The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-28 00:00:00

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

EXTRAORDINARY EXPRESS.

INDIA.

We have just received by Extraordinary Express
c'ur papers and letters from India and China, in
anticipation of the Overland Mail. We subjoin
extracts
(Prom the Oterland Bombay Times of Sept. 28.)
GENERAL SUMMARY.—During the past 17 days
Indian
little has occurred to break the monotony of
-uldianlifeso that we have not much in the shape
of news to lay before our readers. Burmah
continues infested with Dacoits, whose atro-
cities, if not exaggerated, are of the most
truel and barbarous nature, and it is the general
pillion that the Court at Ava, finding the hope-
i!.,ssnegg of contending with us iu open warfare,
have simply changed the character of the war,
and that these Dacoits are nothing more or less than
e king's trocps, augmented of course by every
tae
in the country, whose desire for plunder
induces him to join the marauders. The subjuga-
tion of Burmah isfar from complete, and an advance
as far as Ava, it is supposed, will eventually be in-
Captain D'Orgony, a Frenchman, is drill-
inhe g troops in Ava, ; when he first entered Burmah,
managed to convince General Godwin, that coin-
niercial enterprise had alone induced 'him to do
8% but such seems to have been far from the
_ease. There has been so little rain in the north-
;vest, that sickness, we regret to say, is very pre-
ient, and the crops have become so far blighted
that it is feared that no amount of rain would now
sere them ; hence a great scarcity of provisions
ItlalaY be looked for by and bye ; indeed letters state
ahThine to be inevitable in some places. Several
theeks of earthquake have been felt in Peshawur ;
ere were six distinct shocks experienced on the
nth ult., but happily no great amount of damage
lass been sustained. We regret very much to re-
cord an attempt, and we fear a successful one, to
°paginate Col. Mackeson, Commissioner of the
1,7,811aw0r Division. On the 10th instant, a
ve"gious fanatic from Koner, rushed into the
crandah where the colonel was sitting, and plunged
44 Afreedie knife into the breast of his victim. He
17,
d having
seized, and is now in custody. He
euleg havin any accomplices, but strong grounds '
he §t for disbelieving his assertion, he confessed
intention of murdering the Deputy Commis-
-",;'sioner, Captain James ; the motives which in-
t"gat ed. him, he alleged to be the report which
t,e,,bad heard from some travellers of a mountain
N,Z,11; being organised for the invasion of Swat, in
ti,"i,cn country he has many friends • he added
,;,:"au he thought the best way to stay' the inva-
en Was to murder its projectors. The latest
accounts record the death of Colonel Mackeson,
pt this requires confirmation. There had been a
teht at Goreer, a village in Shekwattee, between
the followers of the Thakoor of Soorujghur, and
retainers of the Ranee of Ketree. The
'gra troops were victorious, and after an ob-
;lta,inate fight stormed the village. Her ladyship
4's Since fortified it, and built a fort for its
defence. From the Punjaub we learn that the
t°ll of Azeem Khan, elder brother of Dost Ma-
d, once Governor of Kashmere, and subse-
quently ruler of Kabul, died in great destitution
.” Lahore. The Nuwab of Bhawulpoor pursues
ig dissolute course, and it is reported that the
Nuwab Emam-ood-been has been selected for
the Post of British Agent at Bhawulpoor.—Mool-
an and Derejat continue tranquil, the eldest
tBon of the Nuwab Surfaraz Khan, whom Run-
geet Sing dispossessed, having died at the former
.aation. Accounts from Lucknow still represent
I!le King as passing his days in debauche and
riotous living. Colonel Sleeman, our resident at
that court, paid his majesty a state visit, and
Pointed out the extreme impropriety of his con-
duct; the monarch promised amendment, but is still
as bad as ever. His Majesty's debts now amount to
890.000/.ln Cawnpoor and Benares sickness still con-
tinues, but is chiefly confined to the native popu-
lation. From the Nizam's territories in the Dec-
can, we learn that a fight had taken place, near
Aurung abad' on the 21st inst., between a detach-
ment of the Nizam'sbtroops under Brigadier Mayne
Ara
bs, who had seized upon a fort
nand a body of A
r jeearal Bajeepoor,u. the' property of the Rajah of
the Arabs were of course defeated,
but not before numerous casualties had occurred on
both sides, and we are concerned to add, that two
European officers have been killed, Captain Parker,
commanding the Nizam's Gth Regiment of Infantry,
and Ensign Bosworth, of the 26th Regimentßom-
hay Army—this latter, officer, who was on leave
from Ahmednuggur, gallantly volunteered his ser-
''ices and fell in the encounter.
1\
M.`Vhe Governor and Commander-in-Chief are still
ft) -apoorie. It is the intention of the latter to
Arai a miltary camp at Poona during the cold
a ember, after the fashion of the camp aeChobham,
ati his lordship's announcement has been favour-
received received all parties. The market is rather
the Past and very little business has been done during
fortnig ht.

