The Express.
London, England, 1848-11-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 20, 1848.

that A Ii ssilk Mi seeing that is the Kautssysta
stoma =gladioli as Isstrvisw with several tithe rot
dust Pram& sissetwella, $ whim he said that haying hoard
the state Wroslislss se their swesurs., sad the advantage
the Boy wished* tabs ti their usilistasata astatine, he had
thought it amosoo, to sear is puss Y the pressing inst-
ead's tithe Fsm* meal. Ho has wet, it isisid, *a Ca-
saillasseassast to home tat isstrasdiss.
BRAZILB.—Datas ben Bahia to the lat. Oct.
have been received La Limposi. Basiaaw was my gloomy
is sweseqsates tibia Maim twat a general drama;
wide beit oilseed the bother
osier cropto a vat
Meat.

me • drove of abut two Innutred of our easels, which
were goaded by abed seventy el Lantedira's gni&
The alarm wee given in map, when CutaL Plowden
with the 'spectrum of Skinners horse were sent out to
the resew. Tha enemy had however seised a considerable
distance bonne their pursuers were on their track, and
'leaped with their booty. A few of them were fell in with
and out down, our eavalry suffering as equal lost.—
The steamer Messes leached Memo Shah-he-puttees from
Forocenore on the 30th with 50.0001., and a large supply of
ammunition. Our troops fully expected a grand attack
would be made on them by Moolrej on the day of the
Ereihstival of the Domerah (Oct. 7). Ho will being
isheeed from the Hanjah, and would by that time
y have shout 24,000 man collected, with
abut sty 'MIL He wu said to be determined
at all evuts to see what could be done before
reinforcements reached our campt Shore Sing was still
looked upon with distrait by Moolsej, and the force
of the former were said to be greatly discontented at not
baring received their pay. Lieut. Richardson, 49th NI.,
who had received ten desperate sabre wounds, was doing
well. Lieut. Herbert, 10th foot, had been pronounced out
of danger. Lieut. Irwin, 491 b, was still in a precarious con-
dition. It was feared that lockjaw would supervene in the
case of Lieut. Hollineworth, 10th foot, whose knee bad been
smashed. Lieut. Christopher, 1.N., was delirious; his leg
had been amputated below the knee, but from some cause it
had been found necessary to repeat the operation higher up.
All the remainder of the wounded officers were doing well.
The regiments forming the army ordered to assemble at
Ferunpore are hurrying to their destination with all poseible
speed. The force will consist of about 2.5,000 men of all
arms, and is, it is raid, to be headed by the commander•in-
chief In person. Lord Gousth is expected at Ferozepoie on
the 2nd fiovember. Colonel Coreton is to command the
cavalry division. Sir John Littler and Sir D. St. Leger
Hill have tendered their services to government for employ-
ment in the coining campaign. All officers on staff employ
belonging to regiments ordered to the frontier have been
directed to proceed to Ferozepore at the public expense. The
order for the formation of the army is now daily looked for.
Colonel Eckforel's brigade, which had been ordered to leave
Ferosepore for Moulton on the 2nd October, has been directed
to stand fast till further orders.

INDIA AND CHINA.

We gave on Saturday's the new by the overland
mail from India, with accounts from Calcutta to the
7th, Madras the Bth, and Bombay the 17th of October.
We had the following account of the position of affairs
at Moolten from the Bombay nines :
In our issue of the 3rd inst. we brought the narrative of
events before Mooltan down to the 16th Sept., the siege of
the city saving been raised the day previous, consequent on
the desertion of the Rajah Shore Singh with his whole force
to the enemy. The day before the despa oh of the last mail
letters were received from Scinde, intimating that on the 27th
the army of Gen. Whisk had made a second retrograde move-
meat, and had encam peel eighteen miles from Moultan, during
abandoned a quantity of ammunition and stores from want
of carriage to remove them. This turns out to be so far erro
neous in that the stores and ammunition were abandoned on
kis first retreat from before the walls of the city on the 16th.
