support to struggling against their numerous enemies at Caub u t , and maintain for the last momentßul felt t it our to be tr t them a point on which to retreat arid rally if they met with reverse. (! l iLt 4 he tt ! k i t h h a ofn r eblJanuaryelin to o Iwas summon e d by the leaders theof give up the place, in fulfil ment of a convention entered into by the political and military authorities at Caubul, but as I was fully assured of the bad faith of our enemies, I refused to do this, and on the 13th received the melancholy intelligence of the disastrous retreat of our troops from the capital, and their annihilation in the Ghitzie defiles by the rigours of the climate and the basest treachery on the part of those in whose promises they had confided. Almost at the same time it became known to us that • the brigade of four regiments marched to my succour from Hindostan had been beaten in detail, and forced to fall back upon Pe shawur; my position was most criti ca l, an d I m i g h t , hing whilst our enemies were engaged in force from Caubul, have attempted, and perhaps etFected, plundering the resolvedt h ougli withat all h h e aliz'ard loss, on - n oretreatres,a on the chief town of the valley of Ningrahar, and the key of Eastern Affghanistan, so long as I had reason to consider that our Government desired to re tain it. The discouragements of my garrison at this moment were very great, their duties most severe, their labours unceasing, and the most insidious endeavours mile by the enemy to seduce the native portion of them from their allegiance. But their fidelity was unshaken, and their serenity amidst labours 'and privations un clouded. With reference, however, to the state of fana tical excitement and national antipathy which prevailed around us, I had been compelled, as a measure of pru dence, to get rid, first, of the corps of Khyber Rangers, and next, of the detachment of Jazalchee;, and a few of the Affghan Sappers and a body of Hindostimee gunners, who had formerly been in the employment of Dost Ma-, homed Khan. Works had, in the meantime, been com pleted, of which the annexed reportS end plans of Cap tain Broadfoot contain ample details. Generally, I may state, they consisted in the destruction of an immense quantity of cover for the enemy, extending to the demo lition of forts and old walls, tilling up ravines, and de stroying gardens and cutting down groves, raising the parapets to six or seven feet high, repairing and widen ing the ramparts, extending the bastions, retrenching three of the gates, covering the fourth with' an outwork, and excavating a ditch ten feet in depth and twelve feet in width round the whole of the walls ; the • place was thus secure against the attack of any Asiatic enemy not provided with siege artillery. But it pleased Providence, on the' 19th of February, to remove in an instant this ground of confidence. A tremendous earthquake shook down all our parapets, built up with so much labour, injured several of our bastions, cast to the ground all our guard-houses s de molished a third of the town, made a considerable breach in the rampart of a curtain in the Peshawur force, and reduced the Caubul gate to a shapeless mass of ruins. It savours of romance, but it is a sober fact, that the city was thrown into alarm, within the space of little more than one month, by the repetition of full one hundred shocks of this terrible phenomenon of nature. The troops turned with indefatigable industry to the reparation of their Walls, but at the moment of the great convulsion, Sirdhar Mahomed Akbar Khan, Burukzye, the assassin of the late Envoy, and treacherous destroyer of the Caubul force, having collected a body of troops, flushed with a success consummated by the vilest means, had advanced to Murkhail, within seven miles of our dates. He attacked our foraging parties with a large gods , of horse on the 21st and 22d of February, and soon after establishing his head -quarters to the westward, two miles from the place, and a secondary camp to the east ward, about one mile distant, entered the town and esta blished a rigorous blockade. From that time, up to the ith of April, the reduced garrison was engaged in a suc cession of skirmishes with the enemy, who, greatly su perior in horse, perpetually insulted our walls by attacks and alerts, and compelled us daily to fight at disadvantage for forage for our cattle. The most remarkable of these affairs were those of the cavalry under Lieut. Mayne, commanding a detachment of Shah Soojah's 2d Cavalry, and Jemadar Deena Singh, sth Light Cavalry already reported ; a sally under Colonel Dennie, C. 8., to defeat a suspected attempt of the enemy to drive a mine, on the llth of March; the repulse of an assault upon the trans verse walls to the northward of the pl a ce, on the 24th of the same month, by detachments under Captain Broad foot (who was severely wounded) and Captain Fenwick, her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry; the capture of bul locks and sheep by Lieutenant Mayne. on the 30th and 31st of January; and the seizure of large floAs of the latter, in the face of Mehomed Akbar's army, by a force )f infantry under Captain Pattison, of her Majesty'4l3th Light Inflintry, and of cavalry under Captain Oldfield, on the Ist instant. These successes Were crowned by Providence by the issue of the brilliant and decisive at tack on the camp of the Sirdhar, on the 7th instant. I have to notice as a measure of defence, my having enrolled, as a provisional battalion, a large body of our camp followers. and armed them with pikes and other weapons. On all occasions of assault and