The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-09 00:00:00

OVERLAND lvi AIL FROM IND

The following extrscis from the Bombay, Calcutta,
and Canton Papers, did not appear in the Second Edi_
tion of The Suva of last night :
CALCUTTA.
MORE VESSELS FOR THE CIIINESE EXPEDITION,
Governirient have issued orders to charter more vessels
to convey troops from Madras to the eastward, in adds.
tion to those which have gone from Calcutta. Several
vessels 'nave accordingly been engaged for the purpose.

AnnA.—A letter from Benares communicates the
following :—" We had intelligence yesterday of a mu-
tiny having occurred in the Nepaul army, and that
8,000 men had seized the capital, Katmandoo. It is
supposed this outbreak has been caused by the Tappels,
in revenge for the horrid murder of their chief, Bhcent
Singh, which took place about a year ago. This diver

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sion will go far to prevent any outrage of the Nepaul
mob within our territories."—Agra Ukhbar, July 9.

The Moulman Chronicle gives an account of the in-
surrection in Ave in one issue, and contradicts it in the
next. Still something must have occurred ; troops had
been sent out, and had not returned. We sincerely
wish the tyrant Tharawaddie was deposed and a quiet
Successor found for him. So long as he remains he will
be a trouble to our Government, and until he gets a
good thrashing he will not be quiet. We are glad to
hear our Chinese expedition has excited the fears of the
Eitlrmese authorities. If carried out to a fortunate
issue, we have no doubt it will have a wonderful effect
on all the States in the Eastern Seas ; while the results
in commerce will be, as Dominie Sampson says, prodi-
gious."—Bombay Gazette.
We perceive by the Malacca papers that a Rajab of
Salengore in thg Straits has been indulging in the
favourite game of piracy with the schooner 13entinek,
which had been sent round from Penang to Singapore
with cattle and supplies, and put into that port for
fresh water. Having first seized her water-casks great
inclination was evinced to beg, borrow, buy, or steal, the
schooner, but that the latter feeling prevailed appeared
from the fact of two large prahms anchoring so as to
rake the Bentinck. Fortunately the Diana steam-boat
made her appearance, and changed the aspect of affairs.
Now really some order ought to be taken with these
piratical bloodthirsty villas of Malays, and their chiefs
so signally punished as to prevent their rising to any
head again. Two or three war steamers might give
them a wholesome lesson on the road to China. The
sum of affairs hithe Straits, as far as regards the safety,
of vessels, has been for a long time precarious. Many
barbarities, murders, and piracies, have occur red with
smaller ere*, and even in calm weather a large merchant-
man is not safe from an attack of armed prelims. This
state ~f things should not be allowed to continth. It
is probable that in the event of the complete success of
our expedition to China that our moral influence will
be extended among these barbarians, and much may be;
done to check atd restrain them. But in the meantime
time the evil goes on from day to day, and should, it
possible, be stopped at once. We trust the authorities
in Ate Straits will exert themselves, and the means will
be furnished by the Supreme Government to maintain
a regular steam flotilla to clear the different harbours of
these noxious vermin.—Bombay Gazette.
From the Delhi Gazette of the 17th June, it will be
perceived that all Affghaaistan is in an uproar, and
that a fresh brigade has been applied for. We are one
of those who are of opinion that the troops who
carried victory to the gates of Cabul ought to have
been kept there for a much longer period, and that
water precipitation than judgment was shown in break-
ing up that fine army, which would have sufficed
to subjugate the entire country, carrying with it, as it
did, the prestige of victory. We publish also a letter
containing an authentic account of poor Clarke's affair,
and the destruction of the detachment of the old
Kilee Paltun (the sth Regiment of Native Infantry).
If affairs are lowering in Affghanistan they are not
much brighter in Scinde. We trust soon to hear of
strong reinforcements being sent to Upper Scinde, as
after these successes the Beloochees will grow bolder
and bolder, until some other very serious calamity will
awaken the authorities to the inapolicy and folly of dis-
tributing small detaehments with few European officers, '
without support, in a hostile country, and in the midst
.9f a treacherous and barbarous enemy. Nothing short
of a wing of a regiment, with its officers and a gun,
should be moved even with a convoy, and where are the
troops to come from ? The Grenadiers, the sth, and
the 23d, are the regiments on the spot, and are all too
weak in European officers for forces which are likely to
be called every instant to the field. Government will
row feel the ill-judged policy of cutting off two lieute,
nants and an ensign from each regiment.—Bombay
Gazelle.

BOMBAY PRICE CURRENT, JULY 18.
COUNTRY PRODiJCE.

COTTON.—Shipments to Chitia are being made, and
it is supposed that prices will advance.
UPtum.—The fifth and final opium sale of the season
took place at Calcutta on the 29th ult. It consisted
of 1,769 chests Patna, and 1,089 BenarPs, of which 150
of the former were reserved for the French Govern-
ment. The following, to the surprise of every one, is
the result :

Chests Highest Lowest Average Proceeds.
Patna...... 1619 786 710 736,9,0 11,92,500
Benares...loB9 705 680 686,4,10 7,47,385
An hour before the sale purchases could have been
made at 690 and 650. The purchases, we understand,
were principally made for storing at Manila. One house
bought 1,000 chests.

The biddings opened at 715, receded to 710, thence
rose again to 730, which was the extreme rate paid
during the progress of the first division of the Patna :
the remaining moiety sold much higher, the bidding>
having opened at 755, from which they gradually as-
cended to 785, thence again declined to 750, at which
rate the closing lot was let off.

The Benares sold at even ft4ter rates—tbe opening
price being 705, from which it declined to 680, thence
again rose to and continued at 695, the few final lots
bringing 690. Altogether prices ranged much higher
than was conixmplated, judging from the accounts re-
ceived from -China by the Water Witch, and the heavy
stock remaining in the hands of the bazaar speculators,
whe, notwithstanding they bought a very moderate
quantity, influenced the currency of the sale by their in-
prudent and incautious mode of bidding; and the rather
improved accounts received from Singapore per Gypsy,
tro days before the sale, tended in some measure to
raise the price of the Benares drug.