Daring the 15th the large guns were withdrawn, under a
heavy but ineffectual the from the trenches, which was at,
eempliehed, under the directions of Meier Wheeler, by one
la ifis afternoon. The horse artillery guns followed about
sanest; and when it became dusk the whole of the inapt',
retired, leaving •small detachment of infentry as a picquet in
the Ram Teerut. So ab'y had the operations through-
eat the day been conducted that not a single casualty w-
aned on our side. During the night the tents were struck
mid*" baggage packed ready for • start. Early on the
mensingof the 10th the army was put in motion, and um-
mewed its march. It crossed the large canal to Swink
Mused, seven miles to the south-won of the city, 1,600 of
Edward-es' horse and • few of Cortlandt'e guns protecting
our flanks. The 2nd or Ferozepore brigade of infantry, and THREATENED BLOCKADE OF CANTON BY
the 11th cavalry, with the heavy ordnance and the greater
panic. of the baggage, under command of Brigadier Salter, THE AMERICANS.
started at an early hour; the let or Lahore brigade, with Oar dates from Hong Kong settlement are to the
the llth irregular cevalry. under Brigadier Hervey,remaining 28th September inclusive. The Overland Friend of. China
on the ground till everything had lett. It was unfortunately notices a disagreement between the imperial commissioner at
found imrossible to procure carriage for all the ammunition Canton and Mr. Davis, the American envoy there. More
and stone, so that a large quantity of the latter, specific details are contained in a postscript to a letter from
and about twenty-five camel loads of shot and Canton (dated the 27th Sept.) is the editor of the Straits
shell, had to be left hehind, notwithstanding the exertions Times at Singapore, of which we have been favoured with
made for their removal, the sowers of the irregular cavalry &copy :
each taking away one on his saddle-bow. Hervey, with " CANTON, SEPT. 27.-The new governor of Canton, who
H. M.'s 10th foot, the Bth Native Infantry, and four of affects a supercilious bearing towards all foreigners, and re-
McKenzie's guns, followed the tad brigade, leaving a guard fused some months ago to grant an interview to the Spanish
under Major Wheeler, consisting of the 62nd N. 1., two ambassador, hu contrived to get into an awkward squablde
squadrons from the 7th and llth regular cavalry, and the with the minister of the United States. For some time the
remaining two of McKensie's guns, to bring on the shot governor refused to fix a day for receiving Mr. Davis, and
and shell, for the carriage of which cattle could not at when he at last appointed ono ho did so while that gentle-
first be obtained. Through the exertions of Captain man was absent at Macao. Mr. Davie, es soon as the intl. '
Christie, however, a number of camels were shortly enation was conveyed to him, sent word that be would wait I
afterwards procured, and they were leaded with the oa his excellency at the time appointed, and left
greater portion of the ammunition under the fire of the Macao without delay, but was retarded in his pro-
enemy's artillery, which had seized the village in which gram up the river by contrary winds, and reached Canton a
our head-quarters had been encamped, and advanced on day too late. He sent an explanation sad expression of his
to the plain within point blank range of our guard, regret to the governor (See), requesting that another day
now strengthened by some police horse and a couple might be fixed. To this application an answer was returned
of guns under Lieutenant Fetlock. As above rated, of so insolent • tenor that Mr. Davis deemed it inadmissible
each irregular horseman took a shot or a shell before him sad returned it with a note to the following effect I
on his saddle-bow, and the remainder were abandoned. shall wait a few days more for an apology, and if that is
The cavalry were now extended in has in front dike fn. withheld, it manias for me to decide whether at 0608 to
Entry, and the whole reached camp in safety. Just as blockade the river or proceed to the northward to see what
they were about Raring the ground, the turps whialtad I can do them. The Plymouth and Treble (Ships of war)
been ordered nervy by Brigadier Hervey returned, this eerie now here, and the Ohio, line of-battleship ; the Dolphin,
gnu. movement having been made at the urgent request of 10-gun brig ; and the Prireeton, steamer, shortly expected,
Col Franksof the 10th foot atom as the firing was heard from afford ample means to enforce my demands.' "
the gams in the rear. The only bad consequence arising At Hoeg-Kong the health of the troops had improved.
from the weakening of the guard fortunately was the time- The deaths in June were 10 ; in July, 37 ;in August, 46; In
cessary march of one portion of the hrigade and the deem- September they had fallen to 14. The number of sick in
lion of the whole under arms nearly ten hours, as they did hospital, 67. Great part of the convalescents were again fit
not reach camp until two o'clock. The force of Moolraj wes for duty. " Since August," it is said, "in the Overload
in the field luckily for the party left behind by Brigadier China Mail, "the whole of the 95th tette has been quartered
Hervey he did not bring It to bear on them, or they most on board ships in the harbour with the happiest effects."
likely would have been hard set. Cortlandt's guns played This seems to corroborate the opinion that the situation or
on the enemy hovering around the Ferozepore division at a condition of the barracks, or both, were the cause of the
distance of nice hundred yards, which was returned by sickness.