sally these men Nun: available to make a show upon Our curtains, and I have pledged myself to them to recommend to Govern ment that they should enjoy all the pecuniary advantages of native soldiers beyond the Indus, I at the same time held forth to the troops of Shah Soojah's force the ex pectatiou that they would be put, during the special service, on the same footing with their comrades of the Bengal army. From the time that the brigade threw itself into Jel lalabad the native troops have been on half, and the fol lowers on quarter rations, and for .many weeks they have been able to obtain little or nothing in bazaars to eke out this scanty provision. I will not mention as a priva tion the European troops from the same period having been without their allowance of spirits, because I verily believe this circumstance, and their constant employment, have contributed to keep them in the highest health and the most remarkable state of discipline. Crime has been ilmost unknown amongst them, but they have felt se verely, although they never murmured, the diminution "f their quantity of animal food and the total want of ghee, flour, tea, coffee, and sugar ; these may seem small matters to those who read of them at a distance, but they are serious reductions in the scale of comfort of the hard working and fighting soldier in Asia. The troops have also been greatly in arrears of pay, besides their severe duties, in - heat and cold, wind and rain, on the guards of the gates and bastions. The troops, officers and men, British and Hindostanee, of every arm, remained fully accoutred on their alarm posts, every night from the Ist of March to the 7th of April. The losses of officers and tnen in carriage cattle, camp equipage, and baggage, be tween Caubul and Jellalabad, were heavy, and their expenditure, during the siege and blockade, in obtaining articles of mere subsistence and necessity, has been dxorbitant. I feel assured that Major-Peneral Pollock will consider it a most pleasing duty to bring the series of labours, privations, and conflicts, imperfectly sketched in the foregoing; details, to the notice of the head of the Su preme avernment in India, and through his Lordship to that Of the Court of Directors and.our Sovereign, as a claim for public acknowledgment and substantial reim bursement and reward. The report of Captain Broadfoot, in his capacity of Garrison Engineer, will meet with attentive perusal. I have already stated how much I have been indebted to his scientific attainments, as wen :is his distinguished activity and resolution during the siege. Ills fertility in resource obviated great difficulties in procuring iron, timber, and charcoal, and to the foresight of his arrange ments we owe our having had a very ample supply of tools. The corps under his command performed, from Bootkhak, the duties e qually of good sappers and bold light infantry soldiers, and the Affghan linzaree and Eusilyze portion of it have been singularly faithful in time of general defection. The two infantry regiments, under the lamented Colonel Dennie and Lieut.-Colonel Monteath, have vied with each other in the steady per formance of the duties of that arm ; and it would be im poseible for me to discrimittate in . ftvour of either, in awarding praise to the squadron of sth Light Cavalry, un der Captain Oldfi eld, and the lesellsh 2d Shah Soojah's Cavalry, under Lieuten ant Mayne.; 'Lieut enan t Pl ow d en of the former has been distinguNhed on several occa sions. The artillery practice of NO. t, light field bat tery, has ever been excellent, and haS been equalled by that of the mountain train. Captains Abbott and Back house, and Lieut. Dawes, have proved themselves excel lent officers of ordnance. I have more than once brought it to notice that Captain M`Gregor, Political Agent, has cheerfully rendered very able assistance in serving; the guns in every crisis of p ressin g dan ger. Of his labours in his own department I ought not perhaps to attempt to constitute myself a judge but I know that they have been unremitting, and their result in obtaining for my force supplies and information, and keeping up our communication with India and with Caubul, and secur ing for us Affghan co-operation, I may be allowed' to predate, and am bound to point out to Government. ' The medical duties of the garri , :on have been ably ful filled by Surgeon Forsyth, Superintending Surgeon of Shah Sooja's force, and Assistant-Surgeons Robertson and Barnes, her Majesty's - 13th Light Infantry, Hare 35th Regimenti'and Brown, late in charge of the Irre gulars. • Capt. Mainwaring, Commissariat Officer to the force, has been indefatigable in his efforts to keep the garrison well supplied, and his arrangements in very difficult times have merited my highest praise. Captain Moor house, 35th Regiment of Native Infantry, has satisfac torily discharged hiS duties as Brigaide Quartermaster; he was severely wounded on the 7th inst. It is gratifying to me to forward the opinion of my second in command. Lieut.