RY INT.
—I3ALTIEMSILITA BY DEATH IN INDIAI
SINCE THE DEPAR-
TUREb. OF THE MAIL ON THE 12TH SEPTEMBER.
8,'44R MAJESTY'S TROOPS.—Dr. Charles St. John, In-
t'eetor-General of her Majesty's Hospital, at Umballa,
04 the 12th Sept.
02 1111e.Y.— Brevet Major George Fulljames, 25th
q'giroent, N. 1., Political Agent at Rewa Kanta
4 oZrat, at Broach, on the 21st September. Lieutenant
at Quartermaster E. Henderson, 23d Regiment, N.L.I.
v usseerabad, on the 18th September. Ensign Bos-
-0 :th, 26th Regiment, N. 1., killed in action with a
tads Arabs, near Aurungabad, in the Nizam's terri-
)PcNGAL.—Captain W. W. Repton, 56th Regiment,
RC, Commandant of the 3d Regiment, Seikh Infantry,
Pf Abbottabad, on the sth September. Col. Mackeson,
the effects of wounds inflicted on him by an Afree-
La rn
natic at Peshawur. Major Joseph Ferris, C. 8.,
oh Regiment. N. 1., and Commandant of the 2d Seikh
;cal of apoplexy, at Dhurumsala, on the
4:1
-4 August. •

CALCUTTA.
(Prom the Bengal Ilurkaru, of Sept. 17.)
it SUMMARY.—From all accounts we have received,
br,,aPPears that our position at Burmah has not
and that a final settlement of affairs is as
elute as ever. It is true at present, as far as the
evil:l:nese Government ostensibly is concerned,
f,,,,,tbing appears quiet enough, but from the in-
-1,-„,'''ation that has been collected, it remains vet to
rSeen whether the numerous Dacoits which are
lering in masses and strengthening their posi-
els, may not eventually give us more trouble
foari, an open enemy who fights in the King's name
the defence of his country. We are still sus-
vect'
n lug that these freebooters act with the secret
teflulivance of the Court of Ava. If so, nothing but
atl.3 entire overthrow of the Burmese dynasty, and
Cling a blow at the heart of the kingdom, can
oi,er ug inatters to a final settlement. If, on the
band, the marauders are acting from their
;11 accord, and carry on a sort of guerilla warfare,
sacrifice
of
have no end of annoyances, causing much
oel'inee of both life and time. In fact, the ac-
nuuuts which have been received tend to confirm
thel. views, for, as the Rangoon Chronicle observes,
a ~.whole of the country up to Promo was in such
Al,-erdered state when the Indus passed up, that
chaJur Minchin was obliged to write up to Sir John
InaeaPe for a reinforcement. On the arrival of the
E, "us Prome, the following detachments were
out
down
ge,r, Majesty's 80th Foot-3 officers and 100 men.
ce "" Regiment Bengal Native Infantry-2 offi-
rsaticl 100 men.
AfP,Pers and Miners.-1 lieutenant and 29 men.
love the troops had embarked on board, fol-
ea- e,u...py that enterprising and undaunted officer,
kit. Latter, the steamer returned to Yeangyen,
of
.o°4 their arrival found that nearly the whole
pjaZeiyillage had been burnt to the ground, the
vie„--
,Pad been attacked, Lieut. Masey severely
-I:l'eds one native officer killed, and several
gePeqs wounded, and the two native chiefs, Moung
60 band Muting Gain, had made their escape with
sts of loot and had recaptured most of the
ri
" which had been taken by the Indus the pre-
day.ea t
am Latter, on hearing how matters stood,
:side ajor Minchin to advarce to the opposite
whic tkke river, to a place about 12 miles inland,
hasthese been well fortified and stockaded by
that 1 chiefs ; but, unfortunately, the major said
!,e had received no orders to bring the troops
Ler -Linae.field. The troops were landed excepting
ate jesty's 80th, which returned back by the

CHINA.
our last dates from Hong Kong and Victoria
mere to the 23d of August. By the file of papers
fillet) have now reached us, we have received in-
Se
Prnaation frotn those places, down to the 9th oft
aptetriber. Prom these dispatches we learn that
thatloy the Imperialists had some success, bu
:pit,e the patriots had invested Khai-fungfoo, the
i offo Ronan, on the Yellow River. The
- h"le hina appears to be in a complete state of
'fonirehy, and trade consequently very dull. The
chi"ng is extracted from the Overland Friend of
detailslug of the 9th ult. giving some very interesting
of tile progress of the civil war :
wee„,11,,, 4-10..--The news which in our last summary
in —‘' Was likely to arrive soon—an announce-
-I,7_u tof the fall of Peking—has not yet found its
417 the southern provinces. From a letter,
el Shanghae,. the 27th ult., we learn that