them, but without effect. Our camp was gained without The moutae, at Shanghai, has fitted out a Chinese slur
the len of • man. During the 17th and 11th the hither' dron to cruise against the pirates. An attempt was being
were employed cutting down the jungle from the front made, on the part of tbis same taontae of Shanghai, to tender
and rear of our position. On the 19th a large body of more stringent the Chinese navigation law. On the 22nd of
the enemy were observed moving in the direction of the August last be issued a proclamation, declaring that all
river, when one of our guns opened on them, which Chinese subjects who ship by foreign easels, shall pay
quickly made them turn on their path, two being killed and duties according to the Chinese tariff for foreign na-
four made prisoners. The tree. of Shore Singh, with • few Lions. A correspondence took place in consequence
from the Dewan's army, during the day advanced to within between the taoutae' and Mr. Alcock, the English cur
a short distance of our camp, with the intention of giving sul, in which the latter reminded him that Chinese
battle. Preparations were made for their reception ; • partial vessels paid no differential duties in English ports.
fire was opened, when the enemy returned to the city. Pre- The result has been what Mr. Alcock announced on
parations were now making to retire a mile further back to a the 16th of September as a partial concession. " Sugar ar-
more secure encampment; and Major Napier, with a couple riving from Amoy, or other of the consular ports, with certi-
of ether engineer °Slicers, had been despatched to the banks ficate of duty paid, shall be exempt front further payment of
of the Chenaub, topitch on a spot where the siege guns might duty on such predates ; and sugar brought from Hong-Kong,
be entrenched, and left to take care of themselves in case of or any foreign port, or from any consular port in Caine,
the force being compelled to move out against the enemy, without certiftate of duty, shall in that case pay the duty
new daily threatening to give them battle. Several Sikh fixed in the tariff-namely, 6 per cent., ad valorem, as an
chiefs, who had come into our camp trim Moultan, were enumerated article in the imports." But this; in point of
directed to proceed to Lahore, and others were about to be fact, confirms the proclamation, for the sugar here spoken
dismissed-all these in fact connected with the Durbar-so of is Chinese produce. Yet, Mr. Consul Altuk writes as if
as to get quit of all the troops whose loyalty was doubtful. he had done great things, and all that he could be expected
On the 20th, the Sikh chief, Mall. Singh, who with one to undertake. This attempt of the Chinese to monopolise
thousand men had been left to guard the tun& in the river the muting. trade may complicate the difficulties with the
ten miles higher up, proceeded with a portion of his men to Americans, into whose hands great part of the carrying trade
joie the Dewan. Birder Shoot Singh, with a censiderable in the Chinos waters has fallen.
lay of followers, also went over to the enemy. A letter There have been collisious in the vicinity of Ningpo be-
vels revived from the Governor of Bunnoo by Lieutenant twecn the Portuguese, who are in the habit of accomyanying
Irkwardes, intimating that as the Sikhs under him were in- native traders as convoys from Macao to the north, and the
I diked to turn against us, he had engaged a number of natives. One of the cases is rather peculiar. Some natives,
the Mullen* (Mussuletan) population, who engaged converts to the Kentish church, at a plain about forty I
to put the Sikhs out of the way of molesting miles from Tiughae, the capital of Chusan, were
us provided the
_plunder which should fall into their desirous of turolrg a temple into a church. The attempt
hands should be allowed them foe their trouble. He was was resisted by the majority of the parties to whom it be-
written to in reply that the Mulkeeas were to be allowed to longed, and the disputant' came to blows. The converts had
do as they wished, the only condition ,being that the Sikhs the worst of It, and alter having been severely beaten were
should be prevented from crossing the Indus and advancing handed over to the magistrates. Hereupon the Piro F.
on Moulton. Four native chiefs were at the same time Danicourt, the apostolic missionary of Ningpo, proceeded to
despatched by Edwardes to Diners Ismael Khan to watch the Tammy", and Omitted upon the release of tne prisoners
the into Buenos" and other places, and prevent the and the punishment of their opponents. This demand not
d' need in those districts from joining the malcontents of being attended to, K. Danicourt hired a Portuguese lord.,
the former province. A farther detachment was despatched and with about thirty volunteers from the other torches in
to occupy Rungpoor, north of Moslem with • view to port sailed to Churn. The natives fled from their Muses on
prevent an further bodies of rebels from joining his arrival, but his myrmidons captured six or seven, and
the Moelraj from Labors. Oa the morning of the carried them to Ningpo.