-Col. Monteath, C. 8., placed on record, without solicitation, his high sense of the merits of the 13th Light Infantry, of which corps I am proud of being a member. I fully concur in the sentiments which he expresses, and hope the distinctions which he recommends for the officers of his own corps will be ac corded. The cheerful and persevering manner in which the native soldier laboured with the shovel, mattock, and hand-barrow, were as surprising as their steadiness and courage in'the field were conspicuous. - have to acknowledge the zealous manner in which Brevet-Major Fraser, Light Cavalry, Brevet-Captain Gerrard, of the corps of Jazalchees; Captain Burn and Lieutenant Hillersden, of the Khyber Rangers, and Lieutenant Dawson, of the Janbazees, when their ser vices could no longer be available with their corps, vo lunteered to do duty with any regiment in which they could be useful. I must finally express My gratitude to Providence for having placed so gallant and devoted a force under my command; in every way it has exceeded my most san guine expectations, and I beg leave in the strongest manner to solicit the interposition of Major-General Pollock, C. 8., who has nobly laboured and sought to relieve it from its critical position in the midst of a hos tile empire, in now committing it to the protection and favour of the Right honourable the Governor-General in Council, and through him of the Court of Directors, and of our Sovereign. I ask permission specially to recommend the following officers for honorary distinction or brevet rank, or both, viz.:—Lieut.-Colonel Monteath, C. 8., commanding 35th Regt. Native Infantry, now secondin command ; Brevet- Major Frazer, Light Cavalry, whZ acted as my Aid-de- Camp on the 7th inst. ; Captain Abbott, Commander of Artillery and Coinmissarlof Ordnance ; Captain Back house, commanding the mountain train, and senior officer of the Shah's troops with my force ; Captain Broadfoot, commanding Sappers, and Garrison Engineer ; Captain SS - Light Cavalry, senior officer of that arm : Captain Seaton, 35th Regiment Native Infantry, par ticularly recommended for his conduct on the 7th inst. by Lieut.-Colonel Monteath ; • Captain Younghusband, of the same regiment, who was distinguished with the advanced guard in the Khoord Caubul Pass, and there Severely wounded ; Captain Burn, late Commandant of the Khyber Rangers, and doing duty with the 35th Regiment Native Infantry ; Captain Wilkinson, on whom the command of the 13th Light Infantry devolved in the field on the fall of Colonel Dennie, C.B. ; Captain Fen wick, her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry, whose highly deserving conduct in the Pass of Jugdulluck, was noticed then in my despatch ; Captain Havelock, her Majesty's -13th Light Infantry, Persian Interpreter to Major- Generals Elphinstone and Pollock, and attached' to me as staff, and who commanded the right column in the final attempt on Mahomed Akbar's camp ; and Captain Hamlet Wade, her - Majesty's 13th Light Infantry, my Brigade-Major; whose exertions in the action of the 7th I have elsewhere highly commended. Both these latter officers rendered most valuable services throughout the investment and siege. The officers of all ranks, and soldiers of all arms, Enropean and Native, I have like wise to represent as generally and individually deserving of reward and encouragement, and I hope that the Go vernment will sanction my calling upon commandants of corps and detachments to send in rolls of such native officers as they may deem worthy of the insignia of the Order of " Merit of British India."—l have the honour to be, &c., (Signed) R. SALE, Major-General Commanding (True Copy.) Jellalabad. (Signed) R. C. SHAKESPEAR, Military Sec. NAMES OF OFFICERS WOUNDED.—Artillery—Captain Abbott, slightly. Sappers and Miners—Captain Broad foot, severely. Her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry—. Lieutenant and Adjutant Wood, slightly ; Ensign Oakes, slightly. Examined. (Signed) R. SALE, Major-General Commanding the Force. (Signed) HAMLET WADE, Captain-Major of (True Copy.) Brigade. (Signed) R. C. SHAKESPEAR, Military Sec. FROM LIEUT.-COLONEL J. MONTEATII,COMMANDFNG 35TH " REGIMENT, TO MAJOR -GENERAL SIR R. SALE, COMMANDING IN.OARAISON, .JELLALABAD. „ . Jellalabad, April 16, 1842. Sir,—The exertions of the . garrison of Jellalabad be yond ordinary routine having ceased since the decisive victory obtained over the enemy on the 7th instant, and now finally terminated by the arrival of the Bri tish army tinder Major-General Pollock, - C.8., I trust I may not be considered as going beyond the limits of my proper duty in addressing you,to state as follows : Asdoing but due justice on this occasion to her Ma jesty's 13th Light Infantry might be looked upon as a highly-coloured record of the merits of your own regi ment,- and seeing that no such partial bias can possibly be supposed to guide my feelings in the estimate I have formed of their deserts, I have pleasure in sincerely de ' elaring. that their conduct throughout the painful and perilous position in which they have been so long placed, has been such as fully to deserve time applause and admi ration of their country, and the confidence and best con sideration of our well beloved Sovereign. • On our throwing ourselves, on the 12th of November last, into the old and ruined town of Jellalabad, without money, without food, and almost without protection, with a nation of highly excited and barbarous enemies in arms against us, our situation seemed as hopeless a one as British troops were ever called upon to confront ; notwithstanding which the enemy was twice within 20 days attacked, and on both occasions defeated with signal success. You yourself will doubtless detail the works performed by the regiment ; let it then be only my province, who have witnessed their exertions almost hourly during a period of five months, to record that their devoted perseverance and cheerfulness amidst all the • gloom that surrounded them, after the destruction of their comrades of the Caubul force, could not have been surpassed by any troops in the world ; and that after months of extreme toil, when an earthquake such as man is not often in the habit of experiencing, in