The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-27 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRID4Y EVENINOI,. .NOVEMBER 27, 1863.
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WEST INTELLIGIENft-::
OVERLAND NAM.

INDIA.

We have advices from Madras to Oot. 27, and
from Calcutta to Oct. 20.

"Calcutta," says the Friend of India, " is empty,
and the East Indian Railway is almost unequal to
the great passenger traffic which pours upwards to
Benares and the north west. Daily two trains of
enormous length have been conveying holiday-
makers from the muddy delta of Bengal over the
uplands of Behar and on to the great cities of
Northern India. The fortnight's holidays began
on Saturday last, and with them the cold season.
All business is arrested, except to-day, when the
mail goes out, and the native buyers of piece goods,
pausing awhile from their idolatrous rites, consider
it lucky to buy."
Lord Elgin and Sir Hugh Rose were moving
towards the Punjaub, and we shall shortly hear of
the junction of their camps.
The force at the camp at Masan Meer, when the
worts of the viceroy and commander-in-chief have
joined, will consist of :-4 batteries of Home
Artillery, 3 light field batteries, 1 heavy field bat-
tery, 4 companies of Sappers and Miners, 20th
Hussars, 21st Hussars, 2nd Bengal Cavalry, 9th
ditto ditto, 10th ditto ditto, 19th ditto ditto, 7th
Royal Fusiliers, 42nd Highlanders, 93rd ditto,
24th Foot, 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade, lst
Goorkha Regiment, 2nd Goorkha Regiment, Bth
Native Light Infantry, 24th Punjaub Infantry,
27th Punjaub Infantry, and probably the 14th
Native Infantry (Ferozepore Regiment). Briga-
dier-General Bind will command the Artillery ;
Major-General Lord George Paget the cavalry
division ; and Major-General Cunningham and
Colonel Sisted the infantry divisions. The two
cavalry brigades will be commanded by Colonel
Stannns, 20th Hussars, and Colonel Thompson,
7th Dragoon Guards ; and the four infantry bri-
gades by Colonel Macdonnel, C. 8., Rifle Brigade ;
Colonel Shipley, 7th Fusiliers ; Colonel Prior, lot
Gocchha Regiment ; and Colonel Priestly, 42nd
Infantry. The whole of these troops will not be
assembled till the middle of January, but the bulk
will be at Lahore by the 10th of December.
The force intended to expel the Hindostsnee fa-
natics and mutinous isms from the position they
have taken up at Sittana, on the Indus, was ool-
looted at Nowshera under the command of Sir Neville
Chamberlain, E.C.B. It consists of 1,200 British
and 3,1500 Native Infantry, the latter chiefly of the
Punjaub Irregular Army, with the usual proportion
of artillery, cavalry, sappers, and pioneers. Some
of the regiments have had to march from Dera
Ismael Elan, so that the speed with which prepa-
rations have been made may be imaened.

CHINA.

Hong Kong advisee are to the 15th of October.

The Overlaid China Mail sap that Sir F. Bruce's II
policy of supporting the imperial powen, and of
constantly urging them to exertion, is ,beginning
to bear fruit, and an effort is being made to bring
a larger force of men into the field. Although
our influence at the Court of Peking is considerable,
and our material support to the government nearly
invaluable, "it is a mistake to suppose that the
Chinese love us heartily ; and, let matters assume
the very best aspect, we must not forget that anti-
foreign leanings are by no means removed from the
Chinese mind. Our position in the country will
be a difficult one for many years to come." Nothing
has as yet transpired as to the convention at Peking
of Mr. Lay, General Brown, and Captain Sherard
Osborn.

From Shanghae dates are to October 6. Major
Gordon was within 1,800 yards of the walls of
Sooohow, and might assault the place at any
moment. His stockades and those of the Chinese
General Ching (who is, described as a very active
capable man) closely invest the city on the east aide :
and on Sept. 28 Gordon captured the rebel stockades
on the south side, adjoining the Grand Canal.
The rebels are said to be very much discouraged,
and the dissatisfaction between rebels and rowdies

is said tobe mutual. A rumour has been current
that Burgevine had sent a message to Gordon,
andse a flag of truce, proposing that the war
should be conducted on western principles. It has
also been stated that an attack had been made on
some works of the besieged city, and that Major
Gordon was hurt by falling through a bridge ; this
wants corroboration.

In the Hong Kong government Gazette of Oc-
Sober S appeared a notification from the British
minister, dated Peking, June 17, prohibiting British
subjects from trading in arms and munitions of
war except for the imperial government. It
concludes by calling the Emperor of China "her
Majesty's ally."