23rd, all the right wings of regiments were ordered to On the evening it the 31st of August Hong-Kong and its
parade European regiments made up to 400 strong, vicinity was visited by a typhoon of unusual violence. Early
and N. I. Reg.. to 320, with eight Horse Artillery guns, in the forenoon of that day the fall in the barometer at-
and the cavalry brigade. After walking about for two hours trotted attention, and the harbour-muter went round the
or nearly, they turned about to go home, but no sooner shipping to warn them of an approaching storm. The
had they done so than they heard the drums in the city beat storm commenced • little after sunset, blowing strongly
to arms, end before long out came bleolrays men (said to from the north. By half-put 10 the wind had veered to the
have been under command of She. Singh himself) and • lot N. 8., and had incrswd in force. But between 1 and 2
of guns, and they commenced peppering away at the rear cm. of the Ist of September, the storm was at its height ;
columns, and away they went to their lines. As soon as the barometer was then as low u 28.84, and the gusts from
they had got there, Moolraj, too, made a demonstration, and the E.N.E. were furious. The wind then gradually shifted
brought up his guns within range of our camp, and fired to the southward, and at 8, a.m., was B.E. by E. The bare-
(though fortunately one sepoy and ore horse only IMO meter was then rising, but fierce blasts continued at inter-
killed). Ho retired at the end of two hours. vats to strike the water, apparently in a direction almost
On the 24th the park and heavy guns were moved back a vertical. At daybreak the colony presented a melancholy
couple of miles into a better position, and on the morning of appearance. The CAina Mail publishes the following re,-
the 26th the force followed. The European corps moved off said of the devastation wrought by the storm :
the ground first, the Bth and 62nd NJ., with two guns and Ile Mewing is an aummaties et tbe arras whirs behirthe
a squadron of Skinner's horse, being left as a rearguard to me kr as we bre boss able to rourers thou -lb* British
see everything into camp which they reached about ten Mil) vat co dun as amnia, DEDIDIP i but bas AIM
o'clock. They had been but a short while in their tents fasane ram weiNfebigusamp vas MN 01 Ime lokollsole.
a eourials wrest et the Beet
when thg mem in coned to arms bY the arrival e'r Navel Omen{ dose add W media The Wadi Irmo Bebe
General Cortlandt with the intelligence Mat the ramp usemee. ae“ es gm I doe hew en ggy meweieed
ware advancing in force. Their approach was Indfested by af rarkg the sorb The Briar hos berm Mr Wed, drifted
columns of dust in front and on the left. When within a kid Mke OP amen. end het adsetwart sal bulwarks. The
mile and • ballot our camp they halted in a date grove to &WM Mb Mims. Iftwart. boded with seer Ihr tie. would
est dr esk safety. but ass urdta
reconnoitre. Edwazdes, who on all occasion. seems to have moo rd ewe Mr mint the Dail/nese" br whisk story
been foremen in the fray, sent out some artillery and se a.mi.kw.g 4. 1.6 abd eider, ass wwrP 71r
cavalry, and a cannonade was king up for an hour or two, dew* aKe-Des mirresek lass g,gagagymgd. be...de. see Ms.
when the enemy again sheered off and returned to the fort. topiallmiamst. The DP* dtip Yam paean. media ea the or
The 26th and 27th were pared In quietness. On the latter- end of kle* b the WIMP le niak4• ml three ha
mentioned date Lieut. G. It. Taylor joined from Dhers cja.va-ew 71.= ttellise"buis in mmsu irtite boar by
Ismael Kim. from whence he had been recalled shortly ch—r-ms; lean. Tbe yogurt saheraw sea F. Xavier, wss totally
before ; and Col. Drummond, Qoartermaster-General, le n demod the Wan
Naga swim The Britath whop., Loam
on a reconnoitring expedition. It was supposed his destine- Qum% mob win wet away, tows Yr gran going on shore. The
daft was the fort of Eloojaabad, twenty-five miles off, whither Mid* IsidDrist Wares drilled to dos mouth of the Cap-sing-moon
• party of °Mews bad prooeeded on the 24th to report on ita Ye tsars. The Blak Welk Consttutt put bock, with
eligibility as a depot for the siege guns, engineers' park, mi..= •.75.• g=heiThremmamg="ac.n., °„,...rteg
stcsect.sick, Ac. returned to camp Ate same day. The mi. ma, geeingof maiumesy and lon,
20.(P0n• from Lahore, to iatercapt whin a Portion or Snore kw Gads TMs sperm betrattse Carmen also put book, is a leaky
Singh's force had quitted Meehan, fell into the bands of bares Iry erierprrt and sell. The British ably Simla:tan
General Wheat, who was at the time so much in want of wee aid Moos inns to St. John's Wand, about 60 miles to
cash for the troops that he had requested a loan of like Mo___nronolon__,_ni.lentlft Isswwolnescadirnson.tow.ig.u.dloto Ilregona.,or blot
amount from our ally of Bahawulpore. Meanwhile the =borgimiTiord"ri.n.-Timemar. with pan of nos seep di. I
jealousy and mistrust betwixt the Moolrsj and Rajah Share .0d ; Awe duos ire le be sold by action. On store Wq
Singh were daily becoming stronger: could they bat few berm eotiroly essayed, but them which received the greatest
have put faith in each other, our troops would bow were-His ksodlm=sfolorrisor's, Major Caine'=, Mr.