a moment left scarcely a vestige of their labour standing, their flying as they did with redoubled zeal to the work and completing it in ten days (so that on the arrival of the enemy before Jellala bad, they declared thiit the calamity which had befallen the valley arose from nothing but English witchcraft, it being the only place that had escaped uninjured), was what none but British soldiers could have performed, and what no price could have purchased, for it was the labour of the heart—work of all others most deserving of distinction and reward. In regard to the native troops of all arms, I shall re frain from saying much, for a reason which has in a measure induced me to address this letter to you, but as you have yourself been a daily witness of their conduct under every description of circumstance, you have it fully within your own power to say all of which the Govern ment they serve may very justly feel proud, and it may serve to show, as :In example for imitation, what noble enthusiasm and zeal may be lighted up in their breasts by the high bearing and considerate conduct of deter mined British officers. I shall conclude by observing that we can now, Sir, proudly march forth from this garrison with the enemy's 1 standards in our hands, and their captured cannon to tire a salute, on delivering over the care of the honour of the British name, which we have had within our keeping for the last five months, pure and unspotted, and without a single circumstance existing to cast a breath upon its lustre. The conduct of the officers of time 35th Regiment gene rally, as well as of those doing duty with it throughout the siege, 1 am proud to say, has been such as well to deserve any reward or distinction that can be conferred upon them. Of those holding the rank of captain, and above it, which enables her Majesty to advance them a step, I could strongly recommend Captain Seaton, 35th Regi ment ; Captain Younghusband, 35th Regiment (severely wounded), Brevet-Major Fraser, late 2d Light Cavalry, and Captain Burn, Ist Regiment Native Infantry, both doing duty with the 35th Regiment. Of the native officers of the 35th Regiment I could o strongly recommend that :ix should, as a compli ment to the regiment for its gallant and meritorious con duct., receive the Order of Merit and of British India : viz. Sahib Ram, Subardar ; Manick Sing, Subadar ; Dc lion Sing, Jemadar; Rambaccus Tewarry, Jemadar ; Hoolas Ram, Subadar ; and Ilurram Sing, Jemadar. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) J. MONTEATII, - Lieut.-Colonel, Com manding 35th Regiment. (True Copy.) (Signed) It. C. SHAKESPEAR, Military Sec. By order of the Governor-General, T. 11. MADDOCK, Secretary .to the GovernMent of India, with the Go vernor General. (True Copy.) r. WILLOUGHBY, Secretary to Government. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE FROM MAY 24 TO JULY 17. 1842. Paomortoss.—Ensign 11. Daly Ist European Regi ment, to be Acting Adjutant of the Guzerat Provincial Battalion ; Lieut. (Bt. Cap.) T. Mayor, 6th Native In. Ilintry, to be Captain ; Ensign C. Hodgkinson, 6th Na tive infantry, to be Lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant J. R. Hawkins, Artillery, to be first Lieutenant ; Lieute nant W. 11. Godfrey, 7th Native Infantry, to be Captain, and Ensign J. I'ogsou, to be Lieutenant ; Ensign J. H. Champion, 24th Native Infantry, to be Lieutenant; Cor net .T. M. Jones, 2d Light Cavalry, to be Lieutenant. APPOINTMENTS.—Brevet - Captain J. W. Renny, 19th Native Infantry, ,to act as Interpreter to the Marine Bat talion. Captain -H. Hobson assumed charge of the Stud Establishment ; Assistant-Surgeon L. Cameron is ap pointed to the medical charge of the 2d Troop Horse Bri gade ; Captain C. Denton. 2d European L. 1., to act as Brigade Major at Poonith ; Assistant-Surgeon 1). Clark is attached to do duty with the lstßattalion Ar tillery at Ahmednugger ; Brevet-Major H. Lyons took charge of the Pay-office, N.D.A. ; Capt. E. Whichelo, Assistant-Commissary General received charge of th e Deputy-Commissary General's Office ; his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, with suite, left the Presi dency on a tour of inspection, and to proceed to Dec can ; Lieutenant H. Boye, 22d Native ligantry, was . _ appointed an Assistant in the Deccan Survey, under Lieut. Nash; Capt. G. S. Brown, 16th Native Infantry, is appointed Commissariat Agent at Bhooj ; Col. Sir has been appointed by George Arthur, Bart., the lion. Court of Directors. to the office of Governor of Bombay and its Dependencies; Capt. Frederick L. Arthur, her Majesty's 4th, or King's Own Regiment, to be Military Secretary; Capt. the Hon. Charles West, 21st _Fusiliers, and Lieut. C. C. Deinvile, her Majesty's 85th Light Infantry, to be Aides-de-Camp ; Lieut. George D'Arcy, her Majesty's 94th Regiment, to be Acting Aide-de-Camp; Assistant-Surgeon T. Young is attached to do duty with the 2d battalion of Artillery; Assigtant- Surgeon If. Glasse, Vaccinator in the Deccan; Assistant- Surgeon Jephson, M:D., Civil Surgeon at Broach ; Lieut. •E. B. Eastwick has been placed at the disposal of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief for military duty ; Ensign G. 0. M'Neill, at present doing: duty with the 19th Native Infantry, is • removed to do duty with the 23d Native Light Infantry. RANKED AND POSTED.—James Richard Swinton, ra • ,k as•Enaign, and appointed to the 34 Native Infantry ; John Deen Simon, rank as Ensign, and appointed to the 6th Native Infantry; Lieut. R. Douglas is posted to the 2d Troop Horse Brigade; Anthony Charles Romer, rank as Second Lieutenant, and appointed to the Regiment of Artillery; Murray Haig, rank as Ensign, and appointed to the 24th Native Infantry; David Irving, rank as En sign, and appointed to the 17th Native Infantry ; Mi chael George Head, rank as Ensign, and appointed to the 24th Native Infantry; Robert Palmer Warden, rank as Ensign, and appointed to the 16th Native Infantry ; .John Cruickshank, rank as Ensign, and appointed to the 2d European Light Infantry. Az TACllED—Asistant-Surgeon W. Campbell, M.D., is attached to the 2d Battalion, Artillery, in Fort George Barracks ; Assistant-Surgeon J. Behan is at tached to the left wing of the 2d European Light In fantry, at Cclabah ; Cadet C. T. Palin is attached to 2d Grenadier Native Infantry ; Cadet G. 0. M'Neill, ditto, to 16th Native Infantry ; Cadet W. M..S: Bolton, ditto, to 2d Grenadier Native Infantry ; Cadet Soppitt, ditto, to Ist European Regiment. RESIGNATIONS—Capt. H. Hart, '6th Native Infantry ; Captain R. Farquhar, ditto ; Lieut. C. Podmore, ditto ; Lieut. B. H. Comhe, sth Light Cavalry. CASUALTIXS—Lieut. 11. P. H. Hockin, 6th Native In fantry, died. Lieut. G. Skottowe, 3d Native Infantry, ditto. Lieut. T. G. M`Donnell, Artillery, ditto, on 9th May. Capt. Knipe, lith Native Infantry, ditto, on ditto. Lieut. Stone, 24th Native Infantry, ditto, on 12th ditto. Bt. Capt. Dallas, 2d Light Infantry, ditto, on 18th ditto. Ensign littikes, 16th Native Infantry, ditto,on 21st ditto. Ensign Madden, 2d European Light Infantry, dittO, on 30th ditto. Lieut. W. Baird, her Majesty's 17th ditto, on 29th ditto. FunLot:an—Ensign F. Levien, 25th Native Infantry, for three years to London ; Assistant-Surgeon W. W. Pigott, for one year, to proceed to sea. SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION. THURSDAY.— The writ arrived on Tuesday afternoon, and was immediately proclaimed. The nomination is fixed for Saturday, and the polling for Monday next. The Tory candidates, Mr. Humphrey, Sir John Mild may, and Mr. Hope, the expelled from Weymouth, com menced their canvass on Tuesday afternoon. They have not met the electors publicly, nor do they intend to do so. Mr. G. Thompson arrived on Tuesday evening, and addressed a very crowded meeting at Andrew's Bazaar immediately afterwards. He was received with the greatest enthusiasm, and a resolution, pledging the meet ing to support him as a candidate on the Liberal interest, was carried by acclamation. Mr. Thompson commenced his canvass yesterday morning. Lord Nugent, the second Liberal candidate, arrived by the six o'clock train last evening, accompanied by Sir John Easthope, Bart. An announcement was imme diately made that both candidates would address the inhabitants from the window of their Committee-room at seven o'clock. An immense crowd speedily assembled. Sir J. EASTHOPE presented himself at the window, and was loudly cheered. He said he had now the pleasure of introducing to them, as one of the candidates for the borough, his Noble Friend, Lord Nugent—a man whom he had long known, a man known to the world as the friend ofliberty, and the hater of corruption—(C heers)— no friend to taxation, no tool of the Government, but one admirably adapted to represent the town of Southamp ton. He could not do better than introduce to their no tice his Noble Friend, Lord Nugent.—(Cheers.) Lord NUGENT then came forward, and was received with cheering. He said, by a deputation which arrived that morning in London, he had been encouraged to stand forward amongst them, not for the purpose of so liciting their support on his own behalf, but of claiming it because of those principles which he had always held. —(Cheers.) Hi He was the rreconeileable enemy of cor ruption, of intimidation, and of anything that trenched on those principles, under the guidance of which the British constitution had vested the representation of the people in the people's hands.—(Cheers.) He entered Parliament during one great struggle in behalf of reli gious liberty—the struggle for the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts—which was succeeded by the repeal of the laws affecting the Roman Catholics. He contended that man had nothing politically to do with the manner in which his fellow-man ap proaches the throne of the Creator.—(Hear, hear.) He did not say that the Reform Bill of Lord Grey was to be the be-all and end-all of Parliamentary representation.—(Cheers,) He had always been the enemy of monopoly and the friend of free trade. His Lordship expressed his opinions on this subject, at some length, and then continued--Now, the evening was coming on, and were he to detail the conduct of his past life, and the hopes of the future, it would detain them much longer than he should be in any way justified in doing. Besides, in such a large assembly he could not answer questions so fully as he would wish to do, and he ould make it his business to see as many of the elec tors as the time between that and tke day of election would allow, and answer whatever questions they might propose to him, when he should be able to descend from generalities to particulars. If they should approve of the principles he proposed, he hoped they would give him their support, and if they disapproved of them, then let them gii c their votes to some one whose principle they agreed with.—(Cheers.) Mr. YOUNG, a Chartist, then asked the Noble Lord if he would support the six points of the Charter ? Lord NUGENT, in reply to the question put, said he was for a very considerable further extension of the suffrage ; he was for household suffrage, but he was not, as society is at present composed, for universal suffrage.' lle would support the ballot, as he had done for many years.