have been harassed much more than they were in Cers, sod Mej.l.Wittes. mesh is the roofs, venetian., and
M... portly bloom down, and the new I
their movements. On the 27th, the men of the mast eeimpr Ta. sew.— sasses woo Circular gotta_ I
latter demanded • month's pay from the former, but he very ,by. abb., meek 6.84. Mr. aPlLalght's outhouses and walls
coolly told them that es they had not yet fought with the down. A great may Immo ten Tue.plajr-shan v.xy much injunsL I
Feriaghees they were not entitled to any wages from him. Of the Chinos balms slaw the water s a gat min, ate don"
A letter is said to have been written, as if from Gene- sod many more usiveraL Part of the wal of toe seamen's
rah Whish, by Edwards' to Sheri Singh, congratulacial blown: and Des Itortineo house much Injured. C4mido*able "-
dohs to the chief asaistrate's court-house, and to tee gaol
him on the approaching completion of the plot, an ' Wan Point sail Claual.hia pulioe stations unroofed, and
thanking him for his " successful schemes." Of course „bib. bran to pism. EL, pointaWtumrendered quite
tug..
good care was taken that this should fall into the hands habitable. In eceekuit-pso, Won'-nei-thung, Aberdeen, Stanley, and
of Pawl*, who forthwith summoned a durbar, and indeed in every village on the many houses art blown down
taxed the Sikh chief with treachery. Shen mumild*
of course iui.Jied bersita measure, ttd 10 prove his in. At Macao the Lareeneter did rO,', begin to fall till
nuance of the charge brought against him, resolved to of the 31st. At 8, p.m., it stood at b. 20 ; and at midnight
annihilate every one of our force he fell in with. The at 28.48. The gale then moderated, and the quicksilver rue
Dewan appeared satisfied with this, but the spirit of en.- rapidly; but at 1, a.m., the storm re-commenced. Another
trust, before strong, was doubtless increased tenfold, which lull took place at 3, p.m., for about an hour, and it was not
may in a great measure account for their backwardness in till the wind rote again after this interval that any damage
attacking us after three times coming almost within shot of was dote in the harbour. The gale commenced at N.E.,
us for that purpose. On the 28th a party of oMeers but Men veered to N.N.W. and W.N.W., in which quarter
with a few cavalry rode to within a few hundred yards of it subsided. Eighty-eight larches and boats war wrecked
the walls of the city, but were neither molested nor did in the inner harbour ; three European vewele were driven
they see any of the enemy. This was probably a lure to on there, and four lost. Upwards of 100 Chinese end two
entice them further on, when they would no doubt have European' were drowned. Twenty-five Chinese brick
seen rather too many of them. Four hundred camels laden houses, 30 mat and wooden houses, and 12 dwellings en the
with grain fell into the hands of Bdwardet, which proved a river were destroyed. The gardens suffered greatly.
godsend to us. A large quantity of ammunition on its way At Cumaing-moon the barometer fell slightly early in the
to the ineurgenta was seized on the river by the steamers. day ;in the afternoon it blew fresh from the N.; at 10, p.m.,
Two regiments and four runs joined the Moolrej this day the storm commenced, the barometer standing at 29.30. At
from Cbuttur Siogh's force. The 28th, 29th, and 30th pasted Cursing-moos, as at Macao, the storm was at its height, at
away quietly. A party of the enemy's hone having gut 4, a.m., of the Ist September. A number of Chinese fishing
scent of a sum of about 4,0001. being on its way from Bellew- and smuggling boats were lost, and the Ella and Wizard cut-
ulpore to Edward.' camp, went out on the night of the ten dimasti The U.B. ship Plymsuth, Cnitain Marley,
29th to intercept it. The convoy however eluded them. was instrumental in saving several lives, and, her commander
Determined not to return empty-handed, they pounced was =lt liberal fa his aid to crippled European Tnee:S.

CHINA, 'AND THE INDIAN

ARCHIPELAGO.