—(Cheers.) He was for considerably shortening the duration of Parliaments ; lie would vote for triennial Parliaments ; but lie was against annual Parliaments. He was decidedly opposed to the property qualification of Members of Parliament,. because he believed it to be a very imperfect test either of wisdom or integrity. He had not any objection to Members of Parliament being paid for their fair services, but not in the way of hire or corruption.—(Cheers.) And lastly, he saw no sort of objection to equal electoral districts, but he held that to lie a question of arrangement and detail, subservient to the great one of fair and equal representation ;. he would give no pledge on the subject, but would go-- the straightest way, in his opinion, that might be proposed, to the great object he had in view —hill, fair, equal; and pure representation.—(Cheers.) A CHARTIST in the crowd put some further questions relative to the views of the Noble Lord on • Universal Suffrage, in reply to which his Lordship said he would take the payment of direct taxes as a test of qualification for the franchise, because at present he knew no better. GEORGE THOMPSON, Esq., then presented himself at the window, and was greeted with enthusiastic cheering. He regretted that it was not in his power to address that audience as fully as the importance of the subject de manded. The circumstances of their town at this mo ment were most peculiar. There had never devolved on an English constituency a more solemn duty than that of the electors of Southampton at the present crisis.— (Hear, hear.) They had a character to redeem, an ex ample to set, a great crime to bring under public execra tion. They had their own sins to atone for—(Cheers) — and they were called on now, in the language of the Baptist, "to bring forth fruits meet for repentance." It was a doctrine of his that it was never too soon to leave mil* doing wrong - , and the best way was to leave oft' alto gether. Therefore he was determined, if they had any thing to do with him, that they should have nothing to do with c orruption—that he would not spend a penny beyond the legal and necessary expenselt-ef that election —that he would not give away a drop df beer, not a drop of ardent spirits, nor a morsel of bread, as an induce ment to obtain the: votes of the inhabitants of this town. —(Cheer:.) lie offered them neither meat, drink, silver, nor gold, but he set before them great principles, and gave them an opportunity of approving-, adopting, and carrying them into practice. - lie had'thld them by what motives alone he was influenced in asking them to send him to the House of Commons; and that if he were re turned be should express not merely the opiiiionS of the particular number of Men by whoSe votes he got there, nor the opinions merely of the inhabitants of die town he represented, but the public opinion of this country on those measures vital to the prosperity of the country. - This was his only claim to their consideration. He told them that he was the enemy or all monopoly, eccle siastical monopoly, the monopoly of political power, monopoly in commerce . and trade, and above ail, the mo nopoly of the land of this country and of its fruits. lle execrated the Corn-laWs; and he believed the existence of those laws was the greatest bnpediinent in age way of , the extension of the suffrage.—(Cheers.) He was happy that he did not, stand alone as a candidate for their suffrages.—(Cheers.) He was delighted with the address of the Noble. Lord. They should accept with thanks what the Noble Lord was willing•to labour to ob tain fin- them. In the peculiar circumstances of their town, they should not reject one whose heart inclined to give them full justice, whose understanding was free from prejudice, whose motives were clear from corruption, who was the friend of the people, and who, though one of a class 4 society above them, yet had come down to link himself with the people, to make common cause with them, and determined to fight their battle.—(Cheers.) Ile was less anxious about the result of this election than the character of the electors. He conjured them, as thvy loved their interests, and desired to witness their tri umph, to determine that this election on their side should be distinguished by peacefulness, intelligence, forbear ance, and forgiveness, while at the same tune t he y abated not one jot or tittl e o f their principles, to court t he smile or win the gold of any one who might be in the town. lie would indulge in no personalities towards his opponents, but ho was glad that there was this dif ference between them—that while they courted atten tion, and provoked as it were the electors to catechise them, studied silence, almost invisibility, attached to their opponents, and it was impossible to come at their spe cific views,(Cheers.) After some further avowal of his sentiments on . the Corn monopoly, Mr. Thompson retired amidst great cheering. Sir Josh EASTHOPE then again addressed the crowd, and called on them to be firm and determined itt the, contest, that the town of Southampton might set a noble . example by redeeming the past.—(Loud cheers.) Lord NUGENT announced that he should commence his canvass immediately, and spare no time in paying his respects to the electors. If the time should not allow him to call upon all, he hoped • they would not attribute it to disrespect on his part. With regard to bribery, the Noble Lord said he had never been rich enough to bribe, and it he had the means, he had not the inclination to do so. If he would, he could not, and if he could, he ' would •not.—(Cheers.) • T. L. IIAnNAN, Esq., announced that the Committee would continue si:ting, and would-be happy • tO -receive the names of any voters who might wish to record their promises for the Liberal candidates. The. assemblage then quietly dispersed. The Liberals, as will be seen by the foregoing ad dressei,'are fighting their battle upon principles of the strictest purity of election. .The Tories, However, are at the old work of corruption. Agents, well known from their former participation in the mal-practices of the party, are most actively engaged in endeavouring to ear, rupt the poorer electors, not so much as heretefOre by treating, but by direct offers of bribes. The canvass by both panics has been prosecuted with the utmost vigour during this day ; and the contest, which is,properly re garded as one of principle against money, .dxcites the greatest interest. An open-air meeting will be held in St. Mary's parish, the strong hold of the Liberals, this even:ng. Both can didates will attend. • NOTTINGHAM NO MINATION. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) • . THURSDAY NIGHT.—This has been a glorious day for complete Suffrage. Early this morning the population assembled by thousands in and near the market-place, to be ready to gain admission into the Exchange, the place appointed to take the nomination. At half-past nine, Mr. Walter, with a few Conservative friend 4, passed into the Exchange, amidst hootings and hissings . of the most awful kind. At a quarter to ten, Joseph Sturge, accompanied by about 200 of his influential friends, left the central Committee-room, and, on reach ing the market-place, the air was rent with deafening cheers. The doors were then thrown open, and in, a few minutes the great room was packed. After. the usual oaths, and the reading of the laws against bribery, Ike. the Sheriff addressed the crowd briefly, calling. upon them to keep order. Mr. Hardwick rose, amidst fearful groans, to propose John Walter, Bsq. 111 r. Sturge, Mr. Vincent, and Mr. O'Connor rose, and urged the people to give all parties a fair hearing. Mr. Hardwick then said a few words in praise of Toryism, but :he would keep them long, "as this was a- dry, cold water election." Mr. Charlton seconded the nomination. SAMUEL BEAN, Esq., then rose amidst loud and re peated cheering, to propose Joseph Sturge, whose recep tion was enthusiastic. J. Cnisp, Esq., seconded the nomination of Joseph Sturge in a very eloquent speech. JAMES SwEgr then proposed, amidst loud cheers, Feargus O'Connor, and the nomination was seconded by working man. J. FOWLER, Esq., then proposed Henry Vibmnt, amidst peals of enthusiastic cheering. The nomination was seconded by Mr. J. 'TIFFIN. JOHN WALTER, Esq., on coming forward, was 'hissed and groaned at, in the most awful manner. Mr. Sturge insisted that Mr. Walterbe beard. The.people then listened quietly. He went over the old ground about the Poor-law, &c. &c. , . JOSEPH STuRGE , Esq., next rose, and was hailed with deafening and prolonged cheers. He made a' most effec tive speech in defence of population representation. FEARGUS O'CoNNoR, in a speech of great power, next addressed the people, exposing the iniquity of Toryism and the necessity for Reform. llExar VINCENT, on rising, was cheered for several minutes. He spoke in defence of democratic principles, and in vindication of the working classes. The Sheriff then proceeded to take a show of hands, when Mr. O'CoNson rose and said, " Mr. Sheriff, it is not my intention of proceeding further in this contest." Mr. VINCENT-Mr. Sheriff, I beg to retire from all further participittion in this contest.—(Loud cheers.) The Sheriff, after making announcement to the ,above effect, took a show of hands for John Walter, • when about twenty or thirty appeared on the platform, but not one in the body of the meeting.—(Shouts of derision fol lowed this display.) The SHERIFF then took a show of hands for Joseph Sturge, when a scene of the most astonishing nature presenvd itself. On the platform at least 400 hands were held up, and all the body of the meeting. The cheers and clapping of hands that followed cannot be deseribed. The applause must have lasted ten minutes. A poll was then demanded on the part of John Walter. Mr. Sturge and Mr. Vincent afterwards addressed the people from a window in the market place ; and Mr. Vin cent calle .! upon the people not to sleep until the election was Hon. Great excitement exists throughout the bo rough. The people will watch the bribers all night, and it is confidently expected that to-morrow Will see the death of Toryism in Nottingham. This has been a glorious day. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM THE 3IORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. CHRONICLE.—The contents of the Report of the Commissioners of Exchequer Bills have transpired, and are known to be generallyfavourable to the claims of the bona fide holders. We understand, however, that the Report classifies the holders. This result is strictly in accordance with the views we have supported in this question from the very first blush of it to the present moment. TIMES.—The Directors of the London and County Bank declared, at their half-yearly meeting to-day, a dividend, at the rate of 5/. per cent. per annum, clear of the income-tax ; and it was stated that the business of the parent establishment, as well as its branches, is pros pering in the most satisfactory- manner. It appeared from the report read by the secretary, that no new branches have been opened since the last meeting of the share holders, and that the call lately made to increase the capital of the Company had been promptly responded to. A shareholder inquired whether the reserve fund Was in vested in the public funds, or employed as part of the work ing capital of the bank? In answer to this it was said that the reserve fund was employed in the business operations of the concern, but that a much larger amount than that fund was invested in Government securities. The profit and loss account exhibited stated " current expenses, with the Directors' fees, interest on current and de posit accounts for bad and doubtful debts, and rebate on bills not due, 15,9091. 10s. Bd. ; dividend for the half year, 2,5961. 16s. Bd. ; and balance of profit and loss, new account, for the half-year ending the 30th of June, 1,5861. 15s. 4d. ;" making 20,0931. 2s. Bd., an equivuleni to the stated gross profits of 20,0931. 2s. Bd. The wine trade are looking forward with great inte rest to the motion of Mr. Masterman in the Rouse, which stands for to-morrow (Friday), and the object of which is the reduction of duty on wine, consequent on the completion of a treaty with Portugal. A return has just been published of the aggregate value of gold and silver coin coined and sent by the Mint to the Bank of England, and of the total amount of light coin received by the 13ank of Eng land and its branches since the proclamation against light gold. From this it appears that the total DUM bee of sovereigns' coined and sent to the Bank since the proclamation, from the Ist to the 22d of July in clusive, amounted to 337,0861., and the total . number of half-sovereigns to 209,5707. 10s., making, altogether, a total amount of 546,665/. 10s. The total amount of silver coin coined and sent to the Bank, from the 20th June to the 20th .July inclusive, was 30,400/. The total amount of light grid coin received by the Bank of England and its branches, mid delivered to her Majesty's Mint, or retained by the Bank and its branches, since the proclamation against light gold, from the 11th June to the 28th July inclusive, was 4,285,8371. There is one fact contained in this return which is worthy of special observation, viz., that the amount of silver paid into the Bank was only 30,400/., and not 300,0001., as was currently reported. SUN.—The intelligence from India, and the abundance of money continuing far beyond what the market can consume, the prices of funds have been maintained at a further advance beyond tho,c of yesterday. Consols left off at 913 for None), and 91z 92 for the Account. Bank Stock, 170 k 171 k ; India Stock, 24914 2501 ; India Bonds, 35 ; Exchequer Bills, Old, 52 54 ; New, 50 52 prem. The prices of Foreign Securities were—Belgian, 102 103 ; Dutch Two.and-s-half per Cents., 51% 52; the Five per Cents., 101/ 102 ; ILnish, 823 83 ; and Brazilian, 64 65. Mexican has not been noticed to-day. The Share Market exhibited rather more activity—London and Birmingham were 180 182; Birmingham and Glouces ter, 47 49 ;. Great Western, 891 901 ; the Half-Shares, 64% 6514 ; • South Western, 62 63; North Midland, 59 ; the New Shares, 29 30; South Eastern and Dover, 22i 0 3k ; Eastern Counties, 8:-1. 9% • Northern and Eastern, 40 41 ; Blackwall, 9 91 ; and Brighton, 341 341; per share. The quotations for the Buuds were—Colombian, 20'4 21 ; Peruvian, 151 161 ; Portuguese Five per Cents., .33% 3333 ; the Three per Cents , 191 20 ; Spanish Five per Cents. 21; the Three per Cents, ^2Ol. The commercial accounts from India are viewed as rather unfavourable. Prices of imports are stated to have declined, while those for country produce, on the contrarY, have ad vanced. The natural consequence of this will be to cause a demand for specie for political purposes, and therefore a reduc tion in our present stock. The shipments of silver to India have of late been large, and had they been followed up by a drain from the Continent, which happily the prospect of the harvest has prevented, the effect might have been seriously felt. Some stress appears to be laid upon the fact of the low at wi,ich place it is quoted rate of freight from Bombay, 14s. per ton, and then difficult to be procured. It is within remembrance when goods were brought home at 10s. per ton, and a rate so low that Captains would not take it, inas much as it would not pay ordinary wear anti tear. This is ex tremely disheartening for the shipping interests, but as it must be remembered that as the bulk of produce shipped from that place consists of cotton, which description is rapidly rising in favour in this country, the low price at which it will be enabled to be sold, will prove a proportionate hem fit to the manufacturera. SINGULAR DISCOVERY OF A SnAnK.—tapt. Row land, belonging to the brig Anglesea, from Rio Janeiro for Antwerp, which arrived off Dover on Wednesday last, report.; that on the 24th of last month, in lat. 50. 47.,. long. 10. 10 W., he came up with the wreck of a vessel apparently about 500 tons burden, and of- Ame rican build. The weather being favourable, he, together with several of the crew, boarded her, for the purpose of ascertaining her name. On reaching her deck, they were startled by aloud splashing in the hold, when, upon taking off the hatch wa y, they discovered an enormous shark entangled 'amongst the beams of the ship's bottom, which had been carried away ; on seeing them it made a desperate dart at one of the crew, who luckily fell back upon the deck and escaped. After considerable diffi culty they managed to kill the monster, and haul it out of the wreck on board their vessel. It measured 20 feet in length, and was of a very great. weight. 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